Matthias Ritter

Presentation Publications

In November 2021, Matthias Ritter joined JIBS and the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Spatial Studies (CEnSE) as an Assistant Professor of Economics and became Associate Professor ("docent") in November 2023. From 2016 to 2021, Matthias was junior professor for Quantitative Agricultural Economics at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany. He has earned his PhD in Economics from the Technical University Berlin in 2013. His dissertation was about “Weather Risk Management with Weather Derivatives”. Matthias’ research mostly focuses on land markets, weather and climate risk, and renewable energies.

 

Professional Experience

Since 11/2023: Associate professor ("docent") of Economics at Jönköping International Business School (JIBS), Jönköping University

11/2021 - 11/2023: Assistant professor of Economics at Jönköping International Business School (JIBS), Jönköping University

05/2016 - 10/2021: Junior professor for Quantitative Agricultural Economics at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

02/2019 - 04/2019: Visiting scholar at the Department of Agricultural Economics of the University of Kentucky (USA)

11/2013 - 04/2016: Postdoctoral Researcher at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Department of Agricultural Economics, Farm Management Group)

01/2011 - 10/2013: Research associate at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Department of Agricultural Economics, Farm Management Group)

01/2010 - 02/2013: Research associate at Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Chair of Farm Management)

01/2010 - 12/2018: Member of the Collaborative Research Center 649 “Economic Risk“

Education

PhD in Economics (Dr. rer. oec.), Technische Universität Berlin (06/2013)
Dissertation: "Weather Risk Management with Weather Derivatives"

Study: Mathematics and Economics at Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Technische Universität Berlin, and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Degree: Dipl.-Math., Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (10/2009)
Diploma thesis: "Weather derivatives: An Overview of Models, Pricing and Hedging" (in German)

Research Interests

  • Agricultural land markets
  • Weather risk and climate change
  • Renewable energies, especially wind energy
  • Data analysis and applied econometrics

Article

Kionka, M., Odening, M., Plogmann, J., Ritter, M. (2022). Measuring liquidity in agricultural land markets Agricultural Finance Review, 82(4), 690-713. More information
Schmidt, L., Odening, M., Schlanstein, J., Ritter, M. (2022). Exploring the weather-yield nexus with artificial neural networks Agricultural Systems, 196. More information
Ritter, M., Djabarian, Y., Grosse, M., Holm-Mueller, K., Leonhardt, H., Uhlemann, J. (2022). Digitale Lehre – was bleibt? Die Lehren aus den Digitalsemestern für die Hochschullehre in den Wirtschaftsund Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaus [Digital Teaching - what remains? The Lessons from the Digital Semesters for University Teaching in the Economic and Social Sciences of Agriculture] Berichte über Landwirtschaft, 100(1), 1-22. More information
Plogmann, J., Mußhoff, O., Odening, M., Ritter, M. (2022). Farm growth and land concentration Land use policy, 115. More information
Plogmann, J., Mußhoff, O., Odening, M., Ritter, M. (2022). Farmland sales under returns and price uncertainty Economic Modelling, 117. More information
Kionka, M., Musshoff, O., Ritter, M., Uhlemann, J., Odening, M. (2022). Optimal reserve prices for land auctions in Eastern Germany Applied Economics Letters. More information
Balmann, A. Graubner, M. Müller, D. Hüttel, S. Seifert, S. Odening, M. , ... Ritter M. (2021). Market Power in Agricultural Land Markets: Concepts and Empirical Challenges German Journal of Agricultural Economics (GJAE), 70(4), 213-235. More information
Wechsung, F., Ritter, M., Wall, G. (2021). The upper homeostatic range for the temperature–yield response of irrigated US wheat down revised from a theoretical and experimental perspective Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 307. More information
Ritter, M., Ott, D., Paul, F., Haynes, J., Ritter, K. (2021). COVID-19: a simple statistical model for predicting intensive care unit load in exponential phases of the disease Scientific Reports, 11(1). More information
Wilke, A., Shen, Z., Ritter, M. (2021). How much can small-scale wind energy production contribute to energy supply in cities?: A case study of Berlin Energies, 14(17). More information
Plogmann, J., Mußhoff, O., Odening, M., Ritter, M. (2020). What Moves the German Land Market?: A Decomposition of the Land Rent-Price Ratio German Journal of Agricultural Economics (GJAE), 69(1), 1-18. More information
Helbing, G., Ritter, M. (2020). Improving wind turbine power curve monitoring with standardisation Renewable energy, 145, 1040-1048. More information
Ritter, M., Hüttel, S., Odening, M., Seifert, S. (2020). Revisiting the relationship between land price and parcel size in agriculture Land use policy, 97. More information
Grau, A., Odening, M., Ritter, M. (2020). Land price diffusion across borders–the case of Germany Applied Economics, 52(50), 5446-5463. More information
Grau, A., Jasic, S., Ritter, M., Odening, M. (2019). The impact of production intensity on agricultural land prices Journal of the Austrian Society of Agricultural Economics, 29, 61-67. More information
Myrna, O., Odening, M., Ritter, M. (2019). The influence of wind energy and biogas on farmland prices Land, 8(1). More information
Yang, X., Odening, M., Ritter, M. (2019). The spatial and temporal diffusion of agricultural land prices Land Economics, 95(1), 108-123. More information
Helbing, G., Ritter, M. (2018). Deep Learning for fault detection in wind turbines Renewable & sustainable energy reviews, 98, 189-198. More information
Helbing, G., Shen, Z., Odening, M., Ritter, M. (2017). Estimating location values of agricultural land German Journal of Agricultural Economics (GJAE), 66(3), 188-201. More information
Ritter, M., Deckert, L. (2017). Site assessment, turbine selection, and local feed-in tariffs through the wind energy index Applied Energy, 185, 1087-1099. More information
Yang, X., Ritter, M., Odening, M. (2017). Testing for regional convergence of agricultural land prices Land use policy, 64, 64-75. More information
Elnaggar, M., Edwan, E., Ritter, M. (2017). Wind energy potential of Gaza using small wind turbines: A feasibility study Energies, 10(8). More information
Ritter, M., Pieralli, S., Odening, M. (2017). Neighborhood effects in wind farm performance: A regression approach Energies, 10(3). More information
Shen, Z., Ritter, M. (2016). Forecasting volatility of wind power production Applied Energy, 176, 295-308. More information
Hüttel, S., Ritter, M., Esaulov, V., Odening, M. (2016). Is there a term structure in land lease rates? European Review of Agricultural Economics, 43(1), 165-187. More information
Pieralli, S., Ritter, M., Odening, M. (2015). Efficiency of wind power production and its determinants Energy, 90, 429-438. More information
Cao, X., Okhrin, O., Odening, M., Ritter, M. (2015). Modelling spatio-temporal variability of temperature Computational statistics (Zeitschrift), 30(3), 745-766. More information
Ritter, M., Hüttel, S., Walter, M., Odening, M. (2015). Der Einfluss von Windkraftanlagen auf landwirtschaftliche Bodenpreise [The influence of wind energy on agricultural land prices] Berichte über Landwirtschaft, 93(3). More information
Ritter, M., Shen, Z., López Cabrera, B., Odening, M., Deckert, L. (2015). Designing an index for assessing wind energy potential Renewable energy, 83, 416-424. More information
Ritter, M., Mußhoff, O., Odening, M. (2014). Minimizing Geographical Basis Using A Multi-Site Rainfall Model Computational Economics, 44(1), 67-86. More information
López Cabrera, B., Odening, M., Ritter, M. (2013). Pricing rainfall futures at the CME Journal of Banking & Finance, 37(11), 4286-4298. More information
Ritter, M. (2013). Weather forecasting with market prices of weather futures Journal of Energy Markets, 6(4), 25-41. More information
Ritter, M., Musshoff, O., Odening, M. (2011). Meteorological forecasts and the pricing of temperature futures Journal of Derivatives, 19(2), 45-60. More information

