Laure Kuhfuss
Laure Kuhfuss is a researcher in agricultural and environmental economics working in the Social, Economic and Geographical Sciences (SEGS) research group at the James Hutton Institute. She has a background in agronomy and environmental economics. Prior to joining The James Hutton Institute, she received her PhD in economics from the University of Montpellier 1 (France) in 2013 and carried out a two-year postdoc at the University of St Andrews (Scotland, UK). Her research investigates farmers’ adoption of sustainable behaviours and the evaluation and design of agri-environmental policies.
Current research interests
General research questions:
- Motivations and barriers to the adoption of pro-environmental practices by farmers
- Design of Payments for Environmental Services (PES) schemes and agri-environmental policies
- Lessons from behavioural sciences to improve agri-environmental policies
- Spatial coordination issues in the uptake of pro-environmental practices
- How to evaluate the effectiveness of agri-environmental schemes
This research relies on a variety of methodological tools such as:
- Surveys (face to face, internet, focus groups)
- Statistical / econometric analysis: discrete choice modelling, matching estimators
- Valuation techniques, such as choice experiments and contingent valuation
- Experimental economics
Laure’s main ongoing research projects:
- Payments for Ecosystem Services: Lessons (PESLES): planning, developing and appraising implementation of measures and mechanisms to improve water quality and flow management (SG RESAS Programme RD1.2.4, 2016-2021)
- Effectiveness of Agri-Environmental and Climate Schemes in delivering multiple objectives at the landscape scale (SG RESAS Programme RD1.4.3, 2016-2021).
- Spatial coordination and nudges in PES uptake: an experiment
Bibliography
- Tanaka, K.; Hanley, N.; Kuhfuss, L. (2022) Farmers’ preferences toward an outcomebased payment for ecosystem service scheme in Japan, Journal of Agricultural Economics
- Kuhfuss, L.; Préget, R.; Thoyer, S.; de Vries, F. P. ; Hanley, N. (2022) Enhancing spatial coordination in payment for ecosystem services schemes with non-pecuniary preferences, Ecological Economics.192, art. 107271.
- Lefebvre, M.; Barreiro-Hurle, J.; Blanchflower, C.; Colen, L.; Kuhfuss, L.; Rommel, J.; Sumrada, T.; Thomas, F.; Thoyer, S. (2021) Can economic experiments contribute to a more effective CAP?, EuroChoices, 20, 42-49.
- Börger, T.; Thi Khanh Ngoc, Q.; Kuhfuss, L.; Hien, T.T.; Hanley, N.; Campbell, D. (2021) Preferences for coastal and marine conservation in Vietnam: accounting for differences in individual choice set formation., Ecological Economics, Article No. 106885.
- Kuhfuss, L. (2021) Practical design principles for high performing agri-environmental payment mechanisms from actions to outcomes. Choice experiment with farmers: results from phase 2., Report to the OECD
- Kuhfuss, L.; Rankumar, A. (2021) Practical design principles for high performing agri-environmental payment mechanisms from actions to outcomes. Choice experiment with farmers: pilot phase., Report to the OECD
- Barlagne, C.; Kyle, C.; Kuhfuss, L. (2021) Consumers' preferences and perceptions of genetic diversity and health benefits of potatoes., RESAS WP2.3.2. Protecting Genetic Diversity. Deliverable O.3.6c, March 2021, 13pp.
- Blackstock, K.L.; Kuhfuss, L.; Addy, S. (2020) WT15115 Final Report, Supplementary Material 2., Supplementary Excel Database containing the Extracted Data from the Rapid Evidence Assessment of the National Demonstration Test Catchment, DEFRA Science Search Repository.
- Old, G.; Hutchins, M.; Miller, J.; Acreman, M.; Bowes, M.; Redhead, J.; Trill, E.; Blackstock, K.L.; Kuhfuss, L. (2020) Evaluation of knowledge gained from the National Demonstration Test Catchment., Final Report for Defra, WT151115, 188 pages.
