Oliver Mußhoff

Oliver Mußhoff serves as Professor of Agricultural Business Management at the University of Göttingen's Faculty of Agricultural Sciences within the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development since 2008, heading the Chair of Farm Management.

His academic foundation includes a Diplom (2000), Doctorate (2003), and Habilitation (2006) in Agricultural Economics from Humboldt University Berlin.

Research spans experimental economics applications in agricultural decision-making under uncertainty, with core focus areas including risk management frameworks, investment financing mechanisms, sustainable agricultural systems modeling, and behavioral analysis of moral hazard in food safety contexts. His methodology integrates field experiments with bounded rationality principles to address structural challenges in farming economies.

Mußhoff's scientific impact is evidenced by prestigious recognitions including dual Humboldt Prizes, DFG Heisenberg Scholarship, and consecutive Outstanding Paper Awards for microfinance research.

• 2001: Dual Humboldt Prizes (student/junior scientist categories)
• 2004: Klaus Tschira Post-Doc Scholarship and GeWiSoLa Prize
• 2007: DFG Heisenberg Scholarship and Halle-Wittenberg teaching award
• 2008: EAAE Best Paper Award (with Odening/Xu)
• 2013-2014: Dual Outstanding Paper Awards in Agricultural Finance Review (with Weber)
• 2013: University of Göttingen teaching award

Third-party funding from DFG and Klaus Tschira Foundation supports his experimental research program, while leadership roles include chairing the Examination Committee since 2009. His Farm Management group develops decision-support tools for agricultural risk mitigation through behavioral economics approaches.