Informal institutions and economic development

Thomas Domjahn obtained his PhD from the faculty of philosophy and economics at the University of Bayreuth (Germany) supervised by professors Martin Leschke, Peter Oberender, and Bernhard Herz. His thesis was written in German under the title Informelle Institutionen und wirtschaftliche Entwicklung. Eine empirische und konzeptionelle Analyse unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Entwicklungspfade von Mexiko, Südkorea und Marokko, and was published by Verlag für Nationalökonomie, Management und Politikberatung. His main academic interests are development economics, institutional economics, and theories of the state and society. He is presently working as a journalist and as a lecturer.