This research group is an interfacultary group of researchers in the Department of Economics, in the Department of Agricultural and Environmental Economics, and in the LICOS-Center for Transition Economics, involved in studying economic problems related to food, agriculture, and environmental issues of rural areas, with an emphasis on policy issues. Current research areas are:

  • Patterns of Agrarian Transition
  • Land Reforms and Rural Factor Markets
  • Agricultural Labour Adjustments
  • Foreign Direct Investment and Vertical Integration
  • Globalization and Agricultural Trade
  • Institutional Reform in Transition and Developing Countries
  • Political Economy of Trade and Food Policy
  • Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development

     

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