Dr Reinhard Weisser

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Curiosity is my guiding principle - I want to understand how things work. Thus, I am always looking for new data and problems to investigate. For better or worse, there is a plethora of the latter…

My main research interests include primary data collection projects, contemporary aspects of migration and spatial economics. More generally, I enjoy working with GIS data. So if one can draw a meaningful map to highlight a phenomenon, I am interested.

Before I joined UWE as a Senior Lecturer in Economics in 2023, I have been a Lecturer at Nottingham Trent University and a Postdoctoral Researcher and Teaching Fellow at Queen Mary University of London. I obtained my PhD in 2017 from Leibniz University Hannover, where I researched the interrelation between personality and migration. During my doctoral studies, I was also a member of the DFG-funded Research Training Group ‘Globalization and Development’ and an external consultant to the OECD, investigating post-graduation mobility and labour market integration of internationally mobile students.

Currently, I am also a member of UWE's Sustainable Economies Research Group (SERG). My present main research focus is the development of a tool to track regional economic dynamics and sustainability-related public sentiment using near-real-time public discourse data. More information about my current and past activities can be found on my private webpage.

My teaching activities typically involve module leadership for quantitative modules, e.g. Introductory Econometrics, Applied Economics, and dissertation supervision.

I am also programme leader for BA/BSc Economics.

Students can contact me during my Office hours: Thursday, 15:00 - 17:00 (or flexible via MS Teams). To facilitate coordination and offer meaningful support, please contact me in advance via email. 

Area of expertise

Spatial Economics and GIS Analysis; Migration and student mobility; Conflict and cooperation; Labour market integration; Personality, attitudes and preferences; Well-being; Survey design and implementation

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