Institute of Development Studies

Biography

Economist with research interests in international economic integration, trade, growth and climate change impact and adaptation analysis. Experience and publications in quantitative economic policy modelling with particular expertise in computable general equilibrium analysis under imperfectly competitive market conditions. Previous research and lecturing positions in London and Berlin. Consultancy for the European Commission, World Bank, ILO, Rockfeller Foundation.

Selected Projects

• The Impact of Trade on Employment and Income in Brazil
• The Impact of Trade Policies on Pakistan's Preferential Access to the European Union
• The Impact of the Crisis on World Prices and Trade
• Revenue Impact Analysis of Angola's Integration into the SADC Free Trade Area
• Economic Modeling of Climate Change Adaptation: Case Studies for Ethiopia, Mozambique and Ghana
• Economic Impacts of Climate Change in Ethiopia
• Data Systems and Economywide Modeling to Support Policy Analysis in Ethiopia
• Assessing the Impact of the Cariforum Economic Partnership Agreement
• Review of the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP)

Thematic Expertise

Climate Change; Trade.

Geographic Expertise

Sub Saharan Africa.

Selected Publications »»

• Chit, M.M., Rizov, M. and Willenbockel, D. (2010) 'Exchange Rate Volatility and Exports: New Empirical Evidence from the Emerging East Asian Economies', The World Economy 33.2:239-63
• Willenbockel, D. and Robinson, S. (2009) 'The Global Financial Crisis, LDC Exports and Welfare: Analysis with a World Trade Model' in Dramais, A. and Merette, M. (eds), Policy Modeling 2009: Proceedings of the EcoMod2009 Conference held in Ottawa, Canada, June 24-26, 2009, Northampton, MA: EcoMod Press
• Robinson, S. and Willenbockel, D. (2009) 'The OECD Recession and Developing Country Trade: A Global Simulation Analysis', IDS Bulletin 40.5:14-27, Brighton: IDS
• Willenbockel, D. (2009) 'Global Energy and Environmental Scenarios: Implications for Development Policy' , Discussion Paper 8, Bonn: German Development Institute
• Willenbockel, D. and Robinson, S. (2009) 'Assessing the Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on World Prices and Trade in Developing Countries: Analysis with a World Trade Model' , Brighton: IDS
• Polaski, S., de Souza Ferreira Filho, J., Berg, J., McDonald, S., Thierfelder, K., Willenbockel, D. and Zepeda, E. (2009) 'Brazil in the Global Economy. Measuring the Gains from Trade' , Washington DC/Geneva:
• Polaski, S., de Souza Ferreira Filho, J., Berg, J., McDonald, S., Thierfelder, K., Willenbockel, D. and Zepeda, E. (2009) 'O Brasil na Economia Mundial: Medindo os Ganhos Comerciais' , Brasilia: ILO
• Robinson, S. and Willenbockel, D. (2009) 'The Impact on Developing Countries of an OECD Recession', IDS In Focus Policy Briefing 7.7, Brighton: IDS
• Willenbockel, D. and Robinson, S. (2009) 'Regional Input-Output Data: Ethiopia' in Narayanan, B. and Walmsley, T.L. (eds), Global Trade, Assistance, and Production: The GTAP 7 Data Base, West Lafayette:
• Willenbockel, D. (2008) 'Social Time Preference Revisited', Journal of Population Economics 21.3:609-22
• Cirera, X. and Willenbockel, D. (2008) 'Revenue Impact Analysis of Angola's Integration into the SADC Free Trade Area' , Report for Crown Agents
• McDonald, S. and Willenbockel, D. (2008) 'India, Brazil, South Africa and China: Is the South Big Enough?', 11th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis , Helsinki:
• Evans, D., Gasiorek, M., Robinson, S. and Willenbockel, D. (2008) 'Assessing the Impact of the EU-Cariforum EPA'
• McDonald, S. and Willenbockel, D. (2008) 'India, Brazil, South Africa and China: Is the South Big Enough?' in Bayar, A. (eds), Proceedings International Conference on Policy Modelling - ECOMOD 2008 Berlin, Florence, MA: EcoMod Press
• McDonald, S. and Willenbockel, D. (2008) 'A Study of the Impact of Trade on Employment and Income in Brazil: Research using a Global CGE Model' , Report for the International Labour Organization and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace