Microeconomics, Applied Microeconomics: Food and Wine Economics, (Sustainable) Agricultural Production, Growth and Development Economics, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation of Development Projects; Climate Change; Applied Panel Data Analysis; Hedonic Models
(2022) with Wolfram Rinke: The regional impact of climate change on grape yields in South Africa. A hedonic approach based on machine learning. (under review (European Association of Wine Economists))
(2022) with Tobias Bidlingmaier: Chocolate made in Ghana: Socially responsible production and consumption through adding value locally. (forthcoming in: Dealing with Socially Responsible Consumers – Studies in Marketing, Palgrave Macmillan (Springer Nature))
(2022) with Jean-Marie Cardebat, Robin M. Back, Davide Gaeta, Vicente Pinilla, Joao Fernandes Rebelo, Roberto Jara-Rojas, Guenter Schamel: Wine industry perceptions and reactions to the COVID-19 crisis in the Old and New Worlds: Do business models make a difference? in: Agribusiness – An International Journal, 1– 22. (online first: https://doi.org/10.1002/agr.21748)
(2022) with Robin Back, Alexandre Guedes, João Rebelo, and Felipe Laurie: How resilient are wine tourism destinations to health-related security threats? A winery perspective. in: Journal of Destination Marketing and Management, June 2022 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdmm.2022.100707)
(2022) with Robin Back, Alexandre Guedes, and João Rebelo: Implications of an exogenous shock (COVID-19) on wine tourism business: A Portuguese winery perspective, in: Tourism and Hospitality Research, April 2022. https://doi.org/10.1177/14673584221085214
(2021) with Elkhan R. Sadik-Zada: Business Cycles and Alcohol Consumption: Evidence form a Nonlinear Panel ARDL Approach. Journal of Wine Economics, 16(4), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1017/jwe.2021.32
(2021) with Adeline Alonso Ugaglia, Wolfram Rinke, Dan Moscovici, Jeff Gow, Lionel Valenzuela, Radu Mihailescu: Consumer preferences for Certified Wines in France: A Comparison of Sustainable Labels. Wine Economics and Policy 10(2): 75-86. https://doi.org/10.36253/wep-10382.
(2021) with Wolfram Rinke: Pricing Models for German Wine: Hedonic Regression vs. Machine Learning. Forthcoming in Journal of Wine Economics, 16. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/jwe.2020.16)
(2017) with Karl Storchmann & Nick Vink: Fairtrade Wine Price Dispersion in the United Kingdom, in: Journal of Wine Economics, Volume 12/2017, No. 4, pp. 446-456.
(2017) Impact of Annual Weather Fluctuations on Wine Production in Germany, in: Journal of Wine Economics, Volume 12/2017, No. 4, pp. 436-445.
(1999) Sektorinvestmentprogramm Landwirtschaft: PROAGRI, Veröffentlichung im Rahmen des "SIP Papier Mosambik" für die GTZ, Eschborn 1999.
(1999) Sektorinvestmentprogramm Gesundheit: HSRP, Veröffentlichung im Rahmen des "SIP Papier Mosambik" für die GTZ, Eschborn 1999.
(1999) Sektorinvestmentprogramm Bildung: ESSP, Veröffentlichung im Rahmen des "SIP Papier Mosambik" für die GTZ, Eschborn 1999.
(1999) Sektorinvestmentprogramme, Veröffentlichung im Rahmen des "SIP Papier Mosambik" für die GTZ, Eschborn 1999.
(1999) Fazit und Empfehlungen aus der bisherigen deutschen TZ in Mosambik bis heute, Veröffentlichung im Rahmen des „GTZ-Strategiepapier Mosambik" für die GTZ, Maputo / Mozambique 1999.
(1998) Krisenprävention und Konfliktbearbeitung in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit: Das Beispiel des Integrierten Ernährungssicherungsprogramms Sofala, Mosambik, Veröffentlichung für die GTZ, Eschborn 1998.
Conference Papers
Impact of Climate Change on Wine Production in South Africa (together with Robin Back and Boris Bravo-Ureta). Accepted for the 14th Annual Meeting of the AAWE in Verona, Italy, 2020
Consumers' perception of sustainable wine: An exploratory study in France (together with Adeline Ugaglia and Wolfram Rinke). Accepted for the 14th Annual Meeting of the AAWE in Verona, Italy, 2020
Petroleum Windfalls and the Discontents of the Revival of the Azerbaijani Fine Wine Exports (together with Elkhan R. Sadik-Zada). Accepted for the 14th Annual Meeting of the AAWE in Verona, Italy, 2020
Is there a Veblen effect for fine wine? (together with Elkhan R. Sadik-Zada). Paper presented at the 13th Annual Meeting of the AAWE in Vienna, Austria, 2019
Are South African grape growers ware of their climatic comparative advantages for growing certain grape varieties? A hedonic approach applying machine learning (together with Wolfram Rinke). Paper presented at the 13th Annual Meeting of the AAWE in Vienna, Austria, 2019
Can music change the taste of wine? Paper presented at the 12th Annual Meeting of the AAWE at Cornell University, Ithaca, USA, 2018
Do corporately organized wine producers cope better with unfavorable weather conditions than private wine estates? Hedonic pricing models for South African wines (together with Wolfram Rinke). Paper presented at the 12th Annual Meeting of the AAWE at Cornell University, Ithaca, USA, 2018
Annual weather changes and wine prices of German wines – a hedonic pricing model (together with Wolfram Rinke). Paper presented at the 11th Annual Meeting of the AAWE in Padua, Italy, 2017
Impact of annual weather changes on yields and the distribution of grape varieties in different wine regions of South Africa (together with Nick Vink). Paper presented at the 10th Annual Meeting of the AAWE in Bordeaux, France, 2016
Impact of annual weather changes on output, quality and profits of wine producers in Germany. Paper presented at the 9th Annual Meeting of the AAWE in Mendoza, Argentina, 2015
Fairtrade Wine Prices of South African Wines (together with Karl Storchmann and Nick Vink). Paper presented at the 6th Annual Meeting of the AAWE in Princeton, New Jersey, USA, 2012
Is there a price premium on South African BEE wines in South Africa and Europe? (together with Karl Storchmann and Nick Vink). Paper presented at the 5th Annual Meeting of the AAWE in Bozen, Italy, 2011.
