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Associate Professor at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Fellow at the Tinbergen Institute, The Netherlands. Phd in Economics from VU University.
Positions at Universiteit van Amsterdam, Centraal Planbureau and Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam (SEOR), all in the Netherlands. Consultancies for international organizations (WorldBank, FAO, EU, Common Fund, etc) and national governments, in India, Bangladesh, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Mozambique, Kenya, Ethiopia, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana.
Research
(i) Productivity, (ii) price and production risk, (iii) market access & transaction costs, (iv) domestic trade and (v) food security in developing country agriculture, with a geographical focus on Sub-Sahara Africa. What drives subsistence farming and how to enhance transitions to commercial farming?
Teaching
BSc: International Trade, Exchange Rates and Stabilization Policy, Fundamentals of Macro Economics, Growth theory.
MSc / PhD: Development Economics
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Selected Research Output 1988 2018
How Is the Liberalization of Food Markets Progressing? Market Integration and Transaction Costs in Subsistence Economies
Zant, W., 2013, In : World Bank Economic Review. 27, 1, p. 28-54Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
subsistence economy
food market
transaction cost
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The Economics of Food Aid under Subsistence Farming with an Application to Malawi
Zant, W., 2012, In : Food Policy. 37, 1, p. 124-141Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
food aid
subsistence farming
Malawi
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Safety nets and index based insurance: Historical assessment and semi-paramentric estimation of an indemnity schedule for Northern Ghana
Molini, V., Keyzer, M., van den Boom, G. J. M., Zant, W. & Nsowah-Nuamah, N. N. N., 2010, In : Economic Development and Cultural Change. 58, 4, p. 671-712Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Hot stuff: Index Insurance for Indian Pepper Growers
Zant, W., 2008, In : World Development. 36, 9, p. 1585-1606 22 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Hedging Price Risks of Farmers by Commodity Boards: A Simulation Applied to the Indian Natural Rubber Market
Zant, W., 2001, In : World Development. 29, 4, p. 691-710 19 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic
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Activities 2015 2017
Impact of Mobile Phones on Staple Food Markets in Mozambique: Improved Arbitrage or Increased Rent Extraction?
Zant, W. (Speaker)1 Jun 2017
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
Trains, Trade and Transaction Costs: How does Domestic Trade by Rail affect Market Prices of Malawi Agricultural Commodities?
Zant, W. (Speaker)1 Jun 2017
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
Impact of Mobile Phones on Staple Food Markets in Mozambique: Improved Arbitrage or Increased Rent Extraction?
Zant, W. (Speaker)15 Mar 2017
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Professional
Trains, Trade and Transaction Costs: How does Domestic Trade by Rail affect Market Prices of Malawi Agricultural Commodities?
Zant, W. (Speaker)20 Mar 2016
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
The micro economics of structural transformation: Heterogeneity in income dynamics of sub-Saharan Agrican Households
Zant, W. (Speaker)19 Sep 2016
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic