Omid Zamani
Research Scholar
Integrated Biosphere Futures Research Group
Biodiversity and Natural Resources Program
Biography
Omid Zamani is a researcher in the Integrated Biosphere Futures Research Group of the IIASA Biodiversity and Natural Resources Program. He is an agricultural and applied economist specializing in food systems, agri-food policy, and applied economic modeling.He has held research positions at leading public research institutions, including Kiel University, ATB Leibniz Institute, and the Thuenen Institute. His work focuses on the quantitative analysis of food systems and agri-food policies, using econometrics techniques and modeling frameworks such as Positive Mathematical Programming (PMP), partial equilibrium models, and Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP). Currently, he works on EU agri-food policy analysis using the GLOBIOM model.
He has published over 30 peer-reviewed articles in leading applied economics journals, including the Journal of Agricultural Economics, Energy Economics, the Australian Journal of Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics, and Economics Letters, among others. His research has been recognized through the acceptance of a proposal for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship, which was not taken up due to family reasons.
He is a research scholar at the Economics Research Forum and an external habilitation candidate at Humboldt University of Berlin.
He holds two PhDs and three master’s degrees (including one visiting master’s degree) in agricultural economics, applied economics, and rural development, received from institutions in Iran, South Africa, Belgium, and Germany.
Last update: 16 FEB 2026
Publications
Stepanyan, D., Zamani, O. , Heidecke, C., Pelikan, J., Rieger, J., Osterburg, B., & Gocht, A. (2026). Fertilising Climate Policy: The Dual Impact of CBAM on EU Agricultural Emissions and Regional Disparities. Journal of Agricultural Economics 10.1111/1477-9552.70060. (In Press)
Zamani, O. & Farzanegan, M.R. (2026). Global food security rests on the Strait of Hormuz. Nature Food 10.1038/s43016-026-01340-1. (In Press)
Aleksandrova, O., Tienhaara, A., Zamani, O. , Bijttebier, J., Põder, A., & Pouta, E. (2026). Farmers’ adoption of environmental soil management practices across four European regions: willingness to accept analysis. Agricultural and Food Economics 14 (1) e13. 10.1186/s40100-026-00459-w.
Zamani, O. & Pelikan, J. (2026). Deforestation-free trade: the impact of border regulations on trade, production and land use in the forestry and agricultural sectors. Environmental Research Letters 21 e024009. 10.1088/1748-9326/ae2f71.