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Simon Ehjeij is a Scientific Staff member and Doctorate Candidate at the Department of International Agricultural Trade and Food Security (490b) within the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences at the University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, where he has been conducting research since August 2020.
Education:
- M.Sc. in Agricultural Economics from University of Hohenheim (2017-2020), specializing in agricultural policy and trade modelling, with Master Thesis: "How to achieve the GHG reduction targets of the EU? An analysis of policy instruments in the agricultural sector"
- B.Sc. in Economics from Ruprecht-Karls-Universität, Heidelberg (2013-2017), with complementary courses in political sciences and sociology, and Bachelor Thesis: "Analysis of current employment opportunities in the German labour market using Stata"
- Exchange semester at Universidad de Valencia, Spain
Simon's research focuses on agricultural economics with particular emphasis on irrigation technology expansion in Ethiopia. He employs both meta-analysis of household farm irrigation technologies and CGE-modeling to analyze national irrigation policies. His work investigates differences in technical efficiency between irrigating and non-irrigating farmers, and assesses the impact of irrigation technology diffusion on agricultural production, household incomes, and international trade in Ethiopia. His expertise spans agricultural policy analysis, trade modeling using general equilibrium models, and scenario analysis.
Simon has contributed to research on global agri-food sector implications of geopolitical events, including the war in Ukraine, and has published in the German Journal of Agricultural Economics and Rural21. His methodological approach combines quantitative economic modeling with policy analysis to address food security and trade issues.
Professional Experience:
- Research Analyst - Doctorate Candidate at University of Hohenheim (since 08/2020)
- Internship at Mercedes-Benz Bank, Stuttgart: Portfolio Risk Management (06/2017-11/2017)
- Internship at Centre for European Economic Research, Mannheim: Research in labor markets (10/2016-12/2016)
- Internship at KBA NotaSys, Lausanne: Finance & Supply Chain Management (07/2014-08/2014)
