Associated researchers and PhD candidates: 

Phillip Riedel, M.A.  (PhD IDS candidate)

Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Löwenstein

Dr. Elkhan Sadik-Zada

Henrike Roth, M.Sc.

Ann-Sophie Rinne, M.Sc. (PhD candidate faculty of management and economics RUB)

Oluwaseun Kuye, M.A. (PhD IDS candidate)

Related project: Eurpean Joint Doctorate ADAPTED 

The European Joint Doctorate (EJD) ADAPTED is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network project funded by the European Union under the Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement no. 956909).

Further infromation can be found here

Candidates with IEE supervision:

Mohammed Saleh (ESR 1), Thesis title: "Essays on Foreign Development Finance, Growth and Job Creation in the Developing World." Successfully defended at Ruhr-University Bochum on October, 23, 2025.

Akua Martinson (ESR 10), Thesis title: "Essays on Job Creation and Poverty Reduction in Africa." Successfully defended at Ruhr-University Bochum on June 17, 2026

Maria Moraga-Fernández (ESR 4), Thesis title: "Labour Regulation and Economic Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa." Successfully defended at University Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne on April, 10, 2026.

Recent publications:

Saleh, M., Haroon, S., and Arif, G.M. (2026), 'From Poverty to Possibility: Unpacking the Link Between Poverty and Food Insecurity in Pakistan', Asian Development Review, 43/1: 237-276. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0116110526500022

Saleh, M. (2026), 'Flying dragon in the Eagle's sky: Is Chinese and US aid a vanguard of their FDI flows to the developing world?', International Review of Economics and Finance, 108: 105188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iref.2026.105188

Löwenstein, W. (2025), Growth and Development in the Presence of Absolute Poverty, SSRN  https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5110518

Bazillier, R., Moraga-Fernández, M. (2025), Minimum Wage Shocks, Firms and Employment: Evidence from Africa, Centre d'Économie de la Sorbonne, Paris.  https://shs.hal.science/halshs-05016199/file/25006.pdf