Nuffield College, Members of the College,

Klaus Broesamle

MPA (LSE)

MPA Fellow, London School of Economics and Political Science, and DPhil Candidate, Nuffield College, Oxford University

Nuffield College
New Road
Oxford, OX1 1NF
United Kingdom

Research Interests

- intra-organizational labour economics, in particular the formal modelling of hierarchies and bureaucracy

- career patterns and incentives in government

- administrative and civil service reform, esp. in developing country contexts

- constitutional economics

- public finance and public financial management

Research Projects

Biographical Sketch

2001 - 2004 B.A. in Economics
(Bamberg University, Warwick University)

2004 - 2007 Various Assignments in the German Foreign Office (Berlin and China),
and Consulting Work for Corporate Value Associates (Berlin)

2005 - 2007 Master of Public Administration (MPA) in Public and Economic Policy
(London School of Economics)

2007 - 2010 DPhil on Careers and Incentives in the Public Sector
(Nuffield College, University of Oxford)

2007 - 2009 Fellow, MPA Programme
(London School of Economics)

Academic Publications and Consulting Reports

Brösamle, Klaus J. with Joachim Wehner et al.: ‘Strengthening Legislative Financial Scrutiny in Developing Countries’,
Report for DfID, 16 May 2007, available on International Budget Project website.

Brösamle, Klaus J. with Taylor Dimsdale, Mads A. Mathiesen, and Tilman Merz: ‘Improving Fiscal Scrutiny through Legislative Strengthening’,
Report for DfID, London School of Economics, 14 March 2007, available on UNDP website.

Brösamle, Klaus J.: ‘Rationalism and Constructivism: Policy Making Lessons from an Ontological Dispute’,
in: Policy Challenges: MPA Working Paper Series, December 2006, London School of Economics, London, available here.

Brösamle, Klaus J. with Heinz-Dieter Wenzel, and Jörg Lackenbauer: ’Public Debt and the Future of the EU’s Stability and Growth Pact’,
BERG Working Paper No 50, December 2004, Bamberg; presented at the International Conference of the Albanian Central Bank 2005, Durres, Albania, available here.

Publications from Essay Competitions

Brösamle, Klaus J.: ’Drei Verantwortungen – Über die besondere Verantwortung von Eliten’ (Three responsibilities – On the special responsibility of elites),
in: Wissenschaftler und Verantwortung, Vol 14, No 2 / 2005, Marburg, available here.

Brösamle, Klaus J.: ‘Wachsende Zweifel im Café’ (Thoughts on Economic Growth),
Nominated contribution to the ISC Wings of Excellence Award 2004, St. Gallen, available here.


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