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Official account of the Department of Economics at the Swedish University of Agricultural Economics | Mostly in English and Swedish | Will post news on colleagues, seminars, publications | #EconSky📉📈

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Department of Economics, SLU @slu-econ.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
New article: "Convergent Validity in Incentive-Compatible Contingent Valuation: Bid-vector and elicitation format effects" doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
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Department of Economics, SLU @slu-econ.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
New article: "Strategies for integrating grain legumes into cereal-based rotations: Evidence from a discrete choice experiment in Sweden" doi.org/10.1016/j.ag...
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Department of Economics, SLU @slu-econ.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
New article: "Unfolding dairy farmers’ behavior, goals and drivers in mastitis control: Reference-point stability through goal-means instrumentality" doi.org/10.1016/j.an...
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Department of Economics, SLU @slu-econ.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
New article: "Consumer responses to regulatory change: evidence from the Swedish dairy sector" doi.org/10.1093/qope...
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Department of Economics, SLU @slu-econ.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
New article: "Linking agroecological cropping practices to multiple ecosystem functions and economic input use intensity" doi.org/10.1016/j.ag...
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Department of Economics, SLU @slu-econ.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
New article: "From Meat to Plant-Based Products? The Enduring Impact of BSE on Beef Consumption" doi.org/10.1111/agec...
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Jens Rommel @jensrommel.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
New article: "Volumetric choice experiments and welfare measures in a subsidy-driven context" doi.org/10.1016/j.re...
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Jens Rommel @jensrommel.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
New experimental paper on agri-environmental policy doi.org/10.1111/1477...
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Department of Economics, SLU @slu-econ.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
New article: "Ban Glyphosate—Does It Affect the Swedish Farmers' Willingness to Grow Cover Crops?" doi.org/10.1002/aepp...
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Department of Economics, SLU @slu-econ.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Publication alert: "Accounting for animal health in efficiency analysis: An application to Swedish dairy farms" doi.org/10.1002/ajae...
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Department of Economics, SLU @slu-econ.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
New article: "Are we overestimating the benefits of agricultural intensification by overlooking nature-based alternatives?" doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
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Department of Economics, SLU @slu-econ.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
New article: 'Risk preferences and other (ignored) behavioral factors in fertilizer management decisions: A systematic literature review' doi.org/10.1016/j.so...
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Department of Economics, SLU @slu-econ.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
New substack post by @shonferguson.bsky.social on how to choose Master program in Ag Econ shonferguson.substack.com/p/thinking-a...
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Department of Economics, SLU @slu-econ.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
New article: "Intercropping can enhance long-term farm economic performance: Evidence from Swedish agriculture 2001–2018" academic.oup.com/erae/advance...
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Department of Economics, SLU @slu-econ.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
New article: "The role of advisory provision and policy objective information in dairy farmers’ preferences for methane-reducing feed additives" doi.org/10.1093/erae...
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Department of Economics, SLU @slu-econ.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
New article: "Behaviourally informed interventions to maximize environmental delivery under the new CAP green architecture"
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Department of Economics, SLU @slu-econ.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
New article: "Farmer attitudes and motivation affect their health-seeking behavior in relation to mastitis in dairy cows—A survey on Swedish dairy farms with automatic milking systems" doi.org/10.3168/jds....
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Department of Economics, SLU @slu-econ.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
New article: "Swedish Consumers' Willingness-to-Pay for Plant-Based Proteins in Pasta Sauce: Preferences and Policy Scenarios" doi.org/10.1002/agr....
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Shon Ferguson @shonferguson.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
My latest post discusses the consequences of recent U.S. trade policy on global value chains in the agri-food sector. open.substack.com/pub/shonferg...
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Are Agricultural Global Value Chains in Trouble?
Some are feeling the pain, but reports of their death are greatly exaggerated.
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Department of Economics, SLU @slu-econ.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
New policy note: "Insights from the ground key to tackle economic risks: Perceptions of ‘the missing middle’ can shape business policies" (NAI Policy Notes, 2025:6). Uppsala: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet. www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/di...
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Department of Economics, SLU @slu-econ.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
New open access article!
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Department of Economics, SLU @slu-econ.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
New article: "Comparing a multi-item Rasch scale for purchase intentions with preference elicitation using experimental auctions for consumer acceptance of biofortified food: An in-store study in Rwanda" doi.org/10.1016/j.fo...
