Anna Massfeller
Anna Massfeller, Msc
PhD studentanna.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
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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
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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
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06/13
University entrance diploma (Abitur), Städtisches Gymnasium Hennef
Work Experience
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11/20–NOW
Doctoral student, Cluster of Excellence "PhenoRob - Robotics and Phenotyping for Sustainable Crop Production", University of Bonn, Germany
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10/2018 - Now
Research Assistant – EuroCARE European Centre for Agricultural, Regional and Environmental Policy Research, Bonn , Germany
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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
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09/18
Student Assistant - Deutscher Verband Tiernahrung (DVT), Bonn, Preparation and Support for the annual conference in Berlin
Internships and Stays Abroad
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04/18-07/18
Internship - Deutscher Raiffeisenverband (DRV), Division Livestock and Meat, Berlin, Germany
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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
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03/17-06/17
Erasmus-Semester in Toulouse, École Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Toulouse (ENSAT), France
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09/15
Internship - Demeter-Farm in the village community Tennental in Deckenpfronn, near Stuttgart, Germany
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07/14-08/14
Internship – Organic Farm in St.Martin de Concornac, Cevennes, Southern France
Grants, Awards
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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
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Conferences
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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