Di Zeng

Biography

Di is an applied economist with research experience in agricultural development, food and health economics, and natural resource management. His previous work addresses issues in Sub-Saharan Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the United States. His research aims to disentangle the complicated mechanisms linking food, health, natural resources and economic development from both theoretical and empirical perspectives. Before joining the Centre for Global Food and Resources, Di has worked extensively with CGIAR centres in Africa and Europe as well as governmental agencies in the United States. His work has been funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, and several state government agencies in the United States. He has taught advanced impact evaluation methods to doctoral level economists from several CGIAR centres. Di is an applied economist with research experience in agricultural development, food and health economics, and natural resource management. His previous work addresses issues in Sub-Saharan Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the United States. His research aims to disentangle the complicated mechanisms linking food, health, natural resources and economic development from both theoretical and empirical perspectives. Before joining the Centre for Global Food and Resources, Di has worked extensively with CGIAR centres in Africa and Europe as well as governmental agencies in the United States. His work has been funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, and several state government agencies in the United States. He has taught advanced impact evaluation methods to doctoral level economists from several CGIAR centres.

Research Interest

Agricultural development and welfare outcomes in developing countries Food access, food choice and health consequences Mechanisms generating and related to health disparities Natural resource management with economic-ecosystem tradeoffs