Anne Terheggen

Contact Information:
Development Policy and Practice
Faculty of Maths, Computing and Technology
The Open University
Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA
United Kingdom

E-mail: a.terheggen@open.ac.uk


Title of Research:
The New Kid in the Forest: The Impact of China’s Resource Demand on the Tropical Timber Value Chain in Gabon


PhD Supervisors:
Prof. Raphael Kaplinsky
Dr. Peter Robbins


Research Areas:
Asian Drivers (http://asiandrivers.open.ac.uk/), Commodities - Making the Most of Commodities Program (http://commodities.open.ac.uk/) and Global Value Chains

Research Work:

• Kaplinsky, R., Terheggen, A., Tijaja, J. (2010). What Happens When the Market Shifts to China? The Gabon Timber and Thai Cassava Value Chains. Washington, DC: The World Bank

Research Input & Assistance:

• Kaplinsky, R., Farooki, M. (2009). Africa’s Cooperation with New and Emerging Development Partners: Options for Africa’s Development. UN Office of the Special Adviser on Africa
• Kaplinsky, R., Morris, M. (2009). Chinese FDI in Sub Saharan Africa: Engaging with Large Dragons. European Journal of Development Research, 24(1)
• Morris, M., Morris, K., Levy, B. (2010).  Regulation and Standards in the South African Forestry Sector. mimeo, January 2010

CV/Résumé:
2007-  
PhD Research Student at the Open University, Development Policy and Practice, Milton Keynes (United Kingdom)

2006-2007:     
Coordinator of the Aquaculture Sector Support and Back to Business Aquaculture activities of the GTZ supported program ‘Economic Recovery and Microfinance in NAD’, Kota Lhokseumawe (Indonesia)

2006:              
Research Assistant in the GTZ supported program ‘Economic Recovery and Microfinance in NAD’, Banda Aceh (Indonesia)

2006:  
Participant in the e-Learning Course on ‘Trade, Growth, Poverty and Gender’, World Bank Institute (USA)

2005:              
Research Assistant at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Strategic Research and Economics Branch, Vienna (Austria)

2004:              
Volunteer at the National Domestic Workers’ Movement, National Office Mumbai (India)

2002-2003:     
Mentor for the Social Protection Financing Program, University Maastricht (Netherlands)

2000-2004:     
MSc in Economics, International Economic Studies, University Maastricht (Netherlands) and Assumption University of Thailand

Languages:
German
English
Dutch
French and Spanish – basic level