Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development

Current Position:
Since April 2021: Post Doc, Georg-August-University of Goettingen

Research Interests: :

  • Agricultural and Resource Economics
  • Water economics and water markets/water trading
  • Water resources management and soil management
  • Policy evaluation
  • Farmers’ adoption and adaptation behaviour
  • Resilience in agriculture
  • GIS/Spatial analysis and spatial econometrics/punkt>


Current research projects:


Current teaching involvement:

  • Tutorials in World Agricultural Markets, Agricultural Price Theory, Microeconomics
  • Betreuung von Seminararbeiten im “Seminar Agrarpolitik und Marktlehre“
  • Seminar in “Interdisciplinary Research Methods for Food Systems Analysis” (CC3) on “Water in economic analysis” for RTG 2654


PhD:
2012 – 2017: PhD in Applied Economics (Agricultural/Resource Economics), Centre for Global Food and Resources, University of Adelaide, Australia
Thesis: “Examining the importance of spatial influences on irrigators’ water trading behaviour in the southern Murray-Darling Basin”

Professional Experience:

  • Since2019: Adjunct Research Fellow, Centre for Global Food and Resources, University of Adelaide, Australia
  • 2017 – 2019: Research Fellow, Centre for Global Food and Resources, University of Adelaide, Australia
  • 2015 – 2017: Research Associate, Centre for Global Food and Resources, University of Adelaide, Australia
  • 2011 – 2015: Research Associate, Centre for Regulation and Market Analysis, University of South Australia
  • 2011 – 2012: Transport Economist, Transport and Urban/Regional Planning company, Adelaide, Australia
  • 2009 – 2011: Management Assistant, Private Railway company, Kaiserslautern
  • 2008: Intern, Deutsche Bahn AG, Frankfurt/Main
  • 2007 – 2008: Tutor and student research assistant, Dresden University of Technology


Publications:
Journal article (peer-reviewed):


Book chapter (peer-reviewed):

  • Haensch, J, Wheeler, SA (under review) 'Developments in water sharing and water trading'. In: Improving water management in agriculture, Jerry Knox (ed.), Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge.
  • Johnson, A, Belbase, M, Adhikari, KD, Shrestha, M & Haensch, J 2021, Nepal: A country where water policy is in flux. In: Water Markets: A Global Assessment, SA Wheeler (ed), Edward Elgar, UK. Available at:https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/water-markets-9781788976923.html
  • Haensch, J, Wheeler, SA & Zuo, A 2016, 'The contribution of spatial analysis to water management: a case study of the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia', Advances in Environmental Research, Volume 51, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., Hauppauge, NY, p. 18. Available at: https://novapublishers.com/shop/advances-in-environmental-research-volume-51


Conference paper (peer-reviewed):

  • Haensch, J, Bergmann, H, Plaas, E, Salvia, R, Quaranta, G 2022, ‘Water use in agriculture under growing water scarcity: Comparing policy options and listening to stakeholders across Europe, Israel and China’, prepared for presentation at the 96th Annual Conference of the Agricultural Economics Society (AES), 4-6 April, KU Leuven, Belgium
  • Hetherington, JB, Yargop, R, Haensch, J, Akzar, R, Granzin, B & Umberger, WJ 2018, 'Factors Influencing Profitability in Smallholder Dairy Farming in West Java, Indonesia', International Seminar on Livestock Production and Veterinary Technology, October 2018.
  • Haensch, J, Wheeler, SA & Zuo, A 2018, 'Examining water trading influences at the postcode level', Contributed paper, 62th Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES), Adelaide, 7-9 February.
  • Haensch, J, Wheeler, SA & Zuo, A 2017, 'The spatial distribution and determinants of stated price choices for water entitlement trading', Contributed paper, 61th Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES), Brisbane, 8-10 February.
  • Haensch, J, Wheeler, SA & Zuo, A 2016, 'Location, Location, Location: the spatial influences on water entitlement selling in the southern Murray-Darling Basin', 45th Australian Conference of Economists 2016, Adelaide, 11-13 July.
  • Haensch, J, Wheeler, SA & Zuo, A 2016, 'The spatial influence of neighbours’ water sale behaviour on irrigators’ water entitlement selling', Contributed paper, 60th Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES), Canberra, 2-5 February.


Other publications and conference presentations:

  • Bergmann, H, Plaas, E, Haensch, J, Carbajo Alvarez, GE, Salvia, R, Quaranta, G & Zhong, F, 2022, D5.5: Report on listening to stakeholders across PR China and Europe (incl. Israel), EU H2020 SHui, Project number: 773903.
  • Bergmann, H, Plaas, E, Haensch, J, Salvia, R, Quaranta, G, Sun, D, Zhong, F, Spanos, I & Sotiropoulos, A 2022, D5.4: Report on water and climate related land use policies across PR China and Europe, EU H2020 SHui, Project number: 773903.
  • Wheeler, SA, Zuo, A, Xu, Y, Haensch, J & Seidl, C 2020, Water market literature review and empirical analysis, Prepared for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).https://www.accc.gov.au/focus-areas/inquiries-ongoing/murray-darling-basin-water-markets-inquiry/accc-commissioned-research
  • Wheeler, SA, Haensch, J & Xu, Y 2018 'Explaining Negative Attitudes towards Marine Parks and Sanctuary Zones in South Australia between 2011 and 2017', Report to the Department for Environment and Water (DEW), South Australia.
  • Haensch, J, Wheeler, SA & Zuo, A 2017, ‘Location, Location, Location: the spatial influences on water entitlement selling in the southern Murray-Darling Basin’, 17th annual Spatial Information Day (SID) 2017, Adelaide, 11 August.
  • Wheeler, SA, Edwards, J, Haensch, J, Zuo, A & Schirmer, J 2017, 'Exploring Initiatives in7 the Murray-Darling Basin that embody integral ecology: a case study of the Riverina', Faith in a Basin Future project, Adelaide.
  • Haensch, J, Wheeler, SA, Zuo, A & Bjornlund, H 2016, 'The Impact of Water and Soil Salinity on Water Market Trading in the Southern Murray–Darling Basin', Climate Adaptation 2016 Conference, Adelaide, 06 July, and 2016 NRM Science Conference, Adelaide, 14 April.


Languages:

  • German (native)
  • English (professional)
  • Spanish (intermediate)