Essays on Technological Change and Trade in Development Economics

Abstract

First, I thank my principal supervisor, Holger Strulik, who always provided swift and excellent feedback, and the freedom to pursue the various topics that I found interesting. I especially appreciate discussing various academic and non-academic issues over long forest-walks in times of social distancing. I am very grateful to my second supervisor, Krisztina Kis-Katos, for the continuous support and countless talks with academic and professional advice. Her dedication to academic research but also to the well-being of the PhD students of the GlaD program have been truly inspiring. I thank Axel Dreher, the third member of my thesis committee, for his greatly valued feedback on research projects of different stages and academic insights. I would also like to express my gratitude to my co-authors