Julian Joseph
Research Scholar
Water Security Research Group
Biodiversity and Natural Resources Program
Biography
Julian Joseph is an economist in the Water Security Research Group of the IIASA Biodiversity and Natural Resources Program, where he works at the intersection of development economics and environmental economics. Through a specialized focus on analyzing connections within the water-food-environment nexus, his research supports sustainable development initiatives and policy analysis globally, across countries and regions in Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe.Joseph connects economic theory with advanced biophysical modeling, such as the IIASA hydrological model, CWatM, and its Global Agroecological Zoning (GAEZ) methodology. He develops and applies a range of economic models, including Computable General Equilibrium (CGE), hydro-economic optimization, and various econometric analyses. His technical expertise is backed by programming skills in R, GAMS, and STATA, complemented by proficiency in geo-spatial analysis and the integration of complex models.
His experience extends beyond academia to consulting for conducting micro-econometric impact evaluations for development projects in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. He teaches master’s courses in environmental and resource economics at BOKU University in Vienna.
His research, including his doctoral work on foreign investment in Sub-Saharan African agriculture, addresses sustainable development challenges. He holds a PhD in economics from the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU) and studied economics at WU, the University of Mannheim, and in Istanbul.
Last update: 05 NOV 2025
Publications
Cordoba, C.L., Mair, R., Fenwick, C., Sahu, R.K. , Willaarts, B. , Fridman, D. , Joseph, J., Smilovic, M. , & Kahil, T. (2024). A Blueprint for Resilience: Charting the Course for Water Security in Europe and Central Asia. World Bank , Washington, DC.
Kariuki, P., Edel, I., Hauser, M., Irshaid, J., Joseph, J., Kahil, T. , Luna Gonzalez, D., Smilovic, M. , Tramberend, S. , & Yillia, P. (2023). Report: scaleWAYS Final Workshop. IIASA Report. Laxenburg: IIASA
Joseph, J., van Dijk, M. , & Krisztin, T. (2023). Do Large Estates Benefit Smallholder Neighbours? Evidence from Malawi. The Journal of Development Studies 1-23. 10.1080/00220388.2022.2147831.
Yokomatsu, M., Mochizuki, J. , Joseph, J., Burek, P. , & Kahil, T. (2023). Macroeconomic co-benefits of DRR investment: assessment using the Dynamic Model of Multi-hazard Mitigation CoBenefits (DYNAMMICs) model. Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal 32 (1) 139-162. 10.1108/DPM-07-2022-0154.
Inter-American Development Bank (2021). Public Investment Profile for Climate Risk Reduction in Barbados: A Macroeconomic Cost-Benefit Analysis for Reducing the Socio-Economic Risk of Coastal Erosion. Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) , Technical Note No. IDB-TN-2393. 10.18235/0003915.