Prof. Dr. Tobias Heidland

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Prof. Dr. Tobias Heidland

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Megatrends Afrika Project Director

tobias.heidland@ifw-kiel.de

Curriculum Vitae

Areas of Expertise

Focus

Migration, Kapitalströme und Wechselkurse, Wirtschaftliche Entwicklung,

Short Curriculum vitae

Since 2020 Professor of Economics (Kiel University) and Head of Research Center “International Development”, Kiel Institute for the World Economy

2015-2020 Postdoctoral Researcher (DIW Berlin)

2011-2020 Junior and senior researcher (Kiel Institute)

2011-2015 Doctoral studies in Quantitative Economics (Kiel University)

2006-2010 B.Sc. Economics (Mannheim University) and M.Sc. Economics and Development Economics (University of Nottingham)

Publications of the Megatrends Afrika project

- Tobias Heidland
- Sebastian Jävervall
- Hendrik Mahlkow
The Russian invasion of Ukraine endangers African food security in the long-term
- German
Many African countries are dependent on food and fertilizer imports from Russia and Ukraine. But with the war comes shortages and price inflation. In many places, this threatens the food security of the population and links sufficient supply to the purchasing power of individuals. In our new Kiel Policy Brief (IfW), we draft three scenarios of how grain supply could be affected in the long term.

Megatrends spotlight 2022 06, 25.04.2022