Since November 2025, Vicky Heijnk has been a research associate at the chair of Ecological-Economic Policy Modelling .
Forschungsschwerpunkte
Food economics
Food Waste
Dietary inequality
Behavioral economics
Meat Consumption
Research Topic
Monetary and social incentives for behavioral change in food consumption
Education
M.Sc. Economics, University of Hohenheim Master’s Thesis: “Attitude towards meat alternatives in Germany: Consumer characteristics and influencing factors”
B.A. Business Administration and Economic Psychology, Leuphana University Lüneburg Bachelor’s Thesis: “Excise taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages as a policy instrument for health promotion”
Praktische Erfahrung:
10/22 – 01/23: Temporary Consultant, Management Consulting, Deutsche Bahn AG
05/22 – 09/22: Research Assistant, Chair of Economic and Social History with Agricultural History, University of Hohenheim
09/20 – 12/21: Student Assistant, Constituency Office of Anna Christmann (Member of the German Bundestag)
