Dr. Margot Schüller, Deputy Director, GIGA - Institute of Asian Affairs, Germany

Dr. Margot Schüller is Deputy Director and Senior Economist of the Institute of Asian Affairs/GIGA (German Institute of Global and Area Studies) in Hamburg. Since more than two decades she closely follows China’s economic development. Her work covers numerous publications on economic transition, incl. topics such as global economic integration and China’s regional economic cooperation. Dr. Schüller is a member of the faculty and program co-director of the international study program MIBE (Master of International Business and Economics, China Focus), co-organised by the Department of Economics and Business Administration/University of Hamburg, the School of Management/Fudan University and the Institute of Asian Affairs. Her membership in the Research Committee on Economic Systems and Institutional Economics of the German Economic Association also reflects her strong academic background. In addition, she is a frequent consulter for governmental and private institutions.