Julia Fischer

Julia Fischer is a Research Assistant and PhD student at the University of Lucerne, Faculty of Economics and Management, affiliated with Professor Manuel Oechslin’s chair for International Economics. She joined the faculty in September 2022 and focuses on Development Economics, Political Economy, and International Economics, with a special interest in the interactions of conflicts, foreign aid, and FDI.

• BSc in Economics from Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (including a semester at the University of British Columbia)
• BA in Political Sciences from Universität Wien
• MSc in Economics from Panthéon-Sorbonne
• Research Master’s in Development Economics from Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne

Prior to her PhD, Julia worked as a research assistant for Dr. Birgit Meyer at WU Wien and gained professional experience through internships at Allianz Elementar Versicherungs-AG and the economic department of the Austrian embassy in Ljubljana. Her research integrates economic development, political systems, and international economic relations, with a particular focus on conflict dynamics and investment patterns.