Hans De Steur

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Prof. dr. Hans De Steur is professor in quantitative research methods in socio-economics at the Division of Agri-food Marketing & Chain Management, Department of Agricultural Economics, Ghent University. He holds a master degree in Sociology as well as in Economics and Business Administration (both at Ghent University). In 2011, he successfully finished his PhD in Applied Biological Sciences, which focused on the market potential of transgenic biofortification. His current research is situated in the field of agri-food marketing and agricultural economics, with a focus on consumer, stakeholder and impact analysis of innovations and technologies. His multidisciplinary research approach entails both experimental and secondary data-analysis. He was and is involved in various research projects on the socio-economics of GM (biofortified) foods, with various publications in top-tier journals in different research domains, reflecting his interest in cross-cutting issues and multidisciplinary collaboration.

Email: Hans.desteur@ugent.be