Böber, Christian
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Dr. Christian Böber
Department
Directors
Function
Scientific Advisor to the Directorate / Research Management
Specialization
Economics
Work areas
- Agricultural, Developemnt and Institutional Economics
- Sustainable Development
- Political Economy of Transition Processes
- Project, Process and Research Management
Vita
| Since 6/2022 | German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) Advisor to the Directorate, Research Management |
| 2/2021-6/2022 | Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena Executive assitant in the office of the vice-president for research |
| 7/2020-10/2020 | CBS International Business School Köln Professorship “Economics and Research Methods” |
| 4/2016-6/2020 | International Centre for Sustainable Development (IZNE), Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, University of Applied Sciences (H-BRS) Senior researcher, subject field "Social Protection and Health" |
| 6/2012-3/2016 | International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Büro Neu Delhi, Indien Agricultural Economist (Postdoctoral Fellow and Associate Scientist) |
| 11/2011-5/2012 | On Leave |
| 6/2011-10/2011 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Consultant |
| 2007-2011 | Universität Hohenheim Dr. oec. (Economics) Thesis on: "China in Transition – Poverty, Income Decomposition and Labor Allocation by Agricultural Households in Hebei Province" |
| 2007-2010 | Universität Hohenheim und China Agricultura University; Beijing Scholarship holder in the DFG-funded International Graduate School "Sustainable Resource Use in the North China Plain” |
| 2002-2007 | Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena Study of Economics, major: Economics of global structural change (development theory, economic policy, foreign trade theory and political economy) |
| 1999-2002 | Volksbank Halle (Saale) eG Apprenticeship |
Refereed Publications
- Hoogendoorn, J. Coosje / Genevieve Audet-Bélanger / Christian Böber et al. (2018)
Maize seed systems in different agro-ecosystems; what works and what does not work for smallholder farmers
in: Food Security 10 (4), 1089-1103 - Pavithra, S. / Christian Boeber / Showkat Ahmad Shah / S. P. Subash / P. S. Birthal / Surabhi Mittal (2018)
Adoption of modern maize varieties in India: insights based on expert elicitation methodology
in: Agricultural Research 7, 391-401 - Tesfaye, Kindie / P. H. Zaidi / Sika Gbegbelegbe / Christian Boeber / Dil Bahadur Rahut / Fite Getaneh / K. Seetharam / Olaf Erenstein / Clare Stirling (2017)
Climate change impacts and potential benefits of heat-tolerant maize in South Asia
in: Theoretical and Applied Climatology 130 (3-4), 959-970 - Hellina, Jon / Vijesh V. Krishna / Olaf Erenstein / Christian Böber (2015)
India’s poultry revolution: implications for its sustenance and the global poultry trade
in: International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 18, Special Issue, 151-164
Non-refereed Publications
- Pouw, Nicky / Katja Bender / Lizzie Dipple / Esther Schuering / Christian Böber / Clement Adamba / Kennedy Alatinga (2017)
Exploring the interaction between different social protection programs in Ghana: are the poor and extreme poor benefitting?
SHPIG Working Paper, Bonn: EADI - Prasanna, B.M. / B.S. Vivek / A.R. Sadananda / D. Jeffers / P.H. Zaidi / C. Boeber et al. (eds.) (2014)
12th Asian Maize Conference and Expert Consultation on maize for food, feed, nutrition and environmental security: extended summaries
Bangkok: APAARI - Böber, Christian (2012)
China in Transition: Poverty, Income Decomposition and Labor Allocation of Agricultural Households in Hebei Province
Frankfurt: Peter Lang International Academic Publishers