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Name: |
Matty Demont | ||
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Nationality: |
Belgian | ||
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Position held: |
Agricultural Economist | ||
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Year of Employment: |
May 2007 | ||
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Qualifications: |
· 2006:
PhD in Bioscience Engineering (Agricultural Economics),
K.U.Leuven. · 1998:
MSc in Agricultural Development & Tropical Agriculture, Ghent
University & National Centre for Hot Climate Agronomic Studies
(CNEARC), Montpellier. · 1997:
MSc in Bioscience Engineering (Agricultural Economics & Tropical
Agriculture), K.U.Leuven. | ||
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Specialization/Expertise: |
Ex
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impact assessment under imperfect information and uncertainty,
agricultural innovation, welfare economics of public policy, partial &
general equilibrium modeling, farming & marketing systems, value chain
research, & coexistence of agricultural production
systems. | ||
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Experience: |
· Since
May 2007: Agricultural Economist at WARDA. Research on impact assessment
of agricultural innovations and public policies, agricultural productivity
and value chains (consumer economics and generic advertising of local
rice). · September
2006 – May 2007: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, K.U.Leuven, research on
impact assessment of EU policies on cross-compliance, biotechnology &
coexistence (EUWAB). · November
2002 – September 2006: Doctoral Research Fellow, K.U.Leuven. PhD research
on the
economic impact of agricultural biotechnology in the EU (EUWAB). · May
1999 – November 2002: Research Fellow, Flanders Interuniversity Institute
for Biotechnology (VIB), Ghent,
EUWAB
project officer. · May
1998 – September 1998: MSc research on the evolution of farming systems in
northern Côte d’Ivoire (IDESSA).
· July
1996 – October 1998: MSc research on the performance of food marketing
systems in Côte d’Ivoire (IDESSA). | ||
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Major Achievements: |
· October
1999: Xavier Bernard Award for
MSc
thesis
on the evolution of farming systems in northern Côte d’Ivoire, Academy of
Agriculture of France. · Online
resources:
EUWAB
&
IDESSA. · Selected publications: 1. Demont, M. & Y. Devos. 2008. “Regulating Coexistence of GM and non-GM crops without Jeopardizing Economic Incentives.” Trends in Biotechnology, in press.
2.
Demont,
M., M. Cerovska, W. Daems, K. Dillen, J. Fogarasi, E. Mathijs, F. Muška,
J. Soukup & E. Tollens. 2008. “Ex Ante Impact Assessment under Imperfect
Information: Biotechnology in New Member States of the EU.”
Journal of Agricultural Economics,
59(3).
3.
Demont,
M., W. Daems, K. Dillen, E. Mathijs, C. Sausse & E. Tollens. 2008.
“Regulating Coexistence in Europe: Beware of the Domino-effect!”
Ecological Economics, 64(4):
683-689.
4.
Demont, M.,
K. Dillen, E. Mathijs & E. Tollens.
2007.
“GM Crops in Europe: How Much Value and for Whom?”
EuroChoices, 6(3):
46-53.
5.
Diagne,
A. & M. Demont. 2007. “Taking a New Look at Empirical Models of
Adoption: Average Treatment Effect Estimation of Adoption Rates and Their
Determinants.”
Agricultural
Economics,
37(3):201-210.
6.
Demont,
M., Jouve, P., Stessens, J. & E. Tollens.
2007.
“Boserup versus Malthus Revisited: Evolution of Farming Systems in
Northern Côte d’Ivoire.” Agricultural Systems,
93(1-3):215-228.
7. Tollens,
E., M. Demont & R. Swennen. 2004. “Agrobiotechnology in Developing
Countries: North-South Partnerships Are a Key.”
Outlook on Agriculture, 33(4):
231-238.
8.
Demont,
M., J. Wesseler & E. Tollens. 2004. “Biodiversity versus Transgenic
Sugar Beet: The One Euro Question.”
European Review of Agricultural
Economics, 31(1):1-18.
9. Demont,
M. & E. Tollens. 2004. “First Impact of Biotechnology in the EU: Bt
Maize Adoption in Spain.”
Annals of
Applied Biology,
145(3):197-207. |
