Marta Marson

Core Faculty | Junior Assistant Professor

Short Profile outline

Over 20 years' experience in development cooperation and a PhD in Economics of Development and Production. She published on water access, China presence in Africa, trade and food security. She has worked in 8 different countries of sub-Saharan Africa and in China.

Education

PHD: Economia della produzione e dello sviluppo, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria.

Email: marta.marson@polimi.it

Academic courses held at SOM Research Relevant Publications Grants, Awards and Honours Service to the Community

Research

Marta Marson research is mostly oriented towards empirical works on development topics, including water access, China presence in Africa, economic freedom, trade and food security. More recent works include modelling of georeferenced data about FDI, deforestation, infrastructure.

Relevant Publications

Marson M. Saccone D. & Vallino E. , "Does food import contribute to rising obesity in low‐and middle‐income countries?", Kyklos

Marson M. Migheli M. & Saccone D, "Free to die: Economic freedoms and influenza mortality", Economics & Human Biology, 49

Marson M. & Saccone D. , "Fed with import and starved by war: Estimating the consequences of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on cereals trade and global hunger. International ", Economics and Economic Policy, 20, 413-423

Marson M. , "Direct access to markets by farmers and the role of traders: insights from Kenyan and Tanzanian leafy vegetables markets ", Studies in Agricultural Economics , 124, 66-73

Marson M. Saccone D. & Vallino E. , "Total trade, cereals trade and undernourishment: new empirical evidence for developing countries", Review of World Economics

Marson M. & Savin I. , "Complementary or adverse? Comparing development results of official funding from China and traditional donors in Africa", Structural Change and Economic Dynamics.

Marson M. Migheli M. & Saccone D. , "New evidence on the link between ethnic fractionalization and economic freedom. ", Economics of Governance

Marson M. Maggi E. & Scacchi M. , "Financing African infrastructure: The role of China in African railways. ", Research in Transportation Economics

Savin I. Marson M. & Sutormina M. , "How different aid flows affect different trade flows: Evidence from Africa and its largest donors. ", Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 125, 119-136

Marson M Maggi E, "Light Public-Private partnerships in the water supply sector: Malawi and other case studies from Sub-Saharan Africa”, ", Development Policy Review

Marson M Van Dijk MP , "Does the Zambian water sector regulator regulation have pro-poor tools and outcomes?” ", International Journal of Water

Marson M. & Savin I. , "Ensuring sustainable access to drinking water in Sub Saharan Africa: Conflict between financial and social objectives. ", World Development, 76, 26-39

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