Prof. Dr. Axel DreherCV

Professor of Economics (2011-), Chair of International and Development Politics, Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Germany

• Head of Institute (2015-2017), Alfred-Weber-Institute for Economics, Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Germany (2011-2014, 2017-2018: Deputy Head)
• Professor of Economics (2008-2011), Chair of Development Economics and International Economics, Georg-August University Goettingen, Germany
• Managing Director (2009-2011), Center for European, Governance and Development Research (cege), Georg-August University Goettingen, Germany
• Assistant Professor in Economics (Oberassistent, 2005-2008), Chair of Applied Economics, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, Department of Management, Technology, and Economics, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
• Assistant Professor of Economics (Wissenschaftlicher Assistent, 2004-2005), Department of Economics, University of Konstanz, Germany and Thurgau Institute of Economics, Switzerland
• Lecturer of Economics (2003-2004), University of Exeter, School of Business and Economics, United Kingdom
• Lecturer of Economics (Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter, 2000-2003), Department of Economics, University of Mannheim, Germany

• Visiting Professor (2018), Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
• Visiting Professor (2016), University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
• Visiting Professor (2016), Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
• Visiting Professor (2011), University of Rennes 1, Rennes, France
• Consultant (external, 2009-2010), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), Frankfurt, Germany
• Visiting Professor (2008), Georg-August-Universität Goettingen, Chair of Development Economics, Goettingen, Germany
• Visiting Researcher (2007), CES, Munich, Germany
• Visiting Researcher (2006), RWI Essen, Essen, Germany, Kiel Institute for World Economics, Kiel, Germany
• Economist (external, 2004-2005), International Monetary Fund, Independent Evaluation Office (IEO), Washington, D.C., USA
• Visiting Professor (2004), Economics Education and Research Consortium, Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Kiev, Ukraine

• Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation), „Coming to America: Immigration, Political Campaigning, and Polarization,“ 2021-2023, 150.212 Euro
• International Geneva (IG) Award 2020, for the paper:
  African Leaders and the Geography of China’s Foreign Assistance (with Andreas Fuchs, Roland Hodler, Bradley C. Parks, Paul A. Raschky, Michael J. Tierney), Journal of Development Economics 140: 44-71 (2019)
• Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation), „The Impact of Migration on Political and Social Beliefs,“ 2020-2023, 310.942 Euro
• Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation), „Empirical Analyses of Emerging Donors in Development Cooperation,“ 2020-2022, 117.225 Euro
• Excellence in Refereeing Award, World Bank Economic Review, 2019
• Best teaching award, Alfred-Weber-Institute for Economics, 2019
• Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation), „The Economics of Emerging Donors,“ 2015-2018, 142.232 Euro
• Swiss Network for International Studies (SNIS), „The Proliferation of Multilateral Funds,“ 2012-2014, 265.000 CHF (with Simon Hug, Katharina Michaelowa)
• Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation), RTG 1723 „Globalization and Development,“ 2011-2020 (Principal Investigator)
• Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation), „Foreign Aid of Emerging Donors and International Politics,“ 2011-2012, 88.000 Euro
• 2010 Excellence Award of the KfW Development Bank for policy relevant development research, for the paper:
  Development Aid and International Politics: Does membership on the UN Security Council influence World Bank decisions? (with Jan-Egbert Sturm and James Vreeland), Journal of Development Economics 88: 1-18 (2009)
• 2009 Publication Award of the Friends and Sponsors of RWI, for the paper:
  The Nexus Between Corruption and Capital Account Restrictions (with Lars-H.R. Siemers), Public Choice 140, 1-2: 245-265 (2009)
• Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation), “Aid effectiveness from a donor and from a recipient perspective,” 2010-2013, 220.000 Euro (with Stephan Klasen)
• European Commission JLS/2009/ISEC/AG/005, “Indexing Trafficking in Human Beings: Gauging its Trends, Causes and Consequences in the European Dimension,” 2010-2012, 300.000 Euro
• EPRU Research Network, “Education Policy, International Students and Migration Flows: An Economic Analysis,” 2004-2005 (with Panu Poutvaara)
• Ph.D. scholarship, 1999-2000, Gesellschaft der Freunde der Universität Mannheim

• Ph.D. in Economics (Dr. rer. pol., 2003), University of Mannheim, Germany, Advisor: Prof. Dr. Roland Vaubel
• Master in Economics (Diplom-Volkswirt, 1999), University of Mannheim, Germany, Advisor: Prof. Dr. Robert K. von Weizsäcker
• Studies in Economics (1994-1999), Department of Economics, University of Mannheim, Germany

