Stephan Klasen

Stephan Johannes Klasen (18 June 1966 – 27 October 2020 ) was a German development economist and professor of economics at the University of Göttingen.

He fell ill with amyothrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 2015, which caused him to retire early. As part of his farewell lecture, his contribution to the establishment of development economics in Göttingen was acknowledged. The University of Göttingen established the "Stephan Klasen Fellowship" in his honor, which allows two postdocs from low- or middle-income countries to study at the University of Göttingen for one year.

Klasen was married and had four children. He died in Göttingen on October 27, 2020.

Publications (selection)

Poverty Measurement. Edited Volume. Cheltenham, Edward Elgar (2018). Vulnerability to Poverty: Theory, Measurement and Determinants, with case studies from Thailand and Vietnam. Edited with Hermann Waibel, London: Palgrave (2013). Absolute Poverty and Global Justice. Edited with Mack, E., M. Schramm, and T. Pogge. London: Ashgate (2009). Poverty, Inequality and Policy in Latin America. With Felicitas Nowak-Lehmann. Part of CESifo Conference Series. Cambridge MA:MIT Press (2009). Poverty, Inequality and Migration in Latin America. With Felicitas Nowak-Lehmann. Hamburg: Peter Lang Verlag (2008). Determinants of Pro-Poor Growth: Analytical Issues and Findings from Country Cases. With Andy McKay and Michael Grimm. London: Palgrave (2007). Amartya Sen: Perspectives on the Economic and Human Development of India and China. Edited with Isabel Günther. Göttingen: Universitätsverlag (2006). Perspectives on Endangerment. With Graham Huggan. Hannover: Ohlms-Verlag (2005). Common Security and Civil Society in Africa. With L. Wohlgemuth, S. Gibson and E. Rothschild. Uppsala:NAI (1999).