Name
Simone Santalucia
Current Position
Doctoral Researcher, University of Göttingen, RTG 2654 Sustainable Food Systems, Subproject A2 How sustainable are sustainability standards and other global chain supply chain initiatives? (Prof. Dr. Wollni)
Research Interests
Intra-household Bargaining and Resource Allocation
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion in Agri-food Systems
Rural Development
Economics and Development
Education
- 04/2022- present Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics, University of Göttingen, Germany
- 10/2019-03/2022 Double Degree: Master of Science in Development Economics, University of Göttingen, Germany
- 09/2018-03/2022 Double Degree: Master of Science (Laurea Magistrale) in Economics and Development, University of Florence, Italy
- 09/2015-10/2018 Bachelor of Science in Economics, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Professional Experience
- 04/2022-12/2025 Research Associate at the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, University of Göttingen, Germany
- 05/2020-03/2021 Student Research Assistant at the German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Germany
- 03/2016-08/2016 Intern at AMKA Onlus, Italy and Guatemala
Publications (peer-reviewed)
- Wollni, M., Bohn, S., Ocampo-Ariza, C., Paz, B., Santalucia, S., Squarcina, M., Umarishavu, F., Wätzold, M.Y.L. (2025). Sustainability Standards in Agri‐Food Value Chains: Impacts and Trade‐Offs for Smallholder Farmers. Agricultural Economics DOI
- Santalucia, S., & Sibhatu, K. (2024). Nourishing the farms, nourishing the plates: Association of climate smart agricultural practices with household dietary diversity and food security in smallholders. Agribusiness DOI
Conferences
- 10/2025 Paper presentation. 2025 CGIAR Gender Conference, Cape Town, South Africa.
- 08/2025 Paper presentation. 18th Congress of the European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE), Bonn, Germany.
- 08/2024 Paper presentation. 32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE), New Delhi, India.
- 09/2024 Member of the organizing committee. Paper presentation. 1st Sustainable Food Systems Symposium, Göttingen, Germany.
Languages
- Italian (Native)
- English (Fluent)
- Spanish (Working knowledge)
- German (Working knowledge)