Stöcker, Alexander
Dr. Alexander Stöcker
Research programme
Transformation of Economic and Social Systems
Function
Researcher
Specialization
Economics
Work areas
- Women Empowerment in SSA
- Labor Market Policies
- Structural Change
- Political Economy
Vita
| since 2/2023 | German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) Researcher, Research programme “Transformation of Economic and Social Systems” |
| 11/2016-7/2022 | University of Siegen, School of Economic Disciplines PhD Student on "Essays on political economy of young, African democracies" Research Assistant at the Chair of Applied Microeconomics |
| 4/2014-10/2016 | Georg-August-University Göttingen M.A. in Development Economics |
| 3/2013-12/2013 | KfW Development Bank, Ghana Intern |
| 10/2008-09/2012 | Free University of Berlin B.Sc. Economics |
Refereed Publications
- Stöcker, Alexander (2022)
Partisan alignment and political corruption: evidence from a new democracy
in: World Development 152, article 105805 - Stöcker, Alexander (2022)
Partisanship in a young democracy: evidence from Ghana
in: Journal of African Economies 32 (1), 1-25
Non-refereed Publications
- Stöcker, Alexander / Thushyanthan Baskaran / Patrick Hufschmidt (2023)
Political favoritism and internal migration in Benin
in: Ruhr Economic Papers No. 1031 - Asatryan, Zareh / Thushyanthan Baskaran / Patrick Hufschmidt / Alexander Stöcker (2021)
Regional favoritism and human capital accumulation in Africa
in: ZEW Discussion Papers, No. 21-030
Opinion Pieces
- Asimeng, Theodore / Alexander Stöcker (2024)
Tackling the Epidemic of Informal Employment and Low-Paying Work
Bonn: German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), The Current Column of 29 April 2024