Sebastian Krantz

Sebastian Krantz is a Junior Researcher in the Africa Initiative and PhD student in Quantitative Economics at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, focusing on Africa's economic transformation through infrastructure development, Global Value Chains, and macroeconomic stability, while engaging in research software and data product engineering. Previously, Sebastian served as a Visiting Researcher at Stellenbosch University, contributing to research on nowcasting the economy and remote sensing inequality. As a Senior Economist at the Overseas Development Institute, Sebastian was an ODI Fellow in Uganda's Ministry of Finance, where macroeconomic research and capacity building were key responsibilities. Additional experience includes a role as a Software Engineer for The R Project for Statistical Computing, a research intern at Oxford Policy Management assessing technological changes in the developing world, and a research intern at BRAC analyzing the quality of secondary education in Uganda. Sebastian holds a Master's degree in International Economics from the Geneva Graduate Institute and a BA in Mathematics, Economics, and Development Studies from University College Roosevelt.