Prof. Dr. Matthias Busse
Lehrstuhlinhaber, Professor
Chair of International Economics and Dean of the Faculty of Management and Economics
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Current Positions
since 2009
Professor and Holder of the Chair of International Economics, Faculty of Management and Economics, Ruhr-
University Bochum
since 2009
Director at the Institute of Development Research and Development Policy (IEE),
Ruhr-University Bochum
since 2023
Dean of the Faculty of Management and Economics, Ruhr-University Bochum
Research focus
Regionalism and regional trade policy
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and multinational corporations
Institution building in developing countries
Publications
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2024
Matthias Busse, Tim Vogel
Trade Liberalization, IMF Conditionality and Policy Substitution in Developing Countries, Kyklos, Vol. 77 (2024), No. 1, pp. 256-284
2024
Matthias Busse, Stanley Kojo Dary and Jan Wüstenfeld
Trade Liberalisation and Manufacturing Employment in Developing Countries, Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Vol. 79 (2024), pp. 410-421.
Talea Bernatzki, Matthias Busse and Ruth Hoekstra,
Promoting Rwanda’s Business Environment: Impact of Reforms and Drivers of Change, Development Policy Review, Vol. 40 (2022), No.2, e12578.
2019
Matthias Busse, Ceren Erdogan and Henning Mühlen
Structural Transformation and its Relevance for Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, Review of Development Economics, Vol. 23 (2019), No.1, pp. 33-93
2018
Emma Aisbett, Matthias Busse and Peter Nunnenkamp
Bilateral Investment Treaties as Deterrents of Host-country Discretion: The Impact of Investor-state Disputes on Foreign Direct Investment in Developing Countries, Review of World Economics, Vol. 154 (2018), No. 1, pp 119–155
2017
Matthias Busse, Ruth Hoekstra and Robert Osei
The Effectiveness of Aid in Improving Regulations – An Empirical Assessment, South African Journal of Economics, Vol. 85 (2017), No. 3, pp. 368-385
Research projects
Globalization and Industrialization
Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment
Regional Integration in Sub-Saharan Africa
Institution Building and Good Governance in Developing Countries