- Tanaka, K.; Hanley, N.; Kuhfuss, L. (2019) Farmers' preferences towards outcome-based payment for ecosystem service schemes., Journées de Recherche en Sciences Sociales, 12-13 Decembre 2019, Bordeaux, France.
- Vinten, A.J.A.; Kuhfuss, L.; Shortall, O.; Stockan, J.; Ibiyemi, A.; Pohle, I.; Addy, S.; Gabriel, M.; Gunn, I.; May, L. (2019) Water for all: towards an integrated approach to wetland conservation and flood risk reduction in a lowland catchment in Scotland., Journal of Environmental Management, 246, 881-896.
- Faccioli, M.; Kuhfuss, L.; Czajkowski, M. (2019) Stated preferences for conservation policies under uncertainty: insights on individuals’ risk attitudes in the environmental domain., Environmental and Resource Economics, 73, 627-659.
- Kuhfuss, L.; Piras, S.; Flanigan, S.; Hawes, C.; Begg, G. (2019) Pro-environmental practices among farmers at a landscape scale: why and how? An interdisciplinary review of the literature., Report for RESAS (143b, deliverable D6), Interdisciplinary Review of Existing Landscape Scale Interventions Delivering multiple Benefits, 37pp.
- Hérivaux, C.; Rey-Valette, H.; Rulleau, B.; Agenais, A-L.; Grisel, M.; Kuhfuss, L.; Maton, L.; Vinchon, C. (2018) Benefits of adapting to sea level rise: the importance of ecosystem services in the French Mediterranean sandy coastline., Regional Environmental Change, 18, 1815-1828.
- Kuhfuss, L.; Subervie, J. (2018) Do European agri-environment measures help reduce herbicide use? Evidence from viticulture in France., Ecological Economics, 149, 202-211.
- Kleeschulte, S.; Carrao, H.; Gregor, M.; Loehnertz, M.; Ayanu, Y.; Kleeschulte, I.; Fons, J.; Ubach, R.; Milego, R.; Weber, R.; Nilsson, K.; Turunen, E.; Nordregio, S.; Irvine, K.N.; Maxwell, J.; Kuhfuss, L.; Faccioli, M.; Blanco, G.G.; Garcia, I. (2018) GRETA - Green infrastructure: Enhancing biodiversity and ecosysTem services for territorial development., Inception Report, Version 05/02/2018, ESPON 2020 Cooperation Programme, 37pp.
- Rivington, M.; Kuhfuss, L.; Roberts, M. (2018) The ‘Payment for Ecosystem Services’ approach - relevance to climate change., Draft Report PES for CXC v9 MR , 16 April 2018, 30pp.
- Faccioli, M.; Kuhfuss, L.; Czajkowski, M. (2017) Stated preferences for conservation policies under uncertainty: insights on individuals’ risk attitudes in the environmental domain., Discussion Papers in Environment and Development Economics 2017-06, University of St. Andrews, School of Geography and Sustainable Development.
- van Hulst, F.; Prager, K.; Irvine, R.J.; Rajagopalan, D.M.; Kuhfuss, L. (2017) The challenge of marginal land: efficient utilisation of the managed natural environment., Summary Report of Glensaugh Farm Event, Hutton Website, 13 September 2017, 3pp.
- Vinten, A.J.A.; Kuhfuss, L.; Shortall, O.; Ibiyemi, A.; Pohle, I.; Gabriel, M.; Gunn, I.; O'Hare, M.; Olszewska, J.; Corrigan, J. (2017) Summary progress report on "Water for all project"., 4th Lunan Catchment Management Group Meeting, 24 October 2017, 10pp.
