Applied Economics for Global Agri-Food Systems: Methods, Markets, and Policy
Details
Research Project Number:
RP-NASS-2026-004
Academic Lead:
Dr. Manuel Salas-Velasco
Deadline:
30 June, 2026
Collaboration:
Universidad de Granada, Spain
Research objectives：
This Research Project invites submissions that employ applied economic tools and methodologies to address pressing challenges in agricultural, fisheries, and food systems worldwide. We particularly welcome empirical and methodological studies that contribute to advancing knowledge in the following areas:
- Estimation of price and income elasticities for agri-food products.
- Measurement of technical and economic efficiency in agriculture, livestock, and fisheries.
- Analysis of market failures within agri-food and fisheries systems.
- Climate change economics and environmental sustainability.
- Development of simulation and forecasting models for agri-food markets.
- Applications of behavioral economics to food consumption dynamics.
- Institutional design and governance of common-pool resources (e.g., fisheries, water).
- Trade performance and competitiveness in agricultural and fisheries sectors.
- Inefficiencies in irrigation water use: drivers, impacts, and policy interventions.
- Identification and valuation of externalities in food, agricultural, and fisheries systems.
Subtopics：
This Research Project encourages diverse and rigorous methodological frameworks, including but not limited to:
- Laboratory or field experiments.
- Surveys with experimental designs (e.g., choice experiments, conjoint analysis).
- Hybrid models integrating expected utility theory with behavioral factors.
- Impact evaluations of policy interventions based on behavioral nudges.
- Partial or general equilibrium models accounting for externalities.
- Economic valuation techniques for environmental impacts (e.g., avoided cost, willingness to pay).
- Evaluation of corrective policy instruments: Pigouvian taxes, quotas, transferable permits.
- Cost-benefit analysis of public interventions in agri-food and environmental domains.
- Applied econometrics for agricultural and food system analysis, including demand estimation, efficiency analysis, and policy evaluation using observational or experimental data.
Keywords：
- Applied economics
- Technical efficiency
- Food systems
- Demand modeling
- Behavioral economics
- Market failures
- Agricultural and fisheries policy
- Environmental externalities
Expected Outcomes：
Academic: Peer-reviewed publications
