Christophe Gouel

Christophe Gouel is a Researcher at the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) working in the Public Economics Unit (EcoPub) at the Île-de-France – Versailles-Grignon center. He specializes in agricultural economics with a focus on food price volatility and stabilization policies.

His research interests include:

• Agricultural price volatility
• Food price stabilization policies
• International trade policy coordination
• Impact of climate change on food security
• Nutrition transition and global food demand

Dr. Gouel's recent work analyzes the competitive storage model with trending commodity prices, trade policy coordination in relation to food price volatility, and case studies on managing food price volatility in large open countries like India. His research combines economic modeling with practical policy applications to address global food security challenges.

His notable awards include:

• 2018 Laurier Inra Espoir scientifique (INRA Scientific Hope Laurel)
• 2015 Prize from the European Association of Agricultural Economists

Dr. Gouel has collaborated with international institutions including the World Bank and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). He is involved in the "Transitions for Global Food Security" (GloFoods) metaprogram and the CLand Convergence Institute, working across disciplines including agronomy, physics, and animal husbandry to address complex food security challenges.