Education

• Masters in Economics and Business Administration (Diplom-Ökonomin) from Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany;
• Training as a Moderator from the Center of Professional Training of Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany

Fields of Expertise

Publications & Conference Papers

Publications

• (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

• 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.

Mentoring (Master in Development Management)

• 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
• 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