Technische Universität Berlin
Chair of Economics
Secr. H 47
Room H 4138 A
Straße des 17. Juni 135
D-10623 Berlin

Consulting times: by arrangement

My research focus lies at the intersection of industrial and innovation economics, development economics and public economics. Specifically, I am interested in the use of experimental and quasi-experimental statistical methods to estimate the impact of public policy, in particular industrial policy, on sustainable development. Current research projects relate to export promotion and quality upgrading of SMEs in Tunisia, public auctions for solar energy diffusion in India and public procurement in Costa Rica.

In case you are interested to write a Bachelor or Master thesis on any of the above topics or a similar topic, please don't hesitate to contact me.

• MSc International Political Economy, London School of Economics, 2016-2017, Dissertation: “India’s External Economic Liberalization & the Politics of Public Good Provision in Indian States” (Distinction)
• MSc International Economic Policy, Science Po Paris, 2015-2016
• BA Political Sciences, Sciene Po Paris, 2012-2014
• BSc Economics, Université de Lorraine, 2012-2014
• International Political Economy, Development Economics, Georgetown University, 2014-2015

• Consultancy, OECD SME Policy Index: Eastern Partnership Countries, Chapter "Market Access: Technical Regulation and Standards"
• Junior Researcher, German Development Institute (DIE), Postgraduate Program, 09/2017-Present
• Visiting Researcher, Center for Social Sciences & Humanities (CSH), New Delhi, 07/2016-08/2016
• Research Assistant, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., 06/2015-08/2015

• The role of gender in the allocation of public contracts in Costa Rica. Work with the support of Anna Lena-Gerke (Bachelor thesis completed in July 2020) and Yami Vargas Guevera (Master thesis, on-going).

• Helping SME’s climb the quality ladder but how? Joint research with Amira Bouziri (Mediterranean School of Business (MSB), Tunis) in the framework of a development cooperation project between the Ministry of Industry and SMEs and the Physikalisch Technische Bundestanstalt (PTB).

• How do international quality standards affect price and performance of solar PV plants in India? Joint research with Adela Marian (Institute for Advanced Sustainabilty Studies (IASS)) in the framework of a development cooperation project between the Solar Energy Corporation India (SECI) and the Physikalisch Technische Bundestanstalt (PTB) and with the support of Jannik Carl (Master thesis, on-going).

• How to attract firms to participate in government support programs? Work in collaboration with Téo Firpo (Nesta, Technical University Berlin and Humboldt University Berlin).

• Blind, K., Münch, F. and Wurster, S. “Access to Markets: Standards and Regulations” in OECDet al. (2020), SME Policy Index: Eastern Partner Countries 2020: Assessing the Implementation of the Small Business Act for Europe, SME Policy Index, European Union, Brussels/OECD Publishing, Paris, doi.org/10.1787/8b45614b-en.
  
  
• "Sustainable public procurement as a tool to foster sustainable development in Costa Rica" (2019), Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik, Chapter: "Leveragging sustainable public procurement: Can SPP foster firms' sustainability performance?".

• International Growth Lab research meeting webinar series 2020. “Helping SMEs Climb the Quality Ladder but how?” discussed by Ana Goicoechea (The World Bank Group). To access the video, please follow this link: https://www.innovationgrowthlab.org/recordings

• Blind, K. and Münch, F. (2020) „Rule-setting and innovation in a globalising economy: Do standards and regulation affect innovation differently?”. Submitted to Research Policy.

• Münch, F. and Marian, A. (2020) “The use of international quality standards in public auctions of solar power plants in India: upgrading quality, scaling up investment or reducing risk?”.