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- CV
- Research areas
- Current work topics
- Project coordination
- Past research and work topics
- Teaching
- Selected publications
- Complete list of Publications
Teaching
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Wolfgang BritzCurrently on leave at the World Bank (9/2022-8/2023) Head of Group Economic Modeling of Agricultural Systems PD Dr. agr., Senior Lecturer and Researcher Nussallee 19, Haus 2, room 0.008 (ground floor) Tel.: ++ 49 - 2 28 - 73 29 12 |
Wolfgang Britz is a senior researcher and lecturer in a tenured position at the Institute for Food and Resource Economics, University Bonn, where his research focus is on the impacts of agricultural, environmental and trade policies on the agricultural sector, the environment and rural areas based on quantitative analysis with different types of economic simulation models. Since 2017, he leads the Economic Modeling of Agricultural Systems group after acting as temporary head of the "Production Economics" chair in 2016. He likes cooking, canoeing and plays keyboards in two bands (Bad mooon and The Peasants).
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CV
9/2022-8/2023 | World Bank, Global Lead, Macroeconomic Modeling (on leave) |
since 4/2017 | Head of Economic Modeling of Agricultural Systems group, University of Bonn |
1/2016-3/2017 | Temporary head of chair Production Economics, University of Bonn |
4/2015 | Habilitation in Agricultural Policy and Quantitative Modeling, University of Bonn |
05/1996 - 12/2015 | Senior Lecturer and Researcher (Akademischer Oberrat), Economic and Agricultural Policy |
09/2006-03/2008 | Researcher at the Joint Research Centre of the EU Commission, Ispra, Italy, temporary leave from University Bonn |
01/2001-12/2003 | Adjunct Professor at the University of Bloemfontein, South Africa, realized via short time stays |
01/1994-04/1996 | Consultant with EuroCARE, EUROSTAT und FAO |
11/1994 | Doctorate in agricultural economics |
03/1991-07/1991 | Research Assistant, Iowa State University, Ames/USA |
12/1990-12/1993 | Research Assistant at the Institute for Agricultural Policy, University Bonn |
06/1990-11/1990 | Consultant at EUROSTAT, Luxemburg |
10/1987-05/1990 | Agricultural sciences in Bonn and diploma at Bonn University |
07/1986-07/1987 | One year stage on farms in Germany |
10/1984-06/1986 | Agricultural sciences at Bonn University |
1964 | Born in Voelklingen/Saar, Germany |
Research areas
Methodological and IT design for economic models such as detailed farm-scale models or modular Computable General Equilibrium models, or systems combining different model types such as CAPRI, specific interest in model linkage and meta-modeling
Quantitative Impact Assessment of agricultural and agri-environmental policies
Global agri-food models with a focus on trade and land-use interactions ( CGEBox,CAPRI global trade model,, World Food Model, AGLink-Cosimo model, @2030 modeling system)
Graphical User Interfaces, OR and computational economics aspects related to economic simulation models
Current Work topics
Since 2017 | Development of re-cursive dynamic variant of CGEBox for long-term baseline construction, joinlty with Roberto Roson |
since 2016 | Development of dynamic stochastic programming approaches to solve real options, with Alisa Spiegel |
since 2013 | Development of CGEBox a modular, user interface augmented platform for CGE modeling in GAMS, since 2015 jointly with the GTAP center in Purdue |
since 2011 | Development of fully dynamic farm scale model with state contigent decision variables and detailed investment decisions, together with Bernd Lengers, Till Kuhn, David Schäfer, Lennart Kokemohr, Christoph Pahmeyer and Julia Heinrichs |
since 2014 | Development of an regionalized agricultural sector model for Norway, together with Klaus Mittenzwei, NILF, OSLO |
Project coordination
3/2009-6/2013 | EU research framework VII project CAPRI-RD |
3/2004-7/2006 | EU research framework VI project CAPRI-Dynaspat |
4/2001-3/2004 | EU research framework V project CAP-STRAT |
Teaching
Currently teaching
Partial and general equilibrium modeling (summer term, master program)
Bio-economic modeling at farm Scale (summer term, master program)
Applied modeling of agricultural systems (winter term, master program)
Project seminar for master students (winter term, master program)
Previously taught
Decision Theory and Risk Management (master program)
Investment and Financing (master program)
Unternehmsplanung und Organisation, Teilbereich Investionsplanung (bachelor program)
Grundlagen der Ökonomie, Teilbereich Investion und Finanzierung (bachelor program)
Teilbereich Agrarpolitik (Agricultural Policy) der Veranstaltung "Einführung in die Agrar- und Umweltpolitik" (bachelor program)
Policy Analysis Seminar (master program)
Public choice in the Agri-Food Sector (master program)
European and International Agricultural Policy (master program)
Microeconomics (master program)
Implementation and Interpretation of Policy Scenarios in Partial Equilibrium Models of the Agricultural Sector (block course, doctoral program)
Selected publications and conference contributions
Selected past research and work topics
Complete list of publications
Last Updated:Thursday, September 01, 2022
News
- GTAP research fellow award 2022-2025 for Wolfgang Britz
- New corporate research center "DETECT" with contribution of our group
- Förderpreis der Agrarzeitung für Christoph Pahmeyer
- Aus unserer Forschung: in neuer Ansatz zur Simulation der Auswirkungen von Risiken und Risikopräferenzen auf den optimalen Zeitpunkt und Umfang der Technologieeinführung in der Landwirtschaft
- Aus unserer Forschung:
Bioplastik im Nachhaltigkeits-Dilemma
Bioplastics in the sustainability dilemma - Best video award of DIGICROP conference for Christoph Pahmeyer : "Fruchtfolge: A crop rotation decision support system"
- Video for LCA conference by Lennart Kokemohr : "Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of beef production in Germany based on a farm level optimization level"
- Aus unserer Forschung: Oekonomische und oekologische Bewertung eines Glyphosatverzichts am Beispiel der Silomaisproduktion in Nordrhein-Westfalen