Sommer, Christoph
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Dr. Christoph Sommer
Department
Transformation of Economic and Social Systems
Function
Researcher
Specialization
Economy
Work areas
- Financial Inclusion
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Finance
- Global Governance
Regional expertise
- Africa
Vita
| since 1/2018 | German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) (until 6/2022 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)) Researcher, Research Department "Transformation of Economic and Social Systems" |
| 10/2018-8/2024 | Heidelberg University PhD candidate in the Economics Department |
| 12/2016-12/2017 | Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik / German Development Institute (DIE) Researcher Department "World Economy and Development Financing" |
| 10/2013-5/2016 | Eberhard Karls University Tübingen Master of Science in Quantitative Economics |
| 7/2015-10/2015 | German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval) Internship in an Evaluation of Budget Support |
| 8/2014-5/2015 | Yale University Economics Studies |
| 10/2009-9/2013 | Eberhard Karls University Tübingen Bachelor of Science in International Economics |
| 9/2012-10/2012 | German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) Internship |
| 5/2012-7/2012 | Okavango Research Institute (ORI) Research Project about Floods and Risk Communication in the Okavango Delta, Botswana |
| 8/2011-7/2012 | University of Botswana Economics Studies |
| 7/2008-6/2009 | Forum Wiedenest Voluntary Service in a Development Project in Mbesa, Tanzania |
Refereed Publications
- Sommer, Christoph (2024)
Essays on structures of financial systems and their impact on the financing of small and medium-sized enterprises
Heidelberg: Universität Heidelberg - Sommer, Christoph (2024)
The role of capital markets for small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) finance
in: Journal of Development Studies, first published 23.07.2024 - Sommer, Christoph (2024)
The impact of long-term finance on job quality, investments and firm performance: cross-country evidence
in: European Journal of Development 36 (4), 747-776 - Sommer, Christoph (2022)
Unintended consequences of microfinance: effects on credit access for small- and medium-sized enterprises
in: Journal of International Development 34 (3), 564-586
Non-refereed Publications
- Sommer, Christoph (2024)
Can capital markets be harnessed for the financing of small medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in low- and middle-income countries?
(Policy Brief 28/2024) - Berensmann, Kathrin / Yabibal M. Walle / Christoph Sommer / Sabine Laudage Teles (2024)
Wie die Entwicklungsfinanzierung reformiert werden kann
in: Entwicklung + Zusammenarbeit, 16.02.2024 - Berensmann, Kathrin / Yabibal M. Walle / Christoph Sommer / Sabine Laudage Teles (2024)
Reforming development finance
in: Development & Cooperation, 16.02.2024 - Berensmann, Kathrin / Sabine Laudage Teles / Christoph Sommer / Yabibal M. Walle (2023)
Development finance at a turning point: effects and policy recommendations
(Discussion Paper 21/2023) - Leininger, Julia / Francesco Burchi / Charlotte Fiedler / Karina Mross / Daniel Nowack / Armin von Schiller / Christoph Sommer / Christoph Strupat / Sebastian Ziaja (2021)
Social cohesion: a new definition and a proposal for its measurement in Africa
(Discussion Paper 31/2021) - Sommer, Christoph (2021)
Addressing the challenges of digital lending for credit markets and the financial systems in low- and middle-income countries
(Briefing Paper 23/2021) - Dafe, Florence / Radha Upadhyaya / Christoph Sommer (2021)
Employing capital: patient capital and labour relations in Kenya’s manufacturing sector
(Discussion Paper 18/2021) - Sommer, Christoph (2021)
The impact of patient capital on job quality, investments and firm performance: cross-country evidence on long-term finance
(Discussion Paper 6/2021) - Disse, Sabrina / Christoph Sommer (2020)
Digitalisation and its impact on SME finance in Sub-Saharan Africa: reviewing the hype and actual developments
(Discussion Paper 4/2020) - Sommer, Christoph (2019)
Social cohesion and economic development: unpacking the relationship
(Briefing Paper 16/2019) - Grimm, Sven / Thomas Fues / Archna Negi / Christoph Sommer / Jorge Perez Pineda (2018)
Developing countries turn to sustainability standards
in: Voluntary Sustainability Standards, Trade and Sustainable Development: 3rd Flagship Report of the United Nations Forum on Sustainability Standards (UNFSS), 39-46 - Sommer, Christoph (2017)
Drivers and constraints for adopting sustainability standards in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
(Discussion Paper 21/2017)
Opinion Pieces
- Sommer, Christoph (2020)
Freiheit und Sicherheit
in: Frankfurter Rundschau, 20.10.2020 - Sommer, Christoph (2020)
New insights into microloans
German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), The Current Column of 12 October 2020 - Sommer, Christoph (ed.) (2017)
Drivers and constraints for adopting sustainability standards in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and the demand for finance case studies from Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa (Non-paper version, as delivered by authors)
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)
Projects
Highlight
The role of capital markets for small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) finance
Sommer, Christoph (2024)
in: Journal of Development Studies, first published 23.07.2024
Highlight
The impact of long-term finance on job quality, investments and firm performance: cross-country evidence
Sommer, Christoph (2024)
The European Journal of Development Research, 36(4), 747-776
Highlight
Unintended consequences of microfinance: effects on credit access for small- and medium-sized enterprises
Sommer, Christoph (2022)
Journal of International Development 34(3), 564-586