Katharina Fietz

Doctoral Researcher

Katharina Fietz

  • Short CV

    • Since 07/2021: Research fellow and member of the GIGA Doctoral Programme

    • 2019 - 2021: Research Analyst and Fellow at the World Bank Social Protection and Jobs Unit for Latin America and Caribbean

    • 2019: Blue Book Trainee at the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission

    • 2019: Intern at Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit in Mexico

    • Education: Economics at the Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal, and the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (M.Sc.); Business Administration at the Humboldt University of Berlin and the Higher School of Economics, Russia (B.Sc.)

    Current Research

    • Social Protection Systems and Labour Markets

    Countries and Regions

    • Latin America

    • Mexico

    • Brazil


    Dissertation

    • Social Protection Systems and (In)formal Labor Markets in Developing Countries

    Katharina Fietz

    Doctoral Researcher

    katharina.fietz@giga-hamburg.de


    Policy Research Working Paper | 2024

    Does Local Employment Growth Accelerate Exits from Social Assistance?: Evidence From Brazil’s Conditional Cash Transfer Bolsa Familia

    This paper studies how rising formal employment at the municipal level affects the likelihood of beneficiary families to exit Bolsa Familia, Brazil’s dynamic means-tested cash transfer.

    GIGA Working Papers | 06/2023

    Digitalisation and Labour Markets in Developing Countries

    The impact of digitalisation on labour markets is felt worldwide. In the Global South, internet access expands, digital platforms proliferate, but access to and use of digital technologies remains far from universal. We review evidence on the labour markets effects of some of these digital trends.

    GIGA Focus Global | 2/2023

    Digital Skills in the Global South: Gaps, Needs, and Progress

    The arrival of AI-powered chatbots has made many people think once again about the skills needed for the "digital future of work." Poorer countries in particular exhibit large “digital skills gaps.” This GIGA Focus looks at digital skills in the Global South.

    Infographic | 2023

    Digitalisation and Labour Markets in Developing Countries

    Digitalisation has a major impact on labour markets in developing countries. While Internet access expands, digital platforms proliferate and “gig-work” is performed in the Global South, access to and use of digital technologies remains far from universal.

    WDR5 | Interview | 31/10/2022

    Brasilien: "Lula muss es schaffen, Brücken zu bauen"

    Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva hat die Präsidentenwahl in Brasilien gewonnen. Für Lula werde es nun nicht leicht, das gespaltene Land zu einen, sagt Südamerika-Expertin Katharina Fietz: "Er wird noch von vielen mit Korruption in Verbindung gebracht."

    Deutschlandfunk NOVA | Interview | 31/10/2022

    Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien: "Das Wahlergebnis zeigt, wie tief gespalten Brasilien ist"

    Es ist das knappste Wahlergebnis seit dem Ende der Militärdiktatur in Brasilien. Der Sozialist und Ex-Präsident Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva setzt sich gegen Amtsinhaber Jair Bolsonaro durch. GIGA-Forscherin Katharina Fietz kommentiert.

    Deutschlandfunk Nova | Interview | 04/10/2022

    GIGA-Expertin: Bolsonarismus in Brasilien sehr lebendig

    Teaching | University of Göttingen | 2023

    Controversies in Development Economics

    University of Göttingen Göttingen Germany

    Teaching | University of Göttingen | 2022

    Controversies in Development Economics

    University of Göttingen Göttingen Germany

    Teaching | University of Göttingen | 2022

    Controversies in Development Econonomics

    University of Göttingen Göttingen Germany

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