External doctoral candidates
Lise Masselus
Lise Masselus is PhD candidate in Economics at the University of Passau and a researcher in the “Climate Change in Developing Countries” research unit at RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research in Essen, Germany. She holds a Master in International Development Studies from Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. Her research interests are: development economics, energy and environmental economics, impact evaluation, and applied econometrics. She is currently working on impact evaluations related to microfinance and electrification in Myanmar, Paraguay, Rwanda and Uganda and has previous working experience in Ghana and Sierra Leone.
Julian Rose
Julian Rose is a PhD candidate in Economics at the University of Passau and a researcher in the the RWI research group "Climate Change in Developing Countries" since August 2018. He holds a Bachelor in Economics from the University of Innsbruck and a Master in Development Economics from the University of Goettingen. During his studies, Julian worked as an intern and student assistant with RWI and accompanied a data collection in Senegal. He gained further research experience during internships with DIW Berlin and DIW Econ.
Research Interests:
Development economics, Energy and Environmental Economics, Impact Evaluation, Applied Econometrics