Univ.-Prof. Jonas Bunte, Ph.D.
Univ.Prof. Jonas Bunte Ph.D.
Where to find me?
Building D4 (Entrance B)
Room D4.2.262
Attention: Public access to the Institute is only available through the Department of Socioeconomics front office in Building D4, Level 3.
About me
Jonas B. Bunte is a professor at the Vienna University of Economics and Business and head of the Institute for International Political Economy. He received his PhD from the University of Minnesota and also holds degrees from the London School of Economics and the University of Bayreuth. Prior to joining the Vienna University of Economics and Business, he was an Associate Professor of International Political Economy at the University of Texas at Dallas. His research and teaching focus on the politics of money and, in particular, how politics affects finance, debt, trade, and investment. His work has won several awards.
His 2020 book, "Raise the Debt", won the Best Book Award from the IPE section of the International Studies Association (ISA). It also won the Best Book Award from the International Political Economy Society (IPES) in 2021. For his teaching, he has received awards for excellence in teaching at the faculty, university, and state levels. In 2020, he was awarded the "Regents Outstanding Teaching Award" for outstanding teaching achievement in the association of the 14 public universities in the state of Texas.
Teaching
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You can also find more information about the course content on the courses page and in the WU Vienna course catalog.
Teaching in the winter semester 2024/25
Teaching in the summer semester 2024
Teaching in the winter semester 2023/24
Teaching in the summer semester 2023
Publications
Find detailed information about Prof. Bunte's publications and research activities:
Book (monograph)
| 2019 | Bunte, Jonas. 2019. Raise the Debt. Read more |
Chapter in edited volume
| 2009 | Bunte, Jonas. 2009. Bühne frei für neue Kreditgeber: Chinas Engagement in Afrika In: Schuldenreport 2009. Hrsg. erlassjahr.de - Entwicklung braucht Entschuldung e.V.; Kindernothilfe e.V. Read more |
| 2008 | Bunte, Jonas. 2008. The idea of sustainability: Four concepts In: To repay or to develop?. Hrsg. EURODAD European Network on Debt and Development. Read more |
| 2007 | Bunte, Jonas. 2007. Schwache können weniger tragen als Starke In: Schulden müssen tragbar sein - Handbuch Schuldentragfähigkeit. Hrsg. erlassjahr.de - Entwicklung braucht Entschuldung e.V. Read more |
Journal article
| 2023 | Ratliff Santoro, Lauren, Bunte, Jonas. 2023. What Did You Get? Peers, Information, and Student Exam Performance. Read more |
| 2021 | Gray, Thomas, Bunte, Jonas. 2021. The Effect of Grades on Student Performance: Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment. Read more |
| 2021 | Bunte, Jonas, Gerz, Geoffrey, Zeitz, Alexandra O. 2021. Cascading Noncompliance: Why the Export Credit Regime is Unraveling. Read more |
| 2020 | Kinne, Brandon J., Bunte, Jonas. 2020. Guns or Money? Defense Co-operation and Bilateral Lending as Coevolving Networks. Read more |
| 2019 | Bunte, Jonas, Connell, Nadine M., Powell, Zachary A. 2019. War Abroad and Homicides at Home: Evidence from the United States. Read more |
| 2019 | Bunte, Jonas. 2019. Why Do Students Enroll in Political Science Classes?. Read more |
| 2018 | Bunte, Jonas. 2018. Sovereign lending after debt relief. Read more |
| 2018 | Bunte, Jonas, Desai, Harsh, Gbala, Kanio, Parks, Bradley, Miller Runfola, Daniel. 2018. Natural resource sector FDI, government policy, and economic growth: Quasi-experimental evidence from Liberia. Read more |
| 2018 | Kim, Alisha A., Bunte, Jonas. 2018. Demand for different types of public goods: evidence from Nigeria. Read more |
| 2017 | Bunte, Jonas, Kim, Alisha A. 2017. Citizens’ Preferences and the Portfolio of Public Goods: Evidence from Nigeria. Read more |
| 2016 | Bunte, Jonas. 2016. Wage Bargaining, Inequality, and the Dutch Disease. Read more |
| 2016 | Bunte, Jonas, Vinson, Laura Thaut. 2016. Local power-sharing institutions and interreligious violence in Nigeria. Read more |
Working Paper/Preprint
| 2004 | Bunte, Jonas, Gloede, Oliver, Trautfetter, Christoph. 2004. The BOTOS-Approach. An Alternative Approach for Calculating and Achieving a Sustainable Debt Level of HIPC-Countries. Read more |