Anna Massfeller

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Anna Massfeller, Msc

PhD student
anna.massfeller@ilr.uni-bonn.de

Niebuhrstraße 1a, 53115 Bonn, Germany

AnnaMassfeller
Scholar Citations

I am a Doctoral Student in Agricultural Economics with a passion for behavioral economics and farmers´ motivations. I am interested in the various factors that influence farmers decision making. By exploring these factors I want to contribute to the development of environmental beneficially and farmer friendly policies.

Research Areas

  • Behavioral Economics, Social Norms
  • Sustainable Agriculture
  • Farm Management, Farmers´ Decision Making
  • Agricultural Policies
  • Environmental Economics

Academic Education

  • 10/18–11/20
    Agricultural and Food Economics (Minor specifications in Resource and Environmental Economics and Agricultural and Development Policy), University of Bonn
    • Degree: Master of Science (Agricultural Economist)
    • Thesis: Farmers´ acceptance of result-based agri-environmental schemes - a case study with arable farmers in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • 10/14–04/18
    Agricultural Science (specialisation in Agricultural and Food Economics), University of Bonn
    • Degree: Bachelor of Science
    • Thesis: Determinants for the conversion to organic farming of dairy farms in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • 06/13
    University entrance diploma (Abitur), Städtisches Gymnasium Hennef

Work Experience

  • 11/20–NOW
    Doctoral student, Cluster of Excellence "PhenoRob - Robotics and Phenotyping for Sustainable Crop Production", University of Bonn, Germany
  • 10/2018 - Now
    Research Assistant – EuroCARE European Centre for Agricultural, Regional and Environmental Policy Research, Bonn , Germany
  • 02/20-05/20 and 10/20 - 11/20
    Student Assistant, Chair of Production Economics, Institute for Food and Resource Economics, University of Bonn, Germany
  • 09/18
    Student Assistant - Deutscher Verband Tiernahrung (DVT), Bonn, Preparation and Support for the annual conference in Berlin

Internships and Stays Abroad

  • 04/18-07/18
    Internship - Deutscher Raiffeisenverband (DRV), Division Livestock and Meat, Berlin, Germany
  • 07/17
    Internship - Agronomy and Environment Department, École Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Toulouse (ENSAT), Toulouse, France
    • Qualitative analysis of interviews with French farmers concerning their motivation to convert to organic agriculture
  • 03/17-06/17
    Erasmus-Semester in Toulouse, École Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Toulouse (ENSAT), France
  • 09/15
    Internship - Demeter-Farm in the village community Tennental in Deckenpfronn, near Stuttgart, Germany
  • 07/14-08/14
    Internship – Organic Farm in St.Martin de Concornac, Cevennes, Southern France

Grants, Awards

  • Awards
    • Theodor Brinkmann Award for Young Scientists (Nachwuchspreis) for the concept of my Masterthesis "Farmers’ acceptance of result-based agri-environmental schemes – a case study with arable farmers in North Rhine-Westphalia"

Publications/ conferences

  • Conferences
  • Massfeller, A.; Meraner, M.; Hüttel, S.; Uehleke, R. (2021) "Farmers’ acceptance of result-based agri-environmental schemes – evidence from North Rhine-Westphalia"
    • virtual conference presentation at
    • 31th International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE), August 22, 2021.
    • Landscape 2021 - Diversification for Sustainable and Resilient Agriculture, Leibniz-Zentrum für Agrarlandschaftsforschung (ZALF) e. V., September 23, 2021.
    • 61. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaues e. V. (GEWISOLA), September 23, 2021.

Additional Qualifications

  • ○ Languages: German (native), English, French
  • ○ Software Skills: R, SPSS