• Selection Committee for the Academy of International Affairs NRW Fellowship Program, 2022
• Editorial Board, Journal of International Development, 2021-
• Advisory Board, Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 2021-
• Selection Committee for Freigeist-Fellowships, VolkswagenStiftung, 2019
• Curatory Board, International Academic Forum Heidelberg (IWH), 2019-
• Associate Editor, Journal of Comments and Replications in Economics (until 2021: International Journal for Re-Views in Empirical Economics), 2019-
• Selection Committee for the SWIPE Mentor Award, International Studies Association (ISA), 2019-2020
• Scientific Committee, Center for European Studies (CefES), University degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, 2018-
• Advisory Board, World Development, 2018-
• Wicksell Prize Committee, European Public Choice Society, 2016-2019
• Global Expert Panel on Multi-dimensionality, OECD Development Centre, 2016
• Chairman of the Research Committee on Development Economics, German Economic Association, 2015-2019
• President of the European Public Choice Society (EPCS), 2015-2017
• Editorial Board, Defence and Peace Economics, 2014-
• Selection Committee for the IO Distinguished Senior Scholar Award, International Studies Association (ISA), 2013-2014
• Scientific Committee of the Swiss Network for International Studies (SNIS), 2013-2018
• Selection Committee for the KfW Award for Policy-relevant Development Research, KfW Development Bank, 2013-2019
• Selection Committee for the Allocation of Georg Forster Awards and Fellowships, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, 2012-2015
• Advisory Board, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 2011-
• Program Committee, Political Economy of International Organization (PEIO), 2008-
• Program Committee, Beyond Basic Questions Workshop, 2008-
• Advisory Board, Index of Economic Freedom, The Heritage Foundation, 2007-2008
• Co-Editor, e-conomics, 2007-2018
• Editor, Review of International Organizations, 2005-
• Research Affiliations and Memberships
• Member of the Academia Europaea, 2018-
• Marsillius Fellowship (awarded by the Marsillius College, the Institute of Advanced Studies at Heidelberg University), 2018-2019
• Research Fellow at CEPR, 2013-
• Full Member, European Development Network (EUDN), 2013-
• Faculty Associate, AidData, 2012-
• Affiliated Professor, Georg-August University Goettingen, 2011-
• Member of the Research Committee on Economic Policy, German Economic Association, 2011-
• Member of the Centre for Modern Indian Studies (CeMIS), Georg-August University Goettingen, 2010-2011
• Research Fellow at CESifo, 2009-
• Research Fellow at IZA, 2009-2015
• Member of the Research Committee on Development Economics, German Economic Association, 2009-
• Managing Director, Center for European, Governance and Economic Development Research (cege),  Georg-August University Goettingen, 2009-2011
• Principal Investigator, Courant Research Center „Poverty, Equity and Growth in Developing Countries,“ Georg-August University Goettingen, 2009-2021
• Affiliated Professor at the KOF Swiss Economic Institute, 2008-
• Research Affiliate at CESifo, 2007-2009

• Political Economy of International Organizations XIV (with Thomas Hale, Emily Jones, Christopher Kilby, Karolina Milewicz, Duncan Snidal), Oxford University, United Kingdom (2022)
• Political Economy of International Organizations XIII (with Katharina Coleman, Christopher Kilby, Katharina Michaelowa, Eric Werker), University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University, Canada (2020)
• Political Economy of International Organizations XII (with Andreas Dür, Christopher Kilby, Katharina Michaelowa, Christoph Moser, Gabi Spilker), University of Salzburg, Austria (2019)
• Political Economy of International Organizations XI (with Mark Copelovitch, Christopher Kilby, Katharina Michaelowa, Jon Pevehouse), University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States (2018)
• Tracking International Aid and Investment from Developing and Emerging Economies (with Gerda Asmus, Vera Z. Eichenauer, Andreas Fuchs, Angelika Müller), Heidelberg, Germany (2017)
• Political Economy of International Organizations X (with Manfred Elsig, Christopher Kilby, Katharina Michaelowa), University of Bern, Switzerland (2017)
• Annual Conference of “Verein für Socialpolitik: Research Committee Development Economics,” (with Stefan Klonner), Heidelberg, Germany (2016)
• Political Economy of International Organizations IX (with Tobias Hofmann, Christopher Kilby, Katharina Michaelowa, Daniel Nielson, Michael Tierney), University of Utah, Salt Lake City, United States (2016)
• Political Economy of International Organizations VIII (with Mark Hallerberg, Mark Kayser, Christopher Kilby), Hertie School of Governance, Berlin, Germany (2015)
• Political Economy of International Organizations VII (with Christina Davis, Katharina Michaelowa, Helen Milner), Princeton University, USA (2014)
• Political Economy of International Organizations VI (with Daniel Finke, Thomas König, Katharina Michaelowa, Stefanie Walter), Universities of Mannheim and Heidelberg, Germany (2013)
• Measuring Globalization: an international workshop (with Pim Martens, Philippe De Lombaerde), Maastricht, Netherlands (2012)
• Human Trafficking, International Crime and National Security: A Human Rights Perspective (with Seo-Young Cho, Eric Neumayer), Goettingen, Germany (2012)
• Political Economy of International Organizations V (with Christopher Kilby, Katharina Michaelowa), Villanova University, Philadelphia, PA, USA (2012)
• Political Economy of International Organizations IV (with Thomas Bernauer, Katharina Michaelowa, Helen Milner, Jan-Egbert Sturm), Zurich, Switzerland (2011)
• Egon-Sohmen-Memorial Conference “The Political Economy of International Financial Institutions” (with Peter Bernholz, Roland Vaubel), Tuebingen, Germany (2010)
• Political Economy of International Organizations III (with Carol Lancaster, Katharina Michaelowa, Helen Milner, James Vreeland), Washington, DC, USA (2010)
• Political Economy of International Organizations II (with Richard Baldwin, Simon Hug, Katharina Michaelowa), Geneva, Switzerland (2009)
• Beyond Basic Questions Workshop, Goettingen, Germany (2008)
• Political Economy of International Organizations I (with Katharina Michaelowa), Monte Verità, Ascona, Switzerland (2008)

