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New publication: Wuepper, D. & Sauer, J. (2017). Moving Forward in Rural Ghana: Investing in Social and Human Capital Mitigates Historical Constraints. Economic History of Developing Regions.

Professor Sauer represents the TUM School of Life Sciences at a delegation visit of the Bavarian Ministry of Economics in Iran 29/4-4/5

Junior researchers of the chair group present their work at the 91st AES Conference in Dublin

Stefan Wimmer, Michael Tröster and Philipp Mennig present their research results at the 91st annual conference of the Agricultural Economics Society in Dublin. Their work covers the fields "Technology and Productivity“ (Stefan Wimmer), "Crop Varieties / Fertiliser Decision Support Tool“ (Michael…

New publication: Wuepper, D., & Lybbert, T. (2017). Perceived Self-Efficacy, Poverty and Economic Development.

Prof. Dr. Sauer and Sebastian Weber in India and Nepal for research stay (01/03-10/03/2017)

After a first successful visit in November 2016, Prof. Dr. Sauer and Sebastian Weber went on a research trip to India again between March 1 and 10, 2017. In partnership with the German Embassy in Delhi, Prof. Dr. Sauer held a Science Circle Lecture on March 3 titled “Revival of the Malthusian…

Prof. Dr. Sauer visiting Chongqing University, China (25/03-02/04/2017)

Professor Sauer will be meeting with colleagues from the Chongqing University in China to explore research cooperation possibilities. Located in Southwest China and being one of China's four direct-controlled municipalities, Chongqing is home for around 30 million people. The city is the region’s…

New publication: Sheng-Han-Erin Chang, David Wuepper, Alois Heissenhuber, Johannes Sauer „Investigating rice farmers’ preferences for an agri-environmental scheme: Is an eco-label a substitute for payments?”

Guest Lecture by Prof. Ferdi Meyer (University of Pretoria) in Lecture Hall 8, on March 22, from 11 to 12 a.m.

During a visit in fall 2016 Prof. Dr. Sauer got in touch with the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development (DAEERD) of the University of Pretoria. To strengthen this relationship, Prof. Meyer from DAEERD is visiting in return, following an invitation of the chair.…

Prof. Dr. Sauer is going to give a Science Circle Lecture titled "Revival of the Malthusian Threat? The Importance of Innovation in Agriculture" in Delhi on March 3, 2017.

Prof. Dr. Sauer is going to give a Science Circle Lecture titled "Revival of the Malthusian Threat? The Importance of Innovation in Agriculture" in Delhi on March 3, 2017. This Science Circle Lecture is jointly organised by the German Embassy in Delhi, the DAAD and the German House for Research and…

Dr. Arun Khatri-Chhetri from the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) visits the PuR Chair

Dr. Arun Khatri-Chhetri from our cooperation partner in South Asia, the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), visited our Chair from February 4-6. During his stay he got to know the TUM campuses in Weihenstephan and Munich. As part of the program, we…