Hrabrin Bachev is currently working Professor in University of National and World Economy, Sofia, International Master course on Eco-Institutions. He has completed his PhD in Economics, agricultural Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria. He has a great number of research and policies assistance projects on agrarian and rural transformation and development for Government Agencies, UN FAO, European Commission, OECD, World Bank, NATO Science Program, IIED and other organizations. He has published more than 300 academic and popular publications in 40 countries, more than 40 in academic journals and books with impact factors.

New Institutional and Transaction Costs Economics; Policies, Governance and Assessment of Agrarian and Rural Sustainability; Environmental and Risk Management Food Security and Food-chain Management; Governance of Socio-Economic Development and Transformation; Policies and Programs Assessment and Design Institutions; Organizations and Contracts Analysis and Design; Policy and Management of Research and Innovation