Natascha Wagner

Professor of International Economics

Radboud University - Institute for Management Research

Nijmegen, Netherlands

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I work on providing evidence for policy making about climate resilience, development, gender, & health. I have conducted evaluations in Africa, Asia, & Europe.

My organisation

The Institute for Management Research (IMR) is the research institute of Nijmegen School of Management. Our researchers carry out state-of-the-art research into complex problems of governance and management, in order to explain the causes of these problems, and to use that knowledge to create potential solutions. We combine knowledge and expertise from multiple disciplines with collaboration with societal relevant actors.
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About me

Natascha Wagner is professor of International and Applied Economics at the Nijmegen School of Management of Radboud University (Netherlands). She is in charge of the Global Data Lab, which develops databases and instruments for monitoring and analyzing the status and progress of societies. In its current version the database contains 133 indicators for 131 countries and 1483 sub-national regions.

Natascha’s research interests lie in climate adaptation and resilience building, development, gender, health and education. She has conducted various impact evaluation projects in Africa, Asia, and the Netherlands ranging from public health to good governance, as well as police integrity to rural infrastructure development and resilience building. Natascha applies experimental as well as quasi-experimental impact evaluation techniques to assess program effectiveness.

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Skills

  • Large-scale surveys
  • Impact Evaluations

Interests

  • Sustainable development
  • Climate resilience