Contact
Room: Oec. 2.206Office hours: by appointment
Projects
Focus on the research field of "Inequality and globalization". Research project for PhD thesis based on the accumulation of human capital in the long-run and the historical determinants of educational decisions, with a focus on international migration.
Research on historical budgets to foster our comprehension of microeconomic decisions and household resource allocation in the long-run. Primary focus on poverty and inequality based on micro-historical data.
Group formed by young scholars to foster research and outreach activities (especially in cultural diplomacy) in the field of international relations among German-speaking countries and Brazil, with a focus on the state of São Paulo.
Teaching (in Göttingen)
Previous Work Experience
Publications
Peer-reviewed journalsBook chapter
WITZEL-SOUZA, B. G.. “Organizations matter: German schools and educational performance amidst Brazilian plantations (1840-1940)”. In Mitch, D. and Cappelli, G. (eds.): The Age of Mass Migration and the Rise of Mass Schooling. Palgrave Macmillan (forthcoming April 2019).
Complete articles in conference's booklets
Extended abstract in conference's booklet
Working Papers
Outreach articles (available upon request)