Alan Matthews, Prof.

Home university/institution and department/research group

Department of Economics, University of Dublin Trinity College, Ireland.
 

Short biography

Alan Matthews is Professor Emeritus of European Agricultural Policy at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. He is a former President of the European Association of Agricultural Economists and has been a member of Ireland’s Climate Change Advisory Council. He is a regular contributor to the blog capreform.eu on issues relating to the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy.
 

Research summary

Alan Matthews’ research interests include EU agricultural policy, trade policy, and agricultural trade and development issues. His policy advice has been published by the OECD, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, the European Parliament, and the European Committee of the Regions. More recently, he has turned his attention to the challenges of reducing agricultural emissions as part of the transition to a climate-neutral Europe.
 

Keywords

Agriculture, Policy, Trade, Climate