Tobias Heidland

Tobias Heidland is a Professor of Economics at Kiel University and Director of the Research Center 'International Development' at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy. He holds a doctorate in Quantitative Economics from Kiel University and has held roles as a postdoctoral researcher at DIW Berlin and Senior Researcher at the Kiel Institute. His research focuses on migration, economic development in Africa, foreign exchange interventions, and the application of big data in economics.

Education: Studied economics and development economics at the Universities of Mannheim and Nottingham, doctorate in Quantitative Economics from Kiel University.

Research Interests: Migration decisions, foreign exchange policy, macroeconomic development in Africa, capital flows, and the effects of foreign aid. He coordinates major projects like Horizon Europe's DYNAMIG and the Senegal Migration Panel. His work combines traditional surveys, experiments, and big data methods.

Grants and Projects: Scientific coordinator of DYNAMIG (Horizon Europe), co-leads the Senegal Migration Panel, and contributes to initiatives like 'Economic Cluster Africa Research' and 'Megatrends Africa'.

Labs/Teams: Oversees the Research Center 'International Development' at the Kiel Institute, collaborating with global partners to address development challenges.