Book chapter

Ritter, M., Hüttel, S. (2016). Windenergie: Preistreiber auf dem Bodenmarkt?. In: S. Frey, A. Schönitz & S. Wagenknecht (Ed.), Vermessung Brandenburg: Nr. 1/2016 (pp. 25 -31). Potsdam: Landesvermessung und Geobasisinformation Brandenburg More information
Härdle, W., López Cabrera, B., Ritter, M. (2015). Forecast-based pricing of weather derivatives. In: L. Bernard & W. Semmler (Ed.), Handbook on The Macroeconomics of Global WarmingMore information

Conference paper

Schmidt, L., Odening, M., Schlanstein, J., Ritter, M. (2021). Estimation of the farm-level yield-weather-relation using machine learning. GEWISOLA2021, Annual Conference of the German Society of Economic and Social Sciences in Agriculture, September 22-24, 2021 online, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Faculty of Life Sciences, Department of Agricultural Economics. More information
Mansi, G., Edwan, E., Elnaggar, M., Ritter, M. (2018). Design of COTS Vertical Axis Wind Turbine for Urban Areas. 2018 International Conference on Promising Electronic Technologies, ICPET 2018, 3 October 2018 through 4 October 2018. More information
Helbing, G., Ritter, M. (2017). Power curve monitoring with flexible EWMA control charts. 2017 International Conference on Promising Electronic Technologies, ICPET 2017, 16 October 2017 through 17 October 2017. More information
Ritter, M., Helbing, G., Shen, Z., Odening, M. (2017). Estimating location values of agricultural land. German Association of Agricultural Economists (GEWISOLA) 57th Annual Conference, Weihenstephan, Germany, September 13-15, 2017. More information
Ritter, M., Yang, X., Odening, M. (2017). Spatial integration of agricultural land markets. European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE), 2017 International Congress, August 28-September 1, 2017, Parma, Italy. More information
Ritter, M., Yang, X., Odening, M. (2017). Spatial integration of agricultural land markets. Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) 2017 Annual Meeting, July 30-August 1, Chicago, Illinois. More information
Odening, M., Ritter, M., Yang, X. (2016). Agricultural Land Prices and the Law of One Price. 26th Annual Conference of the Austrian Society of Agricultural Economics Wien, 15-16 September 2016. More information
Ritter, M., Shen, Z., Cabrera, B., Odening, M., Deckert, L. (2015). A New Approach to Assess Wind Energy Potential. 7th International Conference on Applied Energy, ICAE 2015, 28 March 2015 through 31 March 2015. More information
Odening, M., Ritter, M., Hüttel, S. (2015). The term structure of land lease rates. 2015 AAEA & WAEA Joint Annual Meeting, July 26-28, San Francisco, California. More information
Pieralli, S., Ritter, M., Odening, M. (2015). Efficiency of Wind Power Production and its Determinants. 2015 AAEA & WAEA Joint Annual Meeting, July 26-28, San Francisco, California. More information
Ritter, M., Mußhoff, O., Odening, M. (2012). Minimizing geographical basis risk of weather derivatives using a multi-site rainfall model. European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE) 123rd Seminar, February 23-24, 2012, Dublin, Ireland. More information

