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CURRICULUM VITAE

Erik Mathijs

March 12, 2011

COORDINATES:
Division of Agricultural and Food Economics
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Celestijnenlaan 200 E box 2411
3001 Leuven, Belgium
Tel. +32 16 321450
E-mail: erik.mathijs@ees.kuleuven.be

BIRTHPLACE:        Sint-Truiden, Belgium
DATE OF BIRTH:   April 2, 1968

EDUCATION

Institution        Degree    Years       Field

MIT                Executive Education    Apr. 2010      Leading Change in Complex Organizations
KULeuven      M.Sc.                     1986-91        Agricultural economics & sociology
KULeuven      Ph.D.                          1991-98        Agricultural economics

PhD Dissertation: Essays on farm restructuring and land reform in East Central Europe and the Former Soviet Union, 1998, Advisor: Prof. Dr. Ir. Johan Swinnen

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2006-          Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics, KULeuven
2002-2006   Associate Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics, KULeuven
2001-2002   Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics, KULeuven
1998-2001    Senior research associate, Policy Research Group; part-time lecturer, Division of Agricultural and Food Economics, KULeuven
1991-1998   Junior research associate and Ph.D. student, Policy Research Group, KULeuven

COURSES THOUGHT

Research methods in resource and development economics
Marketing and management in the agrifood sector
Context of leadership
Small Business Project
Agro-ecology and sustainable development (with E. Schrevens)
Regional geography (with A. Van Rompaey)

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

Member, Board, Leuven Sustainable Earth, 2009-
Head of Division of Agricultural and Food Economics, 2009-

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Member, Editorial Board, International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 2004-
Member, Editorial Board, TSL (Tijdschrift voor sociaal-wetenschappelijk onderzoek in de landbouw), 1996-2004
Book Review Editor, European Review of Agricultural Economics, 2000-2004
Reviewer for African Journal of Agricultural Research, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Systems, Agricultural and Food Science, Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, European Review of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Economics Review, Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture, Food Policy, Journal of Agricultural Economics, European Journal of Operational Research, Comparative Economic Systems, Economic Systems, Journal of Productivity Analysis, Land Use Policy, International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, Environmental Research, Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Ecological Economics
Chair, Local organizing committee, XIIth Congress of the European Association of Agricultural Economists, Ghent, August 2008
Member, Board Belgian Association of Agricultural Economists
Chair, Board DP21
Chair, Board BLIVO
Member, Strategic Advisory Council on Agriculture and Fisheries
Member of Foresight Expert Group 3, Standing Committee on Agricultural Research (SCAR), European Commission

DOCTORAL DISSERATIONS UNDER SUPERVISION

Current

Kidane M.G. Egziabher, Essays on income diversification, farm and non-farm income linkages and household livelihood strategies: a case study in the Tigray region of Norhtern Ethiopia, VLIR-MU-IUC
Abebe Ejigu Alemu, Marketing and Rural Livelihood in Tigray: Supply Chain Analysis on Agrifood Products, co-promotor M. Maertens, VLIR-MU-IUC
Jorge Alberto Cusiscanqui Giles, Alternatives for economic and environmental sustainability of deficit irrigation in Bolivian Altiplano’s depressed areas, co-promotor D. Raes, BTC scholarship
Anneleen Kenis, Ecological Citizenship and Politicisation: The case of the Transition Towns movement in Flanders
Basil Mugonola, Optimal management of farm level resources in the Lake Victoria Basin: a case of Igulubi and upper River Rwizi catchments (Uganda), co-promotor J. Deckers, BTC scholarship
Alice Nakiyemba Were, Characterising the farming systems in the Lake Victoria Basin and their implications for natural resources management: A case of river Ruizi and Iguluibi catchment (Uganda), co-promotor J. Deckers, BTC scholarship
Cristal Taboada, Evaluation of the socio-economic feasibility of deficit irrigation in quinoa production systems of the Bolivian Altiplano, co-promotor D. Raes, BTC scholarship
Mesfin Tilahun Gilaye, Restoration and sustainable management of frankincense forests in Ethiopia: a bio-economic analysis of tapping methods and closures of Boswellia papyrifera forests, co-promotor B. Muys, IRO scholarship

