Dr. Luckmann erforscht die wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Auswirkungen von Agrar- und Wasserpolitik in Entwicklungs- und Schwellenländern, insbesondere in Afrika und dem Nahen Osten. Sein aktueller Schwerpunkt liegt auf der Entwicklung von ökonomischen Simulationsmodellen (CGE- und Optimierungsmodelle), die Entscheidungsträgern helfen, die Folgen von Investitionen, Handelspolitik und Ressourcenallokation auf Ernährungssicherheit, Beschäftigung und wirtschaftliche Stabilität vorherzusagen. Er kombiniert dabei großflächige Fallstudien vor Ort mit quantitativer Modellierung, um beispielsweise zu analysieren, wie Großinvestitionen in der Landwirtschaft lokale Gemeinschaften beeinflussen oder wie Wassersektor-Entscheidungen die Gesamtwirtschaft prägen. Seine Arbeiten sind relevant für Regierungen, internationale Organisationen und Entwicklungsagenturen, die Politikmaßnahmen im Agrar-, Wasser- und Handelssektor evidenzbasiert gestalten wollen.
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Dr. Jonas Luckmann
HU-FIS-Profil ↗Entwicklung eines ökonomischen Modellierungsrahmens zur Unterstützung von Entscheidungsträgern im Wassersektor
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Auswirkungen landwirtschaftlicher Großinvestitionen auf die lokale Ernährungssicherheit: Eine Fallstudie aus Naivasha, Kenia
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Zeitraum: 07/2019 - 01/2020 Projektleitung: Dr. Jonas Luckmann
Förderer: Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt Zeitraum: 06/2021 - 11/2024 Projektleitung: Dr. Jonas Luckmann
Förderer: Andere inländische Stiftungen Zeitraum: 05/2025 - 12/2025 Projektleitung: Dr. Jonas Luckmann
Water Resources Research · DOI
Water scarcity is an increasing problem in many parts of the world and the management of water has become an important issue on the political economy agenda in many countries. As water is used in most economic activities and the allocation of water is often a complex problem involving different economic agents and sectors, Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) models have been proven useful to analyze water allocation problems, although their adaptation to include water is still relatively undeveloped. This paper provides a description of an integrated water-focused CGE model (STAGE_W) that includes multiple types and uses of water, and for the first time, the reclamation of wastewater as well as the provision of brackish groundwater as separate, independent activities with specific cost structures. The insights provided by the model are illustrated with an application to the Israeli water sector assuming that freshwater resources available to the economy are cut by 50%. We analyze how the Israeli economy copes with this shock if it reduces potable water supply compared with further investments in the desalination sector. The results demonstrate that the effects on the economy are slightly negative under both scenarios. Counter intuitively, the provision of additional potable water to the economy through desalination does not substantively reduce the negative outcomes. This is mainly due to the high costs of desalination, which are currently subsidized, with the distribution of the negative welfare effect over household groups dependent on how these subsidies are financed.
PLoS ONE · DOI
Organic agriculture (OA) is considered a strategy to make agriculture more sustainable. Bhutan has embraced the ambitious goal of becoming the world's first 100% organic nation. By analysing recent on-farm data in Bhutan, we found organic crop yields on average to be 24% lower than conventional yields. Based on these yield gaps, we assess the effects of the 100% organic conversion policy by employing an economy-wide computable general equilibrium (CGE) model with detailed representation of Bhutan's agricultural sector incorporating agroecological zones, crop nutrients, and field operations. Despite a low dependency on agrochemicals from the onset of this initiative, we find a considerable reduction in Bhutan's GDP, substantial welfare losses, particularly for non-agricultural households, and adverse impacts on food security. The yield gap is the main driver for a strong decline in domestic agricultural production, which is largely compensated by increased food imports, resulting in a weakening of the country's cereal self-sufficiency. Current organic by default farming practices in Bhutan are still underdeveloped and do not apply the systems approach of organic farming as defined in the IFOAM organic farming standards. This is reflected in the strong decline of nitrogen (N) availability to crops in our simulation and bears potential for increased yields in OA. Improvement of soil-fertility practices, e.g., the adoption of N-fixing crops, improved animal husbandry systems with increased provision of animal manure and access to markets with price premium for organic products could help to lower the economic cost of the large-scale conversion.