Curriculum Vitae
Prof. Dr. Barbara Fritz
Freie Universität Berlin
Economics Department / Institute for Latin American Studies
Ruedesheimer Str. 54-56, D-14197 Berlin, Germany
Phone: ++49 – 030 – 8385 3063
E-mail: bfritz@zedat.fu-berlin.de
Website: http://www.lai.fu-berlin.de/homepages/fritz
Current Position
Professor at Freie Universität Berlin for Latin American Economics
Joint appointment between the Department of Business and Economics and the Institute for Latin American Studies
Academic Career
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Since 2020 |
Full Professor (W3), Latin American Economics, Freie Universität Berlin |
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Since 2010 |
Full Professor (W2), Latin American Economics, Freie Universität Berlin |
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10/09 – 4/10 |
Senior Economic Affairs Officer, UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development), Geneva; project coordination on regional monetary cooperation (on leave from FU for this period) |
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2005 to 2010 |
Junior Professor in Latin American Economics, FU Berlin |
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9/01 – 9/05 |
Senior Research Fellow, GIGA Institute for Latin American Studies, Hamburg |
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4/96 – 8/01 |
Lecturer, Economics department / Institute for Latin American Studies, FU Berlin |
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7/94 – 1/96 |
Research Fellow, Institute for Ibero-American Studies, Hamburg |
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3/93 – 9/93 |
Research on behalf of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation inSão Paulo |
Education
- Habilitation (academic degree for full professorship), Universität Flensburg, 2009; Thesis: Beyond Growth by Debt: New Approaches to Money, Finance and Development
- PhD Economics, Freie Universität Berlin, 2001; Thesis: Development through exchange rate-based stabilization? The case of Brazil [Entwicklung durch wechselkurs-basierte Stabilisierung? Der Fall Brasilien. Marburg: Metropolis, 2002]
- Diplom (Master's Degree equivalent), Economics, Freie Universität Berlin, 1993
- Vordiplom (Bachelor's Degree equivalent), Economics with regional focus on Latin America; Universität Tübingen, 1986
Professional Engagement
| since 2013 | Founding Member of the Graduate School of East Asian Studies, Freie Universität Berlin |
| since 2012 | Senior Research Scholar, KFG Europe, Freie Universität Berlin |
| 08/11-12/11 | Organisation and participation in an exchange of visiting scholars between Freie Universität Berlin and Unicamp, Campinas, Brasil |
| 10/09 – 4/10 | Senior Economic Affairs Officer, UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development), Geneva; project coordination on regional monetary cooperation (on leave from Freie Universität Berlin for this period) |
| 2005 to 2010 | Junior Professor in Latin American Economics, Freie Universität Berlin |
| 9/01 – 9/05 | Senior Research Fellow, GIGA Institute for Latin American Studies, Hamburg |
| 4/96 – 8/01 | Research Fellow at the Institute for Latin American Studies, Freie Universität Berlin |
| 7/94 – 1/96 | Research Fellow, Institute for Ibero-American Studies, Hamburg |
| 3/93 – 9/93 | Research on behalf of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in São Paulo |
Third-Party Funded Research Projects
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Since 2024 |
Director of the Graduate School EQUALFIN (Finance and inequality in times of polycrisis) |
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2023-2024 |
Director of the Alumni Program re:connect, funded by DAAD |
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Since 2019 |
Founding Member of the Graduate School “Temporalities”, funded by the DFG (German Research Fund), FU |
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Since 2016 |
Co-director of the Graduate School trAndeS (Programa de Posgrado en Desarrollo Sostenible y Desigualdades Sociales en la Región Andina), funded by DAAD, 2. Funding period 2021-25 |
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Since 2013 |
Founding Member of the Graduate School of East Asian Studies, FU |
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Since 2010 |
Co-Director of the Forschungszentrum Brasilien/Centro de Pesquisas Brasileiras, FU |
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2015 - 2018 |
Co-Director of the DAAD network “Comparative Economic Development Studies” |
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2009 - 2018 |
Founding Member of the Graduate School “Between Spaces”, funded by the DFG (German Research Fund), FU |
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2012 to 2016 |
Senior Research Scholar, Kollegforschergruppe “The Transformative Power of Europe”, FU |
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2009 to 2014 |
Lead Researcher in the Research Network “Interdependent Inequalities”, funded by the German Ministry for Research and Education; Co-ordinator of the Research Area “Socio-Economic Inequality” |
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2009 to 2015 |
Academic direction of the project “University Meets Microfinance”: European Commission funded transfer project to join academic research and project experience in microfinance; in cooperation with Planet Finance (two funding periods) |
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2009 to 2010 |
Head of e-learning project “Development economics for non-economists” (CeDIs, Freie Universität Berlin) |
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June 2009 |
Conceptualisation of a Blankensee-Colloquium: “Bridging the Gap between Economics and Area Studies: Economic Theory and the Diversity of Policies and Institutions” (with Carsten Herrmann-Pillath und Stephan Panther); funded by the Institute of Advanced Study (Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin) |
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2007 to 2009 |
Head of research project on “Financial development and macroeconomic stabilisation through remittances: Potential benefits and modes of Governance” within the Research Center 700 (SFB) “Governance in Areas of Limited Statehood”, funded by the DFG (German Research Fund), with 2 PhD students and 2 student assistants |
Additional Professional Activities, Fellowships, Honours
| 03/15-04/15 | Visiting Professor at Unicamp, Campinas, Brazil |
| 2014 to present | Member of the International Center Celso Furtado |
| 2014 to 2015 | Member of the selection committee for the award "Tiburtiuspreis der Berliner Hochschulen" |
