I hold a PhD from the University of Göttingen, where I graduated at the RTG Globalization and Development supervised by  Prof. Axel Dreher and Prof. Andreas Fuchs.

Currently, I am Research Fellow at Monash University.

My primary research examines the international development finance examining the effect of aid on migration, the effectiveness of aid as soft power instrument, and the agency of individuals in international organizations. My research combines large, individual-level datasets with robust methods for causal inference. 

Additionally, I study the political, economic, and social consequences of war with a focus on 20th century Germany. 

I obtained a Master's degree in International Political Economy from the London School of Economics and Political Science. My academic journey involved studying Economics at the Universities of Bayreuth, Bordeaux, and Sao Paulo. 

You can find my CV here.

Get in touch: lukas.wellner[at]monash.edu