CURRICULUM VITAE - Wirtschaftswissenschaften

CURRICULUM VITAE - Wirtschaftswissenschaften

K RISZTINA K IS -KATOS
February 2016
Institute for Economic Research
University of Freiburg
Platz der Alten Synagoge, 79085 Freiburg
Germany
Phone: +49-761-203-2344
Fax: +49-761-203-2414
http://www.vwl.uni-freiburg.de/iwipol/team/kis-katos.htm
[email protected]
C URRICULUM V ITAE
A CADEMIC POSITIONS
2/2011 – present
Dept. of International Economic Policy, Institute for Economic Research, University of
Freiburg – Research Fellow (akademische Rätin)
10/2011 – present
IZA (Institute for Study of Labor), Bonn – Research Fellow
6/2001 – 1/2011
Dept. of International Economic Policy, Institute for Economic Research, University of
Freiburg – Research Associate (wiss. Mitarbeiterin)
12/2000 – 5/2001
Hungarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Center for Economic Analysis – Research Associate
E DUCATION
2016
Habilitation in Economics (venia legendi) at the U NIVERSITY OF F REIBURG, Germany
2010
Doctoral degree in Economics (Dr.rer.pol., summa cum laude) at the U NIVERSITY OF
F REIBURG, Germany
2002 – 2004
Swiss Doctoral Program in Economics at the S TUDY C ENTER G ERZENSEE (Swiss Nat. Bank
Foundation)
1999 – 2000
MA in International Economics (Lic.oec.int.) U NIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ, Germany
1994 – 1999
MA in Economics, Management Major (okl. közg.–gazd.) U NIVERSITY OF S ZEGED, Hungary
R ESEARCH INTERESTS
Trade, institutions and development; Political economy and economic policy
T EACHING EXPERIENCE
L ECTURES
Field Experiments in Development Economics (Master level, W 2014, W 2013), Development
Economics (Master level, W 2012, W 2011, W 2010, w. data tutorial in Stata in W 2012, W
2011), Topics in Empirical Political Economy (Master level, W 2012, Doctoral course, S 2010)
T EACHING EXPERIENCE ( CONTINUED )
T UTORIALS
Development Economics (Master level, S 2009, S 2007), Environmental Economics (In German, Master level, W 2008, W 2005, W 2003), Resource Economics (In G., Master level, S
2006), Labor Economics (In G., Master level, W 2002), Growth Policy (In G., Master level, S
2002)
S EMINARS
All at master level: Development Microeconometrics Using Stata (W 2015, W 2014, W
2013), The Economics of Terror and Security (S 2013, W 2009), Topics in Empirical Political
Economy (W 2012), The Political Economy of Media (S 2011), The Economics of Water (In
G., S 2009), Decentralization in Developing Countries (W 2008), Family Economics (In G.,
S 2008), The Economics of Terrorism and Civil Conflicts (In G., W 2006), Human Capital
in Developing Countries (In G., S 2006), Selected Issues in Development Economics (In G.,
S 2005), Economics of International Treaties (In G., S 2004), International Environmental
Economics (In G., S 2003), Labor Economics in LDCs (In G., W 2002), International Trade
and Labor Standards (In G., W 2001)
W ORKSHOPS
Scientific Writing (S 2015, S 2014, S 2013, S/W 2012, S/W 2011, S/W 2010, W 2009, S
2008, W 2007)
R ESEARCH
R EFEREED A RTICLES
Poverty, Labour Markets and Trade Liberalization in Indonesia, 2015, Journal of
Development Economics, 117: 94–106 (with R. Sparrow).
Post-Crackdown Effectiveness of Field-Based Forest Law Enforcement in the Brazilian Amazon, 2015, PLoS ONE, 10(4): e0121544 (with J. Börner, J. Hargrave and
K. König).
On the Heterogeneity of Terror, 2014, European Economic Review, 68: 116–136
(with H. Liebert and G.G. Schulze).
Administrative Overspending in Indonesian Districts: The Role of Local Politics,
2014, World Development, 59(July): 166–183 (with B.S. Sjahrir and G.G. Schulze).
Political Budget Cycles in Indonesia at the District Level, 2013, Economics Letters,
120(2): 342–345 (with B.S. Sjahrir and G.G. Schulze).
Economic Causes of Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon: A Panel Data Analysis
for the 2000s, 2013, Environmental and Resource Economics, 54(4): 471–494 (with
J. Hargrave).
Gender Differences in Work-Schooling Decisions in Rural North India, 2012, Review of Economics of the Household, 10(4): 491–519.
