Dr. Jessie Lin was a GlobalFood member from 2017-2020. The information on this site reflects the status at the point of leaving GlobalFood.

Occupation after leaving GlobalFood

Postdoctoral Researcher at DARE at the University of Goettingen

Name

Jessie Lin

Former Field of Research

Policy and Supply Chain Participation
(Chair of Agricultural Policy; Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Stephan von Cramon-Taubadel,
Global Food Subproject A2)

Research Interests

Agricultural Policy
Governance and Institutions
Supply Chains
Food Security
Intersectoral Partnerships and Certification
International Trade

Education

• 2017-2020: Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics, University of Goettingen, Goettingen
  Doctoral Thesis: The role of institutions on modern agricultural value chains
• 10/2014-12/2016: Master's of Science: Agricultural Economics
  University of Hohenheim
  Master's Thesis 'Opportunities and Constraints in the Ethiopian Bamboo Sector: An institutional analysis of bamboo-based value web'
• 08/2007-05/2009: Master's in Public Policy;
  Specialization: International Development
  University of Maryland, School of Public Policy
• 08/2003-05/2007: Bachelor of Arts
  Majors: Psychology and International Studies
  University of Utah

Professional Experience

• 11/2016-03/2017
  Editing Assistant
  Institute of Social and Institutional Change in Agricultural Development (490c), University of Hohenheim
• 03/2015-04/2016
  Teaching Assistant
  Institute of Societal Transition and Agriculture (430b), University of Hohenheim
• 10/2011-10/2012
  International Coordinator
  Association pour la taxation des transactions financières pour l'action citoyenne (ATTAC), Paris, France

Publications

Peer-reviewed publications

• Lin, J. “Fiji’s participation in the global coconut value chain: Opportunities and challenges.”Journal of Development and Emerging Economies, in press.
• Lin, J., Flachsbarth, I., & von Cramon-Taubadel, S. “The role of institutional quality on the performance in the export of coconut products.” Agricultural Economics, March 2020, 51(2): 237-258.
• Lin, J., Gupta, S., Loos, T.K., & Birner, R. “Opportunities and challenges in the Ethiopian bamboo sector: A market analysis of the bamboo-based value web.” Sustainability, March 2019, 11(6): 1644.

Publications in progress

• Ma, M., Lin, J., & Sexton, R. “Smallholder vs. Commercial farming systems in low- and middle-income economies: A welfare analysis.” Submitted to the American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
• Demilew, H., Loos, T.K., Alamirew, B., Gupta, S., & Lin, J. “Is bamboo a poor man’s timber in Ethiopia Estimating the contribution of bamboo to rural livelihoods.” Submitted to World Development.

Languages

English (native)
Mandarin-Chinese (fluent)
Taiwanese (fluent)
French (advanced)
German (basic)


Interests

Traveling, cooking, reading, hiking, running


Complete CV here