Andreas Eder

Mag.Dr. Andreas Eder is a Senior Scientist/Researcher at the Institute of Sustainable Economic Development, Department for Economics and Social Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU). Holding a Doctorate in Social and Economic Sciences from Vienna University of Economics and Business (2018) and a Master's/Bachelor's in Economics from University of Vienna, his work focuses on agricultural productivity, land fragmentation effects, and industrial robot impacts using econometric and efficiency analysis methods.

• PhD: Social and Economic Sciences, Vienna University of Economics and Business (2015-2018)
• MSc: Economics, University of Vienna (2011-2014)
• BSc: Economics, University of Vienna (2007-2011)

Research interests center on agricultural economics, environmental efficiency measurement, and productivity analysis in sectors ranging from crop farming to manufacturing. His projects examine:

• Land fragmentation effects on Austrian crop farms
• Industrial robot impacts on employment and productivity
• Crop diversity-productivity relationships
• Environmental efficiency under heterogeneous conditions
• Eco-technical interdependencies

Recent publications (2025-2022) analyze productivity trends via semiparametric estimation, land fragmentation impacts through technical efficiency models, and robotics-driven labor market changes using production frontier approaches. He applies methods like Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and Materials Balance Principle to address agricultural and industrial sustainability.

Active in multiple conferences including European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE), International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE), and Austrian Economic Association (NOeG), Eder collaborates with institutions like Vienna University of Economics and Business, Institute for Industrial Research, and BOKU’s Institute of Sustainable Economic Development.

Teaching involves courses classified under Statistics Austria in: Microeconomics, Econometrics, Production Management, Economic Policy, and Economic Theory. He participates in knowledge transfer through media contributions like the 2025 DerStandard.at article discussing Dutch agricultural exit programs as potential models for Austria.