Greater Le Havre Area
I am a graduate engineer in horticultural science, and I oriented my doctoral study to agricultural science with a focus on agricultural economics. I am a researcher at the Laboratoire d'Economie Rouen Normandie (LERN) and also working as an independent researcher in France on agricultural, environmental and development topics. Prior to my current activities, I worked as a researcher for the Le Havre Normandy University, Thünen Institute, European Commission and as an independent researcher in Canada. I am affiliated with the research centre EDEHN (Equipe D'Economie – le Havre Normandie) and the global research network PEP (Partnership for Economic Policy). I am working with quantitative economic methods to evaluate and analyse impacts resulting from economic, environmental or policy changes. As a researcher employed at institutions and independent researcher, I worked on projects acquired and funded by different national and international organisations, e.g. the European Union, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), International Development Research Centre (IDRC). I am working mainly on topics in the domains agriculture, environment and development. In "development", I recently worked on the evaluation of COVID-19 impacts and counteracting policies in Southern Countries and the gendered impacts of climate change and the Russo-Ukraine-War. In "environment", I recently worked on microplastic pollution and evaluating mitigation measures. Furthermore, I worked on economic assessments of greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation and water management. In "agriculture", I worked on agricultural production (e.g., agricultural irrigation), land-use, and agricultural markets. I often disseminate the project findings in scientific publications to gain visibility for my research, employees, and clients, see, e.g. https://www.martin-henseler.com/publications/scientific-articles
Since 2014, I have been working in Le Havre (France) with my registered company as an independent researcher, mainly on the topics of the three domains: Development, Environment and Agriculture. My tasks in these projects comprise literature and data research, development of assessment models, modelling simulation, economic analysis and writing of research reports. In the domain of "Development," I worked on assessing COVID-19 impacts and mitigation policies in Southern Countries (e.g. Zimbabwe). I was also involved in the economic assessment of poverty policies in South Africa (i.e. the basic income support) and in developing a CGE model for the City of Johannesburg. Furthermore, I worked on evaluating the Tourism Development Program in the Dominican Republic. In the "Environment" domain, I worked on climate change impacts, mitigation measures, and agricultural water management. In "Agriculture", I am currently developing a regional agricultural sector model as a prototype for the Normandy region. Finally, as teaching activities, I provided lectures to BSc students on European Economic Policy and worked as a trainer and mentor in a CGE modelling course funded by UNDP. Related publications: --Henseler & Schumacher. 2019. The impact of weather on economic growth and its production factors. Climatic Change --Banerjee et al. 2017. An integrated model for evaluating investments in cultural heritage tourism in the Dominican Republic. Tourism Economics. --Kreins et al. 2015. Quantification of Climate Change Impact on Regional Agricultural Irrigation and Groundwater Demand. Water Resources Management. For further detail and publication, see: https://www.martin-henseler.com/publications/scientific-articles
Since 2015, I am affiliated with the global research network PEP (Partnership for Economic Policy) as a Resource Person. Since 2018 I have assisted the PEP Research Director of the working group on “Macro-Micro Development Policy Modeling”. I support the project coordination and management and provide scientific support for the PEP researchers and training. I assisted in coordinating 19 capacity building research projects in the PAGE (Policy Analysis on Growth and Employment) program, funded by DFID and IDRC. Furthermore, I coordinated the development of 10 teaching capsules for the PEP Advanced CGE online course. I assisted the guest editors of PEP-led special issues in the International Journal of Microsimulation and Environment and Development Economics. I was an assistant and co-trainer in the PEP CGE modelling training and co-mentor of capacity-building projects. Besides these research support services, I am also actively involved in research projects as a researcher. Related publications: -- Abreu Lopes et al. 2021. Beyond the Tyranny of the Urgent: Long-term Systemic and Intersectoral Reforms on Gender-related Health Barriers in COVID-19 Recovery. T20 Policy Brief. -- Cockburn et al. 2018. Vulnerability and policy responses in the face of natural resource discoveries and climate change: introduction. Environment and Development Economics For more detail, see: https://www.martin-henseler.com/project-management
