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Dr. Sandra Achten
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Dr. Sandra Achten

Research Assistant

Achten

Please be informed that there are currently no consultation hours. Please contact me via email as I am not reachable via phone either.

Phone: (+49 531) 391-2590
E-Mail: s.achten@tu-braunschweig.de
Consultation hours: Tue, 10:00 - 11:00 am (prior registration during semester breaks)

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Technische Universität Braunschweig
Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre

Spielmannstraße 9                  Postfach: 3329
38106 Braunschweig              38023 Braunschweig

Projects

  • Shining (New) Light on Regional Inequality, Convergence and Development                                     - supported by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
  • LUMI (Lichtdaten zur Untersuchung von Emissionen vor dem Hintergrund internationalen Handels)
    - supported by PRO*Niedersachsen

Fields of Research

  • Development Economics
  • Economic Geography
  • Public Economics

Publications in Refereed Journals

  • Achten, Sandra und Christian Leßmann. "Spatial inequality, geography and economic activity", in World Development, forthcoming. 
  • Achten, S., Beyer, L., Dietrich, A. M., Ebeling, D., Lessmann, C., & Steinkraus, A. (2018). Large scale infrastructure investment and economic performance-a case study of Oresund. Applied Economics Letters, 1-6.

Publications in Non-refereed Journals

  • Achten, Sandra, Christian Leßmann, and Arne Steinkraus. "Die Umwelt-Kuznets-Kurve und internationaler Handel." ifo Dresden berichtet 25.01 (2018): 29-3

Working Paper

  • Achten, Sandra und Christian Leßmann. "Spatial inequality, geography and economic activity". CESifo Working Paper No. 7547, März 2019
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