Axel Dreher is professor of International and Development Politics at Heidelberg University’s Alfred-Weber-Institute for Economics and Editor of the Review of International Organizations. He is Co-Director of CefES, Faculty Associate of AidData, and Fellow of CEPR, CESifo, KOF, and EUDN. Most of his research is in the fields of political economy, economic development, and globalization.
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Leader spouses and informal influence in foreign aid
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Chinese development finance and public opinion
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- International Finance
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Humanitarian aid and political motives: The role of country leaders’ birth regions
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- Development
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Political bias and the economic impact of Chinese aid
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- Development
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Dirty work: Buying votes at the UN Security Council
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- Politics and economics