Hans De Steur

Hans De Steur is currently an assistant 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. In 2011, he successfully finished his PhD in agricultural economics, which focused on the market potential of biofortification.

His current research is situated in the field of agri-food marketing and socio-economic analysis, with a focus on consumer and stakeholder behavior as well as impact analysis of innovations and technologies in the agri-food sector. His multidisciplinary research approach entails cross-sectional, experimental and secondary data analysis. He was and is involved in various research projects, with various publications in top-tier journals in different research domains, reflecting his interest in cross-cutting issues and multidisciplinary collaboration.

His scope of research is situated both in Europe and the developing world. He is currently the main promotor of 7 PhD students and co-promotor of 8 PhD students.