Manfred Wiebelt

Dr. Manfred Wiebelt is a Research Fellow at Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
Mr. Wiebelt is a development economist whose research focuses on the interactions between policies, economic growth, and poverty, primarily using computable general equilibrium (CGE) and micro-simulation modeling.
Past research focuses on evaluating structural adjustment and stabilization programs, designing sustainable management strategies for tropical forests and other natural resources, operationalizing pro-poor growth strategies, and assessing the impacts of climate change and other external risks.
He has worked with governments and researchers in Sub-Saharan Africa and the MENA region, and in Bolivia, Brazil, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Nepal, often flanked by measures to enhance local capacities for evidence-based policymaking at ministries, central banks, statistical offices, and universities and research institutes in these countries.