Research interests

Agricultural Economics
Specifically:
Renewable energies,
Rural development,
Environmental and Resource Economics,
Social capital
Grassland Economics
Input-Output-analysis

Education

1991 to 1997: Studies in agronomy in Göttingen and Louvain-la-Neuve
Dipl. –Ing. agr.
Title of Diploma Thesis: “Comparison of organizational structures of two lobbying organizations – the German Farmers union (DBV) and the German union of industries (BDI)”

Ph.d. thesis:
1997 to 2003 at Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development (Göttingen)
Thesis Title: “The influence of information in Contingent Valuation Studies – Cost-Benefit-Considerations related with the agri-environmental scemes”

Current project:
TOP-MARD: Towards a Policy Model of Multifunctionality of Agriculture and Rural Development (FP6)
http://www.uhi.ac.uk/uhi-academic-partners/policyweb/topmard/home

Position(s): Research Fellow at University of Aberdeen; Business School and Senior research assistant at Georg-August-University of Göttingen, Chair of Environmental and Resourceeconomics.

recent publications

Bergmann, H. (2005): Protection of agrobiodiversity: model calculations in Rhineland-Palatia: costs and implications for farmers,
In: Milne, J. (2005; eds.): Pastoral systems in marginal environments, Wageningen Academic Publishers, S. 663

Bergmann, H., Enneking, U.; Grotelueschen, M. & N. Requardt (2006): Protecting Biodiversity in the Harz Region by introducing new Marketing Policies";
In: LLoveras,J.; Gonzalez-Rodriguez, A.; Vazquez-Yanez O.; Pineiro, J.; Santamaria, O.; Olea,L. and Poblaciones, M.J. (eds.) (2006): Sustainable Grassland Productivity, Volumen 11, Grassland Science in Europe, Caja de Badajoz, p. 658 - 662

Bergmann, H. (2006): Data based uncertainty in regional input-output analysis – Some model calculations about the importance of agriculture in the “Alte Land”,
Paper presented at the ECOMOD-Conference 2006, Brussels

Bergmann, H., Dax, T.; Hovorka, G. & K. Thomson (2006): Multifunctionality and Pluriactivity across Europe – a comparison between Scotland and Austria, Conference paper, Vienna 28. September 2006

Hasselmann, H.; Bergmann, H. (2007): Vom Landwirt zum Energiewirt? Presentation and paper at the SGA conference 23rd March 2007 in Courtemelon, Switzerland

Bergmann, H.; Thomson, K. (2007): Agricultural Multifunctionality: Concepts, Observation, Encouragement, presented paper at the annual conference of the Agricultural Economics Society (UK) in Reading 4th April 2007.

Recent presentations

Bergmann, H.; Thomson, K. (2007): Agricultural Multifunctionality: Concepts, Observation, Encouragement, Institute of Transport and Rural Research, University of Aberdeen, 21st March 2007-05-20

Bergmann, H. (2007): Framing effects and their influence on WTP for nature linked goods and services – a meta-analysis of explanatory factors, Health Research Unit lunch time talks, University of Aberdeen 15th May 2007