Liesbeth Colen
Research Area Agriculture and Rural Development, Gender and Female Empowerment, Micro Development
Job Market Candidate no
Affiliation Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, RTG Sustainable Food Systems
Affiliation status Currently affiliated
Regional Focus South Asia/India, Sub-Saharan Africa
Chair Nutrition and Agriculture

Liesbeth Colen

Professor

Additional roles:
Speaker of SIA Master (Sustainable International Agriculture)

Teaching:
Socioeconomic of Rural Development and Food Security; Food Systems and Healthy Diets; Topics in Rural Development Economics; Introduction to Choice Experiments in Food Economics; Agriculture, Nutrition and Sustainable Food Systems

Publications:

Englberger, L., Colen, L. & Rommel, J. (2025) Farmers' attitudes towards economic experimentation, Q Open (forthcoming)

Di Marcantonio, F., Havari, E., Colen, L., & Ciaian, P. (2022). Do producer organizations improve trading practices and negotiation power for dairy farms? Evidence from selected EU countries.  Agricultural Economics53(S1), 121-137.

Adewopo, J. B., Solano-Hermosilla, G., Colen, L., & Micale, F. (2021). Using crowd-sourced data for real-time monitoring of food prices during the COVID-19 pandemic: Insights from a pilot project in northern Nigeria. Global Food Security29, 100523.

Mary, S, Shaw, K, Colen, L, Gomez Y Paloma, S (2020). Does agricultural aid reduce child stunting? World Development 130: 104951

Cockx, L, Colen, L, de Weerdt, J (2018) From Corn to Popcorn? Urbanization and food consumption in Sub-Sahara Africa: evidence from rural-urban migrants in Tanzania, World Development 110: 140-159

Colen, L, Melo P, Abdul-Salam Y, Roberts D, Mary S, Gomez Y Paloma S (2018) Income elasticities for food, calories and nutrients across Africa: A meta-analysis, Food Policy 77, 116-132.

Colen, L, Persyn, D, Guariso, A (2016). Bilateral Investment Treaties and FDI: Does the Sector Matter? World Development 83: 193-206.

Colen, L, Maertens, M, Swinnen, J (2012). Private standards, trade and poverty: GlobalGAP and horticultural employment in Senegal. The World Economy 35 (8): 1073-1088.

Maertens, M, Colen, L, Swinnen, J (2011). Globalization and poverty in Senegal: A Worst Case Scenario? European Review of Agricultural Economics 38 (1): 31-54.

Colen, L, Maertens, M, Swinnen, J (2009). Foreign direct investment as an engine for economic growth and human development: A review of the arguments and empirical evidence. Human Rights and International Legal Discourse 3 (2): 177-227.