Prof. Dr. Eva Christine Erhardt

Please find the downloads for my courses on Moodle.

• Microeconomics
• Macroeconomics
• Finance
• Foreign Trade and Investment
• International Business
• Seminar Business Administration

Please do not hesitate to contact me via email regarding the supervision of your bachelor's or master's thesis!

I am pleased about own topic proposals and I can also offer you possible topics to choose from.

The focus of my research is on economics and international business. In case of quantitative or qualitative-empirical work, I am also happy to supervise topics beyond that.

Research Focus

• Corporate Growth, especially start-ups, SMEs and high-growth firms
• Sustainable Finance, Microfinance
• Development Economics

Publications

In peer-reviewed journals

• Erhardt, E.C. (2022). Prevalence and Persistence of High‑Growth Entrepreneurship: Which Institutions Matter Most? Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, 22, 297–332.
• Erhardt, E.C. (2021). Measuring the persistence of high firm growth: Choices and consequences. Small Business Economics, 56, 451–478.​
• Erhardt, E.C. (2017). Microfinance beyond self-employment: Evidence for firms in Bulgaria. Labour Economics, 47, 75-96.

Further publications

• Erhardt, E.C. (2020). Gazellenunternehmen. WISU - Das Wirtschaftsstudium, 10/20, 1007.
• Erhardt, E.C. (2013). Youth in Developing Countries: A Generation Looking for Work. KfW Focus on Development, No.​ 4, 2013.
• Erhardt, E.C. & Kubny, J. (2013). Promotion of Employment through Financial Cooperation – Overview and Sectoral Approaches, KfW Studies and Materials, 2013.
• Erhardt,​ E.C. & Kubny, J. (2012). Financial Cooperation and Employment, KfW, Position Paper, 2012.
• Schrottshammer, E. & Kievelitz, U. (2006). Decentralization and Conflicts: A Guideline, GIZ Division Governance and Democracy, 2006. (Erhardt, geb. Schrottshammer)

Completed third-party funded projects

• 2022: Employment Impact of Agriculture Sector​ Programs (im Auftrag der KfW Entwicklungsbank)
• 2021: Employment Impact of Education Sector Programs (im Auftrag der KfW Entwicklungsbank)

Peer Review Activities
Research Policy, Small Business Economics (5), Development Policy Review, Journal of Entrepreneurship Education, Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal (2), International Journal of Entrepreneurship

Talks and Conference Presentations

• ​​2021
  ​​​Associación Libre de Economía - Applied Economics Meeting (virtuell)
  Economy and Business - 20th International Conference (Burgas)
• ​​2019
  Institut für Arbeitsmarktforschung – 11th Ph.D. Workshop (Nürnberg)
• ​​2018
  Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien – Fakultätsseminar (Wien)
  Österreichisches Wirtschaftsforschungsinstitut – WIFO extern (Wien)
  Universität Mainz - Fakultätsseminar (Mainz)
  Verein für Socialpolitik – Jahrestagung (Freiburg)
  8th International Research Workshop in Microfinance (Oslo)
• ​​2017
  Institut für Arbeitsrecht und Arbeitsbeziehungen der Europäischen Union – Ökonomisches Kolloquium (Trier)
  Associación​ ​Libre de Economía - Applied Economics Meeting (Valencia)
  Universität Mainz - Fakultätsseminar (Mainz
  European Association of Labour Economists - Jahrestagung (St. Gallen)
• ​​2016 ​
  2nd Microfinance and Rural Finance Conference (Aberystwyth)
  Universität Mainz - Fakultätsseminar (Mainz)
  European Association of Labour Economists - Jahrestagung (Ghent)
• 2013
  International Dialogue on Population and Sustainable Development, DSW/KFW/GIZ (Berlin)

Professional Activities

• since 09/2021 South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences Hagen Campus
  Professor of Economics
  
• ​​09/2019 - 08/2021 Düsseldorf University of Applied Sciences, Düsseldorf, Germany
  Deputy Professor of Quantitative Methods
  Deputy Professor of International Business

• ​05/2006 – 04/2019 KfW Banking Group, Frankfurt
  Economist, Center for Development Research
  Project Manager International Relations
• ​01/2005 – 03/2006 ​GIZ, Eschborn
  Reviewer International Relations
• ​08/2002 – 09/2004 Accenture GmbH, Kronberg
  Strategy Consultant

Education

• ​06/2019 ​Ph.D. in Economics (Dr. rer. pol. with summa cum laude), University of Mainz, Germany,
  Chair for Applied Statistics and Econometrics
  Prof. Dr. Thorsten Schank
• 04/2004 Magistra phil. (Political Sciences)
  University of Innsbruck
• 07/2002​ ​Magistra rer. soc. oec. (International Economics)
  University of Innsbruck and
  Tulane University (New Orleans, USA)

Teaching

• 2019/2020 Düsseldorf University of Applied Sciences
• ​2017/18 University of Mainz

Awards and Grants

• ​2020​ ​Dissertation award (Alfred-Teves Foundation) from University of Mainz, Germany
• ​2016 Best Paper Award, 2nd Microfinance and Rural Finance Conference, Aberystwyth, UK
• 2016-2018 Travel grants from DAAD and University of Mainz for presentations at conferences
• ​2013 ​Research Grant from Pro Credit Group
• ​2000, 2002 Merit grants of the University of Innsbruck

Memberships

• German Economic Association