Child Labor and Trade Liberalization in Indonesia, 2011, Journal of Human Resources, 46(4): 722–749 (with R. Sparrow).
Child Labour in Indonesian Small Industries, 2011, Journal of Development Studies,
47(12): 1887–1908 (with G.G. Schulze).
On the Origin of Domestic and International Terrorism, 2011, European Journal of
Political Economy, 27(Suppl.1): S17–S36 (with H. Liebert and G.G. Schulze).
Civil Conflict and Displacement: Village–Level Determinants of Forced Migration
in Aceh, 2009, Journal of Peace Research, 46(3): 399–418 (with M. Czaika).
Does Globalization Reduce Child Labor?, 2007, Journal of International Trade and
Economic Development, 16(1): 71–92.
R ESEARCH ( CONTINUED )
S EMI - REF./ COLL . VOL .
Context-Specificity of Economic Research: The Example of Corruption Research in
Southeast Asia, 2014, in Huotari, M., J. Rühland and J. Schlehe (eds.) Reflecting
Methodology in Southeast Asian Studies, Palgrave Macmillan (with G.G. Schulze).
Corruption in Southeast Asia: A Survey of Recent Research, 2013, Asian-Pacific
Economic Literature, 27(1): 79-109 (with G.G. Schulze).
Regulation of Child Labor, 2005, Economic Affairs, 25(3): 24-30 (with G.G.
Schulze).
International Trade and Labour Standards, 2002, World Economics, 3(4): 101-129
(with G.G. Schulze).
S EL . W ORKING PAPERS
Local Political Budget Cycles in a Federation: Evidence from West German Cities,
2015, IZA DP No. 8798, IZA Bonn (with M. Furdas and K. Homolkova).
The Impact of Fiscal and Political Decentralization on Local Public Investments in
Indonesia, 2014, IZA DP No. 7884, IZA Bonn (with B.S. Sjahrir).
Unintended Consequences of Anti-Corruption Strategies: Evidence from Public Fiscal Audits in the Brazilian Amazon, 2013, (with E. Cisneros and J. Hargrave).
Does Partisanship Affect Local Fiscal Policies? A Regression Discontinuity Analysis
for West German Cities, 2014, (with M. Furdas).
P RESENTATIONS
2016, University of Vechta (invited);
2015, University of Jena (invited); TU Dortmund (invited); Ministry of Finance
(BKF PKEM) of Indonesia, Jakarta (invited); Ministry of Industry of Indonesia,
Jakarta (invited); World Bank Indonesia country office, Jakarta (invited); Annual
Meetings of the EEA, Mannheim; Research Committee Development Economics
(AEL) Annual Conference, Kiel; 10th IZA/World Bank Conference on Employment and Development, Bonn; Goethe University Frankfurt (invited); International Conference on Globalization and Development, Goettingen; Research Seminar in Development Economics, ZEF Bonn (invited); European Public Choice Society (EPCS) Annual Meeting, Groningen; University of Göttingen (invited);
2014, DIW Applied Micro Seminar, DIW Berlin (invited); University of Erfurt
(invited); University of Bamberg (invited); TEDx Stuttgart, (invited): http:
//bit.ly/1ubdMMU; ETSG 16th Annual Conference, Munich; 23d Silvaplana Workshop on Political Economy, Pontresina; Christian-Albrecht-University zu Kiel (invited); Research Committee Development Economics (AEL) Annual Conference,
Passau; SNF Sinergia-CEPR Conference on “Economic Inequality, Labor Markets
and International Trade”, Ascona (Poster); EBS University Oestrich-Winkel (invited); Symposium on the ”Future of Political Economy”, Walter-Eucken Institute Freiburg (invited discussion); Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Kolloqium, Leibniz Universität Hanover (invited); Lunch-time seminar in International Economics,
IfW Kiel (invited); Department for International Development (DfID), London (invited); European Public Choice Society (EPCS) Annual Meeting, Cambridge; TU
Dresden (invited); DENeB Seminar, DIW Berlin (invited);
R ESEARCH ( CONTINUED )
P RESENTATIONS
2013, Empirical Micro Seminar, University of Cambridge (invited); PeGNet Conference, Copenhagen; Annual Meeting of the EEA, Gothenburg; Economics of
Trade and Development Seminar Series, ANU Canberra (invited); Research Seminar at SMERU Research Institute, Jakarta (invited); FKP Research Seminar, Bank
of Indonesia, Jakarta (invited); 22nd Silvaplana Workshop on Political Economy,
Pontresina; Research Committee Development Economics (AEL) Annual Conference, Munich; Spring Meeting of Young Economists (SMYE), Aarhus; School of
Economics and Political Sciences (SEPS) Seminar, St.Gallen (invited); European
