Maria Alejandra Engler Palma
Full Professor
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Las condes, Chile
Individual behaviour; Technology Adoption; Innovation; Climate Change; Soil and water conservation
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Agricultural and Natural Resources Economics, Colorado State University . Estados Unidos, 2002
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Commercial Engineering, Universidad de Concepción. Chile, 1994
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Full Professor Full Time
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Facultad de Agronomía y Sistemas Naturales
Santiago, Chile
2021 - A la fecha
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Profesora Titular Full Time
Universidad de Talca
Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias
Talca, Chile
2007 - 2021
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Profesora Asistente Full Time
UNIVERSIDAD DEL BIO-BIO
Ciencias Empresariales
Chillán, Chile
1994 - 1995
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Researcher Full Time
Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias
Chillan, Chile
1995 - 2007
Academic administration:
Director of the Department of Agricultural Economics from September 2011 until September 2013, Universidad de Talca.
Courses participation:
Economic Theory (Undergraduate students)
Agribusiness Management (Undergraduate students)
Technology adoption (Post –graduate)
Financial Management (Post-graduate)
Research Project Formulation (Post-graduate)
Thesis participation:
Doctoral Thesis
Lisando Roco - Phd in Agricultural Sciences, Universidad de Talca. Climate change effects on the sustainability of the agriculture of the central-south zone of Chile, focus on adaptation and perception of the phenomenon by farmers. 2013
Doctoral Thesis in progress.
Gabriela Cofre. Phd in Agricultural Sciences, Universidad de Talca. Impact of innovation and technology adoption on productivity, quality and profitability of the fruit sector.
Rodrigo Valdes. Joint PhD. Program in Agricultral Economics, Universidad de Talca and Goettingen University. Transaction costs and trade liberalization: An empirical perspective from the MERCOSUR agreement.
Master Thesis
Roger Toledo - Master in Natural Resource Economics, Universidad de Concepción. Estimating risk preferences by raspberry farmers. 2007
Gabriela Cofre – Master in Horticulture, Universidad de Talca. Estimating the economic impact of major SPS standards in the fresh export market of apple (Malus domestica) and grape (Vitis vinifera). 2010.
Winston Mediavilla– Master in Horticulture, Universidad de Talca. Analysis of the variables affecting the adoption of irrigation technologies in the intervention zones of the project "Programming and Optimizing Irrigation Water Use Service (SEPOR)". 2010.
Carlos Bopp – Master in Agricultural Economics, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. GAP implementation costs for Chilean producers of fresh export-market fruit: a quantification of exclusion of small-scale producers. 2012. (Co-guía)
Undergraduate Thesis
María de Los Ángeles Barra. Agronomy, Universidad de Talca. Risk and return of shares in food companies. 2008.
Eduardo Parraguez Navarro. Agronomy, Universidad de Talca. Study of the marketing chain and price variability in vegetables of central Chile. 2008
María Soledad Muñoz Olave. Agronomy, Universidad de Talca. Estimation of the domestic demand function in dairy products. 2009
Sofía Gonzalez Matus. Agronomy, Universidad de Talca. Market study of the native strawberry Fragaria chiloensis in Maule and Bio Bio Regions. 2009
Paloma Escobar Gonzalez. Agronomy, Universidad de Talca. Economic evaluation of production systems of Fragaria chiloensis. 2009
Marianela Díaz Urrutia. Agronomy, Universidad de Talca. Impact of regulations on the limit of mycotoxins in the nut fruit trade: Argentinian and Brazilian case. 2009.
Ricardo Samir Mufdi. Agronomy, Universidad de Talca. Analysis of the incorporation of APL in wine cellars in the Maule Region. 2010.
Ricardo Cerda Cifuentes. Agronomy, Universidad de Talca. Comparison of private quality certification protocols for USA and EU markets . 2010
Gustavo Adasme Moraga. Agronomy, Universidad de Talca. Impact of pesticide limits required by destiny's countries on domestic apple producers. 2010.
Cristián Pavez. Agronomy, Universidad de Talca. Study of the level of certification by apple growers. 2010.
Nicolas Letelier. Agronomy, Universidad de Talca. Perceived complexity of the main sanitary barriers and / or techniques established by export markets for Chilean fresh fruit. 2010
Iván Riquelme Donoso. Agronomy, Universidad de Talca. Case studies to evaluate and compare the cost and perceived benefits among farmers that decide to implement private standards for the fresh fruit export market. 2011
Daniela Torres. Agronomy, Universidad de Talca. Gap analysis of cereal yield in Chile. 2013
Mario Jara Rojas. Agronomy, Universidad de Talca. Study of GAP certification by growers in central Chile. 2013
Quality Management in Food Chains: actor organization for QAS along the supply chain: the case of mycotoxin reduction in the southern cone grain production |
Understanding the adoption of soil and water conservation practices among peasant farmers: risk preferences, behavior change and policy design for conservation agriculture |
From individualism to collective action for water resources conservation: its impacts and implications |
Núcleo Milenio=> Centro para Evaluación socio-económica de políticas ambientalmente relevantes (CESIEP). |
FACTORS AFFECTING ADOPTION AND PROFITABILITY OF IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGIES (PRESSURIZED IRRIGATION AND SCHEDULING) AMONG MEDIUM AND SMALL HOLDERS IN THE MAULE REGION |
Universidad de Talca PEI (co-inv) Programa de Cambio Climático en Agricultura. |
Internacionalización del programa de Doctorado en Ciencias Agrarias=> Fortalecimiento de la oferta académica de la Universidad de Talca. |
Acuerdos Comerciales en el sector agro exportador=> Fortaleciendo la sinergia UE-Chile para estudiar la cadena de exportación de fruta fresca |
Percepción del mercado de frambuesas para exportación y su efecto en el desempeño predial=> Caso estudio Agricultura Familiar Campesina de la Región del Maule" |
ESTIMATING THE EFFECT OF TECHNICAL REGULATIONS AND SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY STANDARDS ON CHILEAN FRESH FRUIT TRADE. |
Desertification Mitigation and Remediation of Land – a global approach for local solutions (DESIRE) |