Curriculum Vitae
Curriculum Vitae
Curriculum Vitae
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Tobias Lechtenfeld<br />
Research Associate · Development Economics Research Group · University of Göttingen<br />
Platz der Göttinger Sieben 3 · 37073 Göttingen<br />
Tel +49 551 39 7304 · Fax +49 551 39 7302<br />
tlechtenfeld@uni-goettingen.de<br />
Nationality: German<br />
EDUCATION<br />
10/2007 – current Ph.D. Candidate, University of Göttingen, Germany<br />
Supervisor: Prof. Stephan Klasen, Ph.D.<br />
Vulnerability in Southeast Asia (DFG project FOR 756)<br />
09/2005 – 04/2007 MSc in Economics, cum laude<br />
Universiteit van Amsterdam, Netherlands<br />
Thesis: Foreign Interventions and the Duration of Civil War: An Empirical<br />
Assessment of Economic Aid and Other Conflict Interventions<br />
Supervisor: Prof. Chris Elbers, Ph.D.<br />
10/2002 – 08/2005 BA in European Economic Studies<br />
University of Bamberg, Germany<br />
Thesis: Innovative Microfinance to reduce the Risks faced by the Poor<br />
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Heinz-Dieter Wenzel<br />
09/2004 – 07/2005 Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina<br />
Focus on Urban Development, Social Capital & Project Implementation<br />
08/1997 – 07/1998 High School in Ann-Arbor, MI, USA<br />
09/1993 – 06/2000 Weinberg Gymnasium Kleinmachnow, Germany<br />
PRESENTATIONS<br />
05/2008 Annual Conference of the Research Committee Development<br />
Economics, Verein für Socialpolitik in Zurich, Switzerland<br />
03/2008 Guest Lecture, Thammasat University Bangkok, Thailand<br />
PAPERS & PUBLICATIONS<br />
01/2008 Aid for War? An Empirical Assessment of Donor Interventions in Civil<br />
Wars. University of Göttingen, Draft<br />
11/2007 Social Protection for the Poor: Designing demand driven health<br />
insurance in Vietnam. Paper prepared for the Workshop on the<br />
Evaluation of Public Goods, University of Göttingen<br />
10/2007 Where does all the Money go? How Shocks affect the Success of<br />
Conditional Cash Transfer Programmes. University of Göttingen, mimeo<br />
TEACHING<br />
2007/08 Winterterm Economic development issues in a South African setting - Tutor<br />
2008 Summerterm Macro Economics I – Tutor
WORK EXPERIENCE<br />
Tobias Lechtenfeld<br />
07/2006 – current Research Associate, Amsterdam, The Netherlands<br />
Amsterdam Institute for International Development<br />
02/2004 – 04/2004 Internship in the German Parliament with Dagmar Schmidt, MP, Berlin<br />
Member of the Parliamentary Council for Development Cooperation<br />
07/2003 – 09/2003 Internship with the German Development Agency FES, India<br />
• Evaluation of environmental sustainability, rural Rajasthan<br />
• Preparation of the UN Habitat Stakeholder Conference on HIV/AIDS<br />
in Mumbai<br />
10/2000 – 11/2001 Volunteer: Zahalon Geriatric Hospital in Tel Aviv, Israel<br />
06/2000 – 09/2000 Event Management at Otsego Resort & Conference Center, MI, USA<br />
10/1998 – 11/2002 Freelance Journalist, Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung (MAZ)<br />
FIELD EXPERIENCE<br />
04/2008 – current Project Manager in Northern Kwara, Nigeria<br />
AIID evaluation of the Health Insurance Fund’s Basic Health Care<br />
Project<br />
12/2007 – current Methodological Project Advisor, Yemen<br />
Joint Impact Evaluation of the Ministry of Water and Environment<br />
(Republic of Yemen) and the German donor community (GTZ, KfW,<br />
BMZ) of German assistance to water and sanitation programmes in<br />
provincial towns<br />
04/2008 Enumerator Training for DFG Vulnerability Project: Household Survey in<br />
Thailand and Vietnam<br />
04/2007 – 10/2007 Project Coordinator for AIID in Sana’a, Yemen<br />
Impact Evaluation of Netherlands assisted projects in water supply and<br />
sanitation, Dhamar and Hodeidah Governorates<br />
08/2006 – 09/2006 Project Coordinator for AIID in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania<br />
Impact Evaluation of Netherlands support to the Ministry of Water and<br />
Livestock, Shinyanga region, Tanzania<br />
07/2006 – 08/2006 Project Coordinator in Lusaka, Zambia<br />
Impact Evaluation of Dutch Programme Aid to the Ministry of Education<br />
04/2006 Methodological Preparation of the Evaluation of the Bangalore Urban<br />
Poverty Alleviation Programme in India for the Dutch Ministry of Foreign<br />
Affairs<br />
11/2004 United Nations Model UFRGS-MUN in Porto Alegre, Brazil<br />
07/2004 Institutional Framing of European Social Politics, in Brussels, Belgium<br />
04/2004 OECD Workshop: Stability and Growth Pact for South Eastern Europe,<br />
Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina<br />
04/2003 Seminar on New Diplomacy, Bucharest, Romania<br />
11/2002 Study Trip on Conflict Resolution, Israel and Palestinian Territories<br />
SCHOLARSHIPS & OTHER ACTIVITIES<br />
Scholarship Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft, 04/2004 – 09/2006<br />
Member Al-Omri Child Relief, NGO in Berlin and Gaza<br />
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Founding Member Friends of Zuleta Family, NGO in Argentina<br />
Tobias Lechtenfeld<br />
Founding Member Politisch-Handeln, student organisation at University of Bamberg<br />
LANGUAGES<br />
German Mother tongue<br />
English Oral and written proficiency<br />
Spanish Oral and written proficiency<br />
French Proficiency in reading, fair oral and written knowledge<br />
Dutch Proficiency in reading, fair oral and written knowledge<br />
Hebrew Fair knowledge<br />
Arabic Basic knowledge<br />
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