- Tanaka, K.; Hanley, N.; Kuhfuss, L. (2022) Farmers’ preferences toward an outcomebased payment for ecosystem service scheme in Japan, Journal of Agricultural Economics
- Kuhfuss, L.; Préget, R.; Thoyer, S.; de Vries, F. P. ; Hanley, N. (2022) Enhancing spatial coordination in payment for ecosystem services schemes with non-pecuniary preferences, Ecological Economics.192, art. 107271.
- Lefebvre, M.; Barreiro-Hurle, J.; Blanchflower, C.; Colen, L.; Kuhfuss, L.; Rommel, J.; Sumrada, T.; Thomas, F.; Thoyer, S. (2021) Can economic experiments contribute to a more effective CAP?, EuroChoices, 20, 42-49.
- Börger, T.; Thi Khanh Ngoc, Q.; Kuhfuss, L.; Hien, T.T.; Hanley, N.; Campbell, D. (2021) Preferences for coastal and marine conservation in Vietnam: accounting for differences in individual choice set formation., Ecological Economics, Article No. 106885.
- Tanaka, K.; Hanley, N.; Kuhfuss, L. (2019) Farmers' preferences towards outcome-based payment for ecosystem service schemes., Journées de Recherche en Sciences Sociales, 12-13 Decembre 2019, Bordeaux, France.
- Vinten, A.J.A.; Kuhfuss, L.; Shortall, O.; Stockan, J.; Ibiyemi, A.; Pohle, I.; Addy, S.; Gabriel, M.; Gunn, I.; May, L. (2019) Water for all: towards an integrated approach to wetland conservation and flood risk reduction in a lowland catchment in Scotland., Journal of Environmental Management, 246, 881-896.
- Faccioli, M.; Kuhfuss, L.; Czajkowski, M. (2019) Stated preferences for conservation policies under uncertainty: insights on individuals’ risk attitudes in the environmental domain., Environmental and Resource Economics, 73, 627-659.
- Hérivaux, C.; Rey-Valette, H.; Rulleau, B.; Agenais, A-L.; Grisel, M.; Kuhfuss, L.; Maton, L.; Vinchon, C. (2018) Benefits of adapting to sea level rise: the importance of ecosystem services in the French Mediterranean sandy coastline., Regional Environmental Change, 18, 1815-1828.
- Kuhfuss, L.; Subervie, J. (2018) Do European agri-environment measures help reduce herbicide use? Evidence from viticulture in France., Ecological Economics, 149, 202-211.
- Faccioli, M.; Kuhfuss, L.; Czajkowski, M. (2017) Stated preferences for conservation policies under uncertainty: insights on individuals’ risk attitudes in the environmental domain., Discussion Papers in Environment and Development Economics 2017-06, University of St. Andrews, School of Geography and Sustainable Development.
- Kuhfuss, L.; Preget, R.; Thoyer, S .; Hanley, N. (2016) Nudging farmers to enrol land into agri-environmental schemes: the role of a collective bonus., European Review of Agricultural Economics, 43, 609-636.
- Kuhfuss, L.; Rey-Valette, H.; Sourisseau, E.; Heurtefeux, H.; Rufray, X. (2016) Evaluating the impacts of sea level rise on coastal wetlands in Languedoc-Roussillon, France., Environmental Science and Policy, 59, 26-34.
- Kuhfuss, L.; Preget, R.; Thoyer, S.; Hanley, N.; Le Coent, P.; Desole, M. (2016) Nudges, social norms and permanence in agri-environmental schemes., Land Economics, 92, 641-655.
- Kuhfuss, L.; Hanley, N.; Whyte, R. (2016) Should historic sites protection be targeted at the most famous? Evidence from a contingent valuation in Scotland., Journal of Cultural Heritage, 20, 682-685.
- Kuhfuss, L.; Le Coent, P.; Préget, R.; Thoyer, S. (2015) Agri-environmental schemes in Europe: Switching to collective action., In: Jeff Bennett (ed.). Protecting the Environment, Privately. World Scientific Publishing, pp273-293.
