Lecturer, Department of Economics and Rural Development Policies, Faculty of Economy and Agriculture, Agricultural University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania.

Majlinda Çakalli is a full time lecturer at the Department of Economics and Rural Development, Agriculture University of Tirana. She has twenty years of teaching experience in economics and especially public economics. Her research interest is related to the economic analysis of various agricultural sectors, in particular the horticulture sector. More recently, Dr. Çakalli has developed an academic profile in appraising externalities of agriculture and developing non-market valuation methods for agricultural and natural resources. She is the author of many papers and scientific reports in various journals as well as the author of textbooks in economics and public economics.