Public Choice Society (EPCS) Annual Meeting, Zurich; GIGA Seminar in SocioEconomics, Hamburg (invited);
2012, RSAEM–ULB Research Seminar, Brussels (invited); Annual Meeting of the
EEA, Malaga; 21st Silvaplana Workshop on Political Economy, Pontresina; Conference on Methodology in Southeast Asian Studies, Freiburg; World Congress of the
Public Choice Societies, Miami;
2011, European Public Choice Society (EPCS) Annual Meeting, Rennes; Swiss
Society of Economics and Statistics (SSES) Annual Meeting, Luzern; Conference on
Decentralization and Democratization in Indonesia, Freiburg; Research Committee
Development Economics (AEL) Annual Conference, Berlin; Annual Congress of the
International Institute of Public Finance (IIPF), Ann Arbor;
2010, Verein für Socialpolitik Jahrestagung, Kiel; Research Committee Development Economics (AEL) Annual Conference, Hannover;
2009, Verein für Socialpolitik Jahrestagung, Magdeburg; Annual Meeting of the
EEA, Barcelona; Research Committee Development Economics (AEL) Annual Conference, Frankfurt; IZA/World Bank Child Labor Workshop, Bonn;
2008, Development Dialogue, ISS, Den Haag;
2007, Verein für Socialpolitik Jahrestagung, München; ZEF Research Seminar,
Bonn (invited); PEGNet Conference, Berlin; Annual Meeting of the EEA, Budapest;
IZA/World Bank Conference on Employment and Development, Bonn; IZA Summer School in Labor Economics, Buch am Ammersee (poster); Spring Meeting of
Young Economists (SMYE), Hamburg;
2005, ETSG 7th Annual Conference, Dublin;
P ROJECT COLLABORATION
2010 – 2015
Associated principal researcher at the interdisciplinary Southeast Asian Studies program at
the University of Freiburg (Funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, BMBF
Germany), http://portal.uni-freiburg.de/areastudies
2002 – 2005
Collaborator on the Project on ”’Social Dumping’, Trade and Employment in the Context of
the Globalization of Economic Activity” (Funded by the Volkswagen Foundation, Germany)
G RANTS AND AWARDS
2015
IGC project grant No. 89317 for “Foreign market access and competition in India’s textile and
clothing industries: Impacts on firms and workers” (International Growth Centre) (jointly w.
J. Pieters and S. Sharma)
2013
Teaching award of the student union based on popular vote (Dozentenpreis für Lehre in den
Masterstudiengängen, Fachschaft Wirtschaftswissenschaften der Universität Freiburg)
2013
Public Policy Award of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ &
BMZ) at the 2013 Annual Congress of the IIPF (jointly w. E. Cisneros and J. Hargrave)
2011
Friedrich-August-von-Hayek-Preis: First dissertation award of the Faculty of Economics, University of Freiburg
2011
KfW-Nachwuchsförderpreis für relevante Entwicklungsforschung: First dissertation award in
development research of the KfW Bank
2000
Prize of the Alumni Association of University of Konstanz (VEUK) for outstanding achievements
1999 – 2000
DAAD–Scholarship for attending the Int. Economics Program at the University of Konstanz
1994 – 1995
Scholarship of the Hungarian Republic (for excellence in studies)
2007 – 2014
Various travel grants by DAAD, EEA, Verein für Socialpolitik, Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft
der Universität Freiburg, IZA, PEGNet
A CADEMIC SERVICE
B OARD MEMBER
European Journal of Political Economy (editorial board) (2014–), European Public Choice
Society (2014–)
R EFEREED FOR
American Political Science Review; Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies; Conflict
Management and Piece Science; Empirical Economics; European Journal of Political
Economy; IZA World of Labor; Journal of Conflict Resolution; Journal of Development
Economics; Journal of Development Studies; Journal of European Economic Association;
Journal of Peace Research; Journal of Population Economics; Peace Economics, Peace
Science and Public Policy; Population and the Environment; Review of Economics of the
Household; Spring Meeting of Young Economists; World Development;
M EMBER
European Economic Association, International Institute of Public Finance, Verein der
Freiburger Wirtschaftswissenschaftler, Verein für Socialpolitik
L ANGUAGES
E NGLISH , G ERMAN: fluent, H UNGARIAN , R USSIAN : native, I TALIAN : intermediate, I NDONESIAN : basic