| 10/2013 | Guest Researcher at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 03/13-04/13 | Visiting Fellow at Unicamp, Campinas, Brazil |
| 03/12-04/12 | Visiting Fellow at Unicamp, Campinas, Brazil |
| 09/11-10/11 | Visiting Fellow at Unicamp, Campinas, Brazil |
| 2009 to present | Advisor of the G8 Working Group on Remittances, leaded by the World Bank |
| 3/2007 | Guest researcher at Oxford University |
| 2007 | Price of outstanding achievements in blended learning at the Institute for Latin American Studies |
| 2005 to present | Member of the Academic Advisory Board, Cadernos PROLAM/USP, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil |
| 2004 to present | Member of the Advisory Board, “The European Journal of Economics and Economic Policies: Intervention" (EJEEP) |
| 2004 to present | Liaison, Heinrich Böll Foundation |
| 2001 to 2005 | Chief editor of the refereed journal “Lateinamerika Analysen” |
| 2000 to 2006 | Member of the executive board, ADLAF |
| 1997 to 2002 | Advisor to German-Brazilian trade union networks |
| 11/98 – 10/99 | Graduate fellowship from the Friedrich Ebert Foundation |
| 03/97 – 10/97 | Research fellowship from the Instituto Rio Branco, Brasilia |
| 07/89 – 10/89 | ASA Fellowship for Work and Study in Asia, Africa and Latin America: Examination of a public state program for the promotion of small businesses in rural areas of Ceará, Brazil |
Policy Advice and academic functions outside the FU Berlin
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Since 2023 |
Member of the Economic Advisory Network (Ökonomisches Beratungsnetzwerk) of the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) |
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Since 2023 |
Member of the Editorial Board of Region & Periphery |
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2018 to present |
Editorial board member of Ola Financiera |
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2018 to present |
Editorial board member of Journal of Latin American Studies |
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2015 to present |
Berliner Chancengleichheitsprogramm selection committee member |
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2015 to present |
Centro Internacional Celso Furtado, member |
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2009 to 2011 |
Advisor to the G8 Working Group on Remittances, led by the World Bank |
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2005 to present |
Academic advisory board member, Cadernos PROLAM/USP, Universidade de São Paulo |
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2004 to present |
Advisory board member European Journal for Economics and Economic Policies |
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2004 to present |
Liaison, Heinrich Boll Foundation |
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2001 to 2005 |
Chief editor of the refereed journal “Lateinamerika Analysen” |
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2000 to 2006 |
Executive board member of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutsche Lateinamerikaforschung ADLAF |
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1997 to 2002 |
Advisor to German-Brazilian trade union networks |
Academic functions at the FU Berlin
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Since 4/2024 |
Director of the Institute of Latin American Studies, FU Berlin |
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Since 2023 |
Vice-Chairman of the Budget Commission of the FU Berlin |
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Since 2023 |
Member of the BUA Forum on Diplomatic Resilience |
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Since 2023 |
Vice-Director of the Institute of Latin American Studies, FU Berlin |
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2018 – 2019 |
Director of the Institute of Latin American Studies, Freie Universität Berlin |
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2015 -2017 |
Director of the Institute of Latin American Studies, Freie Universität Berlin |
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2015 to 2019 |
Director of the FU Kommission zur Förderung vonNachwuchswissenschaftlerinnen |
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2014-16 |
Committee member for the Tiburtius-Preis |
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2007 – 13 |
Deputy Director of the Institute of Latin American Studies, Freie Universität Berlin |
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2009 – 13 |
Dean of students of the Institute of Latin American Studies, Freie Universität Berlin |
Fellowships, Honours
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2022 |
Supervisor Award for Excellent Supervision of PhD students of the Dahlem Research School, FU Berlin |
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2007 |
Award for outstanding achievements in blended learning at the Institute for Latin American Studies |
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3/2016 |
Visiting Professor at Colegio de México |
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3/2014 |
Visiting Professor at UERJ (State University of Rio de Janeiro) |
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10/13 |
Guest researcher at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil |
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9/2011; 3/12; 3/15 |
Visiting Professor at State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil |
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4/2010 |
Visiting Professor at Universidad Nacional de México (UNAM), Institute for Economic Studies |
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3/2007 |
Guest researcher at Oxford University, Nuffield College |
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11/98 – 10/99 |
Graduate fellowship from the Friedrich Ebert Foundation |
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3/97 – 10/97 |
Research fellowship from the Instituto Rio Branco, Brasilia |
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7/89 – 10/89 |
ASA fellowship for Work and Study in Asia, Africa and Latin America: Examination of a public state program for the promotion of small businesses in rural areas of Ceará, Brazil |
Professional Affiliations
IEA – International Economics Association
ISA – International Studies Association
Verein für Socialpolitik (German Economists Association)
LASA - Latin American Studies Association
LACEA - Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association
ADLAF - German Federation for Latin American Research
Languages
German – mother tongue; English; Portuguese; Spanish – Very good; French – Good
Marital Status
Married, two daughters (*1998; *2000)