Anke Hoeffler

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Anke Hoeffler is a German economist and political scientist who is known for her work on social causes of morbidity and mortality.

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Life

Hoeffler studied in Würzburg (Diploma in Economics) and London (Birkbeck College, Master's degree in economics) and received her PhD from Oxford University (1999). [1] Following her Ph.D., she was a research officer at the Centre for the Study of African Economies at St Antony's College, Oxford. [1] In 2018, she was awarded a Humboldt Professorship at the University of Konstanz, where she has established the Chair of Development Research at the department of Political Science and Public Administration.

Research

Hoeffler researches the political economy of developing countries, in particular the causes and consequences of violence. In her work with Paul Collier, she argues, that the drivers of civil war are not so much political and religious grievances, [2] but economic opportunities (greed and grievance approach). [3] [4] She has also worked on democracy in countries whose primary economic driver is oil. [5]

Selected publications

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References

  1. 1 2 "Prof. Dr. Anke Hoeffler". www.polver.uni-konstanz.de. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  2. Zachary, G. Pascal (2000-06-17). "War chest: diamonds are a guerilla's best friend". The San Francisco Examiner. pp.  , . Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  3. Collier, Paul; Hoeffler, Anke (2004). "Greed and Grievance in Civil War". Oxford Economic Papers. 56 (4): 563–595. doi:10.1093/oep/gpf064. ISSN   0030-7653. JSTOR   3488799.
  4. Rosenberg, Tina (2002-12-15). "The Year in Ideas; Peace Through Embargo". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  5. Mallaby, Sebastian (2005-04-29). "Elections are easy; governing well is hard". The Ottawa Citizen. p. 17. Retrieved 2022-12-03.