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Heidi Leonhardt

Heidi Leonhardt holds a BSc in Environmental Management from the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (Boku) Vienna and a MSc in Socio-Ecological Economics and Policy. She wrote her Master Thesis with Prof. Clive Spash on Degrowth and Non-Growing firms in Austria. After finishing her Master's degree in 2015 she returned to Boku's Institute for Sustainable Economic Development for her PhD studies and as a research assistant (pre doc). At Boku, Heidi researches the behaviour of Austrian farmers; more specifically the influence of institutions on farmers' soil use. She focuses on interdisciplinary and mixed method research, ranging from econometric analysis to qualitative interviews and Q methodology. Moreover, she is involved in the society for pluralist economics education in Vienna and teaches economics and history of economic thought in Vienna and Graz, respectively. Her research interests beyond farming include topics on Degrowth and Social Ecological Economics.

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Master 2015; Supervisor: Prof. Clive L. Spash