Dr Doris Laepple Ph.D, Dipl.-Ing. Agr. (Univ.)
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Biography:
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Doris is currently a postdoctoral researcher in the Discipline of Economics at the National University of Ireland, Galway. She joined the Discipline of Economics in October 2011 after being awarded a Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Irish Research Council (IRC). Doris completed a Masters degree (Dipl.-Ing. Agr. Univ.) in Agricultural Economics at the Technical University Munich-Weihenstephan and a PhD in Agricultural Economics at NUI, Galway. During her PhD she has spent a semester as a visiting scholar at the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of California, Davis. She has previously worked as an agricultural economist at the Rural Economy and Development Programme, Teagasc. Doris’ main research interest is in agricultural and environmental economics focusing on technology adoption, farmer behaviour, agricultural extension services as well as policy analysis. Her current research focuses on spatial aspects and neighbourhood influence on the adoption of organic farming using spatial econometric and agent-based modelling techniques.
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Peer Reviewed Journals
| Läpple, D. and Kelley, H. (2013) 'Understanding the uptake of organic farming: Accounting for heterogeneities among Irish farmers'. Ecological Economics, . [Details] |
| Läpple, D., Hennessy, T. and Newman, C. (2013) 'Quantifying the economic return to participatory extension programmes in Ireland: an endogenous switching regression analysis'. Journal Of Agricultural Economics, . [Details] |
| Läpple, D. (2012) 'Organic, former organic and conventional farmers: how do they differ?'. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, . [Details] |
| Läpple, D., Hennessy, T. and O’Donovan, M. (2012) 'Extended grazing: a detailed analysis of Irish dairy farms'. Journal Of Dairy Science, . [Details] |
| Läpple, D. and Cullinan, J. (2012) 'The development and geographic distribution of organic farming in Ireland'. Irish Geography, . [Details] |
| Läpple, D. and Hennessy, T. (2012) 'The capacity to expand milk production in Ireland following the removal of milk quotas'. Irish Journal Of Agricultural And Food Research, . [Details] |
| Hennessy, T., Läpple, D., Wallace, M. and Shalloo, L. (2012) 'An economic analysis of the Irish milk quota exchange scheme'. International Journal of Agricultural Management, . [Details] |
| Quinlan, C., Shalloo, L., Keane, M., O’Conner, D., Läpple, D. and Hennessy, T. (2012) 'Expansion strategies for the Irish dairy industry'. Agribusiness: An International Journal, . [Details] |
| Läpple, D. and VanRensburg, T. (2011) 'Adoption of organic farming: are there differences between early and late adopters?'. Ecological Economics, . [Details] |
| Läpple, D. (2010) 'The adoption and abandonment of organic farming: an empirical investigation of the Irish drystock sector'. Journal Of Agricultural Economics, . [Details] |
| Läpple, D. (2007) 'Investment decisions in agriculture: an empirical analysis of Bavaria'. Yearbook of Socioeconomics in Agriculture, . [Details] |
Book Chapters
| Läpple, D. and Donnellan, T. (2010) 'The Irish organic sector: farmer attitudes, reasons and ability to convert to organic farming' In: Current Economic Issues in Irish Agriculture. Ireland: Oak Tree Press. [Details] |
Conference Publications
| Läpple, D. and Donnellan, T. (2008) Farmer attitudes towards converting to organic farming National Organic Conference [Details] |
| Läpple, D. (2009) Adoption and abandonment of organic farming: an empirical investigation of the Irish drystock sector Annual Conference of the Agricultural Economics Society [Details] |
| Läpple, D. (2009) Adoption and abandonment of organic farming: an empirical investigation of the Irish drystock sector Irish Rural Studies Symposium [Details] |
| Läpple, D. (2009) Adoption and abandonment of organic farming: an empirical investigation of the Irish drystock sector European Association of Agricultural Economists PhD Workshop [Details] |
| Läpple, D. and Kelley, H. (2010) Understanding farmers' uptake of organic farming: an application of the theory of planned behaviour Annual Conference of the Agricultural Economics Society [Details] |
| Hennessy, T., Läpple, D., Wallace, M. and Shalloo, L. (2010) An economic analysis of the Irish milk quota scheme Agricultural Economics Society of Ireland Conference [Details] |
| Läpple, D. and Hennessy, T. (2011) Extended grazing: a detailed analysis of NFS farms Agricultural Research Forum [Details] |
| Läpple, D. and Kelley, H. (2012) Neighbourhood influence on the adoption of organic farming Applied Microeconometrics and Public Policy Conference [Details] |
Honours and Awards
| Year: 2009. Title: Agricultural Economics Society Prize Essay Competition (joint winner) |