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Axel Dreher is a Professor of International and Development Politics at Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Germany, where he holds the Chair of International and Development Politics within the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences. He has been a faculty member at Heidelberg University since 2011, previously serving as Head of Department from 2011-2014 and again from 2015-2017, with a term as Deputy Head from 2017-2018. Before joining Heidelberg, he was a Full Professor of Economics at Georg-August University Goettingen from 2008-2011.
Professor Dreher's research spans several key areas of economics, with a particular focus on International economics, Political economy, Development economics, and Public economics. His interdisciplinary work on international organizations has established him as one of the leading experts on the International Monetary Fund and potential European Monetary Fund. His research investigates how political factors influence economic development, foreign aid effectiveness, and international financial institutions.
Dreher's scholarly output reveals consistent themes across his publications, with a strong emphasis on the intersection of politics and economics in international contexts. His work frequently examines how political considerations affect the effectiveness of foreign aid, the operations of international financial institutions, and patterns of globalization. The methodological approaches in his research combine rigorous econometric analysis with deep theoretical understanding of political economy dynamics.
- Global Labor Organization (GLO) Fellow (2018)
- 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)
- Research Fellow at CESifo (2009)
As Editor of the Review of International Organizations and chairman of the Research Group on Development Economics of the German Economic Association, Professor Dreher plays a significant role in shaping scholarly discourse in his fields. His extensive publication record, including over 100 articles with more than 14,000 citations, an h-index of 63, and an i10-index of 102, demonstrates the substantial impact of his research. He has supervised numerous graduate students and collaborated on various research projects examining the political economy of international development.
Professor Dreher has led significant research initiatives, including serving as Managing Director of the Center for European, Governance and Development Research (cege) at Georg-August University Goettingen from 2009-2011 and as Principal Investigator for the Courant Research Center 'Poverty, Equity and Growth in Developing Countries.' His current research continues to explore the complex relationships between political institutions, economic policies, and development outcomes in the global context.
