Dr Gerald Leppert
Dr Gerald Leppert works as a Senior Evaluator at the Competence Centre Methods of DEval since October 2015. He graduated in economics and political science (MSc Econ. / Dipl-Volksw.) and holds a PhD in the fields of Social Policy and Economic Geography (Dr. rer. Pol.) from the University of Cologne. In his PhD, he focused on Social Risk Management strategies of individuals and households in developing countries as response to risks or shocks. He worked as a researcher and lecturer at the Institute of Public Health of the University of Heidelberg and at the Department for Cooperative Studies of the University of Cologne.
He has several years of experience leading and coordinating international research projects in low- and middle-income countries. He worked on several aspects of economic development and public health, e.g. inclusive financial systems and social risk management of vulnerable populations, social policy, land use planning, community-based and self-help organizations, health system innovations and health care financing.
He has been extensively working on survey design, quantitative methods (cross-sectional, longitudinal designs and quasi-(experimental) designs, such as randomized-controlled trials (RCTs), and mixed-methods designs, but also on qualitative methods and economic experiments.
Key qualifications
- Thematic focus
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Development economics,
Rural development,
Social risk management,
Social Protection,
Insurance systems,
Evaluation of health systems,
Health care financing,
Self-help Organisations and Cooperatives
- Methodological focus
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Quantitative and qualitative methods of empirical social research and evaluation,
Mixed methods approaches,
Experimental and Quasi-experimental research designs
- Regional focus
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South Asia,
South East Asia,
Sub-Saharan Africa
Evaluations and Projects
- Evaluation of Adaptation Interventions in Agriculture, Water and Coastal Protection
- Evaluation of Interventions for Dealing with Residual Climate Risks
- Method Integration in Complex Evaluations
- The Forest and Climate Protection Programme REDD+
- Portfolio and Allocation Analysis of Climate Change Adaptation Interventions
Publications
- Access to credit as a determinant of autonomous adaptation to climate change
- Evidence Gap and Intervention Heat Maps of Climate Change Adaptation in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
- Impact assessment in complex evaluations
- Street-level workers’ inadequate knowledge and application of exemption policies in Burkina Faso jeopardize the achievement of universal health coverage: evidence from a cross-sectional survey
- Community Preferences for a Social Health Insurance Benefit Package, an Exploratory Study among the Uninsured in Vietnam
- Von der ergebnis- zur wirkungsorientierten Evaluation – ein ganzheitlicher Ansatz der partizipativen Evaluation von Schulen in Baden-Württemberg
- A Proof-of-Concept of Integrating Machine Learning, Remote Sensing, and Survey Data in Evaluations. The Measurement of Disaster Resilience in the Philippines
- Policy Brief: Estándares para evaluaciones del DEval
- Evaluating Resilience-Centered Development Interventions with Remote Sensing
- Policy Brief: Impacts for Rural Development Land-Use Planning in the Philippines
- Policy Brief: Wirkungen in der ländlichen Entwicklung - Landnutzungsplanung auf den Philippinen
- Methoden und Standards 2018: Standards für Evaluierungen des DEval
- Impact, Diffusion and Scaling-Up of a Comprehensive Land-Use Planning Approach in the Philippines.
- Methods and Standards 2018: Standards for DEval Evaluations
- Policy Brief: Current issues of the Philippine land use planning and management system
- Lernen fördern. Transparenz schaffen. 5 Jahre DEval 2012 – 2017
- Donor-assisted land-use planning in the Philippines: insights from a multi-level survey
- Policy Briefs: From GIS to M&E: extracting value from geodata for evaluations
- Policy Brief: Von GIS zu M&E: Der Mehrwert geografischer Daten für Evaluierungen
- Policy Brief: Gesundheitssystemstärkung in der deutschen Entwicklungszusammenarbeit: Container-Konzept oder integrierte Strategie?
