Gal Hochman is a Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics in the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Hochman received his Ph.D. in Economics from Columbia University in 2004. Although, while coming out of his Ph.D., he focused on international trade agreements and crony capitalism, his stay at UC Berkeley introduced him to energy and agricultural biotechnology. His current focus includes issues related to development, energy, the environment, technology, and trade. Dr. Hochman is also keen on understanding the importance of policy in facilitating the transition to sustainable and resilient supply chains and an improved understanding of aquaculture technologies and their role in future food supply chains. Dr. Hochman has presented his work at numerous conferences, has 62 peer-reviewed publications, some in top journals, and has 121 publications. He is currently the board chair of the Council On Agricultural Food & Resource Economics.
Affiliated with
Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics
Program in Environmental and Resource Economics
Areas of Specialization
- Environmental and energy policy
- The transition to a decarbonized energy system
- The economics of renewable energy
- The political economy of fuel policy
- Regulating greenhouse gas emissions of fuels
- The political economy of agricultural biotechnology