About us

The Agricultural Economics and Policy Group contributes to educate future leading scholars in science and industry and administration. We conduct agricultural economic research at the highest scientific level, which serves as input for (agricultural) policy debates.  

With our research, we improve the understanding of linkages between policies as well as the environment and production and risk management decisions taken in the agricultural sector. Our mission is i) to better understand the decisions taken by farmers, ii) to contribute to evaluation and design of agricultural policies and risk management instruments, iii) contribute to resilient and sustainable agricultural and food systems.

Our research is based on i) quantitative analysis and ii) microeconomic foundations, strengthens the development and use of iii) interdisciplinary approaches, focusses on iv) Swiss and European agriculture and fulfils highest standards on v) transparency and openness.

Our teaching activities mainly contribute to the Bachelor and Master programs in Agricultural Sciences, where we provide introductory and advanced courses in the field of agricultural economics.

The Agricultural Economics and Policy Group belongs to the Department of Management, Technology and Economics (D-MTEC) and is also part of the Department of Environmental System Science (D-USYS). We are affiliated with the Institute for Environmental Decisions (IED), the Center of Economic Research (CER-ETH), associated member at the Institute for Agricultural Sciences (IAS) and member of the World Food System Center (WFSC).

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