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Research Network on Economic Experiments for the Common Agricultural Policy (REECAP) - 8th Annual Meeting
Ljubljana, 22nd–24th June 2026
The congress took place over three days and featured a keynote presentation, parallel sessions with oral presentations and two panel discussions. The meeting concluded with an excursion to a nature reserve preserving the biodiversity of agricultural landscapes. It was organised by the REECAP board and the University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical faculty.
Call for abstracts is NOW CLOSED.
Themes and topics of interests
The annual meeting’s objective is to strengthen and enlarge the REECAP community and disseminate research and policy advice in the field of agricultural policy. We welcome contributions from the fields of behavioural and experimental agricultural economics (finished or work-in-progress) focused on agricultural and food systems policies (e.g. the CAP), environment, biodiversity, climate or agricultural landscapes.
Specifically, we invite:
Applications of experimental methods to agricultural and agri-environmental themes: laboratory, field, lab-in-the-field, randomised controlled trials (RCT), discrete choice experiments (DCE);
Quasi-experimental work in the field of agricultural economics and agri-environmental policy and agri-food business economics with clear links to policy questions;
Work using behavioural insights or economic psychology to improve food, agricultural, and agri-environmental policies;
Experimental designs.
Guide for authors
Authors are encouraged to submit their latest research, case studies, and advancements aligned with the conference theme and topics of interest.
Please send your contribution (i.e. an abstract of 500 words / 3700 characters maximum) before the 2nd of March 2026 using this link.
Authors of accepted submissions will be notified by the 5th of April 2026.
If you have any questions related to the call for abstracts, feel free to contact us by sending an email to ziva.alif@bf.uni-lj.si.
Programme
Monday, June 22
09.00-09.30 Conference opening
09.30-11.00 DCE methodological workshop by Julian Sagebiel - "Common pitfalls in mixed logit models and how small changes in the estimation procedure can have large effects on estimated parameters"
11.00-17.00 Parallel sessions
19.00-22.00 Drinks in the city centre
Tuesday, June 23
09.00-10.30 Parallel sessions
11.00-12.30 Keynote lecture by Romain Espinosa "From Theory to Practice - Challenges in Registered Experimental Studies"
13.30-17.00 Parallel sessions
17.00-18.00 REECAP General Assembly
19.30-22.00 Conference dinner
Wednesday, June 24
08.45-10.00 Parallel sessions
10.30-12.00 Roundtable discussion “Challenges and future development of field experiments with farmers in Europe” (moderated by Jesus Barreiro-Hurlé), speakers:
Carola Grebitus, Arizona State University, Morrison School of Agribusiness
Francesca Papa, European Commission, Joint Research Centre, EU Policy Lab
Metka Valek, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food of the Republic of Slovenia
Erwin Wauters, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO)
12.00-12.30 Closing ceremony
13.30-18.30 Field excursion to Ljubljansko barje landscape park
Registration
Registration is closed.
Upon receiving your registration, we will send you a pro-forma invoice and payment instructions to your email address within up to 5 working days.
Conference registration fee covering the full programme, including coffee breaks, lunches and the conference dinner:
180 EUR for Researchers
150 EUR for PhD and Master students
For questions and additional information, please contact the REECAP local organising board here.
Keynote Speaker & Workshop Chair
(c) Romain Espinosa
Keynote Speaker
Romain Espinosa is a researcher in economics at CNRS (France). His research lies at the intersection of experimental economics and animal welfare economics. He has conducted experimental studies on behaviors and attitudes toward animal welfare and meat consumption, including resistance to information, the impact of NGO campaigns, policy acceptability, and fairness principles. Methodologically, he specializes in Registered Reports and has published a practical guide on how to write a Registered Report. He also serves as a Recommender (Associate Editor) at PCI Registered Reports, an academic community dedicated to the evaluation and publication of Registered Reports.
Keynote Title: From Theory to Practice - Challenges in Registered Experimental Studies
Workshop Chair
Julian Sagebiel is a postdoctoral researcher in the Nature’s Values group at the University of Leipzig and the Biodiversity Economics group at the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig. His research focuses on environmental valuation, particularly using stated preference methods to explore how societies value biodiversity and ecosystem services. Julian earned his PhD from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and has since conducted research and teaching at institutions such as the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Uppsala and Technische Universität Berlin.
Workshop Title: Common pitfalls in mixed logit models and how small changes in the estimation procedure can have large effects on estimated parameters
(C) Julian Sagebiel
Venue and practical information
The conference took place at University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical faculty, Department of Biology (Večna pot 111, 1000 Ljubljana).
The venue can be reached easily from the centre of Ljubljana:
by bike (BicikeLJ bike rental system; the nearest bike station is across the street in front of the ZOO),
by city bus (LPP bus no. 18 (direction: Center Stožice P+R), bus every 20 minutes; you can pay the journey fare (1.50 EUR) on the bus with payment cards),
on foot via Tivoli park (a 45-minute walk),
by car (payable parking area in front of the ZOO Ljubljana).
Scientific Committee:
Maria Espinosa-Goded, Živa Alif, Jesús Barreiro-Hurlé, Mirta Casati, Laure Kuhfuss, Kristin Limbach, Chloe McCallum, Laura Moritz, Antje Risius, Macario Rodriguez-Entrena, Julian Sagebiel, Alexandre Sauquet, Henning Schaak, Christoph Schulze, Tanja Šumrada, Fabian Thomas, Adrian Vargas-Lopez, Katarzyna Zagórska.
Local Organising Committee:
Tanja Šumrada, Živa Alif, Katja Konc, Ana Novak, Mitja Denac
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