Matthias Lücke

Matthias Lücke is a Professor and Fellow at the Kiel Institute, actively collaborating with the Research Center International Development on migration and forced displacement research. His work addresses critical international development challenges through the lens of migration patterns, trade policy for developing economies, natural resource management, and refugee protection frameworks within European and global contexts.

His research program centers on four interconnected domains: trade policy design for developing and transition economies within the global trading system; natural resource management as a driver of sustainable economic development; socio-economic impacts of labor migration and remittances on origin countries; and evidence-based policy design for refugee protection and immigration systems. This interdisciplinary approach integrates economic analysis with practical policy formulation to address contemporary global challenges.

Recent publications (2020-2023) demonstrate consistent engagement with urgent global issues including pandemic-induced migration disruptions, EU-Turkey cooperation models for sustainable migration management, and innovative frameworks for conceptualizing refugee protection as an international public good. His scholarly output spans international economics, migration studies, and public policy with strong empirical foundations and clear policy relevance.

No scientific awards are documented in the provided information. Details regarding graduate students supervised or specific research grants administered are not mentioned in the source material.

Professor Lücke maintains active involvement with the Research Center International Development, where he contributes to the "Service contract TA migration and forced displacement" initiative, focusing on empirical research and policy analysis regarding migration flows and forced displacement phenomena.