My name is Claudius Gräbner-Radkowitsch and I am interested in the functioning of globalization and technological change, and how they affect socio-economic development.
My general motivation to work as an economist still comes from the time when I was working as a streetworker in Chiapas, Mexico, after completing my A-levels. Since then I want to understand better how the living standards of people all over the world can be improved in a sustainable way. This is of course a broad, idealist and intricate goal. But it keeps me motivated.
The applied topics that interest me align poorly with disciplinary boundaries, and many relevant lessons can only be learned in practice. Thus, I am convinced that new insights come from academics and practitioneers, and people with various disciplinary backgrounds, working collectively and cooperatively together. I try to practice this conviction in my work as best as I can.
Aside from these applied topics I am also interested in the philosophy of economics. Thinking and writing about about questions such as "How do I actually derive insights from a mathematical model?" or "How do I compare a model composed of formulas with an economy composed of human beings?" helps me to put my results and work into context, and to remain open to debate with those who think very differently. Correspondingly, I am also interested in the ongoing debate about pluralism in economics, and I sometimes think and write about the conditions under which pluralism is - in my view - desirable, and what the associated challenges are.
If you are also interested in such questions you might want to have a look at my research, or contact me to articulare questions, recommendations or critique.
2020
by the European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy (1000 EUR)
2018
Herbert Simon Young Scholar Award
by the European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy (1000 EUR)
2018
PROMOS Grant
by the German Academic Exchange Service
2016
Segnitz Award for the best dissertation in economics
by the Segnitz Foundation and the University of Bremen (5000 EUR)
2016
Young Scholar Award for Pluralist Economics Research
by the University of Witten-Herdecke (1500 EUR)
2016
PROMOS Grant
by the German Academic Exchange Service
2014 - 2016
Ph.D. Scholarship
by the German National Academic Scholarship Foundation (Studienstiftung)
2014 - 2016
Student Scholarship
by the German National Academic Scholarship Foundation (Studienstiftung)