Bart van den Boom

Bart van den Boom is a Researcher in the Department of Economics at the School of Business and Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He is also a Visiting Fellow at the Amsterdam Centre for World Food Studies, focusing on interdisciplinary research linking food security, nutrition, and poverty reduction.

• MSc in Econometrics, Tilburg University (1986)

His research expertise lies in the food security-nutrition-poverty nexus, with a focus on developing countries in Africa (Ghana, Mozambique) and Asia (China, Indonesia). He utilizes advanced applied general equilibrium (CGE/AGE) models for policy simulations, particularly in analyzing the North-South divide, foreign direct investment (FDI), external debt risks, and European Union aid policies. His work extends to capacity building through training programs on free trade agreements, spatial poverty assessment, and commodity markets, delivered to governmental bodies in Indonesia and Mozambique.

The person's recent publications highlight interdisciplinary trends across development economics, public health, and geospatial modeling. Key themes include policy analysis in low-income economies, poverty dynamics using Markov chain approaches, and sustainable urban agriculture planning tools for West Africa. Collaborations span institutions in developing countries, emphasizing practical applications of economic models to real-world challenges.

• Extensive fieldwork in Ghana, Mozambique, China, and Indonesia
• Developed a CGE-social welfare model for Ghanaian policy simulations
• Coordinated training programs for Indonesian Ministry of Trade and Mozambican Ministry of Economics