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3rd Weihenstephan Future Forum on Agricultural Policy - MO 27.01.2025, 17:00

Subsidy-free agriculture in global markets - conceivable, feasible, desirable?

New publication: Ptacek, M.; Frick, F.; Pahl, H.; Stetter, C.; Wimmer, S.; Sauer, J. (2024). ‘ShapeCostTUM’: A calculation tool for field geometry dependent cultivation and transport costs. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

The head of the PuR Chair, Dr. Johannes Sauer, is leading a working group on the topic of “Shocks and economic resilience” at the German National Academic Foundation's Summer Academy

Abstract: Shocks refer to unexpected and significant events that disrupt the normal functioning of an economy and society and lead to a sudden and substantial impact on key economic characteristics (such as performance, demand, growth, prices etc.) These shocks can have both short-term and…

New publication: Wen, X., Mennig, P., Sauer, J. (2024). Assessing the regime-switching role of risk mitigation measures on agricultural vulnerability: A threshold analysis. Ecological Economics

New publication: Zhou, J., Mennig, P., Zhou, D., Sauer, J. (2024). Shadow prices of agrochemicals in the Chinese farming sector: A convex expectile regression approach. Journal of Environmental Management

Guest lecture by Professor Christopher O'Donnell

On Monday, the 8th of July, the chair of Production and Resource Economics had the pleasure of hosting Professor Christopher O'Donnell from the University of Queensland, for his guest lecture titled “Sustainable Production and Measures of Productivity Change”. Prof. O'Donnell, member of the Centre…

New publication: Halytsia, O., Vrachioli, M., Sauer, J. (2024). Assessing performance of crop producers from Water-Energy-Food-Environment Nexus perspective: A composite indicator approach. Science of the Total Environment

New publication: Halytsia, O., Vrachioli, M., Nivievskyi, O., & Sauer, J. (2024). Assessing the Environmental Performance of Agricultural Production Using a Parametric Approach: An Application for Crop Producers in Ukraine. Eastern European Economics

PuR Chair joins the European Network on Counterfactual Impact Evaluation (17/06)

At the invitation of the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission, the PuR group is now a member of the Network on Counterfactual Impact Evaluation (NetCIEx). The partnership brings together universities and other research institutes with the aim of promoting policy evaluation. By…

PuR Chair delegation completes a fact-finding mission for research collaboration in Vietnam (24.5–2.6)

A delegation of researchers traveled to Vietnam during the last week of May to establish first contacts with local institutions in the context of a fact-finding mission focused on collaborations in research and capacity building. The party, led by Pietro Sala, met with several universities and…

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