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Working Papers

2012

1. Attraktivität einer landwirtschaftlichen Tätigkeit: Einflussfaktoren und Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten
   DARE Discussion Papers, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development (DARE)
2. Comparison of the Investment Behavior of German and Kazakhstani Farmers: an Experimental Approach
   Discussion Papers, Georg-August-Universitaet Goettingen, GlobalFood, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development
3. Comparison of the investment behavior of Kazakhstani and German farmers: An experimental approach
   2012 Conference, August 18-24, 2012, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, International Association of Agricultural Economists
   Also in 2012 Annual Meeting, August 12-14, 2012, Seattle, Washington, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (2012)
4. Der Kommissionsvorschlag zur GAP-Reform 2013: Aus Sicht von Göttinger und Witzenhäuser Agrarwissenschaftler(inne)n
   DARE Discussion Papers, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development (DARE)
5. Design of substrate supply contracts for biogas plants
   2012 Conference (56th), February 7-10, 2012, Freemantle, Australia, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society
6. ERMITTLUNG DER INDIVIDUELLEN RISIKOEINSTELLUNG: VERGLEICH VERSCHIEDENER METHODEN UND PERSONENGRUPPEN
   52nd Annual Conference, Stuttgart, Germany, September 26-28, 2012, German Association of Agricultural Economists (GEWISOLA)
7. Experimental examination of land investment decisions with volatile returns A comparison between Kazakhstani and German farmers
   123rd Seminar, February 23-24, 2012, Dublin, Ireland, European Association of Agricultural Economists
8. FINANZIELLE FLEXIBILITÄT IN LANDWIRTSCHAFTLICHEN INVESTITIONSENTSCHEIDUNGEN: EIN DISCRETE CHOICE EXPERIMENT
   52nd Annual Conference, Stuttgart, Germany, September 26-28, 2012, German Association of Agricultural Economists (GEWISOLA)
9. Impact of Price Floors: A Real Options Based Experimental Approach
   2012 Conference, August 18-24, 2012, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, International Association of Agricultural Economists
10. Investment and Disinvestment in Irrigation Technology – An Experimental Analysis of Farmers’ Decision Behavior –
    2012 Annual Meeting, August 12-14, 2012, Seattle, Washington, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
11. Microfinance for Agricultural Firms- Credit Access and Loan Repayment in Tanzania
    123rd Seminar, February 23-24, 2012, Dublin, Ireland, European Association of Agricultural Economists
12. Microfinance for agricultural firms - What can we learn from bank data?
    2012 Conference, August 18-24, 2012, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, International Association of Agricultural Economists
13. Minimizing geographical basis risk of weather derivatives using a multi-site rainfall model
    123rd Seminar, February 23-24, 2012, Dublin, Ireland, European Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (1)
14. Planspiele als experimentelle Methode der Politikfolgenabschätzung: Das Beispiel der Stickstoffextensivierung
    52nd Annual Conference, Stuttgart, Germany, September 26-28, 2012, German Association of Agricultural Economists (GEWISOLA)
15. Policy Impact Analysis on Investments and Disinvestments under Competition: A Real Options Approach
    2012 Conference (56th), February 7-10, 2012, Freemantle, Australia, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society
16. The Impact of Price Floors -A Real Options Based Experimental Approach-
    2012 Conference (56th), February 7-10, 2012, Freemantle, Australia, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society
17. The comparison of investment behaviors of Kazakhstani and German farmers: An experimental approach
    86th Annual Conference, April 16-18, 2012, Warwick University, Coventry, UK, Agricultural Economics Society

