Farm Economics and Ecosystem Services

 

The focus of the working group Farm Economics and Ecosystem Services (MODAM) lies on the analysis, modelling and valuation of agricultural decision-making behavior at different spatial and temporal scales. It investigates how changing conditions affect the decision making of land users, which consequences the resulting land use regime has for the respective ecosystems, and how land use can be made more competitive and efficient under given conditions. The working group employs mathematical models and empirical methods to conduct technology and policy impact assessments both at farm and regional levels and in national and international case studies.