Report

Balmann, A. Demoustier, J. Grau, A. Graubner, M. Hüttel, S. Kahle, C. , ... Seifert S. (2020). Marktmacht in landwirtschaftlichen Bodenmärkten – Bedeutung, Messung, Abgrenzung. More information
Kionka, M., Odening, M., Plogmann, J., Ritter, M. (2020). Measuring Liquidity in Agricultural Land Markets. Berlin: DFG Research Unit 2569 FORLand, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin More information
Ritter, M., Ott, D., Friedemann, P., Haynes, J., Ritter, K. (2020). COVID-19 – A simple statistical model for predicting intensive care unit load in early phases of the disease. More information
Plogmann, J., Mußhoff, O., Odening, M., Ritter, M. (2020). Farm Growth and Land Concentration. Berlin: DFG Research Unit 2569 FORLand, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin More information
Wilke, A., Shen, Z., Ritter, M. (2020). How Much Can Small-Scale Wind Energy Production Contribute to Energy Supply in Cities? A Case Study of Berlin. More information
Grau, A., Jasic, S., Ritter, M., Odening, M. (2019). The Impact of Production Intensity on Agricultural Land Prices. Berlin: DFG Research Unit 2569 FORLand, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin More information
Ritter, M., Hüttel, S., Odening, M., Seifert, S. (2019). Revisiting the relationship between land price and parcel size. Berlin: DFG Research Unit 2569 FORLand, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin More information
Yang, X., Odening, M., Ritter, M. (2018). The Spatial and Temporal Diffusion of Agricultural Land Prices. Berlin: DFG Research Unit 2569 FORLand, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin More information
Grau, A., Odening, M., Ritter, M. (2018). Land price diffusion across borders: The case of Germany. Berlin: DFG Research Unit 2569 FORLand, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin More information
Plogmann, J., Mußhoff, O., Odening, M., Ritter, M. (2018). What Moves the German Land Market? A Decomposition of the Land Rent-Price Ratio. Berlin: DFG Research Unit 2569 FORLand, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin More information
Helbing, G., Shen, Z., Odening, M., Ritter, M. (2017). Estimating location values of agricultural land. Berlin: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin More information
Yang, X., Ritter, M., Odening, M. (2017). Testing for Regional Convergence of Agricultural Land Prices. Berlin: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin More information
Ritter, M., Pieralli, S., Odening, M. (2016). Neighborhood Effects in Wind Farm Performance: An Econometric Approach. Berlin: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin More information
Ritter, M., Deckert, L. (2015). Site assessment, turbine selection, and local feed-in tariffs through the wind energy index. Berlin: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin More information
Shen, Z., Ritter, M. (2015). Forecasting volatility of wind power production. Berlin: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin More information
Pieralli, S., Ritter, M., Odening, M. (2015). Efficiency of Wind Power Production and its Determinants. Berlin: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin More information
Ritter, M., Shen, Z., López Cabrera, B., Odening, M., Deckert, L. (2014). Designing an Index for Assessing Wind Energy Potential. Berlin: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin More information
Cao, X., Okhrin, O., Odening, M., Ritter, M. (2014). Modelling spatio-temporal variability of temperature. Berlin: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin More information
Hüttel, S., Ritter, M., Esaulov, V., Odening, M. (2014). Is there a Term Structure in Land Lease Rates?. Berlin: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin More information
López Cabrera, B., Odening, M., Ritter, M. (2013). Pricing Rainfall Derivatives at the CME. Berlin: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin More information
Härdle, W., López-Cabrera, B., Ritter, M. (2012). Forecast based Pricing of Weather Derivatives. Berlin: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin More information
Ritter, M. (2012). Can the market forecast the weather better than meteorologists?. Berlin: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin More information
Ritter, M., Mußhoff, O., Odening, M. (2010). Meteorological forecasts and the pricing of weather derivatives. Berlin: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin More information