CHALLENGES OF GLOBALIZATION Alexandra Rudolph

244 Pages·2015·3.62 MB·English

by  Alexandra Rudolph

CHALLENGES OF GLOBALIZATION
FOR INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY, SOCIAL SECURITY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

Dissertation
zur Erlangung des wirtschafts- und sozialwissenschaftlichen Doktorgrades
“Doctor rerum politicarum“
der Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg

vorgelegt von

Alexandra Rudolph

Heidelberg, 2015

ERSTGUTACHTER
Prof. Dr. Axel Dreher
Chair of International Economics and Development Politics
Alfred-Weber-Institute for Economics
Heidelberg University
Bergheimer Straße 58
D-69115 Heidelberg, Germany

ZWEITGUTACHTER
Prof. Dr. Dr.h.c.mult. Friedrich Schneider
Johannes Kepler University of Linz
Department of Economics
Altenbergerstrasse 69
A-4040 Linz, Austria

DRITTPRÜFERIN
Prof. Dr. Jale Tosun
Chair of Political Science
Heidelberg University

TAG DER MÜNDLICHEN PRÜFUNG: 17. August. 2015

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To my parents and my grandma

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Jede Wissenschaft ist, unter anderem, ein Ordnen, ein Vereinfachen, ein
Verdaulichmachen des Unverständlichen für den Geist.
HERMAN HESSE (1877-1962)

Ihrer wahren Wesensbestimmung nach ist die Wissenschaft das Studium der
Schönheit der Welt.
SIMONE WEIL (1909-1943)

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This thesis would not have been possible without the support of many people: mentors,
colleges, friends, and family.
I am deeply thankful to Axel Dreher who gave me the chance to do a PhD. Your
guidance, understanding, and patience was a great inspiration. Thank you for reading and
discussing the projects and for being always honest and fair. Special thanks for the chances to
attend so many conferences, workshops and discussions, and for being able to get to know
your academic family. It is a pleasure to having been part in discussions as well as in so many
nice evenings, boat trips, end of the world hikes, BBQs and canoeing. In this regard, thanks to
Richard Jong-a-Pin, Martin Gassebner, Christian Bjørnskov and Pierre-Guillaume Méon.
Next, I would like to thank Friedrich Schneider for supporting me in one of the biggest
challenges of this PhD project and for agreeing to be second supervisor. Your advice and
positive attitude towards the second chapter of this thesis improved the paper and helped me
to believe in my work. I thank Jale Tosun for agreeing to be a committee member of the thesis
committee. Moreover, I would like to thank Stephan Klasen for his constant support in the
Human Trafficking project and Sabine Jaep for her patience in all the big and small
challenges during this project.
I also would like to thank all the people who have accompanied me at the economics
departments in Göttingen and Heidelberg for the nice and fascinating time. Without you my
doctoral studies would not have been the same; the coffee breaks would not have been so
inspiring, the discussions not so technical and the evenings would have been boring.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Managing drama was especially fun with Diego with whom I fought through the first
two years. We both had to learn many lessons and succeeded this year when we celebrated
our first joint publication. Particular thanks also to Maya. I enjoyed sharing an office with
you, cracking Stata code, moving to Heidelberg and mastering the challenges of a PhD
student, including teaching Macro. You are always a patient listener and an instructive
discussant even now when we are talking for hours on the phone.
I would like to thank Elena for many insightful discussions, nerdy evenings and
coffee/telephone breaks. Thanks also to Sarah Necker and Katharina Richert. It has been a
pleasure to organize the Beyond Basic Questions workshop 2014 in Heidelberg with you
both. I learned a lot and appreciate the motivating team work. Finally, I am grateful for the
inspiring and insightful atmosphere in the research team of the chair. Coping with tenacious
economics arguments and empirical equations was especially fun with Vera, Sarah L., Marta,
Andi Fox, Kai, Valentin, Andi L., Matthias, Karin and Nicolas. Thank you for fruitful
discussions, creative coffee breaks, ice cream sessions, Radlers and Neckar walks. I would
also like to thank Jan Priebe for giving me the chance to come to Jakarta and work together.
Special thanks to Jamie Parsons for proof reading and Franziska Volk for magnificent
research assistance. Thanks also to Mrs. Arnold.
I am very happy to have so many friends, be it far or near, who always support me in
dark times and laugh with me in bright times. You have helped me stay sane through many
difficult times, to overcome setbacks and stay focused; thank you Nora, Sandra, Anna, Eva,
Heiko, Britta, Linda, Jan, Caro, Christian, Jan, Lena, and many more. I greatly value your
friendship and deeply appreciate your belief in me.
Last but not least, none of this would have been possible without the love and patience of
my family. I thank you for your faith in me and allowing me to be as ambitious as I want. Most
importantly, I am deeply grateful for Ulf. Without you, I probably would have lost my mind
several times. Thank you for your tolerance of my moods, unending encouragement and support.

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