Antoine Champetier

About me

I build quantitative models that combine economics, ecology, and epidemiology to support management and policy decisions. My work covers pollination and beekeeping, animal welfare, invasive species, and climate change.

I have applied these models to beekeeping in the U.S. and Canada, almond production in California, citrus and walnut production in Spain, coffee farming in India, and swine and greenhouse production in Switzerland.

Since 2017, I have worked as a freelance consultant, building numerical models for clients ranging from startups to government agencies. Since 2022, I have also been a scientific officer at the Swiss 3R Competence Center, where I analyze data on the use of animals in scientific research.

What I do

• Bioeconomic and equilibrium modeling for policy and management
• Data analysis and interactive dashboards (R Shiny)
• Bibliometric and text-mining analysis of research literature
• Survey and experiment design

Selected work

• 2026
  Information presentation mode and validity in consumer experiments

  Co-author, with C.R. Gustafson. Food Policy.

• 2026
  Prospective vs. retrospective severity: comparing expected and actual outcomes

  Swiss 3RCC technical brief. Compares expected and actual severity for all 2,325 Swiss animal experimentation licenses active in 2023.

• 2026
  U.S. honey production trends and connections with the market for almond pollination services

  Lead author, with D.A. Yeh, D.A. Sumner et al. Special article in the USDA Economic Research Service Sugar and Sweeteners Outlook, June 2026.

• 2025
  Identifying effective surveillance measures for swine pathogens using contact networks and mathematical modeling

  Co-author, with K. Moriarty, N. Chitnis et al. PLOS ONE. Stochastic network model of ASF, PRRS, and APP spread between Swiss pig farms to compare surveillance strategies.

• 2025
  Evolution of the Swiss pork production systems and logistics: the impact on infectious disease resilience

  Co-author, with F. Galli, S. Dürr et al. Scientific Reports. Classifies Swiss pig farms by production type and analyzes the trade network for disease surveillance.

• 2025
  Animal use in Swiss science: a look at severity

  Swiss 3RCC report. Trends in animal use and severity by species and research area from 27 years of public data, with a factsheet and interactive map.

• 2023
  Honey fraud information and consumer behavior

  Article in Food Control on how information about honey fraud affects consumer behavior.

• 2021
  Environmental economics of pollination

  Sole author. Review article in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Environmental Science.

• 2019
  Marginal costs and supply elasticities for pollination and honey

  Lead author, with D.A. Sumner. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.

Background

Positions

• 2022–
  Scientific officer, Swiss 3R Competence Center (3RCC)
• 2017–
  Freelance consultant
• 2017–21
  Visiting lecturer in agricultural policy, UC Davis
• 2021–22
  Researcher, epidemiological modeling, Veterinary Public Health Institute, University of Bern
• 2013–16
  Postdoc and lecturer, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich
• 2010–13
  Postdoc, University of California Agricultural Issues Center, UC Davis

Education

• 2010
  PhD, Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Davis.
  Dissertation: “The Bioeconomics of Pollination in Agriculture”
• 2004
  Master of Engineering, AgroParisTech (formerly the French National Institute of Agronomy)

Short CV (PDF) Academic CV (PDF)

Contact

I am always happy to talk about pollination and beekeeping, the economics and ecology of agriculture, or animal welfare, so please get in touch.

antoinechampetier@ecoecomodeling.com

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