Christine Binzel
Professor of Economics: Economy and Society of the Middle East
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)
Chairwoman of the German Middle East Studies Association (DAVO), September 2025-
Program Director, M.A. Development Economics and International Studies, October 2025-
Affiliations: AALIMS Faculty Fellow, CEPR Research Affiliate, 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, Social Mobility and Social Movements
* News *
New Vox Colum out 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
I presented my work on how the Protestant Reformation transformed society through the increased use of the vernacular in printing (joint with Andreas Link and Rajesh Ramachandran) at the CEPR Paris Symposium 2024 (December 18, 2024) >> conference website >> here
Participation in a national press conference on the ICC arrest warrants against Netanjahu and Gallant and Germany's role (November 29, 2024) >> here