Past

Erwin Wauters, The use of social psychology for improving the adoption of conservation practices. Soil conservation in Belgium, December 7, 2010
Wouter Achten, Sustainability evaluation of biodiesel from Jatropha curcas L.: A life cycle oriented study, promotor B. Muys, Life cycle analysis of liquid biofuels proeuctio from Jatropha curcas in developing countries, Dissertation 921, October 1, 2010
Jan Lepoutre, Proactive environmental strategies in small businesses: resources, institutions and dynamic capabilities, promotor A. Heene (Universiteit Gent), August 22, 2008
Bedru Babulo, Economic valuation and management of common-pool resources: the case of exclosures in the highlands of Tigray, Northern Ehtiopia, co-promotor B. Muys, Dissertation 762, October 17, 2007
Steven Van Passel, Sustainability performance of farms: an efficiency approach, promotor G. Van Huylenbroeck (Universiteit Gent), September 14, 2007
Nivelin Noev, Transition, Globalization and Industry Restructuring: The Case of the Bulgarian Agri-Food Sector, co-promotor J. Swinnen,
Luiza Toma, Essays on the relationship between agriculture and the environment in Romania, Dissertation 702, June 6, 2006
Mieke Vandermersch, The role of preferences in the decision-making of food producers and consumers in Flanders, Dissertation 706, May 23, 2006

PUBLICATIONS

Books

Freibauer, A., Mathijs, E., Brunori, G., Damianova, Z., Faroult, E., Girona i Gomis, J., O'Brien, L., Treyer, S., 2011. Sustainable food consumption and production in a resource-constrained world. Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg (ISBN: 978-92-79-19723-9).
Henry de Frahan, B., Lauwers, L., Mathijs, E., Verbeke, W. (eds.), 2010. Agricultural economics in Belgium. Diversity and dynamics. LannooCampus, Leuven, 356 p. (ISBN: 978-90-209-9144-4)
Mathijs, E., Verbeke, W., Henry de Frahan, B. (eds.), 2009. People, Food and Environments: Global Trends and European Strategies. Proceedings of the XIIth Congress of the European Association of Agricultural Economists, Ghent, 26-29 August 2009. (ISBN:978-90-809-1590-9)
Dessein, J., Dessers, R., Foncke, K., García Cidad, V., Goossens, X., Lepoutre, J., Meul, M., Mulier, A., Nevens, F., Rogge, E., Sobry, L., Van Hauwermeiren, A., Van Passel, S., Verbruggen, I., Reheul, D., Hofman, G., Van Huylenbroeck, G., Mathijs, E., Geers, R., Gulinck, H., 2006, Erven van de toekomst. Over duurzame landbouw in Vlaanderen, Steunpunt Duurzame Landbouw, Gontrode, 250 p. (ISBN: 90-77547-22-3)
Mathijs, E., Sturtewagen, G., 2005, Het nieuwe ondernemen. Waardecreatie door samenwerking en dialoog, LannooCampus, Leuven, 120 p. (ISBN: 90-20960-80-6)
Mathijs, E., 2004, De nieuwe landbouw, ACCO, Leuven/Voorburg, 94 p. (ISBN: 90-33453-15-0)
Swinnen, J., Buckwell, A. & E. Mathijs (eds.), 1997, Agricultural Privatisation, Land Reform and Farm Restructuring in Central and Eastern Europe, Ashgate, Aldershot. (ISBN: )

