German economist

Tilman Brück (born 10 December 1970) is a German economist specializing in development and the economics of peace, conflict and terrorism. He was full professor of development economics at Humboldt University of Berlin. He also headed the department of Development and Security at the German Ins*ute for Economic Research (DIW).

Brück is an expert on the economics of developing and transition countries such as Colombia, Mozambique, Angola, Uganda, Mongolia and the countries of Central Asia. In September 2012 it was announced that he was to replace Bates Gill as head of the Stockholm International Peace Research Ins*ute, a global think-tank dedicated to research into security, conflict and arms control. Brück took up the Director's position in January 2013 and stepped down in June 2014.

Podiumsdiskussion mit Kurienkardinal Peter Turkson, Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel und Wirtschaftswissenschafter Tilman Brück am 101. Katholikentag

Contents

• 1 Education
• 2 Research interests
• 3 Select Publications
  • 3.1 Books
  • 3.2 Articles
• 4 Professional Affiliations
• 5 References
• 6 External links

Education

Brück studied for masters and doctorate degrees in economics at the University of Oxford, St Cross College, between 1996 and 2001. Prior to this he studied economics at the University of Glasgow. He was also a visiting lecturer at the University of Rome, Tor Vergata. He speaks English, German and Portuguese.

Research interests

Brück's research interests include the inter-relationship between peace, security and development (especially at the micro-level), the economics of post-war reconstruction, and the economics of terrorism and security policy.

Select Publications

Books

• Brück, Tilman (2007). The economic *ysis of terrorism. Routledge Studies in Defence and Peace Economics Series. London New York: Routledge. ISBN:9780415365239.
• Brück, Tilman; Lehmann, Hartmut, eds. (2012). In the grip of transition: economic and social consequences of restructuring in Russia and Ukraine. Studies in Economic Transition Series. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN:9780230303102.
• Brück, Tilman; Justino, Patricia; Verwimp, Philip, eds. (2013). A micro-level perspective on the dynamics of conflict, violence and development. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN:9780199664597.

Articles

• Brück, Tilman; van den Broeck, Katleen (2006). Growth, employment and poverty in Mozambique (PDF). Issues in Employment and Poverty Discussion Paper No. 21. Social Science Research Network. ISBN:978-9221182535. SSRN:2124924.
• Brück, Tilman; Müller, Cathérine (February 2010). "Comparing the determinants of concern about terrorism and crime" (PDF). Global Crime. 11 (1): 1–15. doi:10.1080/17440570903475634. hdl:10419/150753. S2CID:216591946.
• Brück, Tilman; et:al. (6 August 2010). "Response: the time of young scientists". Science. 329 (5992): 626–627. doi:10.1126/science.329.5992.626-b. JSTOR:40799662.
• Brück, Tilman; Brzoska, Michael; Drakos, Konstantinos (April 2011). "The economics of security: a European perspective". Defence and Peace Economics. 22 (2): 99–104. doi:10.1080/10242694.2011.562003. S2CID:154346732. SSRN:2125077.
• Brück, Tilman; de Groot, Olaf J.; Schneider, Friedrich (November 2011). "The economic costs of the German participation in the Afghanistan war". Journal of Peace Research. 48 (6): 793–805. doi:10.1177/0022343311419544. S2CID:108934937.
• Brück, Tilman; Schneider, Friedrich (December 2011). "Terror and human insecurity: editorial introduction". European Journal of Political Economy. 27 (s1): S1–S4. doi:10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2011.09.002. SSRN:2124992.

Professional Affiliations

• Households in Conflict Network (HiCN), co-director
• Ins*ute of the Study of Labor, research fellow
• Stockholm International Peace Research Ins*ute
• Global Young Academy, founding fellow

References

External links

• SIPRI Website
• SIPRI Biography