Department für Agrarökonomie und Rurale Entwicklung

Dr. Stefan Seifert


Research interests/ Forschungsschwerpunkte


  • Applied microeconometrics
  • Price formation in land markets
  • Non-parametric and semi-parametric productivity and efficiency analysis

    • Research Projects/ Forschungsprojekt


    Academic Career/ Akademischer Werdegang



    Academic Education/ Akademischer Bildungsweg


    Since 2022 Postdoctoral researcher at the Agriculture and
    Food Business Management Group, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, University of Göttingen
    Since 2022 Member of the DFG Collaborative Research Center “Regional Climate Change: The Role of Land Use and Water Management” (DFG CRC 1502)
    Since 2017 Guest lecturer for efficiency and productivity analysis
    at NHH Bergen (Norway)
    2017-2022 Postdoctoral researcher at the Chair of Production Economics,
    Institute for Food and Resource Economics, University of Bonn
    2018-2021 Visiting fellow at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin)
    2017 Postdoctoral researcher, DIW Berlin, Department: Energy, Transportation, Environment
    2017 Visiting lecturer TU Berlin, and University of Potsdam/td>
    2011-2016 PhD Student at German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), Department Firms & Markets
    2010-2011 Research assistant, DIW Berlin, Department: Innovation, Manufacturing, Service
    2008-2010 Research assistant, TU Dresden, Chair for Energy Economics and Public Sector Management, Institute for Applied Public Finances and Fiscal Policy
    2011-2016 Dr. rer. oec. (PhD), TU Berlin, Germany
    2005-2010 Diploma studies in Economics (Dipl.Vw.), TU Dresden, Germany
    2007-2008 Bsc programme International Business at ESC Rennes, France

    Publications and Conferences/ Publikationen und Vorträge


    2023:
    Seifert, S., Hüttel, S. “Is there a risk of a winner’s curse in farmland auctions?”, European Review of Agricultural Economics, 50(3),1140–1177, 2023 Link
    Isenhardt, L., Seifert, S., Hüttel, S. “Tenant favoritism and right of first refusals in farmland auctions: competition and price effects”, Land Economics, 99(2), 302-324, 2023 Link
    2022:
    Humpesch, M., Seifert, S., Balmann, A., Hüttel, S. “How does tenancy affect farmland prices? Effects of lease status, lease term and buyer type”, Agricultural Finance Review, 83(2), 242-263, 2022 Link
    2021:
    Seifert, S., Kahle, C., Hüttel, S. “Price dispersion in thin farmland markets: What is the role of asymmetric information?”, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 103(4), 1545-1568, 2021 Link
    Balmann, A., Graubner, M., Müller, D., Hüttel, S., Seifert, S., Odening, M., Plogmann, J., Ritter, M.,  “Market Power in Agricultural Land Markets: Concepts and Empirical Challenges”, German Journal of Agricultural Economics, 70(4), 213-235, 2021 Link
    Uehleke, R., Seifert, S., Hüttel, S., “Do Animal Welfare Schemes Promote Better Animal Health? An Empirical Investigation of German Pork Production”, Livestock Science, 247, 104481, 2021 Link
    2020:
    Witzke, K.v., Filler, G., Odening, M., Seifert, S., Hüttel, S. and Uehleke, R. “Auktionen als Transaktionsform für landwirtschaftlichen Boden ”, Berichte über Landwirtschaft, 98(2), 1-34, 2020 Link
    Ritter, M., Hüttel, S., Odening, M. and Seifert, S. “Revisiting the relationship between land price and parcel size”, Land Use Policy, 97, 104771, 2020 Link