- Policy Brief: Health systems strengthening in German development cooperation: an unfinished business
Selected publications
Kerle, N., Ghaffarian, S., Nawrotzki, R., Leppert, G., & Lech, M. (2019). "Evaluating resilience-centered development interventions with remote sensing". Remote Sensing 11(21), 2511. DOI: 10.3390/rs11212511.
Leppert, G., L. Hohfeld, M. Lech and T. Wencker (2018), Impact, Diffusion and Scaling-Up of a Comprehensive Land-Use Planning Approach in the Philippines. From Development Cooperation to National Policies, German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval), Bonn.
Leppert, G. (2015) “Social Risk Management Strategies and Health Risk Exposure: Insights and Evidence from Ghana and Malawi”, Münster [u.a.]. [URL]
Abiiro, G. A., et al. (2014): “Developing attributes and attribute-levels for a discrete choice experiment on micro health insurance in rural Malawi”. BMC Health Services Research 2014, pp. 14-235.
Wang, Q., et al. (2014): “Health seeking behaviour and the related household out-of-pocket expenditure for chronic non-communicable diseases in rural Malawi”. Health Policy and Planning; 2014, pp. 1-11.
Leppert, G. (2012): “Operating on the edge: How to counter insurance-related financial risks in Micro Health Insurance beyond the scope of a single organisation?”, in Rösner et al. (eds.), Handbook of Micro Health Insurance in Africa, Social Protection in Health. Challenges, Needs and Solutions in International Health Care Financing, Vol. 1, Münster [a.o.], pp. 231-254.
Leppert, G., Degens, P., Ouedraogo, L. (2012): “Emergence of Micro Health Insurance in Sub-Saharan Africa”, in Rösner et al. (eds.), Handbook of Micro Health Insurance in Africa, Social Protection in Health. Challenges, Needs and Solutions in International Health Care Financing, Vol. 1, Münster [a.o.], pp. 37–58.
Ouedraogo, L., Degens, P., Leppert, G. (2012): “Social Protection in Health through Micro Health Insurance in sub-Saharan Africa”, in Rösner et al. (eds.), Handbook of Micro Health Insurance in Africa, Social Protection in Health. Challenges, Needs and Solutions in International Health Care Financing, Vol. 1, Münster [a.o.], pp. 3-18.
Rösner, H-J., et al. (eds.) (2012): “Handbook of Micro Health Insurance in Africa”, Social Protection in Health. Challenges, Needs and Solutions in International Health Care Financing, Vol. 1, Münster [a.o.]. [URL]
Leppert, G. (2012): “Financing health care - the role of micro health insurance in Sub-Saharan Africa”, Bloemertz, L. et al. (eds.), Risk and Africa – Conceptualizing risk in the context of contemporary Africa. Beiträge zur Afrikaforschung, Berlin [a.o.].
Degens, P., Müller, V.; Leppert, G. (2009): „Partizipation in Mikrokrankenversicherungen – komparative Vorteile für Genossenschaften?“ (Participation in micro health insurance units – comparative advantages of the mutual model?), in Rösner, H-J. et al. (eds.), Beiträge der genossenschaftlichen Selbsthilfe zur wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Entwicklung, Münster.
Leppert, G., Müller, V. (2008): „Stellenwert von Partizipation in kooperativen Formen des Risikomanagements in Entwicklungsgesellschaften – eine Analyse anhand von Mikrokrankenversicherungen“ (The relevance of participation in cooperative forms of risk management in developing countries – an analysis of micro health insurance units), Zeitschrift für das gesamte Genossenschaftswesen: "Risikomanagement durch genossenschaftliche Selbsthilfe", Sonderheft 2008.
Ramm, G., Leppert, G., Straehler-Pohl, K. (2007): Micro-insurance in Aceh - Feasibility Study, Gesellschaft für technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ).
Kontakt
Dr Gerald Leppert
Phone: +49 (0)228 336907-968
E-mail: gerald.leppert@DEval.org