The Agricultural and Resource Economics Research Group works on environmental and resource economics issues and evaluates agricultural policy measures as well as development cooperation programs and instruments. The core research areas of the research group include the economics of climate change, economic valuation of ecosystem services, productivity and sustainability in the agri-food sector, and innovations and behavioral aspects of decision-making

Research areas

• Economics of climate change
• Economic valuation of ecosystem services
• Productivity and sustainability in the agri-food industry
• Innovation and behavioral aspects of decision-making

Our competencies

• Evaluation of the effectiveness of political measures, programs, and projects
• Analyses of the consequences of climate change on agricultural productivity and land use
• Risk analysis and management in agriculture
• Economic valuation of ecosystem services
• Damage modeling of natural disasters
• Spatial data and satellite image analysis
• Climate Econometrics
• Agricultural greenhouse gas emission mitigation policy