Name
Leonard Krapf
Current Position
Doctoral Researcher, University of Goettingen, RTG 2654 Sustainable Food Systems, Subproject A1 Climate change and the livelihoods of poor households (Prof. Vollmer, Prof. Qaim)
Research Interests
- Food insecurity in developing countries
- Impact of climate change on poor households
- Effectiveness of foreign aid
- Economic growth and trade
Education (completed)
- Master of Science in Economics, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
- Full coursework of M1 in Political Science/Sociology as exchange student, University of Toulouse, France
- Bachelor of Science in Economics, University of Bonn, Germany
Professional Experience
- 03/2021 - 08/2021: Consultant, Agriculture and Food, World Bank, Washington DC, USA
- 09/2020 - 02/2021: Carlo-Schmid Fellow, Agriculture and Food, World Bank, Remote from Germany
- 10/2019 - 02/2020: Research Assistant, Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
- 07/2018 - 10/2018: Intern, External Office, German Development Bank (KfW), Dakar, Senegal
Publications
- World Bank; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2021. “A Blueprint for Strengthening Food System Resilience in West Africa: Regional Priority Intervention Areas.” Washington, DC: World Bank and UN FAO. © World Bank and UN FAO. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/35618 License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
Software
- Stata (advanced)
- LaTeX (advanced)
- R-Studio (intermediate)
- Python (basic)
- Matlab (basic)
Languages
- German (mother tongue)
- English (fluent)
- French (fluent)
- Danish (basic)
- Khmer (basic)