Expertise:
- migration and development
- social policy and poverty reduction
- development economics
- Economic Integration
- European integration
- international economics
- Labor Migration
- trade
Dr. Matthias Luecke is a Senior Researcher at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy and Adjunct Professor at Kiel University. From 200 to 2003 Dr. Luecke was a senior economist at IMF, where he worked on the country desks for Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Moldova. He has been a consultant for various national governments and international organizations, especially on issues related to WTO accession. His research interests include resource-based economic development, migration and migration remittances in CIS countries, and the relationship between globalization, technological change and income inequality.
Background:
Current Positions:
- CASE Fellow,
- Senior Researcher and Program Coordinator “Education and Services”, The Kiel Institute for the World Economy,
- Adjunct Professor at Kiel University,
- Adjunct lecturer and adjunct Professor (since 2011), Kiel University (Since 2006),
- Senior researcher, The Kiel Institute for the World Economy (Since 2003),
- Program Coordinator for Education and Services (Since 2010).
Previous Positions:
- Management Coordinator for Economic Policy (2006-2009),
- Head of research team “Industrialization and International Trade” (2003-2005),
- Senior Economist, European II Department, International Monetary Fund (2000-2003),
- Head of research team “Industrialization and International Trade”,The Kiel Institute for the World Economy (1995-2000),
- Research Economist, The Kiel Institute for the World Economy (1987-1995).
Selected Publications:
- Siegel, M., Lücke, M. (2009). What determines the choice of transfer channel for remittances? Evidence from Moldova . Kiel Working Paper, 1515, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Kiel, 24 pp.
- Lücke, M. (2010). Natürliche Ressourcen in Aserbaidschan, Kasachstan und Turkmenistan – Segen oder Fluch für die wirtschaftliche und politische Entwicklung?. Schriften des Zentrums für Osteuropastudien (ZOS) der Universität Kiel, Alexander Trunk, Azar Aliyev, Das Kaspische Meer als Wirtschaftsraum, Josef Eul, Lohmar, 1-20.
- Arslan, A., Effenberger, A., Lücke, M., Omar Mahmoud, T. (2009). International Labor Migration and Remittances Beyond the Crisis: Towards Development-friendly Migration Policies. Kiel Policy Brief, 10
- Lücke, M. (2009). IMF Reform in the Aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis: Let the IMF Speak Truth to Power. Kiel Policy Brief, 8, Kiel Institute for the World Economy
- Lücke, M., Omar Mahmoud, T., Steinmayr, A. (2009). Labour Migration and Remittances in Moldova: Is the Boom Over?. International Organization for Migration Moldova Office, Chisinau, Moldova
- Prohnitchi (Coordinator), V., Lücke, M., et al. (2009). A Free Trade Area between the Republic of Moldova and the European Union: Feasibility, Perspectives and Potential Impact (Acordul de Liber Schimb între Republica Moldova şi Uniunea Europeană: Fezabilitatea, perspectivele şi impactul potenţial). Expert Grup, Chisinau, Moldova
- Atamanov, A., Lücke, M., Mogilevsky, R., Omar Mahmoud, T., Tereshchenko, K., Tourdyeva, N., Uzagalieva, A., Vavryschuk, V. (2009). Income and Distribution Effects of Migration and Remittances: An Analysis based on CGE Models for Selected CIS Countries. CASE Network Reports, No. 86
- Emerson, M., Lücke, M., Schweickert, R., et al. (2006). The Prospect of Deep Free Trade between the European Union and Ukraine. Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels
- Lücke, M., Rothert, J. (2006). Central Asia’s Comparative Advantage in International Trade. Kiel Economic Policy Papers, 6, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Kiel, 39 pp.
- Lücke, M., Spinanger, D. (2004). Liberalizing International Trade in Services: Challenges and Opportunities for Developing Countries. Kieler Diskussionsbeiträge, 412, Institut für Weltwirtschaft, Kiel, 48.