Articles in international peer-reviewed journals

Ang, F., Van Passel, S., Mahtijs, E. 2011. An aggregate resource efficiency perspective on sustainability: A Sustainable Value application to the EU-15 countries. Ecological Economics, in press.
Tegebu, F.N., Mathijs, E., Deckers, J., Mitiku, H., Nyssen, J., Tollens, E., 2011. Rural livestock asset portfolio in northern Ethiopia: a microeconomic analysis of choice and accumulation. Tropical Animal Health and Production, forthcoming.
Kenis, A., Mathijs, E., 2011. Beyond individual behaviour change: the role of power, knowledge and strategy in tackling climate change. Environmental Education Research, forthcoming.
Freibauer, A., Mathijs, E. Brunori, G., Damianova, Z., Faroult, E., Girona i Gomis, J., O'Brien, L., Treyer, S., 2011. Sustainable food consumption and production in a resource-constrained world. Summary findings of the EU SCAR Foresight Expert Group. Eurochoices 10(2): 38-43.
Tilahun Gelaye, M., Muys, B., Mathijs, E., Kleinn, C., Olschewski, R., Gebrehiwot, K., 2011, Frankincense yield assessment and modeling in closed and grazed Boswelia papyrifera woodlands of Tigray, northern Ethiopia, Journal of Arid Environments 75(8): 695-702.
Achten W.M.J., Bolle, E., Fobelets, V., Mathijs, E., Tewari, D.N., Virendra, P., Muys, B., 2010. Life cycle assessment of Jatropha biodiesel as transportation fuel in rural India. Applied Energy 87(12): 3652-3660. (IF 2.209)
Achten, W.M.J., Vandenbempt, P., Almeida, J., Mathijs, E., Muys, B., 2010. Life cycle assessment of a palm oil system with simultaneous production of biodiesel and cooking oil in Cameroon. Environmental Science & Technology 44(12): 4809–4815. (IF 4.630)
Achten, W.M.J., Maes, W.H., Reubens, B., Mathijs, E., Singh, V.P., Verchot, L., Muys, B., 2010. Biomass production and allocation of Jatropha curcas L. saplings under different levels of drought stress, Biomass & Bioenergy 34: 667-676. (IF 3.326)
Balana, B.,B., Mathijs, E., Muys, B., 2010. Assessing the sustainability of forest management: An application of multi-criteria decision analysis to community forests in northern Ethiopia. Journal of Environmental Management 91(6): 1294-1304. (IF 2.367)
Demont, M., Dillen, K., Daems, W., Sausse, C., Tollens, E., Mathijs, E. 2010. On the Proportionality of EU Spatial ex ante Coexistence Regulations: Reply. Food Policy 35(2): 183-184. (IF 1.606)
Fredu Nega, Mathijs, E., Deckers, J., Mitiku Haile, Nyssen, J., Tollens, E., 2010. Rural Poverty Dynamics and Impact of Intervantion Programs upon Chronic and Transitory Poverty in Northern Ethiopia, African Development Review 22(1): 89-111. (IF 0.477)
Wauters, E., Bielders, C., Govers, G., Poesen, J., Mathijs, E., 2010. Adoption of soil conservation practices in Belgium: an examination of the theory of planned behaviour in the agri-environmental domain. Land Use Policy 27(1): 86-94. (IF 2.355)
Achten, W.M.J., W.H. Maes, R. Aerts, L. Verchot, A. Trabucco, E. Mathijs, V.P. Singh, B. Muys, 2010. Jatropha: from local hype to global opportunity. Journal of Arid Environments 74(1): 164-165. (IF 1.426)
Stoefs, E., Mathijs, E., 2009. Framing as effective strategy for communicating about Fair Trade products in Flanders. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability 7(4): 223-234.
Van Passel, S., Van Huylenbroeck, G., Lauwers, L., Mathijs, E. 2009. Sustainable value assessment of farms using frontier efficiency benchmarks. Journal of Environmental Management 90(10): 3057-3069. (IF 2.367)
Demont, M., Dillen, K., Daems, W., Sausse, C., Tollens, E., Mathijs, E., 2009. On the proportionality of EU spatial ex ante coexistence regulations. Food Policy 34(6): 508-518. (IF 1.606)
Babulo, B., Muys, B., Nega, F., Tollens, E, Nyssen, J., Deckers, J., Mathijs, E., 2009. The economic contribution of forest resource use to rural livelihoods in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. Forest Policy and Economics 11(2): 123-131. (IF 1.155)
Babulo, B., Muys, B., Nega, F., Tollens, E, Nyssen, J., Deckers, J., Mathijs, E., 2008. Household livelihood strategies and forest dependence in the highlands of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. Agricultural Systems 98(2): 147-155. (IF 2.110)
Achten, W.M.J., Verchot, L., Franken, Y.J., Mathijs, E., Singh, V.P., Aerts, R., Muys, B., 2008. Jatropha bio-diesel production and use: a review. Biomass & Bioenergy, 32(12): 1063-1084. (IF 3.326)
Van Looy, T., Carrero, O.G., Mathijs, E., Tollens, E., 2008. Underutilized agroforestry food products in Amazonas (Venezuela): a market chain analysis. Agroforestry Systems 74(2): 127-141. (IF 1.016)
