Autor/-in: Christian Niemietz

Dr Kristian Niemietz is the Head of Health and Welfare at the Institute of Economic Affairs, and a Research Fellow at the Age Endeavour Fellowship (AEF). Kristian studied economics at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and the Universidad de Sala-manca, and political economy at King's College London, where he obtained his doctorate. He is the author of the IEA monographs Redefining the Poverty Debate and A New Understanding of Poverty, the latter winning the 2011 Templeton Freedom Award in the category 'Free Enter-prise Solutions to Poverty'.