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More information at  http://www.AJStein.de/

Alexander J. Stein is an agricultural economist with a background both in development economics and in health economics. So far he mainly worked on food and nutrition issues and on the application of modern biotechnology in agriculture, as well as on related trade implications. In these fields he primarily carried out impact assessments and economic analyses of new technologies, both in a scientific context and for policy support. His regional focus so far are developing countries in Asia, Latin America and Africa, and the European Union.

Alexander obtained his PhD in agricultural economics from the University of Hohenheim under the supervision of Matin Qaim with summa cum laude; he also received two scientific prizes. Alexander has passed the doctoral programme of the Centre for Development Research (ZEF) of the University of Bonn, he holds an MA in development economics from the University of Nottingham, he wrote a thesis in international economics at the University of Münster and he did undergraduate degrees in economics and business at the University I of Montpellier and at the University of Würzburg. Alexander has a track record of publications in international scientific journals; he contributed to technical handbooks, edited reports and policy briefs, wrote for popular scientific and policy magazines, gave presentations and invited speeches at international conferences and workshops, and participated in panel discussions.

Currently, Alexander is Research Coordinator in the Director General's Office at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in Washington, DC. Prior to this position, he was consultant and editor for agricultural economics at Genius GmbH and scientific fellow at the Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS) of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre. Before that Alexander worked amongst others as a research associate in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences at the University of Hohenheim, as a research associate at the Centre for Development Research (ZEF) of the University of Bonn, as a consultant for development projects and for a stint as a trainee at the Council of the European Union. Alexander has lived in half a dozen countries and throughout his career he has also travelled extensively overseas; he is fluent in German, English, French and Spanish.

While more details on his professional experience, his academic achievements and his scientific publications are available under the corresponding headings to the left or from his homepage below, the following additional key words and concepts could also describe the scope of his skills and competences: poverty, hidden hunger, micronutrient malnutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, vitamin deficiency, mineral deficiency, iron deficiency anaemia (IDA), zinc deficiency, beta-carotene, vitamin A deficiency (VAD), public health, quantification, burden of disease, disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), human cost, economic cost, cost-effectiveness analyses (CEA), cost-benefit analyses (CBA), biofortification, plant breeding, Golden Rice, genetic engineering, genetic modification, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), genetically modified crops (GM crops), transgenic crops, green biotechnology, co-existence, asynchronous approval or authorization, low-level presence (LLP), EU, research pipeline, international trade and commerce, global supply chain, agri-food industry, functional food, workshop and conference organisation.

Alexander has co-authored papers and manuscripts with Matin Qaim, J.V. Meenakshi, Penelope Nestel, H.P.S. Sachdev, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, Ira Matuschke, Emilio Rodríguez-Cerezo, Manuel Gómez-Barbero, Ilias Papatryfon, Eleni Zika, Oliver Wolf, Anne-Katrin Bock, Kristina Sinemus and Jochen Donner.

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