About

With over 6+ years of experience as an interdisciplinary quantitative researcher, I specialise in integrated environmental-economic modelling and environmental impact assessment of food systems. My expertise lies in applying quantitative modelling approaches to explore mitigation options towards sustainable food systems. My PhD dissertation focuses on assessing the impacts of food system transformation options—such as supply-side and demand-side measures, and environmental policies—at the regional, national, and global levels. I employ an integrated environmental-economic modelling approach based on the general equilibrium framework that is able to represent regional consumption, production, environmental variables, and international trade with other regions.

I have published 10 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals, including two first-authored papers, one published in Environmental Science & Technology (SCI Q1; IF= 11.3) and the other in Sustainable Production and Consumption (SCI & SSCI Q1, IF=9.6). In addition, I have a first-authored paper in press at Nature Food (SCI Q1; IF=21.9; Job Market Paper).

In my Job Market Paper, currently in press at Nature Food, I highlight that rebound effects may undermine the benefits of upcycling food waste and food processing by-products as animal feed in China and have substantial knock-on effects beyond the agricultural sectors, through influencing sectoral employment, gross domestic product, and household welfare. Although emission taxes could absorb the rebound effects on emissions, they may also negatively impact food security and shift emissions abroad, depending on tax levels.