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Principal themes of researchs :

• agricultural policy and political economy theory
• welfare economics of agricultural policy
• supply and demand analysis (econometrics)
• structural and rural policy

Curriculm vitae :

• Academic employment
  • 2001- Head of Department
  • 1992 - Professor, Agricultural Policy, Department of Economics and Management, University of Helsinki (1992-99 acting prof.)
  • 1994 - Docent, Agricultural Policy, Department of Economics and Management, University of Helsinki
  • 1986 -1992 Researcher and (since 1990) Senior Researcher, Agricultural Economics Research Institute, Helsinki
• Academic education
  • 1991 Ph.D. in agricultural policy, University of Helsinki 1990 M.Sc. in agricultural economics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA
  • 1989 Lic.Sc. in agricultural policy, University of Helsinki
  • 1987 M.Sc. in agricultural policy, University of Helsinki
  • 1985 - 86 student scholar, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA
• Professional Activities
  • Scientific Committees and Administrative Bodies
  • major scientific evaluation, editorial and organising tasks
  • Government policy committees
  • University committees and administrative tasks
• Scientific Society Memberships
  • European Association of Agricultural Economists EAAE
  • American Agricultural Economists Association AAEA
  • International Association of Agricultural Economists IAAE
  • Scientific Agricultural Society of Finland (SMTS)
  • Nordic Association of Agricultural Scientists (NJF)
  • International Agribusiness Management Association (IAMA)
  • The CAP Forum, University of Reading, UK.