AECP News
Alberto Giannecchini joined as a visiting scientist
Today, Alberto Giannecchini from the University of Parma joined our Agricultural Economics and Policy (AECP) Group at ETH Zurich as a visiting scientist for the coming month. We are very happy to have you on board!🥳
New paper in the Journal of Wine Economics
New AECP paper on 'Patterns and clusters of pesticide reduction strategies in Swiss viticulture' by Ziehmann, E., Zachmann, L., Finger, R. (2026) in the Journal of Wine Economics.
New paper online in the Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy
New AECP paper 'Coping with production risk: effects of sown plant diversity on the attractiveness of crop insurance in grasslands' by Alou, N., Schaub, S., Quaas, M., Finger, R. (2026) published on behalf of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
Next FRIES Seminar on May 27th
The FRIES seminar series is a joint initiative aimed at fostering interdisciplinary collaboration within and beyond the Institute for Environmental Decisions at ETH Zurich. Eva Iglesias from the University Politécnica de Madrid will present on May 27th on the topic 'Enhancing drought resilence: An index insurance scheme for West African pastoralists?'
SGA Young Researchers' Prize for the master's theses
Our students Viviane Buser and Jakob Burkhardt were awarded the SGA Young Researchers' Prize for their master's theses.
'Best Reviewer Award 2025' from the European Review of Agricultural Economics
Paolo Brignoli received the 'Best Reviewer Award 2025' from the European Review of Agricultural Economics
Speak on The emergence of pesticide-free crop production systems in Europe
Robert Finger has been invited by DG AGRI of the EU Commission to speak on June 05 on The emergence of pesticide-free crop production systems in Europe
Panel Discussion on the Film SIX INCHES OF SOIL
Robert Finger joins a Panel Discussion on the Film SIX INCHES OF SOIL, May 31, Kafi Rauke, Winterthur.
PodCast with Robert Finger
PodCast with Robert Finger on Swiss Agricultural Policy with Avenir Suisse (in German)
