Martin Middelanis
International Research Training Group 'Temporalities of Future in Latin America'
PhD Candidate
Economy
Project: "How did the commodity price boom from 2003 to 2013 affect socio-economic development in Latin America in the short and medium-term?"
14195 Berlin
Education
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Since 05/2022 |
PhD Candidate, International Research Training Group ‘Temporalities of Future’ |
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10/2018 – 02/2021 |
Master of Arts in Pluralist Economics, University of Siegen, Germany |
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10/2014 – 03/2018 |
Bachelor of Arts in Regional Studies of Latin America with Economics, University of Cologne, Germany |
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08/2016 – 01/2017 |
Semester abroad at Universidad de la Habana, Havana, Cuba |
Work Experience
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Since 05/2022 |
Researcher, International Research Training Group ‘Temporalities of Future’ |
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05/2021 – 12/2021 |
External scientific consultant for the German Development Institute (DIE-GDI), Bonn, Germany |
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12/2020 – 02/2021 |
Scientific internship at the German Development Institute (DIE-GDI), Bonn, Germany |
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12/2020 – 02/2021 |
Teaching assignment: Introduction to the creation of scientific podcasts, University of Siegen, Germany |
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05/2015 – 06/2016 and 05/2017 – 04/2018 |
Student assistant at the Latin American Center (Centro Latino Americano de Colonia), University of Cologne, Germany |
Project: "How did the commodity price boom from 2003 to 2013 affect socio-economic development in Latin America in the short and medium-term?"
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Barbara Fritz, Freie Universität Berlin
The temporality of commodity prices determines the development and future prospects of Latin American economies. Economic decisions and fiscal budgets depend on realized and anticipated developments of these volatile prices. In this context, the commodity price boom from 2003 to 2013 was an exceptional economic situation that entailed divergent economic implications for Latin American countries. On the one hand, it led to increased fiscal revenues in the commodity exporting countries. These fiscal revenues could be used to implement policies that promote economic diversification and inequality reduction. The resulting positive effects could last beyond the period of the boom. On the other hand, Dutch Disease effects could impede economic development in the non-commodity sectors in the short- and longer-term. My PhD project examines the impacts of the commodity price boom on socio-economic development in Latin America in the short- and medium-term. For this purpose, it analyzes the Dutch Disease effects on the sectoral value added in the non-commodity sectors, studies the governmental interventions via industrial policies to prevent adverse Dutch Disease effects and to diversify the economic structure, and examines the canalization of resource revenues to finance inequality-reducing social spending.