2011

18. Closing down the Farm: An Experimental Analysis of Disinvestment Timing
    2011 International Congress, August 30-September 2, 2011, Zurich, Switzerland, European Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (1)
19. How appropriate are myopic optimization models to predict decision behaviour: A comparison between agent-based models and business management games
    2011 International Congress, August 30-September 2, 2011, Zurich, Switzerland, European Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (1)
20. MIT OPTIMIERUNGSANSÄTZEN BESSERE ENTSCHEIDUNGEN TREFFEN? – EINE EMPIRISCHE ANALYSE IN EINEM PLANSPIEL
    51st Annual Conference, Halle, Germany, September 28-30, 2011, German Association of Agricultural Economists (GEWISOLA)
21. Naive Deckungsbeitragsvergleiche führen bei Vorverträgen in die Irre - Lieferung von Industrierüben zur Bioethanolherstellung
    51st Annual Conference, Halle, Germany, September 28-30, 2011, German Association of Agricultural Economists (GEWISOLA)
22. Optimal Timing of Farmland Investment - An Experimental Study on Farmers' Decision Behavior -
    2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (1)
23. Policy Impact Analysis in the Dairy Sector ˗ An Agent-Based Real Options Approach ˗
    2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
24. The Effects of Different Political Schemes on the Willingness to Invest, Firm Profitability and Economic Efficiency in the Dairy Sector - An Agent-Based Real Options Approach-
    122nd Seminar, February 17-18, 2011, Ancona, Italy, European Association of Agricultural Economists

2010

25. Holding on for too long? An experimental study on inertia in entrepreneurs’ and non-entrepreneurs’ disinvestment choices
    Structural Change in Agriculture/Strukturwandel im Agrarsektor (SiAg) Working Papers, Humboldt University Berlin, Department of Agricultural Economics View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2010)
26. Meteorological forecasts and the pricing of weather derivatives
    SFB 649 Discussion Papers, Humboldt University, Collaborative Research Center 649 View citations (2)
27. ZUM DESINVESTITIONSVERHALTEN LANDWIRTSCHAFTLICHER UNTERNEHMER: ERGEBNISSE EINER EXPERIMENTELLEN UNTERSUCHUNG
    50st Annual Conference, Braunschweig, Germany, September 29-October 1, 2010, German Association of Agricultural Economists (GEWISOLA) View citations (1)

2009

28. Does vertical integration reduce investment reluctance in production chains? An agent-based real options approach
    Structural Change in Agriculture/Strukturwandel im Agrarsektor (SiAg) Working Papers, Humboldt University Berlin, Department of Agricultural Economics
29. Entscheidungsverhalten landwirtschaftlicher Betriebsleiter bei Bioenergie-Investitionen: erste Ergebnisse einer empirischen Untersuchung
    DARE Discussion Papers, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development (DARE)
30. Sind landwirtschaftliche Unternehmer bei Zinssätzen zahlenblind? – Erste empirische Ergebnisse –
    49th Annual Conference, Kiel, Germany, September 30-October 2, 2009, German Association of Agricultural Economists (GEWISOLA) View citations (1)
31. The Role of Bounded Rationality in Farm Financing Decisions – First Empirical Evidence –
    2009 Conference, August 16-22, 2009, Beijing, China, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (2)

2008

32. Estimating Investment Equations in Imperfect Capital Markets
    SFB 649 Discussion Papers, Humboldt University, Collaborative Research Center 649
33. Improved Program Planning Generates Large Benefits in High Risk Crop Farming – A Profitable Application of Time Series Models and Stochastic Optimization
    2008 International Congress, August 26-29, 2008, Ghent, Belgium, European Association of Agricultural Economists
34. Optimal Design of Weather Bonds
    2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (3)
35. RISIKOMANAGEMENTINSTRUMENTE IM VERGLEICH: SOLLTE MAN LANDWIRTSCHAFTLICHE ERNTEVERSICHERUNGEN SUBVENTIONIEREN? – GUTE ALTE ARGUMENTE IN EINEM NEUEN STREIT
    48th Annual Conference, Bonn, Germany, September 24-26, 2008, German Association of Agricultural Economists (GEWISOLA) View citations (1)
36. Sophisticated Program Planning Approaches Generate Large Benefits in High Risk Crop Farming
    82nd Annual Conference, March 31 - April 2, 2008, Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, UK, Agricultural Economics Society