In as a part-time contracted researcher, I worked at the Thünen Institute of Rural Studies on two nationally funded projects on the pollution of microplastics. Besides the administrative responsibilities as a project officer, I worked on the development of a quantitative model to estimate the microplastic pollution originated by German agricultural production: PLAWES and MicroCatch_Balt. I furthermore continued research in evaluating land-based mitigation measures to reduce GHG from agricultural production (CCLandStraD = Climate Change – Land Use Strategies in Germany). In one project, the focus was on regulating the soil pH to reduce soil-based nitroxide emissions ( MAGGE-pH = Mitigating Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions by improved pH management of soils). Furthermore, as part of the information service for German Governmental Institutions, I researched information on plastic film applications and economic productivity indicators. Finally, as a teaching activity, I provided a lecture in the German Doctoral Certificate Progamm in Agricultural Economics, in the module "Model-based policy impact assessment of agricultural policy". Related publications: --Brandes et al. 2021. Identifying hot-spots for microplastic contamination in agricultural soils—a spatial modelling approach for Germany. Environmental Research Letters -- Henseler et al. 2021. Microplastics aren’t just a problem for the ocean – they’re in our soils too. The Conversation --Henseler et al. 2020. Microplastics in Agricultural Soils: A New Challenge Not Only for Agro-environmental Policy? Journal of Applied Business and Economics For more details, see: https://www.martin-henseler.com/projects & https://www.martin-henseler.com/publications
At Le Havre Normandy University, I was a researcher (research engineer) at the economics research centre EDEHN (Equipe D'Economie – le Havre Normandie). I worked mainly in the "Development" and "Environment" domains. I contributed to developing macro-economic (CGE) models to assess with macro-micro analysis the socio-economic impacts on women resulting from economic and environmental shocks (i.e., the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change). Related publications: --Chitiga et al. accepted manuscript. Climate change and women – impacts and adaptation. International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics --Mabugu et al. 2023. Implications of COVID-19 and mitigation measures on gender and the Zimbabwean economy. Economic Modeling --Maisonnave et al. 2022. Economic and Distributional Impacts of Covid-19 Economic Shocks on Women in Senegal. International Journal of Microsimulation --Henseler et al. 2022. Microplastic Pollution in Agricultural Soils and Abatement Measures – a Model-Based Assessment for Germany. Environmental Modeling & Assessment --Henseler et al. 2022. Economic impacts of COVID-19 on the tourism sector in Tanzania. Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights --Chitiga-Mabugu et al. 2022. South Africa could achieve economic recovery, and lower emissions. Here's how. The Conversation --Henseler. 2022. Microplastics are in our fertilisers and soils, yet we know next to nothing about their environmental and health impacts, The Conversation For more publications see, https://www.martin-henseler.com/publications
In 2012, I started working as an independent researcher, in the freelance format, in Quebec City (Canada), focussing on agri-environmental modelling and economic assessment. As an agri-economic modeller, I worked in the domain of climate protection in a research project analysing the Synergies between nature conservation and climate protection in the area of land use (SYNAKLI), funded by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN). The project findings were published in a book: Schuler et al. (2014): Instrumente Zur Stärkung von Synergien Zwischen Natur- Und Klimaschutz Im Bereich Landbewirtschaftung. I also started working in the domain of water management in the project on Future irrigation demands in North Rhine-Westphalia and in a non-funded research project evaluating water policies in the Chines Tarim Region. Furthermore, in the domain of energy, I contributed to an evaluation of the German Renewable Energy Sources Act. Related publications: --Feike & Henseler. 2017. Multiple Policy Instruments for Sustainable Water Management in Crop Production - A Modeling Study for the Chinese Aksu-Tarim Region. Ecological Economics --Röder et al. 2015. Evaluation of land use based greenhouse gas abatement measures in Germany. Ecological Economics --Henseler et al. 2015. The mitigation potential and cost efficiency of abatement-based payments for the production of short-rotation coppices in Germany. Biomass and Bioenergy