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Personal profile
Overview
Sophie van Huellen is a Senior Lecturer in Development Economics. Her research focus is on primary commodity markets and commodity dependency; financialisation; global commodity chains; macro-financial linkages; international finance, and machine learning applications in economics.
She obtained a BA in Economics, Politics and Philosophy from the University of Erfurt, Germany. She was further trained in economics (MSc and PhD) at SOAS University of London.
Contact: [email protected]
Supervision information
I am keen to supervise PhD candidates who are interested in any topic that falls within my research interests. For guidance, please refer to the below list of currently supervised PhD titles and any recent publications/projects.
- The Commodity Finance Nexus and Implications for Monetary Policy Independence and Effectiveness in Commodity-Dependent Economies.
- The Resource Curse at the Regional Level.
- Cocoa Sovereignty? The Postcolonial Politica Economy of Primary Commodity Dependence and Financial Subordination.
- Why do Commodity-rich Developing Nations Fail to Adequately Manage Their Risks?
- Evaluating Different Econometric and Machine Learning Techniques for Forecasting Oil Prices.
- How do Business Cycles Affect Productive Capabilities Development at the Firm and Regional Level?
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Economics, SOAS University of London
Master of Science, Development Economics, SOAS University of London
Bachelor of Arts, Economics, Politics, and Philosophy, University of Erfurt
Areas of expertise
- HB Economic Theory
- Development Economics
- Natural Resource Governance
- Primary Commodities
- Agricultural Commodities
- International Finance
- Global value chains (GVCs)
- Financialisation
- Political Economy
- Heterodox Economics
- HG Finance
- Market Microstructure
- International Finance
- HA Statistics
- Applied Econometrics
- Machine Learning
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Global Development Institute
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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How to overcome rent seeking in Tanzania’s skills sector? Exploring feasible reforms through discrete choice experiments
Andreoni, A., van Huellen, S., Katera, L. & Jahari, C., 1 Oct 2024, In: World Development. 182, 106705.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reservoir computing for macroeconomic forecasting with mixed-frequency data
Ballarin, G., Dellaportas, P., Grigoryeva, L., Hirt, M., van Huellen, S. & Ortega, J. P., 1 Jul 2024, In: International Journal of Forecasting. 40, 3, p. 1206-1237 32 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The political economy of pricing and price risk in Ghana’s cocoa marketing system
van Huellen, S., Abubakar , F. M., Asante-Poku, N. A. & Fig, R., 17 Jul 2024, 39 p. (GDI Working Paper; no. 2024-074).Research output: Preprint/Working paper › Working paper
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Commodity Currencies: Unpicking the Asymmetric Relationship between Commodity Prices and Exchange Rates
van Huellen, S. & Baptista Palazzi, R., 9 Nov 2023, SSRN, p. 1-61, 61 p.Research output: Preprint/Working paper › Preprint
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Financialisation of Non-Financial Corporations in South Africa: An integrated framework to study variations across sectors, value chains and firms
Andreoni, A., Robb, N. & van Huellen, S., Feb 2023, 225 ed., London: SOAS University of London, 33 p. (SOAS Economics Working Papers; no. 255).Research output: Preprint/Working paper › Working paper
Open Access
Projects
- 2 Finished
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Financialised Cocoa Chains and Implications for Ghanaian Farmers’ Productivity, Income and Livelihoods
Van Huellen, S. (PI), Imai, K. (CoI) & Dutta, I. (CoI)
1/09/24 → 31/03/25
Project: Research
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Reservoir Computing for Macroeconomic Modelling
Van Huellen, S. (PI)
1/09/21 → 3/10/22
Project: Research
Activities
- 2 Consultancy & Services
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Who is profiting from the food crisis? Speculation, rent-seeking and rent-extraction in our food sector
Van Huellen, S. (Academic founder) & Ferrando, T. (Academic founder)
15 Jun 2023 → 5 Sept 2023Activity: Consultancy, spin-outs, CPD & licensing › Consultancy & Services › Research
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Food price crisis: the role of speculation and concrete proposals for action in the aftermath of the Ukraine war
Van Huellen, S. (Academic founder)
14 Jul 2022 → 15 Dec 2022Activity: Consultancy, spin-outs, CPD & licensing › Consultancy & Services › Research
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Press/Media
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Financing the Ghanaian Cocoa Sector
Van Huellen, S. & Abubakar , F. M.
9/05/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Why Ghanaian farmers have been unable to capitalise on record cocoa prices
Van Huellen, S. & Abubakar , F. M.
19/11/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
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Inflation: how financial speculation is making the global food price crisis worse
29/11/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
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Why Ghana doesn’t get the full value of its cocoa beans – and how this could change
Van Huellen, S. & Abubakar , F. M.
27/04/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
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How commodity exporting countries like Ghana have been hit by COVID-19. The Conversation
Van Huellen, S. & Asante-Poku, N. A.
14/03/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment