Business Economics
Strategically placed within Wageningen University & Research, the Business Economics Group (BEC) performs research and teaches across a wide range of aspects of agricultural business economics and food supply chains.
Research
The chair group Business Economics carries out fundamental and applied research focusing on economic and management problems within the food chain. Research is categorized in the following research themes:
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Education
The Business Economics group is composed of a professional team with a wide range of specializations. Students receive solid training in business economics providing them with the knowledge to address research questions in the area of the economics of farms and agribusinesses, animal health, plant health, food safety and sustainable agriculture. We encourage students to develop their own interests and to think critically.
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Latest publications
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Editorial introduction to the special issue risk management in agriculture
Agricultural Systems 178 (2020). - ISSN 0308-521X
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The technical and economic impact of veterinary interventions aimed at reducing antimicrobial use on broiler farms
Poultry Science 98 (2019)12. - ISSN 0032-5791 - p. 6644 - 6658.
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The role of group-based contracts for risk-sharing; what are the opportunities to cover catastrophic risk?
Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 41 (2019). - ISSN 1877-3435 - p. 80 - 84.