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


    2025:
    Janze, C., von Michaelis, M., Cornelius, J., Klüber, B., Hüttel, S., Seifert, S., Schukat, S., Michels, M., Efken, J., Isenhardt, L., Teuber, R., Kionka, M. "Konjunkturbarometer Agribusiness in Deutschland 2025". Link
    2024:
    Leonhardt, H., Wesemeyer, M., Eder, A., Hüttel, S., Lakes, T., Schaak, H., Seifert, S. and Wolff, S. "Use cases and scientific potential of land use data from the EU’s Integrated Administration and Control System: A systematic mapping review". Ecological Indicators 167, 112709. Link
    Burchfield, E., Ferro, M., Hüttel, S., Lakes, T., Leonhardt, H., Niedermayr, A., Rissing, A., Seifert, S., Wesemeyer, M. "Towards a comprehensive analysis of agricultural land systems in the EU and US: A critical view on publicly available datasets". Land Use Policy 147, 107371. Link
    Seifert, S., Wolff, S., Hüttel, S. "Eco-efficiency in the agricultural landscape of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany". Agricultural Systems 220, 104062. Link
    Seifert, S., Wolff, S., Hüttel, S. "Replication Data for: Eco-efficiency in the agricultural landscape of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, GRO.data V2. Link
    Hüttel, S., Balmann, A., Mußhoff, O., Odening, M., Seifert, S. "Was bestimmt die landwirtschaftlichen Bodenpreise in Deutschland? - Ergebnisse empirischer Analysen der Kaufpreissammlungen. FORLand Policy Brief 06(2024) Special Management Edition. Link
    Burchfield, E., Ferro, M., Hüttel, S., Lakes, T., Leonhardt, H., Niedermayr, A., Rissing, A., Seifert, S., Wesemeyer, M. "Towards a comprehensive analysis of agricultural land systems: What can we see with publicly available datasets in the EU and US?", Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. FORLand-Working Paper 30 (2024). Link
    Hartig, M, Seifert, S., Haunert, J.-H., Hüttel, S. "Improving geographical accuracy of agricultural data: A probabilitstic spatial downscaling approach", Schriften der Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaues e.V., Bd. 59, 2024, S. 325-327. Link
    Isenhardt, L., Seifert, S., Hüttel, S. "Replication Data for: Tenant Favoritism and Right of First Refusals in Farmland Auctions: Competition and Price Effects", GRO.data V2. Link
    Seifert, S., Hüttel, S., Schöndube, A. "Replication Data for: Bodenrichtwertermittlung mittels hedonischer Regression", GRO.data V1. Link
    2023:
    Hüttel, S., Seifert, S., Schöndube, A. "Kaufpreisanalyse für Ackerland in Sachsen-Anhalt mittels hedonischer Regression". LSA Verm 2023/2 Link
    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
    Seifert, S., M. Humpsch, A. Balmann, and S. Hüttel “How Does Tenancy Affect Farmland Prices? Effects of Lease Status, Lease Term, and Buyer Type”, Schriften der Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaues e.V., Bd. 58, S. 433-445, 2023 Link
    Isenhardt, L. , S. Seifert, S. Wolff, T. Lakes, A. Werwatz, M. Graubner and S. Hüttel “Renewable Energy Policy Effects and Farmland Markets – The German Perspective." Schriften der Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaues e.V., Bd. 58, S. 479-481, 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