Dr. Frederik Stender
Department
Transformation of Economic and Social Systems
Function
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter
Specialization
Ökonomie
Work areas
- Internationaler Handel
- Handelspolitik
- Regionale wirtschaftliche Integration
Regional expertise
- Afrika
Responsibilities in education and training
- Global Economic Governance, Internationale Handelspolitik (Postgraduierten-Programm)
Vita
| seit 07/2019 | German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) (bis 06/2022 Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)) Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter, Forschungsabteilung "Transformation der Wirtschafts- und Sozialsysteme" |
| 01/2019-06/2019 | Frankfurt School of Finance & Management Center for Climate & Energy Finance |
| 04/2017-12/2018 | Deutsche Bundesbank Forschungsassistent im Forschungszentrum |
| 10/2013-04/2018 | Ruhr-Universität Bochum Promotion in Wirtschaftswissenschaft (Dr. rer. oec.) |
| 10/2013-03/2017 | Ruhr-Universität Bochum Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter Lehrstuhl für internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen |
| 04/2010-03/2013 | Georg-August Universität Göttingen Master of Arts in International Economics |
| 10/2006-03/2010 | Georg-August Universität Göttingen Bachelor of Arts in Volkswirtschaftslehre |
Refereed Publications
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Stender, Frederik / Tim Vogel
(2026)
From mines to markets: Gravity model insights on critical raw material trade
in: Economics Letters 263, article 112898 -
Stender, Frederik / Tim Vogel / Niels Keijzer
(2025)
Policy coherence in the time of economic insecurity: balancing the sustainable trade and development playbook of the new European Commission
in: Journal of Common Market Studies, first published 17.07.2025 -
Stender, Frederik / Tim Vogel
(2024)
What role for aid for trade in (deep) PTA relations? Empirical evidence from gravity model estimations
in: International Economics 181, article 100574 -
Stender, Frederik / Tim Vogel
(2023)
Murky trade waters: regional tariff commitments and non-tariff measures in Africa
in: The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development 32 (7), 1058-1082 -
Brandi, Clara / Jean-Frédéric Morin / Stender, Frederik
(2022)
Do greener trade agreements call for side-payments?
in: Journal of Environment and Development 31 (2), 111-138 -
Silberberger, Magdalene / Anja Slany / Christian Soegaard / Frederik Stender
(2022)
The aftermath of anti-dumping: are temporary trade barriers really temporary?
in: Open Economies Review 33 (4), 677–704 -
Stender, Frederik / Axel Berger / Clara Brandi / Jakob Schwab
(2021)
The trade effects of the economic partnership agreements between the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States: Early Empirical insights from panel data
in: Journal of Common Market Studies 59 (6), 1495-1515 -
Pahl, Stefan / Clara Brandi / Jakob Schwab / Frederik Stender
(2021)
Cling together, swing together: the contagious effects of COVID‐19 on developing countries through global value chains
in: The World Economy 45 (2), 539-560 -
Stender, Frederik / Ulf Moslener / Willem P. Pauw
(2020)
More than money: does climate finance support capacity building?
in: Applied Economics Letters 27(15), 1247-1251 -
Stender, Frederik
(2019)
Sign here, please! On developing countries’ market access conditions in regional trade agreements
in: Review of Development Economics 23 (3), 1347-1367 -
Silberberger, Magdalene / Frederik Stender
(2018)
False friends? Empirical evidence on trade policy substitution in regional trade agreements
in: The World Economy 41 (8), 2175-2199 -
Stender, Frederik
(2018)
MERCOSUR in gravity: an accounting approach to analyzing its trade effects
in: International Economics and Economic Policy 15 (2), 501-522
Non-refereed Publications
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Brandi, Clara / Zoryana Olekseyuk / Frederik Stender
(2026)
Navigating trade and development cooperation in a fragmenting global order
in: Mark Furness / Niels Keijzer (eds.), International development cooperation and the emerging global order, Bonn: German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), 23-26 -
Stender, Frederik / Tim Vogel / Lukas Kornher / Zoryana Olekseyuk / Sascha Berndt / Andreas Edele
(2025)
The Global South and US trade policy: structural exposure and economic vulnerability in selected African countries
(Discussion Paper 25/2025) -
Stender, Frederik / Tim Vogel
(2025)
From mines to markets: gravity model insights on critical raw material trade
