Dr Di Zeng
Di is an applied economist with research experience in agricultural development and food and health economics. His previous work covers Sub-Saharan Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the United States. His research aims to disentangle the complicated mechanisms linking food, health and economic development from both theoretical and empirical perspectives.
Before joining the Centre for Global Food and Resources, Di has worked extensively with CGIAR centres in Africa and Europe and governmental agencies in the United States. His work has been funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, and several state government agencies in the United States. He has taught advanced impact evaluation methods to doctoral-level economists and social scientists from several CGIAR centres.
Di is an applied economist with research experience in agricultural development and food and health economics. His previous work covers Sub-Saharan Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the United States. His research aims to disentangle the complicated mechanisms linking food, health and economic development from both theoretical and empirical perspectives.
Before joining the Centre for Global Food and Resources, Di has worked extensively with CGIAR centres in Africa and Europe and governmental agencies in the United States. His work has been funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, and several state government agencies in the United States. He has taught advanced impact evaluation methods to doctoral-level economists and social scientists from several CGIAR centres.
Appointments
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Lecturer | University of Adelaide |
Language Competencies
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| Chinese (Mandarin) | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| English | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
Education
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech | United States | PhD |
Keywords
Journals
| Date | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Huang,Z, Zeng,D, Wang,J, 2016, Factors affecting Chinese broiler farmers’ main preventive practices in response to highly pathogenic avian influenza, Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 134, 153-159 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2016.10.013 |
| 2016 | Zeng,D, Thomsen,MR, Nayga,RM, Rouse,HL, 2016, Middle school transition and body weight outcomes: Evidence from Arkansas Public Schoolchildren, Economics & Human Biology, 21, 64-74 10.1016/j.ehb.2015.12.006 |
| 2015 | Zeng,D, You,W, Mills,B, Alwang,J, Royster,M, Anson-Dwamena,R, 2015, A closer look at the rural-urban health disparities: insights from four major diseases in the Commonwealth of Virginia, Social Science & Medicine, 140, 62-68 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.07.011 |
| 2015 | Huang,W, Zeng,D, Zhou,S, 2015, Welfare impacts of modern peanut technologies in China, Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture, 221-238 |
| 2015 | Zeng,D, Alwang,J, Norton,GW, Shiferaw,B, Jaleta,M, Yirga,C, 2015, Ex post impacts of improved maize varieties on poverty in rural Ethiopia, Agricultural Economics, 46, 4, 515-526 10.1111/agec.12178 |
Book Chapters
| Date | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Zeng,D, Alwang,J, Norton,G, Shiferaw,B, 2015, Maize technologies and rural poverty reduction in Ethiopia, CAB International, United Kingdom, pp. 294-313 |
Conference Items
| Date | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2017 | Rupa,JA, Ahmed,S, umberger,W, Zeng,DI, Sim,NICHOLAS, 2017, Analysing the association between rural farm household health and economic shocks and food security in Bangladesh: A consolidated approach of measuring food security, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, Corner Merivale And Glenelg Streets, South Bank, Brisbane, Queensland |
| 2016 | Ahmed,S, rupa,, umberger,, zeng,, sim,, 2016, Analysing the Impact of Household Health and Economic shocks on Food Security and Dietary Diversity: Evidence from Rural Bangladesh, XXIII Agri-food Research Network (AFRN) conference, Adelaide, SA |
| 2016 | Zeng,D, Thomsen,M, Nayga,R, 2016, Food Desert and Weight Outcome: Disentangling Confounding Mechanisms, Allied Social Sciences Association (ASSA) 2016 Annual Meeting |
| 2015 | Zeng,D, Thomsen,M, Nayga,R, 2015, Neighborhood Convenience Stores and Childhood Obesity: A Panel Data Instrumental Variable Approach, Allied Social Sciences Association (ASSA) 2015 Annual Meeting |
| 2015 | Zeng,D, Thomsen,M, Nayga,R, Rouse,H, 2015, Supermarket Access and Childhood Obesity: Natural Experiments of Store Openings and Closings, 2015 AAEA & WAEA Joint Annual Meeting |
| 2014 | Zeng,D, Alwang,J, Norton,G, Shiferaw,B, Jaleta,M, Yirga,C, 2014, Agricultural Technology Adoption and Child Nutrition: Improved Maize Varieties in Rural Ethiopia, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association 2014 Annual Meeting |
| 2013 | Zeng,D, Alwang,J, Norton,G, Shiferaw,B, Jaleta,M, Yirga,C, 2013, Ex-Post Impacts of Improved Maize Varieties on Poverty in Rural Ethiopia, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association 2013 Annual Meeting |
| 2012 | Zeng,D, You,W, Mills,B, Alwang,J, Royster,M, Studer,K, Anson-Dwamena,R, Zeng,D, 2012, How Much DoWe Know about Rural-Urban Health Disparities: Lessons from Four Major Diseases in Virginia, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association 2012 Annual Meeting |
Working Paper
| Date | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Rupa,JA, ahmed,SHARMINA, umberger,WENDY, zeng,DI, Sim,N; 2016; Analysing the association between rural farm household health and economic shocks and food security in Bangladesh: A consolidated approach of measuring food security |
Executive Dean's Award for excellence in research. Faculty of the Professions, University of Adelaide (AUD: 2000).Â
AGRIBUS 7055 Global Food and Agricultural Markets, 2017 (Instructor and Coordinator)
AGRIBUS 7054 Global Food and Agricultural Policy, 2017 (Co-instructor and coordinator)
AGRIBUS 7061 Research Principles and Methods, 2017 (Co-instructor and coordinator)
Currently I'm supervising three PhD students and three Master's students.