Hadi Hashemi (2022): The Impact of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) on migrants’ Livelihood: The case of ARIVET project for Afghan migrants in Mashhad province of Iran
Anu Nieminen (2022): The impact of education of sustainable development (ESD) on students' environmental attitudes and behaviour: a case study of Kenyan Eco Schools
Carolin von Janowski (2022): The impact of a community library on literacy skills: The case study of Bookfeeding Project in Podor, Senegal
Jori, Eliot (2020): Impact of renewable energy projects on rural development. A case of Mashaba solar mini grid in Gwanda, Zimbabwe.
Egenti, Stanley (2019): Impact of agricultural development projects on the livelihood of smallholder farmers. A case study from the Fadama III project in Ebnonyi state, Nigeria.
Hussen, Amir (2018): The impact of the productive safety net program (PSNP) on food (in)security: The Case of Selti Woreda, Ethiopia
Ortiz, Karen (2018): The other side of gender: Involving men in gender equality – A study from public middle and high schools in Huila, Colombia
Lammers, Franziska (2016): "Because it trains my mind" – Assessing the Cognitive and Scholastic Effects of Chess Instruction in Primary Schools of the Soweto Township, South Africa
Fusenig, Mirjam (2016): Why do wine producers seek Fairtrade certification? Perspectives from the Western Cape Province, South Africa
Milensu Kapaipi (2015): Understanding Vocational Education and Training in Zambia
Rubina Devrikyan (2014): Impact of Participation on Rural Development in Armenia
Solveig Gleser (2014): The Irrigation and Poverty Nexus. A Case Study on the Effects of Micro-Irrigation on Poverty Alleviation in the Rural Western Hills of Nepal
Collins Yeboah (2014): Participation as a Means of Poverty Reduction: A Case Study of Boabeng Fiema Monkey's Sanctuary, Ghana
Abisha Damba (2012): The Impact of the Humanitarian Accountability Partnership (HAP) Framework on Beneficiary Participation in Aid Projects: A Case Study of a Humanitarian Aid Project in Zimbabwe
Isaac Kwesi Eweh (2012): "Impact of the Ghana School Feeding Programme on Poverty Reduction: A Case Study in the Three Northern Regions of the Country
Pocut Ismyati Vonda (2012): The Impact of Community Empowerment on the Income Situation of Project Beneficiaries. A Case Study: Skills Training Project in South Aceh District, Aceh Province, Indonesia
Kruja, Edlira (2010): The Impact of Infrastructure and Human Capital on Foreign Direct Investment: A Comparison of two Albanian Regions
Bayor, Isaac (2009): The influence of community participation on the benefits of development projects: A Case Study of the Community Based Empowerment Project in Ghana
BA- and MA-Theses, BSc in Management and Economics (9)
Marco Machnik (2021): A Matter of Taste? A cross-country comparison of South African export wines applying the Hedonic Pricing Method
Diana Hinburg (2012): Brain Drain, ein Wachstumshemmnis für Entwicklungsländer?
Carla Irena Swertz (2011): Energieerzeugung und–verteilung: Regulierungsansätze und Wettbewerbsintensität in China
Josephin Howold (2011): Der Zusammenhang zwischen Energieverbrauch/-produktion und Wirtschaftswachstum in Entwicklungsländern
Christina Kläre (2010): Wachstumswirkungen der WM 2010 für Südafrika
Jan Skoczek (2013): Indien als neuer Geber von Entwicklungshilfe - Eine Bestandsaufnahme“
My Phung Lu (2014): Auswirkungen von Land Grabbing auf Armut und Ernährungssicherheit in Entwicklungsländern
Andreas Glanemann (2014): “Clean Development Mechanism”! - Eine Bestandsaufnahme
Frauke Schlingermann (2013): Die Auswirkungen der Wirtschafts- und Finanzkrise auf Entwicklungsländer - eine Bestandsaufnahme
Diploma in Management and Economics (4)
Jianing Wie (2011): Der Zusammenhang zwischen internationalem Technologietransfer und dem Aufbau technologischer Kapazitäten in China
Benjamin M. Backschat (2013): Bildung und Entwicklung in Subsaharah-Afrika - die Bedeutung der tertiären Bildung
Sebastian Ley (2012): Neue Geberländer in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit – Chancen und Risiken für Empfängerländer
Tobias Urban (2012): Die Wirksamkeit ausländischer Direktinvestitionen auf das langfristige Wirtschaftswachstum Vietnams unter Berücksichtigung der institutionellen Rahmenbedingungen