Prof. Dr. Joachim von Braun

 
 
Contact J.vonbraun@cgiar.org
Area of Specialization
Dipl. Ing. Agriculture, University of Bonn
Dr. Agricultural Economics, University of Göttingen
Professorial Title in Agricultural Economics
Department former director ZEF b; now Director General of the International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington, DC
Current Research Topics
  • Economic development
  • Food and agricultural policy reform
  • Poverty reduction
  • Technology policies in low income countries
  • Employment policies
  • Banking and financial policies
Further Research Topics
Contacts / Partners / Funding Institutions

President of the International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE),
Member of International Boards and Advisory Committees,
serving on boards of publishers of journals

Publications
(2000) Russia's Agro-food Sector: Towards Truly Functioning Markets.
Kluwer Academic Publishers Dordrecht. (with P. Wehrheim, K. Frohberg, E. Serova)
 
(2000) Agricultural Biotechnology in Developing countries: Towards Optimizing the Benefits for the Poor. Kluwer Academic Press, Derdrecht. (with M. Qaim, A.F. Krattinger)  
(1999) Famine in Africa: Causes, Responses and Prevention. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. (with T. Teklu, P. Webb)  
(1998) Russian Poverty: Muddling through Economic Transition with the Garden Plots. In: World Development, September 1998. (with H. tho Seeth, S. Chochnov, A. Surinov)  
(1997) Credit systems for the rural Poor in China. Nova Science Publishers. New York. (with Zhu Ling, Jiang Zhongyi)  
(1997) Rural Finance for Food Security for the Poor: Implications for Research and Policy; Food Policy Review 4, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, D. C. (with Zeller, M., Schrieder, G., von Braun, J., Heidhues, F.)  
(1994) Agricultural Commercialization, Economic Development and Nutrition; Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, (with E. Kennedy (ed.)  
Curriculum Vitae
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