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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

Development Finance
dr. C.K.D. (Charles) Adjasi
Contact
c.k.d.adjasi rug.nl
Function
Agricultural Economics, Development Economics
F. (Frederick) Amon-Armah, MSc
Contact
f.amon-armah rug.nl
Function
PhD student
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 38344
Function
Professor
Development Economics, Experimental Economics, Applied Microeconometrics, Behavioral Economics
K. (Kristina) Czura, Dr
Contact
k.czura rug.nl
Function
Impact Evaluation, Non-experimental Methods, Applied Econometrics and Stock Market Participation
S.S.H. (Steffen) Eriksen, Dr
Contact
s.eriksen 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 comparisons of economic development (with a special interest in issues in developing economies, particularly India, China, and the Middle East economies).
dr. A.A. (Abdul) Erumban
Contact
a.a.erumban rug.nl
+31 50 36 39006
Function
UD/Researcher
Development Economics, Health Economics, Agriculture Economics

Methods
*Applied microeconomics
*Impact Evaluation
*Social network analysis
*Cost-effectiveness analysis

Topics
*Non-communicable diseases
*Health effects of climate change 
*Insurance
*Network and peer effects
M.K. (Manuela) Fritz, Dr
Contact
m.k.fritz rug.nl
Function
Post-doc
Microfinance; Impact Evaluations; Field Experiments in Developing Countries
A. (Adriana) Garcia, PhD
Contact
a.garcia rug.nl
+31 50 36 33821
Function
Development Economics; Aid Effectiveness; Structural Change; Gender Economics; Financial Inclusion; Applied Econometrics; Macroeconomic Development; Development Policy; Development in Transition Economies. 
No picture available
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
prof. dr. B.W. (Robert) Lensink
Contact
b.w.lensink rug.nl
+31 50 36 33712
Function
Professor; Vice dean research
Economic development and income inequality
R.S. (Ryan) Marapin
Contact
ryan.marapin rug.nl
Function
PhD candidate and MSc in International Relations at the University of São Paulo (USP). Bachelor in Economics from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie and lato-sensu specialist in Economic Analysis from Fundacao Instituto de Pesquisas Economicas (FIPE). He is the Head of Foreign Trade analysis at the Federation of Industries of the State of Sao Paulo (FIESP). In addition to international trade and negotiations, he has experience in corporate and financial planning. Lecturer of postgraduate courses in International Business (Anhembi-Morumbi, ESPM and FECAP) and undergraduate (Sao Judas). He was assistant editor of Pontes, a publication of the International Center for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD). His academic research line focuses on International Political Economy.
F.L.B. (Fernando) Marques, MSc
Contact
f.l.b.marques rug.nl
Function
ICOG Visiting Researcher
Economic Development, Political Economy, Inequality, Migration
V. (Viliana) Milanova
Contact
viliana.milanova 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.
A. (Anna) Minasyan, Dr
Contact
a.minasyan rug.nl
+31 50 36 33757
Function
Associate Professor
Development Economics; Experimental Economics; Behavioral Economics
A.M. (Annika Maxine) Mueller, Dr
Contact
a.m.mueller rug.nl
Function
Associate Professor
J.G. (Joes) de Natris, MSc
Contact
j.g.de.natris rug.nl
Function
PhD Candidate/Junior Researcher
the economics of happiness; broad well-being; economics of transition; entrepreneurship 
prof. dr. M.V. (Milena) Nikolova
Contact
m.v.nikolova rug.nl
Function
Aletta Jacobs Professor of the Economics of Well-being/Rosalind Franklin Fellow
Financial development, economic growth, international finance
Y. (David) Peng, PhD
Contact
y.peng rug.nl
+31 50 36 37018
Function
Assistant professor; Programme coordinator BSc E&BE (BE) and Minor Finance
Development Economics

Projects and Teaching
See more about my research and teaching activities on my personal website
S.M. (Marcello) Perez Alvarez, Dr
Contact
s.m.perez rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Chinese studies; International Relations; Development Studies; International Comparative Education; International Development Cooperation; International Organizations and the UN; Policy Analysis.
No picture available
Contact
c.pinna rug.nl
Function
A.C. (Ana C.) Rodrigues, MSc
Contact
a.c.rodrigues-vasse rug.nl
Function
Project expert in Rural Development and Agricultural Education
Bert Scholtens is the Professor of Sustainable Banking and Finance. Fields he operates in Banking, Finance, Economics;
Corporate Social Responsibility, Socially Responsible Investing, Financial intermediation, Energy Finance, Financial institutions (banks, pension funds, insurance companies, mutual funds, etc.), International finance, Financial systems, Environmental economics, Ethical Finance.
Claire is PhD student with a keen interest in bringing research findings into practice and making positive social impact. Claire has a background in development economics with a research master from Paris-Dauphine. Before starting her PhD, she worked in development and humanitarian settings in implementation research. She has wide experience working for  South-East Asian countries (Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam) and has worked with a various range of stakeholders at the leardership level with Governments, donors, research institutions, and at working levels with Civil Society Organizations, NGOs, and UN entities.
C.L. (Claire) Stein, MSc
Contact
c.l.stein rug.nl
Function
Development Economics, Impact Evaluation
dr. M. (Mark) Treurniet
Contact
m.treurniet rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
International Development Economics, Structural Change, Global Value Chains
dr. G.J. (Gaaitzen) de Vries
Contact
g.j.de.vries rug.nl
+31 50 36 37752
Function
Associate professor
Foreign direct investment, economic growth and development, macroeconomics of poverty and inequality, export upgrading, panel data
International Trade, Labour Economics, Development Economics, China
F. (Feicheng) Wang, PhD
Contact
f.wang rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
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