Rainer Thiele

Dr. Rainer Thiele is a Head of Research at Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
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Rainer Thiele is head of the research area “Poverty Reduction, Equity, and Development” and an adjunct professor at Kiel University.
His current research focus is on the impact of large-scale land acquisitions in Sub-Saharan Africa on rural communities and on the allocation and effectiveness of foreign aid.
He has published his research results in internationally recognized peer-reviewed journals, such as the Economic Journal and the Journal of Development Economics.
He earned both his master’s degree and his doctorate in Economics from Kiel University.