The University shall devote its work to research into the pressing global problems of human survival, development and welfare that are the concern of the United Nations and its agencies.
People — topics on improving lives of people everywhere
Planet — topics on preserving and improving our environment and natural resources
Prosperity — topics on building a sustainable and fulfilling future
Peace and partnerships — topics on fostering peaceful, just, and inclusive societies
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Lutz Krebs
Lutz F. Krebs is a political scientist with a focus on international relations and conflict research.
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Kirsten Haaland
Kirsten Haaland is a researcher at the UNU Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT).
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Micheline Goedhuys
Micheline Goedhuys is research fellow at UNU-MERIT, at Maastricht University, the Netherlands.
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Franziska Gassmann
Dr Gassmann is a highly qualified and skilled economist with extensive experience in development economics and related fields.
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Nordine Es-Sadki
Nordine Es-Sadki joined the UNU Maastricht Economic and Social Research and Training Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT) as a researcher in January 2011.
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Adriana van Cruysen
Adriana van Cruysen is a researcher at the UNU Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT).
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Jo Ritzen
Jo Ritzen is professorial fellow of International Economics of Science, Technology and Higher Education at the UNU Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT) and Maastricht Graduate School of Governance.
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Shyama V Ramani
Shyama V. Ramani is a Professorial Fellow at the UNU Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT).
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Pierre Mohnen
Pierre Mohnen is Professor of the Microeconometrics of Technical Change at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration of Maastricht University and Professorial Fellow at the UNU Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT).
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Jacques Mairesse
Jacques Mairesse's research is applied and belongs to econometrics in the proper sense that it tries to connect empirical and theoretical analysis with particular attention to data and to methods.