• Cinquièmes Journées Transversales du Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne, Paris, November 18, 2022, Banking on Beijing: The Aims and Impacts of China's Overseas Development Program (keynote)
• International Political Economy conference of the Austrian, German, and Swiss Political Science Associations, Technical University of Munich, Akademiezentrum Raitenhaslach, June 21, 2022, Banking on Beijing: The Aims and Impacts of China's Overseas Development Program (keynote)
• Hosting Refugees: National Policies and Local Communities, University of Milano Bicocca, Italy, March 31, 2022, Immigration, Political Ideologies and the Polarization of American Politics (keynote)
• Nordic Conference in Development Economics, Bergen, Norway, June 15-16, 2021, Banking on Beijing: The Aims and Impacts of China's Overseas Development Program (keynote)
• 2nd International Workshop Graduate Program, Universitas Bandar Lampung, April 8, 2021, Banking on Beijing: The Aims and Impacts of China's Overseas Development Program (keynote)
• PhD Summer School WTI, University of Bern, Switzerland, September 16-20, 2019, Institutions and the Political Economy of Development (summer school)
• Annual Economic Research Southern Africa Workshop on ‘Structural Constraints on the Economy, Growth and Political Economy’, Johannesburg, September 6, 2019, The Political Economy of Foreign Aid (keynote)
• Economic Society of South Africa (ESSA), Johannesburg, September 3-5, 2019, The Political Economy of Chinese Aid (keynote)
• INTECO Workshop XIII, November 24, 2016, The Political Economy of Foreign Aid (keynote)
• European Public Choice Society (EPCS), Freiburg, Germany, March 30, 2016, The Political Economy of Foreign Aid (presidential address)
• Silvaplana Workshop on Political Economy, July 25-29, 2015, Pontresina, Switzerland, Aid on Demand: African Leaders and the Geography of China’s Foreign Assistance (after dinner paper)
• Sheffield Workshop in Political Economy, February 5, 2015, University of Sheffield, Aid on Demand: African Leaders and the Geography of China’s Foreign Assistance (keynote)
• Graduate School in Law & Economics, July 12-16, 2010, University of Hamburg, Germany, Public Choice and International Organizations (summer school)
• Workshop “Strategies for Solving Global Crises – The Financial Crisis and Beyond,” October 16-17, 2009, Goettingen, Germany, Does the IMF Help or Hurt? The Effect of IMF Programs on the Likelihood and Outcome of Currency Crises (keynote)
• Silvaplana Workshop on Political Economy, July 25-29, 2009, Pontresina, Switzerland, Global horse trading and its consequences (after dinner paper)
• The Shadow Economy, Tax Evasion and Social Norms, University of Muenster, July 23-26, 2009, Muenster, Germany, Institutions, Corruption, and the Size of the Shadow Economy (keynote)
• ECSR and TransEurope Joint Summer School, Globalization, social inequality and the life course: comparative methodological approaches, August 27-31, 2007, Groningen, The Netherlands, Measuring Globalization (summer school)

