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W Zant is an Associate Professor at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and a Fellow at the Tinbergen Institute in the Netherlands. He holds a PhD in Economics from VU Amsterdam and has held positions at Universiteit van Amsterdam, Centraal Planbureau, and Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam. His research focuses on agricultural productivity, price/production risk, market access, domestic trade, and food security in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly exploring transitions from subsistence to commercial farming.
Education:
- PhD in Economics, VU Amsterdam
Research Interests:
- Productivity dynamics in developing economies
- Market integration challenges in subsistence farming
- Transaction cost analysis in agricultural sectors
- Food security policy design
- Domestic trade infrastructure impacts (e.g., rail networks)
Teaching:
- BSc: International Trade, Macroeconomics, Growth Theory
- MSc/PhD: Development Economics
Consultancies: Advised World Bank, FAO, EU, and governments in India, Bangladesh, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Mozambique, Kenya, Ethiopia, Cote d’Ivoire, and Ghana on agricultural policy and development strategies.
Grants & Advising:
- Supervised 1 PhD thesis on tobacco marketing in Malawi
- Contributed to datasets referenced in policy documents and academic platforms
Labs/Teams: Active in Tinbergen Institute research collaborations and international development networks.
