Zaneta Kubik is a postdoctoral researcher at the Chair of International Economic Policy (Prof. Kis-Katos). She holds a PhD in economics from the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, a master’s degree in development economics from the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and a master’s degree in international economic policy from Sciences-Po Paris. Previously, she worked at the Center for Development Research (ZEF), University o Bonn.

Research interests

  • Development Economics
  • Environmental Economics
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Climate Change
  • Migration

  • Peer-reviewed publications

    Drought shocks and labour reallocation in rural Africa: evidence from Ethiopia (with A. L. Musungu & M. Qaim). European Review of Agricultural Economics, jbae020. (2024)

    The role of agricultural sector performance in attracting foreign direct investment in the food and beverages sector. Evidence from planned investments in Africa. Agribusiness, 39 (3), 875-903. (2023)

    The aid-nutrition link – Does targeted development assistance related to food systems matter? (with L. Kornher, B. Chichaibelu & M. Torero Cullen). World Development, 162, 106127. (2023)

    Incentivizing and Retaining Public Servants in Remote Areas: A discrete choice experiment with agricultural extension agents in Ethiopia (with M. D. Regassa & G. Abate). Journal of Agricultural Economics 72(3), 878-900. (2021)

    Revisiting the relationship between farm mechanization and labour requirement in India (with P. Rajkhowa). Indian Economic Review. (2021)

    Weather Shocks, Agricultural Production and Migration: Evidence from Tanzania (with M. Maurel). Journal of Development Studies, 52(5): 665-680. (2016)

    Book chapters & policy reports

    Climate Change, Food and Nutrition Security, and Human Capital (with A. Mirzabaev & J. May). In: Zimmerman, K. (Ed.). Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics. Springer. (2023)

    Environmental regulation and labor markets. In: Zimmerman, K. (Ed.). Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics. Springer. (2023)

    Youth engagement. In: Baumüller, H., Admassie, A., Hendriks, S., Tadesse, G. & von Braun, J. (Eds.). From Potentials to Reality: Transforming Africa’s Food Production. Investment and policy priorities for sufficient, nutritious and sustainable food supplies. Peter Lang. (2021)

    Domestic and foreign private sector investment in the food and agriculture sector. In: Baumüller, H., Admassie, A., Hendriks, S., Tadesse, G. & von Braun, J. (Eds.). From Potentials to Reality: Transforming Africa’s Food Production. Investment and policy priorities for sufficient, nutritious and sustainable food supplies. Peter Lang. (2021)

    Assessing the Implementation of SDG 2. Financial Needs and Developments with Special Reference to G7 Commitments. ZEF & FAO. (2019)

    Chapter 3: Desertification (with A. Mirzabaev et al.). In: Climate Change and Land: an IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems (SRCCL). (2019)

    Climate change, migration and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (with E. Wilkinson, L. Schipper & C.Simonet). ODI. (2016)