Graduate Courses
Global Poverty and Economic Development
Graduate development economics covering poverty measurement, financial markets for the poor, private sector development and contracting frictions, migration and market access, conservation and climate change. Methodologically, the course combines theory with modern empirical methods, with a particular emphasis on causal inference and program evaluation.
Undergraduate Courses
Global Policy Analysis: Policy, Development, Growth
The course introduces students to key topics in global development, including poverty measurement, inequality, population growth, health and education, climate change, taxation, and migration, and equips them with tools for empirical analysis, including randomized controlled trials, difference-in-differences, and regression discontinuity designs.
Thesis Supervision
Valentin Matteo Meister (Master)
Project title: Solar Energy Policy and Industrial Development: Evidence from India
Simon Kappeler (Master)
Project title: Powering Growth? Evidence on the Economic Impacts of Renewables in Brazil
Samira Benli (Master)
Project title: The Impact of Solar Energy Policies on Economic Development: An Empirical Analysis from India
Minyang Bai (Master)
Project title: The Effects of Renewable Energy Policies on Economic Outcomes: Evidence from China
Cristina Sabrina Ruth Maria Spiegelburg (Master)
Project title: How does Wind Energy affect Economic Development? An Analysis of the Integrated Resource Plan in South Africa