Stefan Tangermann

Stefan Tangermann (born December 24, 1943 in Eberswalde ) is a German agricultural economist, he was director at the OECD in Paris .

Live and act

After studying agricultural science and economics and a doctorate in economics at the University of Göttingen , Stefan Tangermann first taught and researched at the University of Frankfurt before he was appointed professor for agricultural market studies at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences at the University of Göttingen in 1980. Tangermann made a name for himself by looking at agricultural policy from an economic perspective. He became a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture. When he was appointed Director of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris in 2002, he was given leave of absence from the university. In 2006, its directorate was merged with that of international trade and Tangermann became the OECD director of international trade and agriculture. On February 20, 2009, he was retired during a ceremony in Göttingen.

Tangermann, who has been a member of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen since 1994 , became President of the Academy in April 2012.

Stefan Tangermann is married and has 4 children.

In 2008 he was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit, 1st class.

Main publications

• Dhar, B., Simon Evenett, Guoqiang Long, Andre Meloni Nassar, Stefan Tangermann and Alberto Trejos (2009), Disavowing protectionism: a strengthened G20 standstill and surveillance. In: R. Baldwin and S. Evenett (eds.), The collapse of global trade, murky protectionism, and the crisis: Recommendations for the G20. A VoxEU.org publication.
• Josling, T., S. Tangermann and TK Warley, Agriculture in the GATT. Houndmills, London, and New York, 1996.
• Koester, U. and S. Tangermann, Alternatives of Agricultural Policy. A cost-benefit analysis on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Forests. Agriculture - Applied Science, Issue 182, Hiltrup 1976.
• Sumner, D., and S. Tangermann (2002), International Trade Policy and Negotiations. In: B. Gardner and G. Rausser (eds.), Handbook of Agricultural Economics. Volume 2B, Agricultural and Food Policy. Amsterdam etc .: Elsevier.
• Tangermann, S (1991), A bond scheme for supporting farm incomes. In: Marsh, J., B. Green, B. Kearney, L. Mahe, S. Tangermann and S. Tarditi, The Changing Role of the Common Agricultural Policy. The Future of Farming in Europe. London and New York, 1991, pp. 95-96.
• Tangermann, S. (2001), L'Accord sur l'Agriculture de l'Uruguay Round - Functionne-t-il? "Economie internationale", Vol. 87, pp. 15-44.
• Tangermann, S. (2001): Hunger and Abundance: How Secure is World Food? Bursfeld University Speeches 18. Göttingen 2001.
• Tangermann, S. (2002), Agriculture on the Way to Firm International Trading Rules. In: Daniel LM Kennedy and James D. Southwick (eds.), The Political Economy of International Trade Law. Essays in Honor of Robert E. Hudec. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Tangermann, S. (2002): The Future of Preferential Trade Arrangements for Developing Countries and the Current Round of WTO Negotiations on Agriculture. Rome: FAO.
• Tangermann, S. (2004), Agricultural Policies in OECD Countries 10 Years After the Uruguay Round: How Much Progress? In: G. Anania, MEBohman, CA Carter and AF McCalla (eds.), Agricultural Policy Reform and the WTO - Where Are We Heading? Cheltenham and Northampton (MA): Edward Elgar.
• Tangermann, S. (2005), How to Forge a Compromise in the Agriculture Negotiations. In: E.-U. Petersmann (ed.), Reforming the World Trading System. Legitimacy, Efficiency, and Democratic Governance. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Tangermann, S. (2005), Is the Concept of the Producer Support Estimate in Need of Revision? “OECD Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Working Papers No. 1". OECD, Paris.
• Tangermann, S. (2005), Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development Area Agricultural Policies and the Interests of Developing Countries. "American Journal of Agricultural Economics", Vol 87, pp. 1128-1144.
• Tangermann, S. and M. Banse (eds.) (2000), Central and Eastern European Agriculture in an Expanding European Union. Wallingford, New York: CABI.
• Tangermann, S. and T. Josling (1999), Implementation of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture and Developments for the Next Round of Negotiations. "European Review of Agricultural Economics". Vol. 26 (3), August 1999, pp. 371-388.
• Tangermann, S. and WD Coleman, (1999), The 1992 CAP Reform, the Uruguay Round and the Commission. "Journal of Common Market Studies", vol. 37 (1999), no. 3, pp. 385-405.
• Weise, C., M. Banse, W. Bode, B. Lippert, F. Nölle, S. Tangermann (2002), The Financing of the Eastern Expansion of the EU. Baden-Baden: Nomos publishing company. German short version in: DIW, Wochenbericht 36/2001, pp. 553-561.

Web links

• Stefan Tangermann on the website of the University of Göttingen