Dr. Christoph Steffen was a GlobalFood member from 2014-2017. The information on this site reflects the status at the point of leaving GlobalFood.
Name
Dr. Christoph Steffen
Field of Research
Dynamics and quality in food demand
[Chair of Agricultural Economics in Developing and Transition Countries, Supervisor: Prof. Xiaohua Yu, Ph.D, GlobalFood Subproject: B2]
Research Interests
Applied Econometrics & Statistics
Development Economics
Consumer Theory
Education
- 2014 - 2017: Ph.D. in Economics, RTG 1666: GlobalFood, University of Göttingen, Germany. Thesis: Essays on Transaction Costs and Food Diversity in Developing Countries
Thesis: Essays on Transaction Costs and Food Diversity in Developing Countries - M.A. International Economics (Georg August University of Goettingen)
- B.Sc Economics (Goethe University of Frankfurt)
Publications
- Steffen, C., X. Yu (2018). Transaction Costs and Food Prices in Rural Kenya. GlobalFood Discussion Paper 122, University of Goettingen. http://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/213486.html.
- Steffen, C., X. Yu (2018). A Latent Class Analysis of the Demand for Food Diversity in India. GlobalFood Discussion Paper 119, University of Goettingen. http://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/213486.html.
- Steffen, C. (2017). Essays on Transaction Costs and Food Diversity in Developing Countries. PhD thesis, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Göttingen.
- Steffen, C., X. Yu (2014). Transaction costs and food prices in rural Kenya. Paper presented at the XIV Congress of the European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE), 26-29 August 2014, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Languages
German
English
Spanish (basic)