Carla Maria Coburger

Dr. Carla Maria Coburger is a Junior Fellow Representative at the Bayreuth International Graduate School of African Studies (BIGSAS), University of Bayreuth. Her research bridges International Financial Networks, Financial Subordinate Integration, and Complexity Economics, with a focus on West Africa.

• Research Interests: International Financial Networks, Financial Subordinate Integration, Complexity Economics, International Political Economy

Current Project: Financial Subordination and Economic Complexity examines how financial structures in West Africa—such as currency hierarchies, foreign-denominated debt, and underdeveloped banking systems—contribute to economic stagnation and low product diversification. By analyzing historical (colonial) and contemporary contexts in Senegal and Nigeria, her work engages with persistency in Political Economy, Development Studies, and Complexity Economics.