Olayinka Aremu

I am an agricultural economist and postdoctoral researcher with the Food Systems Economics and Policy Group and the Global Health Engineering Group at ETH Zürich. Previously, I held research positions at ETH Zürich, where I completed my PhD, KU Leuven (Belgium), the University of Göttingen (Germany), the National Center for Agricultural Mechanization (Nigeria), and the National Horticultural Research Institute (Nigeria).

My research addresses policy-relevant questions at the crossroads of applied microeconomics, labor economics, agri-food systems, and development in low-income settings. Currently, I work on topics related to creating more and better jobs, circular food systems, and intra-household welfare in resource-constrained settings. In my work, I combine descriptive, experimental, and quasi-experimental methods with large-scale secondary and primary datasets. I particularly enjoy fieldwork and have led large-scale primary data collection efforts and implemented two field experiments involving farmers, farmworkers, restaurants, and waste traders in Nigeria and Malawi.

Outside of work, I enjoy discussing social issues, playing football, and gaming.