RTG 2654: Sustainable Food Systems

Name

Jonas Stehl


Field of Research at the RTG

Subproject B2 Food systems and nutrition-related diseases (Prof. Vollmer)

Research Interests


  • Development Economics
  • Health Economics
  • Nutrition
  • Food Security
  • Environmental Economics
  • Population Economics
  • Economics of Conflict



Publications


  • Squarcina M, Hänsch J, Montoya Cepeda FM, Pallauf M, Paz B, Stehl J, Wehner J, Wollni M (2026). Developing a multidimensional resilience index for farm households: A food system approach. World Development 202: 107342. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305750X26000318#ecom0005)
  • Stehl J, Vonderschmidt A, Vollmer S, Alexander P, Jaacks LM (2025). Gap between national food production and food-based dietary guidance highlights lack of national self-sufficiency. Nature Food 6, 571–576. (https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-025-01173-4)
  • Stehl, J., Depenbusch, L., & S. Vollmer (2025). Global poverty and the cost of a healthy diet. Food Policy 132, 102849. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102849)



      • Discussion Papers


      • Zenker J., Stehl, J., Chakravarty S, Lundberg M (2025). Wrong Fit, Missed Gains? Evidence from Skill Training Choices in Liberia. (Link)
      • Stehl, J., Sibhatu, K., Jaacks, L., & S. Vollmer (2025). Food Sourcing and Diets: Evidence from 45 Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Research Square Discussion Paper. (Link)
      • Stehl, J., Vonderschmidt, A., Vollmer S., Alexander, P. & L. Jaacks (2024). Assessing self-sufficiency: analyzing the gap between national food production and food-based dietary guidance. (download as PDF)
      • Stehl, J., Depenbusch, L., & S. Vollmer (2023). The global income gap to a healthy diet (No. 293). Discussion Papers. (download as PDF)



      Ongoing Projects


      • Chakravarty, S., Lundberg, M., Stehl, J. & J. Zenker. Business or job skill training? Experimental evidence from young women in Liberia.


        • Education


        • Master of Science in Development Economics, University of Göttingen, Germany
          • Thesis Title: Dietary Intake and Anthropometric Failure in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Macro Perspective
        • Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Economics, University of Passau, Germany
          • Thesis Title: World War II, Sex Role Attitudes, and Female Labor Market Participation