(Discussion Paper 17/2025) -
Stender, Frederik / Tim Vogel
(2024)
EU trade policy: dare for more flexibility and collaboration
in: Christine Hackenesch / Niels Keijzer / Svea Koch (eds.), The European Union’s global role in a changing world: challenges and opportunities for the new leadership, Bonn: German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), 14-17 -
Stender, Frederik / Tim Vogel
(2023)
What role for aid for trade in (deep) PTA relations? Empirical evidence from gravity model estimations
(Discussion Paper 13/2023) -
Stender, Frederik / Tim Vogel
(2021)
Murky trade waters: regional tariff commitments and non-tariff measures in Africa
(Discussion Paper 13/2021) -
Pahl, Stefan / Clara Brandi / Jakob Schwab / Frederik Stender
(2020)
Cling together, swing together: the contagious effects of COVID-19 on developing countries through global value chains
(Discussion Paper 21/2020) -
Berger, Axel / Clara Brandi / Frederik Stender / Edward K. Brown / Philomena Apiko / Sean Woolfrey
(2020)
Advancing EU-Africa cooperation in light of the African Continental Free Trade Area
Brussels: European Think Tank Group (September 2020) -
Ndung’u, Njuguna / Axel Berger / Clara Brandi / Uri Dadush / Fatima Olanike Kareem / Olayinka Idowu Kareem / David Luke / Simon Mevel / Rim Ben Ayed Mouelhi / Abebe Shimeles / Frederik Stender / Wilson Wasike
(2020)
Africa’s diversification and its trade policy transformation
T20 Saudi Arabia, Task Force (Trade, Investment, and Growth), Policy Brief -
Berger, Axel / Clara Brandi / Frederik Stender
(2020)
Das EU-Mercosur-Abkommen: Chancen und Risiken für eine nachhaltigere EU-Handelspolitik
Schriftliche Anhörung von Sachverständigen zum Antrag der Fraktion BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN, Drucksache 17/7370 -
Stender, Frederik / Axel Berger / Clara Brandi / Jakob Schwab
(2020)
The trade effects of the Economic Partnership Agreements between the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States: early empirical insights from panel data
(Discussion Paper 7/2020) -
Stender, Frederik
(2019)
Playing with fire - Brazil's dilemma in the EU-Mercosur trade agreement
in: Diplomatisches Magazin 12/2019, 40-43 -
Stender, Frederik
(2019)
Spiel mit dem Feuer - Brasiliens Dilemma im EU-Mercosur-Handelsabkommen
in: Diplomatisches Magazin 12/2019, 40-43
Opinion Pieces
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Kornher, Lukas / Frederik Stender
(2026)
Wie globale Machtpolitik, die WTO-Krise und die AfCFTA Afrikas wirtschaftliche Zukunft prägen
in: Table Briefings Africa, 23.03.2026 -
Kornher, Lukas / Frederik Stender
(2026)
Afrikaner handeln zu wenig miteinander
in: FAZ Pro Weltwirtschaft, 05.02.2026 -
Stender, Frederik / Tim Vogel
(2025)
Beyond payback and sweet talk: how the EU can outsmart Trump’s tariff gambit
published on www.globalpolicyjournal.com, 06.03.2025 -
Stender, Frederik / Tim Vogel
(2024)
Complex coherence: unpacking the EU’s trade and development policy dilemma
published on developmentresearch.eu (EADI Blog), 06.11.2024 -
Keijzer, Niels / Frederik Stender / Tim Vogel
(2024)
Could the EU’s trade deal with Kenya strengthen the African Continental Free Trade Area?
published on blogs.lse.ac.uk, 08.02.2024 -
Stender, Frederik / Tim Vogel
(2023)
Aid for trade might facilitate ‘deep’ trade agreements, but it’s not that simple
published on blogs.lse.ac.uk, 15.12.2023 -
Stender, Frederik
(2022)
Sitting, waiting, wishing: why the EU-Mercosur agreement remains on hold
published on blogs.lse.ac.uk, 11.10.2022 -
Stender, Frederik
(2021)
EU-Wirtschaftspartnerschaftsabkommen mit Ostafrika: Regionale Umsetzung adé
published on www.euractiv.de, 18.08.2021 -
Stender, Frederik
(2021)
Bye-bye regional implementation, hello variable geometry
published on www.euractiv.com, 16.08.2021 -
Berger, Axel / Clara Brandi / Jakob Schwab / Frederik Stender
(2021)
The jury is still out on the economic partnership agreements
published on jcms.ideasoneurope.eu, 16.08.2021 -
Keijzer, Niels / Clara Brandi / Axel Berger / Frederik Stender
(2020)
Why Germany should give high priority to supporting the African Continental Free Trade Area during the EU Council Presidency
German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), The Current Column of 7 September 2020 -
Stender, Frederik
(2020)
How seriously does the EU take values and standards in trade agreements?
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), The Current Column of 16 March 2020 -
Stender, Frederik
(2019)
EU-Mercosur-Vertrag: ein hoher Preis
in: Frankfurter Rundschau 11.09.2019