Prof. Xiaohua Yu Ph.D.
Chair of Agricultural Economics in Developing and Transition Countries
  
Research Interests 
Agricultural Economics, Environmental Economics, Behavioral Economics, Data Sciences, and China Economy
Education 
Ph.D.    (2009), The Pennsylvania State University, The United States
MSc.     (2005), Kyoto University, Japan
B.Econ. (2001), Renmin University of China, China
 
Journal Editorial Services
Associate Editor, Agricultural Economics  (2012-2021 );
Associate Editor, China Economic Review  (2020- );
Associate Editor, Q Open  (2020- );
Editorial Board member, Agricultural and Resource Economics Review  (2017- );
Editorial Advisory Board Member, China Agricultural Economic Review  (2012- );
Editorial  Board Member, Italian Review of Agricultural Economics(Rivista di Economia Agraria ) (2015- );
Editorial  Board Member, Journal of Integrative Agriculture  (2015- );
Medial Columnists
Columnist,  Caixin  ( a Leading Chinese Financial and Business Media)  (2014- )
Other Academic Appointment
Visiting Scholar, Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, (Sep. 2022-Mar. 2023)
Leading Consultant, Forum for Agriculture Research in Africa (FARA),   (2015)
Project Professor, Kyoto University, (2016-)
Selected Awards or Honors  
 2019 Ranked by Handelsblatt.de in 44 of top 100 Economists under 40 in German-speaking areas.    (VWL-Ranking 2019 - Forscher unter 40)
Office at the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development (Main Office):
Room: MZG 10.121 
Tel. +49 (0)551 - 39 24886
Address: Platz der Göttinger Sieben 5
               37073 Göttingen
Email: xyu@gwdg.de  
Secretary
 Ms. Jana Nowakowsky  
  You can download papers and Data here 

front row from left to right: Jiajia Li, Jana Nowakowsky, Farah W. Pangestuty, Feifei Sun, Yueming Luo (Lehrstuhl Prof. Brümmer), 
top row from left to right: Peng Peng, Prof. Xiaohua Yu, Ph.D., Christoph Steffen, Eva Hasiner, Susanne Schwan, Tahir Mahmood, Dieter Kömle