Camacho, Luis
Dr. Luis A. Camacho
Department
Transformation of Political (Dis-)order
Function
Former Researcher
Specialization
Political Scientist
Work areas
- Political economy of development and redistribution
- Decentralization and local governance
- Programme evaluation
Vita
2013 - 6/2016 | German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Researcher Department "Governance, Statehood, Security" |
08/2005 - 12/2012 | The University of Texas at Austin, Department of Government Ph.D. in Political Science (12/2012) M.A in Political Science (05/2008) Teaching Assistant (08/2005-07/2008 and 08/2009-05/2010) |
06/2012 - 09/2012 | The World Bank, Latin America and the Caribbean Region, Human Development Unit - Washington, DC, U.S.A. Short Term Consultant |
06/2010 - 08/2012 | Comparative Constitutions Project, University of Texas at Austin and University of Chicago Research Assistant |
11/2006 - 10/2007 | Centro de Investigación de la Universidad del Pacífico, Social Policy, Human Development and Civil Society Area - Lima, Peru Co-Principal Investigator |
05/2003 - 08/2005 | Centro de Investigación de la Universidad del Pacífico, Social Policy, Human Development and Civil Society Area - Lima, Peru Research Assistant |
11/2004 - 05/2005 | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Faculty of Social Sciences - Lima, Peru Grantee/Researcher of Phase II of the Civil Society and Democracy in Latin America Project |
08/2004 - 04/2005 | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Faculty of Sciences and Engineering - Lima, Peru Specialization Diploma in Applied Statistics |
01/2003 - 03/2003 | Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agraria (INIA), Agricultural Economics Unit - Lima, Peru Specialist |
04/2001 - 12/2003 | Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo (GRADE), Industrial Organization, Regulation, and Innovation Area - Lima, Peru Research Assistant |
03/1997 - 12/2001 | Universidad del Pacífico - Lima, Peru Bachelor's Degree in Economics |
Current Publications

Mit Angeboten überzeugen
Hackenesch, Christine (2025)

Last chance for a fundamental reform of German development policy?
Janus, Heiner / Armin von Schiller (2025)

The impact of black economic empowerment on the performance of listed firms in South Africa
Busse, Matthias / Nina Kupzig / Tim Vogel (2025)

The new Washington dissensus: Trump’s five principles for global development policy
Sumner, Andy / Stephan Klingebiel (2025)