Methods in economic farm modelling [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Alexander Gocht

Institut für Lebensmittel- und Ressourcenökonomik der Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität zu Bonn Methods in Economic Farm Modelling I n a u g u r a l - D i s s e r t a t i o n zur Erlangung des Grades Doktor der Agrarwissenschaften (Dr.agr.) der Hohen Landwirtschaftlichen Fakultät der Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität zu Bonn vorgelegt am 22. September 2009 von Alexander Gocht aus Dresden Referent: Prof. Dr. Thomas Heckelei Korreferent: Prof. Dr. Ernst Berg Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: Freitag 11. Dezember, 2009 Erscheinungsjahr: 2010 Acknowledgements First, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Prof. Thomas Heckelei, who has been an excellent supervisor and gave me the opportunity to work at the Institute of Food and Resource Economics (ILR) in Bonn from 2006 to 2008. In particular, Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 were developed with his close cooperation. I am very grateful for his encouragement and the way he helped me to take a broader perspective on economic problems. Furthermore, I very much appreciate Prof. Ernst Berg’s evaluation of this thesis. Within our CAPRI working group at ILR, Dr. Wolfgang Britz supported this thesis by spurring inspirational discussions.