Dashaa BBA, MSc, PhD

Bio:

Education:
The University of Tokyo, PhD in Agricultural and Resource Economics
Szent Istvan Egyetem, MSc in Rural Development and Agribusiness
University of Finance and Economics (Mongolia), BBA in Business Administration

Expertise:
Microeconomics, development economics, econometrics

Biography:
Dashaa is an economist and development researcher dedicated to mentoring the next generation of scholars. She earned her PhD in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of Tokyo, supported by full-ride scholarships throughout her academic journey, including graduate studies in Hungary and undergraduate in Mongolia. As a scientist at an international research institute, she explores the intersection of food insecurity and family farm livelihoods. Her fieldwork and collaborations with governments and international organizations have spanned Mongolia, Hungary, Madagascar, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ethiopia, Zambia, and India.

Beyond her research, Dashaa mentors high school students pursuing social science inquiry. Her mentees have published work on critical issues such as hunger, poverty, education, sanitation, soft diplomacy and entrepreneurship.

Outside of work, she enjoys navigating Nairobi’s rolling hills by car, delving into dystopian fiction, and mastering the occasional TikTok dance

Selected publications:

• Narmandakh, Davaatseren and Takeshi Sakurai. 2022. “Impact of rangeland degradation on farm performance and household welfare in the case of Mongolia.” Japanese Journal of Agricultural Economics. Vol. 24. (Accepted, to be published in April of 2022)
  
• Narmandakh, Davaatseren and Takeshi Sakurai. 2021. “The Impact of Quarantine against Foot-and-Mouth Disease in Mongolia on Pastoralists‘ Farming Performance and Welfare.” Japanese Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 23. pp 137–142. doi: 10.18480/jjae.23.0_137
  
• Demberel, Shirchin, Davaatseren Narmandakh, N. Davaatseren. “Ethnic Fermented Foods and Beverages of Mongolia.” In Ethnic Fermented Foods and Alcoholic Beverages of Asia, edited by Jyoti Prakash Tamang, 165-192. New Delhi: Springer, 2016.