Publications

International Journal Articles (feel free to request copies of the articles):

Dillen, K., P.D. Mitchell, T. Van Looy & E. Tollens. 2010. "The Western Corn Rootworm, A New Threat to European Agriculture: Opportunities for Biotechnology?", Pest Management Science, 66: 956-966.

Demont, M., K. Dillen, W. Daems, C.  Sausse, E. Tollens & E. Mathijs. 2010. “ On the proportionality of EU spatial ex ante coexistence regulations: A reply”, Food Policy, 35: 183-184.

Demont,M., Devos, Y., Sanvido,O., "Towards flexible coexistence regulations for GM crops in the EU", Eurochoices, 9 (2):18-24.

Dillen,K., P.D. Mitchell & E. Tollens. “On the On the Competitiveness of Diabrotica virgifera virgifera Damage Abatement Strategies in Hungary: a Bio-economic Approach”, Journal of Applied Entomology, 134(5):395-408.

Dillen, K., M. Demont & E. Tollens. 2009. “Corporate Pricing Strategies with Heterogeneous Adopters: The Case of Herbicide Resistant Sugar Beet”, AgBioForum, 12(3&4):334-345.

Rodenburg, J. & Demont, M. 2009. “Potential of Herbicide Resistant Rice Technologies for Sub-Saharan Africa.” AgBioForum, 12(3&4):313-325.

Demont, M., Rodenburg, J., Diagne, M. & Diallo, S. 2009. “Ex ante Impact Assessment of Herbicide Resistant Rice in the Sahel.” Crop Protection, 28(9):728-736.

Dillen, K., M. Demont & E. Tollens. 2009. “Potential Economic Impact of GM Sugar Beet in the Global Sugar Sector.” International Sugar Journal, 111 (1330): 638-643.

Demont, M., K. Dillen, W. Daems, C.  Sausse, E. Tollens & E. Mathijs, 2009 “ On the proportionality of EU spatial ex ante coexistence regulations”, Food Policy, 34 (6): 508-518.

Dillen,K., M. Demont, E. Tollens,"Global Welfare Effects of GM Sugar Beet under Changing EU Sugar Policies", AgBioForum,12(1): 119:129.

Devos, Y., M. Demont, K. Dillen, D. Reheul, M. Kaiser & O. Sanvido. 2009. “Coexistence of GM and Non-GM Crops in the EU. A Review”, Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 29:11-30.

Devos,Y., M. Demont, O. Sanvido, "Regulating coexistence in the EU – the return of the moratorium?", Nature Biotechnology, 26(11):1223-1225.

Demont, M. & K. Dillen. 2008. “Herbicide Tolerant Sugar Beet: The Most Promising First-Generation GM Crop?”, International Sugar Journal, 110(1318):613-617.

Dillen,K., M. Demont, E. Tollens, 2008, "European sugar policy reform and agricultural innovation", Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 56:533-553.

Demont, M. & Y. Devos. 2008. “Regulating Coexistence of GM and non-GM crops without Jeopardizing Economic Incentives.” Trends in Biotechnology, 26(7):353-358.

Demont, M., M. Cerovska, W. Daems, K. Dillen, J. Fogarasi, E. Mathijs, F., Muška, J. Soukup and E. Tollens, 2008, "Ex ante impact assessment under imperfect information: Biotechnology in New Member States of the EU." Journal of Agricultural Economics 59(3):463-486.

Demont, M., W. Daems, K. Dillen, E. Mathijs, C. Sausse & E. Tollens,2008. “Regulating  Coexistence in Europe:Beware of the Domino-effect!” Ecological Economics, 64(4):683-689.

Demont, M., K. Dillen, and E. Tollens,2007. "GM crops in Europe: How much value and for whom?" EuroChoices, 6(3):46-53.

Scatasta, S., J. Wesseler, M. Demont, M. Bohanec, S. Džeroski, and M. Žnidaršic, 2006. "Multi-Attribute Modelling of Economic and Ecological Impacts of Agricultural Innovations on Cropping Systems." Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, 4(2):52-59.

Tollens, E., Demont, M. and R. Swennen, 2004. "Agrobiotechnology in Developing Countries: North-South Partnerships are a Key." Outlook on Agriculture, 33(4):231-238.

Demont, M. and E. Tollens, 2004. "First Impact of Biotechnology in the EU: Bt Maize Adoption in Spain." Annals of Applied Biology, 145(3): 197-207.