2007

37. Improved Program Planning Approaches Generates Large Benefits in High Risk Crop Farming
    2007 Conference (51st), February 13-16, 2007, Queenstown, New Zealand, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society
38. Indifference Pricing of Weather Insurance
    101st Seminar, July 5-6, 2007, Berlin Germany, European Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (1)
39. Investment Reluctance: Irreversibility or Imperfect Capital Markets? Evidence from German Farm Panel Data
    2007 Annual Meeting, July 29-August 1, 2007, Portland, Oregon TN, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

2006

40. An Interdisciplinary Approach to White-collar Crime in the Food Sector
    2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia, International Association of Agricultural Economists
41. Modeling and Hedging Rain Risk
    2006 Annual meeting, July 23-26, Long Beach, CA, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)
42. Modeling and Pricing Rain Risk
    2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (2)
43. Trust and the Profitability of Rule-Breaking in Grain Production
    99th Seminar, February 8-10, 2006, Bonn, Germany, European Association of Agricultural Economists
44. ZUR QUANTIFIZIERUNG DES BASISRISIKOS VON WETTERDERIVATEN
    46th Annual Conference, Giessen, Germany, October 4-6, 2006, German Association of Agricultural Economists (GEWISOLA)

2005

45. Okonomische Hysterese in der Veredlungsproduktion
    Structural Change and Transition in the Agricultural Sector Working Papers, Humboldt University Berlin, Department of Agricultural Economics
46. Zur Reduzierung niederschlagsbedingter Produktionsrisiken mit Wetterderivaten
    Working Paper Series, Humboldt University Berlin, Department Agricultural Economics View citations (5)

2003

47. Empirische Validierung von Realoptionsmodellen
    Working Paper Series, Humboldt University Berlin, Department Agricultural Economics View citations (6)
48. Is the myopic investor right? Numerical evidence for systematic overestimation of investment reluctance for real options
    Computing in Economics and Finance 2003, Society for Computational Economics View citations (1)
49. Real options: Institutional implications for vertical integration of supply chains in competitive environments
    Computing in Economics and Finance 2003, Society for Computational Economics

2002

50. Bounded Recursive Stochastic Simulation - A Simple and Efficient Method for Pricing Complex American Type Options
    Working Paper Series, Humboldt University Berlin, Department Agricultural Economics View citations (4)
51. IS THE "STANDARD REAL OPTIONS APPROACH" APPROPRIATE FOR INVESTMENT DECISIONS IN HOG PRODUCTION?
    2002 Annual meeting, July 28-31, Long Beach, CA, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (2)
52. Real Options and Competition: The Impact of Depreciation and Reinvestment
    2002 International Congress, August 28-31, 2002, Zaragoza, Spain, European Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (2)

2001

53. Studying Real Options with Genetic Algorithms
    Computing in Economics and Finance 2001, Society for Computational Economics

Journal Articles

2012

1. Hedging weather risk on aggregated and individual farm-level: Pitfalls of aggregation biases on the evaluation of weather index-based insurance
   Agricultural Finance Review, 2012, 72, (3), 471-487
2. Is agricultural microcredit really more risky? Evidence from Tanzania
   Agricultural Finance Review, 2012, 72, (3), 416-435 View citations (1)
3. Which factors influence the expansion of bioenergy? An empirical study of the investment behaviours of German farmers
   Ecological Economics, 2012, 73, (C), 133-141 View citations (2)

2011

4. A behavioral economic analysis of bounded rationality in farm financing decisions: First empirical evidence
   Agricultural Finance Review, 2011, 71, (1), 62-83
5. Precipitation or water capacity indices? An analysis of the benefits of alternative underlyings for index insurance
   Agricultural Systems, 2011, 104, (8), 645-653
6. Weather index-based insurances for farmers in the North China Plain: An analysis of risk reduction potential and basis risk
   Agricultural Finance Review, 2011, 71, (2), 218-239 View citations (3)

