Lukas Wellner

Research Fellow, Soda Laboratories at Monash University, PhD Student at University Of Göttingen

Lukas Wellner is Research Fellow at Soda Laboratories, Monash University. He holds a PhD from the University of Göttingen and a Master degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science. His research is at the intersection of political economy and development economics, with a focus on international development finance, migration, and public perceptions.

Publications 

Latest contributions 

PPCR Niger Community Action Project for Climate Resilience
CIF/Emmanuel Kouassi
VoxEU Column

Foreign aid and the ‘root causes’ of migration

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  • Development
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  • Migration
Chinese construction in Africa in the Maasai Mara, Kenya
Kandukuru Nagarjun/flickr
VoxEU Column

Chinese development finance and public opinion

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  • Development
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  • International Finance