Demont, M., Cerovska, M., Daems, W., Dillen, K., Fogarasi, J., Mathijs, E., Muška, F. Soukup, J., Tollens, E. 2008. Ex ante impact assessment under imperfect information: Biotechnology in the New Member States of the EU. Journal of Agricultural Economics 59(3): 463-486. (IF 1.155)
Demont, M., Daems, W., Dillen, K., Mathijs, E., Sausse, C., Tollens. E., 2008. Regulating coexistence in Europe: Beware of the domino-effect! Ecological Economics 64(4): 683-689. (IF 2.422)
Achten, W.M.J., Mathijs, E., Verchot, L., Singh, V.P., Aerts, R., Muys, B., 2007. Jatropha bio-diesel fueling sustainability? Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining 1: 283-291. (IF 4.885)
Van Cauwenbergh, N., Biala, K., Bielders, C., Brouckaert, V., Franchois, L., Garcia Cidad, V., Hermy, M., Mathijs, E., Muys, B., Reijnders, J., Sauvenier, X., Valckx, J., Vanclooster, M., Van der Veken, B, Wauters, E., Peeters, A., 2007. SAFE – A hierarchical framework for assessing the sustainability of agricultural systems. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 120(2-4): 229-242. (IF 3.130)
Van Passel, S., Nevens, F., Mathijs, E., Van Huylenbroeck, G., 2007. Measuring farm sustainability and explaining differences in sustainable efficiency. Ecological Economics 62(1): 149-161. (IF 2.422)
Toma, L. Mathijs, E., 2007. Environmental risk perception, environmental concern and propensity to participate in organic farming programmes. Journal of Environmental Management 83(2): 145-157. (IF 2.367)
Demont, M., Dillen, K., Mathijs, E., Tollens, E., 2007. GM crops in Europe: How much value and for whom? EuroChoices 6(3): 46–53.
Van Hauwermeiren, A., Coene, H., Engelen, G., Mathijs, E., 2007. Energy life cycle inputs in food systems: a comparison of local versus mainstream cases. Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning 9(1): 31-51.
Babulo, B., Muys, B., Mathijs, E., 2006, Economic valuation methods of forest rehabilitation in exclosures. Journal of the Drylands 1(2): 165-170.
Mathijs, E., Noev, N., 2004. Subsistence farming in Central and Eastern Europe: Empirical evidence from Albania, Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania. Eastern European Economics 42(6): 72-89. (IF 0.189)
Toma, L., Mathijs, E., 2004. Stated environmental preferences in a Romanian rural community. Post-Communist Economies 16(2): 215-227. (IF 0.196)
Vandermersch, M., Mathijs, E., 2004. The impact of management attitude on farm performance on Flemish dairy farms. Farm Management 11(11): 637-648.
Kerven, C., Alimaev, I.I., Behnke, R., Davidson, G., Franchois, L., Malmakov, N., Mathijs, E., Smailov, A., Temirbekov, S., Wright, I., 2004. Retraction and expansion of flock mobility in Central Asia: Costs and consequences. African Journal of Range and Forage Science 21(3): 159-169.
Mathijs, E., 2003. Social capital and farmers’ willingness to adopt countryside stewardship schemes. Outlook on Agriculture 32(1): 13-16. (IF 0.484)
Rizov, M., Mathijs, E., 2003. Farm survival and growth in transition economies: empirical evidence from Hungary. Post-Communist Economies 15(2): 227-242. (IF 0.196)
Mathijs, E., Swinnen, J.F.M., 2001. Production efficiency and organization during transition: An empirical analysis of East German agriculture. The Review of Economics and Statistics 83(1): 100-107. (IF 2.555)
Mathijs, E., Vranken, L., 2001. Human capital, gender and organization in transition agriculture: Measuring and explaining the technical efficiency of Bulgarian and Hungarian farms. Post-Communist Economies 13(2): 171-187. (IF 0.196)
Rizov, M., Gavrilescu, D. Gow, H., Mathijs, E., Swinnen, J., 2001. Transition and enterprise restructuring: The development of individual farming in Romania. World Development 29(7): 1257-74. (IF 1.225)
Troskie, D.P., Mathijs, E., Vink, N., 2000. Characteristics of the agricultural sector of the 21st century. Agrekon 39(4): 586-596.
Dries, L., Mathijs, E., 2000. Optimale bedrijfsorganisatie in de agrarische productie: een niet-parameterische berekening van de efficiëntie van Tsjechische landbouwbedrijven. Tijdschrift voor Sociaal-wetenschappelijk onderzoek in de Landbouw 12(3): 107-113.
Sarris, A., Doucha, T., Mathijs, E., 1999. Agricultural restructuring in Central and Eastern Europe: implications for competitiveness and rural development. European Review of Agricultural Economics 26(3): 305-329. (IF 0.860)
Mathijs, E., Blaas, G., Doucha, T., 1999. Organisational form and technical efficiency of Czech and Slovak farms. Moct/Most - Economic Policy in Transitional Economies 9(3): 331-344.
Mathijs, E., Swinnen, J.F.M. 1998. The economics of agricultural decollectivization in East Central Europe and the Former Soviet Union. Economic Development and Cultural Change 47(1): 1-26. (IF 0.863)