Christine Binzel

Professor of Economics: Economy and Society of the Middle East
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)

President of the German Middle East Studies Association (DAVO), September 2025-
Program Director, M.A. Development Economics and International Studies/FAU, October 2025-

Affiliations: AALIMS Faculty Fellow, CEPR Research Fellow, IZA Research Fellow
Memberships: Research Committee on Development Economics of the German Economic Association, German Social and Economic History Society

Fields of Interest: Development Economics, Economic History, Political Economy, Behavioral Economics, Causal Inference, Middle East and North Africa, Violent Conflict, Social Mobility, and Social Movements

* News *

• Policy Brief on  "Gaza, Israel, and German Foreign Policy: A View on Public Opinion" (joint with Thomas Richter)

• Vox Column on  "Certification schemes may break the link between natural resources and violent conflict" (joint with Dietmar Fehr and Andreas Link). Based on our research paper "Can International Initiatives Promote Peace? Diamond Certification and Armed Conflicts in Africa" >> here

• Participation in a national press conference on the humanitarian situation in Gaza and the EU's and Germany's role (July 29, 2025) >> here

• On July 18,  the 2025 Development Economics Meeting took place @FAU  >> here

• New version of  my paper "The Protestant Reformation and Its Transformation of Society: The Rise of the Vernacular" available (joint with Andreas Link and Rajesh Ramachandran) >> here