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+44 (0) 2890 255 207 |
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Research Group |
Farm and Household Economics |
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Publications | Researchgate |
Biography
Claire is a Principal Research Economist and team lead of the Farm and Household Economics Research Group; directing and undertaking research relating to agricultural and rural policy development alongside policy evaluation. Research focuses on applying quantitative and qualitative analytical techniques to understanding influences on farm and rural households’ decision-making and their outcomes/impacts.
Recent and current research areas include farm diversification and rural entrepreneurship; education and training in agriculture; farm safety; barriers to longer term land leasing and modelling farming systems in response to market and policy changes. Claire and her team are also involved in policy evaluation, currently evaluating the Farm Business Improvement Scheme, which is part of the N.I Rural Development Programme 2014-2020.
Claire obtained her BSc in Economics and PhD in Agricultural Economics from Queen’s University Belfast. She is a member of the Agricultural Economics Society (AES). Claire is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of an ESRC funded project ‘Administrative Data –Agricultural Research Collection’ AD|ARC
Select Publications
Jack, C.G., Miller, A., Ashfield, A., Anderson, D. (2019). New entrants and succession into farming in Northern Ireland. International Journal of Agricultural Management:
Current Projects
- Project18/1/19 - Impact of RDP: Evaluation of the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020, Farm Business Improvement Scheme – Longitudinal Study (PMB1 RDP Study 1)
- The Future Agriculture Policy Framework: Identifying barriers to long term land leasing in Northern Ireland and exploring mechanism to support and encourage long term land leasing
- Whole Farm Systems Modelling