Rainer Thiele
Africa, Development Cooperation, Emerging Markets & Developing Countries
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Main research interests
- Large-scale land acquisitions in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Aid allocation and aid effectiveness
Rainer Thiele is deputy head of the research center “International Development” and head of its Kiel Institute Africa Initiative at the Kiel Institute and adjunct professor at Kiel University. He earned both his master’s degree and his doctorate in Economics from 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 Journal of Development Economics, World Bank Economic Review, and World Development.
