Lena Behrendt
External Junior Research Staff
| Phone: | +49 8161/71-3410 |
| Fax: | +49 8161/71-4426 |
| E-mail: | lena.behrendt(at)tum.de |
Education
- M.Sc. International Development Studies (Major in Development Economics and Rural Development), Wageningen University
- B.Sc. International Development Studies (Major in Development Economics and Rural Development), Wageningen University
Research areas
- Development and employment in rural areas
- Livelihood strategies of small farmers in developing countries
Research project
- Empirical Analysis of Decent Rural Employment (supported by FAO, Rome)
- Program of Accompanying Research for Innovation (PARI)
Teaching activity
- Coordinating the Master's program in Life Science Economics and Policy
- Applied Statistics: Econometrics (B.Sc.)
- Applied Statistics and Econometrics (M.Sc.)
Publications
- Behrendt, L., Estruch, E., Sauer, J., Ayenew, H. Y., Abate-Kassa, G., & Wobst, P. (2021). Decent Rural Employment in a specialised and a diversified production system in Tanzania. Development Southern Africa, 38(6), 1017–1030. https://doi.org/10.1080/0376835X.2021.1948389
- Behrendt, L., Kolossa, S., Vrachioli, M., Abate Kassa, G., Ayenew, H., Gedrich, K., Crinot, F. C., Houssou, P. & Sauer, J. (2024). Assessing the impact of a personalised application-based nutrition intervention on carbohydrate intake in rural Benin. Agriculture & Food Security, 13(1), 15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40066-024-00465-5