Demont, M., J. Wesseler and E. Tollens, 2004. "Biodiversity versus Transgenic Sugar Beet: The One Euro Question." European Review of Agricultural Economics, 31(1):1-18.

International Book Articles:

Demont, M., E. Mathijs and E. Tollens. "Impact of New Technologies on Agricultural Production Systems: The Cases of Agricultural Biotechnology and Automatic Milking." In J.-M. Bouquiaux, L. Lauwers, and J. Viaene, eds., pp. 11-38. New Technologies and Sustainability. Brussels: CLE-CEA, 2001.

Demont, M. and E. Tollens. "Ex Ante Welfare Effects of Agricultural Biotechnology in the European Union: The Case of Transgenic Herbicide Tolerant Sugarbeet." In In R.E. Evenson, and V. Santaniello, eds., pp. 239-255. The Regulation of Agricultural Biotechnology. Wallingord, UK: CABI Publishing, 2004.

Demont, M., J. Wesseler, and E. Tollens. "Irreversible Costs and Benefits of Transgenic Crops: What Are They?" Environmental Costs and Benefits of Transgenic Crops. In J. Wesseler, ed., pp. 113-122. The Regulation of Agricultural Biotechnology. Dordrecht, NL: Springer, 2005.

Hanson, M. "Comment on Demont, Wesseler and Tollens: Irreversible Costs and Benefits of Transgenic Crops: What Are They?" In J. Wesseler, ed., pp. 123-124. The Regulation of Agricultural Biotechnology. Dordrecht, NL: Springer, 2005.

Scatasta, S., J. Wesseler, and M. Demont. "Irreversibility, Uncertainty, and the Adoption of Transgenic Crops: Experiences from Applications to HT Sugar Beets, HT Corn and Bt Corn." In R.E. Just, J.M. Alston, and D. Zilberman, eds., pp. 327-352. Regulating Agricultural Biotechnology: Economics and Policy. New York: Springer, 2006.

Demont, M., W. Daems, K. Dillen, E. Mathijs, C. Sausse, and E. Tollens. "Regulating spatial coexistence of GM and conventional oilseed rape in Central France." Third International Conference on Coexistence between Genetically Modified (GM) and non-GM Based Agricultural Supply Chains, Seville (Spain), 20-21 November 2007: Book of Abstracts. Stein, A.J., and E. Rodríguez-Cerezo, ed., pp. 153-156. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2007.

Demont, M., K. Dillen & E. Tollens. “Economics of Spatial Coexistence: Isolation Distances versus Pollen Barriers.” Theory in Ecology. Breckling, B., H. Reuter & R. Verhoeven, ed. Frankfurt: Peter Lang, Europäischer Verlag der Wissenschaften, p159-162,2008.

Devos, Y., M. Demont, K. Dillen, D. Reheul, M. Kaiser & O. Sanvido. 2009. “Coexistence of Genetically Modified (GM) and Non-GM Crops in the EU. A Review.” Sustainable Agriculture, Vol. 1. Lichtfouse, E., Navarrete, M., Debaeke, P., Souchère, V., Alberola, C., eds., pp. 203-228. Les Ulis, France: EDP Sciences – Springer. 

  Doctoral Dissertations:            

Dillen, K. "Opportunities for Agricultural Biotechnology: Policies and novel constraints." Dissertationes de Agricultura, vol. 908, Leuven: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 2010.
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Demont, M. "Economic Impact of Agricultural Biotechnology in the European Union: Transgenic Sugar Beet and Maize." Dissertationes de Agricultura, vol. 713, Leuven: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 2006. Download PhD presentation.

Courses:

Mathijs,E. "Social & economic aspects of biotechnology - intro and lecture 1" Presentation for the interdisciplinary course "Social and Ethical Aspects of Biotechnology", Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, 2010.

Lecture 2: "Socio-economic considerations surrounding agricultural biotechnology" Presentation for the interdisciplinary course "Social and Ethical Aspects of Biotechnology", Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, 2010

 

Working Papers: 

[List of All Working Papers of the Centre of Agricultural and Food Economics]

Demont, M. and E. Tollens. "The Economics of Agricultural Biotechnology: Historical and Analytical Framework." Working Paper, n° 53, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Economics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, 1999.

Demont, M. and E. Tollens. "Biologische, biotechnologische en gangbare landbouw: een vergelijkende economische studie." Working Paper, n° 54, Afdeling Landbouw- en Milieueconomie, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, 2000.

Demont, M. and E. Tollens. "Economic Impact of Agricultural Biotechnology in the EU: The EUWAB-project." Working Paper, n° 56, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Economics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, 2001.

