Alina Roth

Alina is a PhD candidate and research associate at the Chair of Economics of Sustainable Agri-Food Systems at the University of Göttingen, currently working within the agri:change project (agri:lab X1). Her research focuses on knowledge transfer and behavioural barriers in sustainable agri-food systems, integrating mixed-methods approaches to optimise climate-related communication strategies for farmers and stakeholders. She holds an M.Sc. in International Economics from the University of Göttingen and a B.Sc. in Economics from the University of Hamburg.

Research Fields & Interests

  • Information Economics
  • Behavioural Economics
  • Applied AI & Machine Learning in Agricultural Economics

Education

2026 – present:  Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics, University of Göttingen, Germany

2020 – 2025:  M.Sc. International Economics, University of Göttingen, Germany

2022 – 2023:  Semester Abroad: Turkish Education Association University, Ankara, Turkey

2015 – 2019:  B.Sc. Economics, University of Hamburg, Germany

2017 – 2018:  Year Abroad: Universitat Jaume I, Castellón de la Plana, Spain

Practical Experience

2026 – present:  Research Associate, Chair of Economics of Sustainable Agri-Food Systems, University of Göttingen, Germany

2023 – 2025:  Student Research Assistant, Chair of Farm Management, University of Göttingen, Germany

2024:  Student Research Assistant, Chair of Econometrics, University of Göttingen, Germany

2021 – 2023:  Working Student, Strategy & Innovation, enercity AG, Hannover, Germany

2020:  Working Student, Strategic Procurement, Sartorius AG, Göttingen, Germany

2020:  Student Research Assistant, Chair of Information Management, University of Göttingen, Germany

2020:  Student Research Assistant, Chair of Information Management, University of Göttingen, Germany

Languages

  • German (Native)
  • English (Proficient)
  • Spanish (Advanced)