Alina Roth

Alina is a PhD candidate and research associate at the Chair of Economics of Sustainable Agri-Food Systems at the University of Göttingen, currently working within the agri:change project (agri:lab X1). Her research focuses on knowledge transfer and behavioural barriers in sustainable agri-food systems, integrating mixed-methods approaches to optimise climate-related communication strategies for farmers and stakeholders. She holds an M.Sc. in International Economics from the University of Göttingen and a B.Sc. in Economics from the University of Hamburg.

Research Fields & Interests

  • Information Economics
  • Behavioural Economics
  • Applied AI & Machine Learning in Agricultural Economics

Education

  • 2026 – present  Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics, University of Göttingen, Germany
  • 2020 – 2025  M.Sc. International Economics, University of Göttingen, Germany
  • 2022 – 2023  Semester Abroad: Turkish Education Association University, Ankara, Turkey
  • 2015 – 2019  B.Sc. Economics, University of Hamburg, Germany
  • 2017 – 2018  Year Abroad: Universitat Jaume I, Castellón de la Plana, Spain

Practical Experience

  • 2026 – present  Research Associate, Chair of Economics of Sustainable Agri-Food Systems, University of Göttingen, Germany
  • 2023 – 2025  Student Research Assistant, Chair of Farm Management, University of Göttingen, Germany
  • 2024  Student Research Assistant, Chair of Econometrics, University of Göttingen, Germany
  • 2021 – 2023  Working Student, Strategy & Innovation, enercity AG, Hannover, Germany
  • 2020  Working Student, Strategic Procurement, Sartorius AG, Göttingen, Germany
  • 2020  Student Research Assistant, Chair of Information Management, University of Göttingen, Germany
  • 2020  Student Research Assistant, Chair of Information Management, University of Göttingen, Germany

Languages

  • German (Native)
  • English (Proficient)
  • Spanish (Advanced)