• Gerda Asmus, Essays in Political Economy – Historical Natural Experiments and Economic Development (Heidelberg University, 2022), First Supervisor.
• Angelika Budjan, Financing for Sustainable Development: Emerging Issues and Actors (Heidelberg University, 2022), First Supervisor.
• John Cruzatti C., Geography, Economics, and Power: Global Assessments of Development with Geo-Referenced Data (Heidelberg University, 2021), First Supervisor.
• Sven Kunze, Geospatial Analyses of Natural Disasters: Economic Impacts, Societal Responses, and Political Bias (Heidelberg University, 2021), First Supervisor.
• Lennart Kaplan, Promises and Perils of Globalization (Georg-August University Goettingen, 2018), First Supervisor.
• Sarah Langlotz, Conflict, Income Shocks, and Foreign Policy: Macro- and Micro-Level Evidence (Heidelberg University, 2018), First Supervisor.
• Katharina Richert, Empirical Evidence on Development Effectiveness: From Macroeconomic Structures to Micro-Level Implementation (Heidelberg University, 2018), First Supervisor.
• Valentin Lang, Political Decisions, Economic Effects: How International Organizations Govern the Globalized Economy (Heidelberg University, 2018), First Supervisor.
• Vera Eichenauer, The Political Economy of Foreign Aid. Allocation, Timing, and Effectiveness (Heidelberg University, 2016), First Supervisor.
• Bernhard Reinsberg, The Rise of Multi-bi Aid (University of Zurich), Member of Thesis Committee.
• Anna Minasyan, Aid, Politics, Culture, and Growth (Georg-August University Goettingen, 2015), First Supervisor.
• Alexandra Rudolph, Challenges of Globalization – For International Mobility, Social Security and Environmental Sustainability (Heidelberg University, 2015), First Supervisor.
• Diego Hernandez, The Role of Politics in the Allocation of Multilateral Aid (Heidelberg University, 2015), First Supervisor.
• Kai Gehring, Political Economy in a globalized world – How politics, culture, and institutional incentives shape economic and political outcomes (Georg-August University Goettingen, 2015), First Supervisor.
• Merle Kreibaum, Microeconomic Analyses of the Causes and Consequences of Political Violence (Georg-August University Goettingen, 2015), Second Supervisor.
• Steffen Lohmann, A Contribution to the Empirics of Development and Globalization (Georg-August University Goettingen, 2015), First Supervisor (joint with Prof. Stephan Klasen).
• Juanita Vasquez-Escallon, Beyond Punishment: Achieving sustainable compliance with the law. The case of coca-reducing policies in Colombia (Georg-August University Goettingen, 2015), Second Supervisor.
• Shu Yu, Leaders, Regimes, and Political Stability (University of Groningen, 2014), Member of Thesis Committee.
• Ingvild Nordtveit, Capital flows to developing countries: Essays on the behavior of aid donors and official creditors (University of Bergen, 2014), Second Supervisor.
• Johannes Rieckmann, Battle and Beating, Water and Waste. Micro-Level Impact Evaluation in Developing and Emerging Economies (Georg-August University Goettingen, 2014), Second Supervisor.
• Philipp Mohl, Empirical evidence on the macroeconomic effects of EU cohesion policy (Heidelberg University, 2013), Second Supervisor.
• Maya Schmaljohann, The Political Economy of International Financial Flows to Developing Countries (Heidelberg University, 2013), First Supervisor.
• Dominik Noe, Micro-Level Impacts of Conflict and the Duration of Armed Groups (Georg-August University Goettingen, 2013), Second Supervisor.
• Nicolás Corona Juárez, Essays on the Economics of Crime in Mexico (Heidelberg University, 2013), First Supervisor.
• Hannes Öhler, Essays on the Allocation, Effectiveness and Coordination of Development Aid (Heidelberg University, 2013), First Supervisor.
• Krishna Chaitanya Vadlamannati, Essays in Political Economy (Heidelberg University, 2012), First Supervisor.
• I. Kadek Dian Sutrisna Artha, Financial Crises: Impact on Central Bank Independence, Output, and Inflation (University of Groningen, 2012), Member of Thesis Committee.
• Andreas Fuchs, Political Determinants of Foreign Aid and International Trade of Emerging Economies (Georg-August University Goettingen, 2012), First Supervisor.
• Philipp Kolo, New Approaches to the Dynamics, Measurement and Economic Implications of Ethnic Diversity (Georg-August University Goettingen, 2012), Second Supervisor.
• Heiner Mikosch, Rigidities, Institutions and the Macroeconomy (ETH Zurich, 2011), Second Supervisor.
• Seo-Young Cho, The Economics of Human Rights - Gender, Human Trafficking, and Policy (Georg-August University Goettingen, 2011), First Supervisor.
• Jan Priebe, Drivers of Poverty, Mortality and Labor Supply in Developing Countries (Georg-August University Goettingen, 2011), Second Supervisor.
• Julien Reynaud, A critical analysis of the International Monetary Fund’s governance and actions (University Paris I – Pantheon Sorbonne, 2007), Second Supervisor.