- Kuhfuss, L.; Préget, R.; Thoyer, S. (2014) Individual preferences and collective incentives: what design for agri-environmental contracts? (original title: Préférences individuelles et incitations collectives: quels contrats agroenvironnementaux pour la réduction des herbicides par les viticulteurs?)., Review of Agricultural and Environmental Studies, 95, 111-143.
- Kuhfuss, L.; Jacquet, F.; Préget, R.; Thoyer, S. (2012) French territorialized agri-environmental measures for water issue: a false good idea? (original title: Le dispositif des MAEt pour l’enjeu eau : une fausse bonne idée?)., Review of Agricultural and Environmental Studies, 93, 395-421.
- Kuhfuss, L. (2021) Practical design principles for high performing agri-environmental payment mechanisms from actions to outcomes. Choice experiment with farmers: results from phase 2., Report to the OECD
- Kuhfuss, L.; Rankumar, A. (2021) Practical design principles for high performing agri-environmental payment mechanisms from actions to outcomes. Choice experiment with farmers: pilot phase., Report to the OECD
- Barlagne, C.; Kyle, C.; Kuhfuss, L. (2021) Consumers' preferences and perceptions of genetic diversity and health benefits of potatoes., RESAS WP2.3.2. Protecting Genetic Diversity. Deliverable O.3.6c, March 2021, 13pp.
- Blackstock, K.L.; Kuhfuss, L.; Addy, S. (2020) WT15115 Final Report, Supplementary Material 2., Supplementary Excel Database containing the Extracted Data from the Rapid Evidence Assessment of the National Demonstration Test Catchment, DEFRA Science Search Repository.
- Old, G.; Hutchins, M.; Miller, J.; Acreman, M.; Bowes, M.; Redhead, J.; Trill, E.; Blackstock, K.L.; Kuhfuss, L. (2020) Evaluation of knowledge gained from the National Demonstration Test Catchment., Final Report for Defra, WT151115, 188 pages.
- Kuhfuss, L.; Piras, S.; Flanigan, S.; Hawes, C.; Begg, G. (2019) Pro-environmental practices among farmers at a landscape scale: why and how? An interdisciplinary review of the literature., Report for RESAS (143b, deliverable D6), Interdisciplinary Review of Existing Landscape Scale Interventions Delivering multiple Benefits, 37pp.
- Kleeschulte, S.; Carrao, H.; Gregor, M.; Loehnertz, M.; Ayanu, Y.; Kleeschulte, I.; Fons, J.; Ubach, R.; Milego, R.; Weber, R.; Nilsson, K.; Turunen, E.; Nordregio, S.; Irvine, K.N.; Maxwell, J.; Kuhfuss, L.; Faccioli, M.; Blanco, G.G.; Garcia, I. (2018) GRETA - Green infrastructure: Enhancing biodiversity and ecosysTem services for territorial development., Inception Report, Version 05/02/2018, ESPON 2020 Cooperation Programme, 37pp.
- Rivington, M.; Kuhfuss, L.; Roberts, M. (2018) The ‘Payment for Ecosystem Services’ approach - relevance to climate change., Draft Report PES for CXC v9 MR , 16 April 2018, 30pp.
- van Hulst, F.; Prager, K.; Irvine, R.J.; Rajagopalan, D.M.; Kuhfuss, L. (2017) The challenge of marginal land: efficient utilisation of the managed natural environment., Summary Report of Glensaugh Farm Event, Hutton Website, 13 September 2017, 3pp.
- Vinten, A.J.A.; Kuhfuss, L.; Shortall, O.; Ibiyemi, A.; Pohle, I.; Gabriel, M.; Gunn, I.; O'Hare, M.; Olszewska, J.; Corrigan, J. (2017) Summary progress report on "Water for all project"., 4th Lunan Catchment Management Group Meeting, 24 October 2017, 10pp.