Demont, M. and E. Tollens. "Reshaping the Conventional Welfare Economics Framework for Estimating the Economic Impact of Agricultural Biotechnology in the European Union." Working Paper, n° 57, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Economics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, 2001.

Demont, M. and E. Tollens. "Uncertainties of Estimating the Welfare Effects of Agricultural Biotechnology in the European Union." Working Paper, n° 58, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Economics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, 2001.

Demont, M. and E. Tollens. "Welfare Effects of Transgenic Sugarbeets in the European Union: A Theoretical Ex-Ante Framework." Working Paper, n° 59, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Economics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, 2001.

De Venter, K., M. Demont and E. Tollens. "Bedrijfseconomische impact van biotechnologie in de Belgische suikerbietenteelt." Working Paper, n° 60, Afdeling Landbouw- en Milieueconomie, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, 2002.

Demont, M. and E. Tollens. "Impact of Agricultural Biotechnology in the European Union's Sugar Industry." Working Paper, n° 61, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Economics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, 2002.

Demont, M. and E. Tollens. "The EUWAB-Project: Discussion." Working Paper, n° 62, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Economics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, 2002.

Demont, M. en E. Tollens. "Impact van biotechnologie in Europa: de eerste vier jaar Bt maïs adoptie in Spanje." Working Paper, n° 63, Afdeling Landbouw- en Milieueconomie, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, 2002.

Demont, M., J. Wesseler and E. Tollens. "Biodiversity versus Transgenic Sugar Beets: The One Euro Question." Working Paper, n° 69, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Economics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, 2002.

Tollens, E. and M. Demont. "Biotech in Developing Countries: From a Gene Revolution to a Doubly Green Revolution?" Working Paper, n° 70, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Economics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, 2002.

Tollens, E. "Biotechnology in the South: Absolute Necessity or Illusion?" Working Paper, n° 73, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Economics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, 2002.

Demont, M. and E. Tollens. "Impact of Biotechnology in Europe: The First Four Years of Bt Maize Adoption in Spain." Working Paper, n° 83, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Economics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 2003.

Tollens, E., Demont, M. and R. Swennen. "Agrobiotechnology in Developing Countries: North-South Partnerships are a Key." Working Paper, n° 85, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Economics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 2003.

Demont, M., Tollens, E. and J. Fogarasi. "Potential Impact of Biotechnology in Eastern Europe: Transgenic Maize, Sugar Beet and Oilseed Rape in Hungary." Working Paper, n° 92, Centre for Agricultural and Food Economics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 2005.

Demont, M., J.F. Oehmke, and E. Tollens. "Alston, Norton and Pardey Revisited: The Impact of Bt Maize in Spain." Working Paper, n° 89, Centre for Agricultural and Food Economics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, 2006.

Scatasta, S., J. Wesseler, and M. Demont. "A Critical Assessment of Methods for Analysis of Social Welfare Impacts of Genetically Modified Crops: a Literature Survey." Discussion Paper, n° 27, Mansholt Graduate School, Wageningen, 2006.

Daems, W., M. Demont, F. Muška, J. Soukup, and E. Tollens. "Potential impact of biotechnology in Eastern Europe: Genetically modified maize, sugar beet and oilseed rape in the Czech Republic." Working Paper, n° 93, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, 2007.

Daems, W., M. Demont, K. Dillen, E. Mathijs, C. Sausse, and E. Tollens. "Economics of spatial coexistence of genetically modified and conventional crops: Oilseed rape in Central France." Working Paper, n° 96, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, 2007.

Demont, M., M. Cerovska, W. Daems, K. Dillen, J. Fogarasi, E. Mathijs, F. Muška, J. Soukup, and E. Tollens. "Genetically modified crops in the New Member States: How much value and for whom?" Working Paper, n° 98, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, 2007.

Dillen, K., Demont, M. and Tollens, E., "Modelling heterogeneity to estimate the ex ante value of biotechnology innovations." Working paper, n° 99, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven 2007.

Dillen, K., Demont, M. and Tollens, E., "Global welfare effects of genetically modified sugar beet under changing EU sugar trade policies" Working paper, n° 100, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven 2007.

Dillen,K., Van Looy, T. and Tollens, E., "Socio-Economic assessment of controlling the invasive species Diabrotica virgifera virgifera in Central Europe" Working paper, n° 102, Katholieker Universiteit Leuven, Leuven 2009.