Bundesinstitut für Bevölkerungsforschung

Lebenslauf von Dr. Andreas Backhaus

Education

  • 2005–2008: Studies in Politics & Economics, Universität Münster, Germany (Bachelor of Arts)
  • 2008–2010: Studies in International Economics, University of Göttingen, Germany (Master of Arts)
  • 2011–2012: Studies in Public Policy & Development, Doctoral Track, Toulouse School of Economics, France (Master 2)
  • 2012–2017: Studies at the Munich Graduate School of Economics, LMU Munich, Germany
  • 2018: Dr. oec. publ., LMU Munich, Germany
    Doctoral Thesis: Essays on Development Economics and Economic History

Professional Background

  • 2010: Scientific Assistant at the Courant Research Centre Poverty, Equity and Growth in Developing Countries, University of Göttingen, Germany
  • 2012–2017: Research Assistant at the Department of Economics, LMU Munich, Germany
  • 2018–2019: Research Fellow at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), Brussels, Belgium
  • Since 2020: Senior Researcher at the Federal Institute for Population Research, Wiesbaden, Germany

Memberships and Activities in Scientific Associations

  • Since 2016: Member of the German Economic Association (Verein für Socialpolitik)
  • Since 2017: Member of the American Economic Association (AEA)
  • Since 2018: Member of the European Economic Association (EEA)

Reviewing Activities

  • Scientific journals: Applied Economics; BMJ Open; Demographic Research; Economic Modelling; Economics & Human Biology; Education Economics; European Journal of Population; International Migration Review; Journal of Demographic Economics; LABOUR; Labour Economics; Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences; PLOS ONE; Population and Environment; Review of Development Economics; Review of Economics of the Household; Studies in Family Planning; Weather, Climate, and Society; World Development

Scholarships, Grants and Awards

  • 2009: Scholarship of the University of Göttingen for contribution to the internationalization of the university, Germany
  • 2011: Scholarship of the Jean-Jacques Laffont Foundation, Toulouse, France
  • 2018: Award for paper presentation at the Warsaw International Economic Meeting, Warsaw, Poland
  • 2023: IPUMS Research Award for published research with PMA Data

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