Christian Lessmann

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Research

My research lies in development economics, political economy, regional economics, and international economics. A central theme of my work is spatial inequality and its consequences for economic development, conflict, and public policy.

Current Projects

• The Health Effects of Working from Home (joint with Victor Alipour, Katharina Betting, Kamila Cygan-Rehm, and Valentin Lindlacher)
• PTB Quality Infrastructure for Trade (joint with Markus Ludwig and Diana Zarbailova)

Selected Working Papers

• Comment on: Structural adjustment: damages, reparations and pathways to non-recurrence (with Justin Callais, Vincent Geloso, and Joseph B. Steinberg)
• Do Twitter’s science stars get a citation premium? (with Ali S. Önder and Maximilian Rose)
• Work from Home and Health-Related Absenteeism (joint with Victor Alipour, Katharina Betting, Kamila Cygan-Rehm, and Valentin Lindlacher)
• Tri-border areas and the location of economic activity in open economies (with Felipe Santos-Marquez)