Water, Environmental and Agricultural Resources Economics (WEARE)

Senior scientist

Biography

Jesus Barreiro-Hurle is a senior scientist at the European Commission’s Joint Research Center. He has over 25 years’ experience in academia and international organisations dealing with agricultural and environmental policy. His work focuses on understanding farmer and consumer decisions incorporating a behavioural dimension and has been published in leading journals in the field such as the European Review of Agricultural Economics, Food Policy and the Ecological Economics. He is member of the editorial boards of the Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research and Q-Open as well as of the Research Network on Economic Experiments for the Common Agricultural Policy (REECAP).

Research Interests

• Farmer behaviour – how do farmers react to different policy interventions such as voluntary agri-environmental measures, pest control alternatives or technology adoption
• Consumer behaviour – how to consumers value food products or environmental assets
• Experimental economics – how can we use the methods of experimental economics in an agricultural economics setting

Most relevant Peer-reviewed publications (since 2020)

2024

Schaak, H., Rommel, J., Sagebiel, J., Barreiro-Hurlé, J., Bougherara, D., Cembalo, L., Cerjak, M., Čop, T., Czajkowski, M., Espinosa-Goded, M., Höhler, J., Lagerkvist, C.-J., Rodriguez-Entrena, M., Tensi, A., Thoyer, S., Tomić Maksan, M., Vecchio, R. and Zagórska, K. (2024). Who can predict farmers’ choices in risky gambles?, Q Open 4(2):qoae021 doi: 10.1093/qopen/qoae021

Di Marcantonio, F., Nedelcu, B.R., Padiu, B., Rebedea, T., Barreiro Hurle, J. and Ciaian, P. (2024). Food-Checker: A mobile-based crowdsourcing application for dual quality of food, Publications Office of the European Union, doi: 10.2760/242232

Ricome, A.; Barreiro-Hurle, J.; Fall, C.S. (2024). Government fertilizer subsidies, input use, and income: The case of Senegal, Food Policy 124:102623 doi: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2024.102623

Barreiro-Hurle, J.; Garcia Álvarez-Coque, J.M.; Martínez-Gómez V. Martí-Selva, M.L (2024). Trade impacts of changes in external border measures under the European Union’s plant health law Pest Management Science 80(3):1607-1614 doi: 10.1002/ps.7893

Barreiro-Hurle, J.; Fellmann, T.; M’Barek, R. (2024). Modelling in support of better agricultural and food policies: the JRC’s integrated agro-economic modelling platform (iMAP). Eurochoices 23(1):43-53 doi: 10.1111/1746-692X.12421

2023

Schneider, K.; Barreiro-Hurle, J., Rodriguez-Cerezo, E. (2023). Does a pesticide reduction pose risks to food and feed security in Europe?, Nature Food 4:746-750 doi: 10.1038/s43016-023-00834-6

Solano-Hermosilla, G.; Barreiro-Hurle, J.; Landzaat, W.; Di Marcantonio, F.; Suter, J.; Ciaian, P. (2023). Empirical testing of consumers’ perceptions of differences in package and product version of seemingly identical branded food products: Results of an online experiment in 10 European countries, Publication office of the European Union, doi: 10.2760/867436

Anastasiou, E.; Fountas, S.; Vougaraki, M; Psiroukis, V.; Koutsiaras, M; Lazarou, E.; Fu, L; di Bartolo, F.; Barreiro-Hurle, J.; Gomez-Barbero, M. (2023). Precision Farming Technologies for Crop Protection: A Meta-analysis, Smart Agricultural Technology 5:100323 doi: 10.1016/j.atech.2023.100323

Anastasiou, E.; Fountas, S.; Koutsiaras, M; Vatsanidou, A., Barreiro-Hurle, J.; di Bartolo, F.; Gomez-Barbero, M. (2023). Precision Farming Technologies for Crop Protection: A Stakeholders survey, Smart Agricultural Technology 5:100293 doi: 10.1016/j.atech.2023.100293

Barreiro-Hurle, J.; Dessart, F.J.; Rommel, J.; Czajkowski, M.; Espinosa-Goded, M.; Rodriguez-Entrena, M.; Thomas, F.; Zagorska, K. (2023). Willing or complying? The delicate interplay between voluntary and mandatory interventions to promote farmers’ environmental behavior, Food Policy 120:102481 doi: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2023.102481

Hohler, J.; Barreiro-Hurle, J.; Czajkowski, M.; Dessart, F.J.; Ferraro, P.J.; Li, T.; Messer, K.D.; Palm-Forster, L.; Termansen, M.; Thomas, F.; Zagorska, K.; Zemo, K.H.; Rommel, J. (2023). Perspectives on Stakeholder Participation in the Design of Economic Experiments for Agricultural Policymaking: Pros, Cons, and Twelve Recommendations for Researchers, Applied Economic Perspectives & Policy doi: 10.1002/aepp.13385

Schneider, K.; Barreiro-Hurle, J.; Vossen, J.; Schouten, H.J.; Kessel, G.; Andreasson, E.; Phuong Lieu, N.; Strassemeyer, J.; Hristov, J.; Rodriguez-Cerezo, E. (2023). Insights on cisgenic plants with durable disease resistances under the European Green Deal, Trends in Biotechnology 41(8):1027-1040 doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2023.02.005

