About us
The mission of the Agricultural Economis and Rural Policy Group is to perform high quality scientific economic research within (1) markets and policies; (2) spatial structures; and (3) institutional and organizational aspects through economic analyses grounded in relevant and up-to-date theory, using appropriate methodologies.
The Agricultural Economics and Rural Policy Group carries out rigorous research focusing on economic and institutional issues within the bioeconomy. Research is categorized in three major research themes.
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1. Markets and Policies
This theme focuses, e.g., on the impact of reforms of the EU Common Agricultural Policy; and the effects of increased price volatility on farmers'... -
2. Spatial Structures
This theme includes research on the provision of green services, landscape valuation, rural policy modelling and land use analysis. Within this theme,... -
3. Institutional and Organizational Aspects
This theme includes organizational economic aspects of, for example, agri-food value chains, contract farming and agri-environmental schemes. The...