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Staff members with discipline Development & Transition Economics

Academia develops at the interface of different fields. This is one reason why the University of Groningen is home to a wide range of fields, each with a great number of subject specialists. The overview below, which is based on a standard categorization of fields, will help you find the right expert for each field. If you cannot find the expert you are looking for in this list, try searching via a related field or faculty; you may find him or her there.

Overview of all disciplines

Agricultural Economics, Development Economics
F. (Frederick) Amon-Armah, MSc
Contact
f.amon-armah rug.nl
Function
Economic Growth, Productivity, Innovation, Development
Long-run economic growth and development with a focus on developing regions
prof. dr. J. (Jutta) Bolt
Contact
j.bolt rug.nl
+31 50 36 37018
Function
Professor of Global Economic History
Development Economics, Experimental Economics, Applied Microeconometrics, Behavioral Economics
K. (Kristina) Czura, Dr
Contact
k.czura rug.nl
Function
Associate Professor
Economic growth and development, measurement and analysis of productivity and technological change, structural change, the impact of digital transformation, ICT and intangibles on growth and productivity, globalization, global value chain, international... read more
dr. A.A. (Abdul) Erumban
Contact
a.a.erumban rug.nl
+31 50 36 39006
Function
Asst. Professor & GEM Fellow FEBRI
A. (Alexandra) Geis
Contact
a.g.geis rug.nl
Function
PhD candidate
Development Economics; Aid Effectiveness; Structural Change; Gender Economics; Financial Inclusion; Applied Econometrics; Macroeconomic Development; Development Policy; Development in Transition Economies. 
C.G. (Calumn) Hamilton, MSc
Contact
c.g.hamilton rug.nl
Function
T. (Thomas) van Huyssteen
Contact
t.van.huyssteen rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Economic growth and development
Madeline's research focuses on women's empowerment and nutritional security in Bangladesh and Ethiopia.
M.G. (Madeline) Langley
Contact
m.g.langley rug.nl
Function
PhD candidate
Microfinance; Gender Studies; Finance and Development; Impact Analyses; Experimental Economics; Development Economics; External Finance; Capital market imperfections; Climate Change and Development
prof. dr. B.W. (Robert) Lensink
Contact
b.w.lensink rug.nl
+31 50 36 33712
Function
Professor; Vice dean research
Applied Microeconomics, Development Economics , Public Economics
D. (Daniele) Marchesi, MSc
Contact
d.marchesi rug.nl
Function
Political economy of foreign aid, gender and development

Supervision:
I supervise topics in the international political economy and development economics, including but not limited to foreign aid and gender.
dr. A. (Anna) Minasyan
Contact
a.minasyan rug.nl
+31 50 36 33757
Function
Associate Professor
Development Economics; Experimental Economics; Behavioral Economics
A.M. (Annika) Mueller, Dr
Contact
a.m.mueller rug.nl
Function
Associate Professor
the economics of happiness; technological change; economics of transition; entrepreneurship 
M.V. (Milena) Nikolova, Prof
Contact
m.v.nikolova rug.nl
Function
Professor of the Economics of Well-being, Aletta Jacobs Chair, Rosalind Franklin Fellow
Financial development, economic growth, international finance
Y. (David) Peng, PhD
Contact
y.peng rug.nl
+31 6 3198 6720
Function
Assistant professor; Programme coordinator BSc E&BE (Business Economics track)
Development Economics

Projects and Teaching
See more about my research and teaching activities on my personal website
S.M. (Marcello) Perez Alvarez, Dr
Contact
marcello.perez rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Chinese studies; International Relations; Modern and Contemporary History of Asian countries; Development Studies; International Comparative Education; International Development Cooperation; International Organizations and the UN; Policy Analysis.
C. (Cristina) Pinna, Dr
Contact
c.pinna rug.nl
Function
N. (Nandu) Sasidharan Nair
Contact
n.sasidharan.nair rug.nl
Function
Visiting Research Scholar
Bert Scholtens is the Professor of Sustainable Banking and Finance. Fields he operates in are Banking, Finance, Economics. He applies this to Socially Responsible Investing, Financial intermediation, Financial institutions, International finance,... read more
Aspiring Development Economist & Gender Equality Advocate with a commitment to translating research into action for social change.

As a Ph.D. candidate in Development Economics at the University of Groningen, I use experimental methods to design and...
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C.L. (Claire) Stein, MSc
Contact
c.l.stein rug.nl
Function
Ph.D. candidate in Development Economics
J.B. (Jelte) Tirion
Contact
j.b.tirion rug.nl
Function
PhD Student
Development Economics, Impact Evaluation
dr. M. (Mark) Treurniet
Contact
m.treurniet rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
International Development Economics
dr. G.J. (Gaaitzen) de Vries
Contact
g.j.de.vries rug.nl
+31 50 36 37752
Function
Associate professor (with ius promovendi)
Empirics of economic growth and macroeconomic development, foreign direct investment, export upgrading, panel data
K.M. (Konstantin) Wacker, PhD
Contact
k.m.wacker rug.nl
Function
Associate professor
International Trade, Labour Economics, Development Economics, China. More information can be found on my personal website.
F. (Feicheng) Wang, PhD
Contact
f.wang rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Blending insights from sustainability science, systems analysis, and economics, Anne unveils research that drives progress towards a more sustainable future. She focuses on leveraging quantitative methods grounded in systems thinking to advance the... read more
A. (Anne) Warchold, MSc
Contact
a.warchold rug.nl
Function
PhD Student
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