2010

7. Holding on for too long? An experimental study on inertia in entrepreneurs' and non-entrepreneurs' disinvestment choices
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2010, 76, (1), 30-44 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2010)

2009

8. Bei welchen Problemstrukturen sind Data-Envelopment-Analysen sinnvoll? Eine kritische Würdigung
   German Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2009, 58, (2)
9. Management of climate risks in agriculture-will weather derivatives permeate?
   Applied Economics, 2009, 43, (9), 1067-1077 View citations (12)
10. Optimizing Production Decisions Using a Hybrid Simulation-Genetic Algorithm Approach
    Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, 2009, 57, (1), 35-54 View citations (2)

2008

11. Adoption of organic farming in Germany and Austria: an integrative dynamic investment perspective
    Agricultural Economics, 2008, 39, (1), 135-145 View citations (5)
12. Economic hysteresis in hog production
    Applied Economics, 2008, 40, (3), 333-340 View citations (8)
13. Hedging von Mengenrisiken in der Landwirtschaft – Wie teuer dürfen „ineffektive“ Wetterderivate sein?
    German Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2008, 57, (5)
14. Indifference Pricing of Weather Derivatives
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2008, 90, (4), 979-993 View citations (5)
15. Investment planning under uncertainty and flexibility: the case of a purchasable sales contract
    Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2008, 52, (1) View citations (1)
16. Investment planning under uncertainty and flexibility: the case of a purchasable sales contract *
    Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2008, 52, (1), 17-36
17. Portfolio effects and the willingness to pay for weather insurances
    Agricultural Finance Review, 2008, 68, (1), 83-97 View citations (2)
18. Zu welchem Preis können Versicherer "ineffektive" Risikomanagementinstrumente anbieten? Zur Effizienz von Wetterderivaten
    German Risk and Insurance Review (GRIR), 2008, 4, (1), 1-27

2007

19. A game-theoretic approach to behavioral food risks: The case of grain producers
    Food Policy, 2007, 32, (2), 246-265 View citations (4)
20. Analysis of rainfall derivatives using daily precipitation models: opportunities and pitfalls
    Agricultural Finance Review, 2007, 67, (1), 135-156 View citations (13)
21. Improved program planning with formal models? The case of high risk crop farming in Northeast Germany
    Central European Journal of Operations Research, 2007, 15, (2), 127-141 View citations (1)
22. What benefits are to be derived from improved farm program planning approaches? - The role of time series models and stochastic optimization
    Agricultural Systems, 2007, 95, (1-3), 11-27 View citations (4)

2006

23. Wie viel bringt eine verbesserte Produktionsprogrammplanung auf der Grundlage einer systematischen Auswertung empirischer Zeitreihen? – Die Bedeutung von Prognosemodellen bei der Optimierung unter Unsicherheit
    German Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2006, 55, (4) View citations (1)

2005

24. Zur Bewertung von Wetterderivaten als innovative Risikomanagementinstrumente in der Landwirtschaft
    German Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2005, 54, (4) View citations (2)

2004

25. Der Wechsel vom konventionellen zum ökologischen Landbau: Eine investitionstheoretische Betrachtung
    German Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2004, 53, (6) View citations (1)
26. Die Berücksichtigung von Unsicherheit und Flexibilität in der Investitionsplanung – dargestellt am Beispiel einer Vertragsinvestition für Roggen
    German Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2004, 53, (4)
27. Optimierung unter Unsicherheit mit Hilfe stochastischer Simulation und Genetischer Algorithmen – dargestellt anhand der Optimierung des Produktionsprogramms eines Brandenburger Marktfruchtbetriebes
    German Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2004, 53, (7)