Catherine Benjamin

Catherine Benjamin serves as a Professor at the University of Rennes 1 within the Economics-Management program, holding key administrative positions including:

• Head of the International Section for the Economics-Management degree
• Teaching Manager for Master 2 Evaluations and Public Decisions
• Coordinator of international teaching programs

Her research specializes in agricultural economics, focusing on microeconomic modeling of household behavior under market imperfections and commodity market dynamics. She employs partial equilibrium forecasting, simulation techniques, and panel data econometrics to analyze agricultural systems and market structures, with particular emphasis on imperfect market conditions affecting farming households.

Within university governance, she actively participates in the Faculty Council, Scientific Council, and educational committee. Her teaching portfolio includes foundational and advanced instruction across undergraduate (L1) and graduate (M2) levels in macroeconomics, microeconomics, econometrics, and specialized commodity market modeling courses.