DR. FRIEDERIKE LENEL







SHORT BIOGRAPHY






  • 2023 - present

    Senior Scientist at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Working Group Adaptation in Agricultural Systems (AAS)



  • 2021 - present

    Postdoctoral Researcher at the Chair of International Economic Policy, University of Göttingen



  • 2016 - 2021

    Research Associate at the RTG 1723 Research Training Group Globalization and Development (GlaD), University of Göttingen



  • 2011 - 2017

    PhD in Economics (summa cum laude), Humboldt University and DIW Graduate Center, Berlin



  • 2008 - 2011

    Diploma Economics, Albert-Ludwigs University Freiburg



  • 2006 - 2008

    Master of Business Administration, Texas Christian University USA















PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE






  • 2023 - present

    Senior Scientist at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Working Group Adaptation in Agricultural Systems (AAS)



  • 2021 - present

    Postdoctoral Researcher at the Chair of International Economic Policy, University of Göttingen



  • 2016 - 2021

    Research Associate at the RTG 1723 Research Training Group Globalization and Development (GlaD), University of Göttingen



  • 2010 - 2011

    Project Assistant at PlaNet Finance, Berlin, Germany, and Phnom Penh, Cambodia;



  • 2007 - 2008

    Junior Consultant at Neeley Consultants, Fort Worth, USA



  • 2007 - 2008

    Economic Analyst at Standard Meat, Fort Worth, USA














PUBLICATIONS






  • Assessing drivers for households’ resilience in networks with formal and informal insurance (with M. Will, J. Groeneveld, K. Frank and B. Müller). Ecological Economics. Volume 212, October 2023, 107921.



  • COVID-19 crisis, economic hardships and schooling outcomes (with E. Gehrke and C. Schupp). Education, Finance and Policy. Volume 18, July 2023.



  • Can mHealth campaigns improve CCT outcomes? Experimental evidence from sms-nudges in Indonesia, (with J. Priebe, E. Satriawan and E. Syamsulhakim). Journal of Health Economics, Volume 86, December 2022.



  • Daily classification of solar panel users in Tanzania with high-frequency power usage data (with C. Weisser, Y. Lu, K. Kis-Katos and T. Kneib). Development Engineering, Volume 6, 2021.



  • Improving the design of climate insurance: combining empirical approaches and modelling (with M. Will, A. Backes, M. Campenni, L. Cronk, G. Dressler, C. Gornot, J. Groeneveld, L. T. Habtemariam, K. Kraehnert, M. Kraus, D. Osgood, M. Taye and B. Müller). Climate and Development, 2021.



  • Formal insurance and solidarity, experimental evidence from Cambodia (with S. Steiner). Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. Volume 174, June 2020, Pages 212-234.














WORKING PAPERS






  • The role of agency in social tipping processes (with F. Gaupp and S. Constantino). 2024



  • Repayment under flexible loan contracts, evidence from Tanzania (with A. Grohmann and S. Herbold). DIW Discussion Paper 1884, 2021. R&R Economica



  • Expanding Horizons: A Randomized-Controlled Trial on Adolescents' Career Information Uptake (with S. Bandini, E.Gehrke and C. Schupp), 2024



  • Solar technology as a shock coping device. Evidence from rural Tanzania (with H. Stemmler, K. Kis-Katos and C. Weisser), 2024.



  • Occupational aspirations and investments in education: Experimental evidence from Cambodia (with E. Gehrke and C. Schupp), 2023. CESifo Working Paper No. 10608.



  • Expected neediness and risk-sharing, Analysis of sharing networks in fishing villages, Western Visayas, Philippines, 2021. Cege Discussion Paper No. 427. RESEARCH PROJECTS AND FIELD



















TEACHING



  • Social Networks and Economic Development – Seminar (Bachelor) 2022, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

  • Brown Bag Seminars for PhDs 2017 - 2021, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

  • Social Preferences – Seminar (Master) 2017, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

  • Survey Design – Lecture 2016; Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft (HTW) Berlin

  • Research on Microfinance for Masterstudents – Seminar 2015, (HTW) Berlin

  • Topical Issues in Development Economics (Master) – Lecture 2014, (HTW) Berlin

  • Time Series Analysis (Master) – Tutoring 2010, Albert-Ludwigs Universität Freiburg

  • Econometrics (Bachelor) – Tutoring 2009, Albert-Ludwigs Universität Freiburg












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Contact


Chair of International Economic Policy

Prof. Dr. Krisztina Kis-Katos



Platz der Göttinger Sieben 5

(Mehrzweckgebäude)

8 OG , Raum 8.154
37073 Göttingen




Tel. +49 (0)551/3921680

friederike.lenel@uni-goettingen.de