Welcome to our website! We are the development economics research group at the Centre for Modern Indian Studies under the lead of Prof. Dr. Sebastian Vollmer. We study the linkages between health, education and poverty in low- and middle-income countries, in diverse collaborations with local governments, non-government organizations and other academic institutions. Furthermore, we support research projects as external evaluators and provide decision makers with policy advice based on our research. Our team's background comprises a diverse range of key competencies and research foci. Find out more about our team, research or teaching.
CHAIR OF DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMICS AND
GLOBAL HEALTH
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Call for applications: Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow

Prof. Vollmer has received the Science Award Lower Saxony 2025

Workshop: Socioeconomic inequality in India
07.09.2026
14.11.2025
Sebastian Vollmer has been awarded the Science Award Lower Saxony 2025 in the category “Application-Oriented Research”. The prize is endowed with 25,000 euros and was presented by Minister Falko Mohrs in Hanover.
05.06.2024
