Rommel, J.; Sagebiel, J.; Baaken, M.C.; Barreiro-Hurle, J.; Bougherara, D.; Cembalo, L.; Cerjak, M.; Cop, T.; Czajkowski, M.; Espinosa-Goded, M., Höhler, J.; Lagerkvist, C.J.; Lapierre, M.; Fefebvre, M.; Matzdorf, B.; Ott, E.; Paparella, A.; Quendler, E.; Rodriguez-Entrena, M.; Schulze, C.; Sumrada, T.; Tensi, A.; Thoyer, S.; Tomic-Maksan, M.; Vecchio, R.; Willinger, M.; Zagorska, K. (2023). Farmers’ risk preferences in eleven European farming systems: A multi-country replication of Bocquého et al. (2014), Applied Economic Perspectives & Policy 45(3): 1374-1399 doi: 10.1002/aepp.13330

2022

Solano-Hermosilla, G.; Barreiro-Hurle, J.; Adewopo, J.; Gorrín-Gonzalez, C.J. (2022). Increasing engagement in price crowdsourcing initiatives: using nudges in Nigeria, World Development 152:105818 doi: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2022.105818

2021

Pérez-Domínguez, I,; del Prado, A.; Mittenzwei, K.; Hristov, J.; Frank, S.; Tabeau, A.; Witzke, H.P.; Havlik, P.; van Meijl, H.; Lynch, J.; Stehfest, E.; Pardo, G.; Barreiro-Hurle, J.; Koopman, J.; Sanz, M.J. (2021). Short- and long-term warming effects of methane may affect the cost effectiveness of mitigation policies and benefits of low meat diets, Nature Food doi: 10.1038/s43016-021-00385-8

Fellmann, T.; Perez-Dominguez, I.; Witzke, P.; Weiss, F.; Hristov, J.; Barreiro-Hurle, J.; Leip, A.; and Himics, M. (2021). Greenhouse gas mitigation technologies in agriculture: Regional circumstances and interactions determine cost-effectiveness, Journal of Cleaner Production 317(1):128406 doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.128406

Permi, A.; Barreiro-Hurle, J.; Martinez-Paz, J.M. (2021). Contingent valuation estimates for environmental goods: validity and reliability, Ecological Economics 189:107144 doi: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2021.107144

Barreiro-Hurle, J.; Bogonos, M.; Himics, M.; Hirstov, J.; Pérez-Domínguez, I.; Sahoo, A.; Salputra, G.; Weiss, F.; Baldoni, E.; Elleby, C. (2021). Modelling transitions to sustainable food systems: are we missing the point? Eurochoices 20(3):12-20 doi: 10.1111/1746-692X.12339

Lefevbre, M.; Barreiro-Hurle, J.; Blanchflower, C.; Colen, L.; Kuhfuss, L.; Rommel, J.; Sumrada, T.; Thomas, F.; Thoyer, S. (2021). Can economic experiments contribute to a more effective CAP? Eurochoices 20(3):42-49 doi: 10.1111/1746-692X.12324

Martinez-Paz, J.M., Albaladejo-Garcia, J.A., Barreiro-Hurle, J., Martinez-Carrasco, F., Perni, A. (2021). Spatial effects in the socioeconomic valuation of peri-urban ecosystems restoration, Land use Planning 105:105426 doi: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105426

Hristov, J.; Barreiro-Hurle, J.; Salputra, G.; Blanco, M.; Witzke, P. (2021). Reuse of treated water in European agriculture: potential to address water scarcity under climate change, Agricultural Water Management 251:106872 doi: 10.1016/j.agwat.2021.106872

Lefebvre, M., Barreiro-Hurle, J., Rommel, J. (2021). Unnudgeable nudgers: An experiment on voluntary contribution to an academic network working on the CAP, Journal of Agricultural Economics 72(2):628-634 doi: 10.1111/1477-9552.12418

Barreiro-Hurle; J.; Bogonos; M.; Himics; M.; Hristov; J.; Pérez-Domiguez; I.; Sahoo; A.; Salputra; G.; Weiss; F.; Baldoni; E.; Elleby; C. (2021). Modelling environmental and climate ambition in the agricultural sector with the CAPRI model. Exploring the potential effects of selected Farm to Fork and Biodiversity strategies targets in the framework of the 2030 Climate targets and the post 2020 Common Agricultural Policy, Publications Office of the European Union doi: 10.2760/98160

2020

Ciaian, P.; Di Marcantonio, F.; Colen, L.; Nes, K.; Barreiro-Hurle, J.; Dessart, F.J.; Menapace, L.; Russo, C.; Colamatteo, A.; Fathinejad, N.; Pagnanelli, M.A.: Sansone, M.; Twum, E.K. (2020). Economic analyses of differences in composition of seemingly identical branded food products in the Single Market, JRC Science for Policy Report, Publications Office of European Union doi: 10.2760/897532

Gracia, A.; Barreiro-Hurle, J.; Pérez-y-Pérez, L. (2020). Certifying sustainability of biofuels: will consumers pay the price?, New Medit – A Mediterranean Journal of Economics, Agriculture and Environment XIX(2):5-20 doi: 10.30682/nm2002a

Himics, M.; Fellmann, T.; Barreiro-Hurle. J. (2020). Setting climate action as the priority for the Common Agricultural Policy: a simulation experiment, Journal of Agricultural Economics 71(1): 50-69 doi: 10.1111/1477-9552.12339