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Manfred Wiebelt
Curriculum Vitae
| Prof Dr Manfred WIEBELT, Economist | |
| Kiel Institute for the World Economy | |
| Research Area: Poverty Reduction, | |
| Equity, and Development | Residence: |
| Hindenburgufer 66 | Feldstraße 65 |
| D-24105 Kiel | D-24105 Kiel |
| Federal Republic of Germany | Federal Republic of Germany |
| Phone: ++49-431-8814 211 | |
| e-mail: manfred.wiebelt@ifw-kiel.de | |
| Date and place of birth: | June, 7th 1954, Hagenbach (Germany) |
| Nationality: | German |
| Foreign languages: | English (fluency in oral and written communication) |
Academic Education
| 1976-1981 | Studies of Economics at Heidelberg University, Faculty of Economics; Specialization in Development Economics |
| July 1981 | Degree: Dipl.-Volkswirt |
| February 1996 | Dr.rer.pol. (summa cum laude) |
Professional Experience
| Since 02/2011 Since 2008 | Adjunct Professor, University of Kiel Lecturer University of Kiel |
| 2007 to 2011 | Head of Web Services Center |
| Since 2006 | Director PEGNet |
| Since 12/2005 | Senior Research Fellow, research area "Poverty Reduction, Equity, and Economic Development" at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Kiel |
| Since 2003 | Editorial Board, Revista Latino Americana de Desarrollo Económico |
| 11/1997-11/2005 | Division Head "Natural Resources" |
| Since 4/1989 | Research Fellow at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Kiel |
| 1986-3/1989 | Research Fellow at the Research Centre for International Agrarian & Economic Development, Heidelberg |
| 1981-1985 | Research Fellow at Heidelberg University, South Asia Institute, Dept. of International Economics |
Fields of Work
Poverty and Income Distribution in Developing Countries, Resource-based Development, Stabilization and Structural Adjustment, Trade and Agricultural Policy, Computable General Equilibrium Analysis
Teaching
- Lecture: Applied methods of trade policy analysis, at Kiel University (http://www.vrcom.ifw-kiel.de/education-communities/angewandte-methoden-der-handelspolitischen-analyse
- Lecture: Distributional impacts of trade policy, at Kiel University (http://www.vrcom.ifw-kiel.de/education-communities/verteilungswirkungen-der-handelspolitik)
- Seminar: Trade policy analysis, at Kiel University (http://www.vrcom.ifw-kiel.de/education-communities/handelspolitische-analysen)
- CGE modelling
(http://www.vrcom.ifw-kiel.de/education-communities/cge-training-courses)
Consultancy
Nov. 2011 - Feb. 2012 | Modelling sectoral and regional impacts of renewable electricity production in the MENA region (commissioned by Dii) |
| June - Dec. 2004 | Country case study Bolivia in the Operationalizing Pro-Poor Growth (OPPG) project (commissioned by Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau and the World Bank) |
| Nov. 2000 - Oct. 2002 | Evaluation of the social impact of structural adjustment programs in Bolivia (commissioned by the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau) |
| July 2001 | CGE training course at Universidad Catolica Boliviana (commissioned by Instituto de Investigaciónes Socio-Económicas) |
| May 1999 - June 1999 | Evaluation of IMF and World Bank structural adjustment programs (commissioned by Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau) |
Research Cooperation
Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC), Kampala, Uganda; International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington, D.C., USA; Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MoPIC), Sana'a, Yemen; Institute of Statistical, Social, Economic Research (ISSER), Accra, Ghana; Instituto de Investigaciónes Socio-Económicas (IISEC) and Unidad de Análisis de Políticas Sociales y Económicas (UDAPE), La Paz, Bolivia; Center for Environmental and Agricultural Policy Research, Extension and Development (CEAPRED), Kathmandu, Nepal; University of Indonesia, Jakarta and Institute of Technology Bandung (ITB), Bandung, Indonesia; Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (IPEA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Direction de la Planification, Ministère du Plan et de l'Aménagement des Territoires, Yaoundé, Cameroon; Centre for Agricultural Policy Studies (CAPS), Agricultural University of Malaysia, University of Malaya, Economic Planning Unit (EPU), Ministry of Agriculture, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), Singapore; Southern African Foundation for Economic Research (SAFER) and Ministry of Agriculture, Harare, Zimbabwe
Active Participation in Conferences
Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP), International Economic Association, European Congress of Agricultural Economists, Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaues e.V., Inter-Conference Symposium of the International Association of Agricultural Economists, International Conference of Agricultural Economists, European Association of Agricultural Economists Seminar, Verein für Socialpolitik, Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics (abcde), Conference on Policy Modeling (EcoMod), Poverty Reduction, Equity and Growth Network (PEGNet)