Name

Nicolas M. Klas

Current Position

Doctoral Researcher, RTG 2654 Sustainable Food Systems, University of Göttingen

Research Interests

• Development Economics
• Agricultural Economics
• Cash Transfer Programmes
• Food Security
• Weather Extremes

Education

• 09/2024- Ph.D. in Development Economics, University of Göttingen, Germany
• 10/2020-11/2023 M.Sc. in Economics, University of Heidelberg, Germany
• 09/2021-07/2023 Erasmus Stay, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
• 10/2016-04/2020 B.Sc. in European Economic Studies, University of Bamberg, Germany
• 09/2018-07/2019 Erasmus Stay, University of Groningen, The Netherlands

Professional Experience

• 10/2022-08/2023 Student Assistant, Evaluations Department, KfW Development Bank
• 03/2021-08/2021 Research Internship, Social Security Sector in Southern Sub-Saharan Africa, KfW Development Bank
• 06/2020-08/2020 Research Internship, Africa/Middle East Department, Misereor e.V.
• 10/2019-02/2020 Student Research Assistant, Chair for International Economics, University of Bamberg
• 11/2017-07/2018 Student Research Assistant, Chair for International Economics, University of Bamberg

Publications

• Loosening the Strings Attached: Cash Transfer Programmes in Development Cooperation (2020), mimeo: Misereor PDF