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Shon Ferguson @shonferguson.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
🚨 New paper accepted at Food Policy! 🚨🥳 "The Impact of Animal Welfare Regulations on Pork Trade: Evidence from European Countries" with Anna Wallenbeck, Sigrid Agenäs, and Helena Hansson. 2024 WP link: publications.slu.se?file=publ/sh...
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The Impact of Animal Welfare Regulations on Pork Trade: Evidence from European Countries
We analyse the impact of stricter national animal welfare (AW) regulations on imports and exports of pork between 13 European countries during the pe
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Department of Economics, SLU @slu-econ.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
New article: "Sustainability Effects of the Uptake of More Grass-Based Feeding Practices: Evidence From Sweden" doi.org/10.1111/1477...
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Department of Economics, SLU @slu-econ.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
New article: "Farmers' perceived values in intercropping: An application of the means end chain framework in Swedish agriculture" doi.org/10.1016/j.jr...
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Shon Ferguson @shonferguson.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Instead of the usual analysis of ag/env/trade policy, this week's post aims to give readers some insights into academic life. I hope economists/non-economists find it amusing/useful. open.substack.com/pub/shonferg...
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What Academic Economists Actually Do All Day
Teaching. Research. Outreach. It takes a lot of people skills.
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Department of Economics, SLU @slu-econ.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
New editorial: "Rural entrepreneurship: foundations and future directions during a time of transformation" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Department of Economics, SLU @slu-econ.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
New article: "The impact of drought on farm economic performance: evidence from Sweden" link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Department of Economics, SLU @slu-econ.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
New article: "What information counts when detecting mastitis in automatic milking systems?—A mixed methods approach from a Swedish perspective" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Department of Economics, SLU @slu-econ.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
New article alert: "Upscaling carbon farming practices: perceived advisor leverage in farmer decision-making using Q-methodology" doi.org/10.1080/1389...
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Jens Rommel @jensrommel.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
New editorial: “GJAE is Preparing for Future Developments in the Scientific System: New Policies Regarding Data and AI” We outline upcoming changes to support open science, responsible AI use, and improved data policies. Read the full piece: doi.org/10.52825/gja... #OpenScience #DataTransparency
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Robert Finger @robertfinger.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
'Evidence for promoting pesticide-free, non-organic cereal production' New short policy paper in Food Policy with Niklas Möhring Open Access: doi.org/10.1016/j.fo...
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Department of Economics, SLU @slu-econ.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
New article: "The Sources of Slow Declines in Agricultural Nutrient Leakage: Evidence From Sweden" doi.org/10.1111/1467...
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Department of Economics, SLU @slu-econ.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
New article: "The cooperative principles in present-day Western agrofood industries" brill.com/view/journal...
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Department of Economics, SLU @slu-econ.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
New article: "Exploring farmers' perceived resilience: A profiling of the Flemish farming system" doi.org/10.1016/j.ag...
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Shon Ferguson @shonferguson.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
My latest post discusses the concentration of Sweden's goods trade via one bridge open.substack.com/pub/shonferg...
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The Öresund Bridge: Success Story and Strategic Pinch Point?
It's not only a marvel of engineering made famous by the hit Nordic noir crime television series - it's also vital economic and trade link.
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Department of Economics, SLU @slu-econ.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
New article: "Are you ready to eat less meat? Consumer segmentation based on the transtheoretical model of behaviour change" doi.org/10.1016/j.cl...
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Robert Finger @robertfinger.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Our paper 'Open science in agricultural economics’ is now finally published in an issue in Q Open Joint with @arne-henningsen.bsky.social J Höhler @robehube.bsky.social @jensrommel.bsky.social & C Grebitus Open Access: doi.org/10.1093/qope... Special issue academic.oup.com/qopen/issue/...
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Shon Ferguson @shonferguson.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Excellent @slu-econ.bsky.social seminar by Ricardo Guzman,visiting us from Aix-Marseille.
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Jens Rommel @jensrommel.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
New book chapter on experimental methods in consumer research: "Methodological Advances and Challenges in Methods for Eliciting Consumer Choice-Based Food Preferences" doi.org/10.1016/B978...
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Department of Economics, SLU @slu-econ.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
New article: "A Scoping Review of Determinants of Business Engagement With Biodiversity" doi.org/10.1002/csr....
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Department of Economics, SLU @slu-econ.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
New article: "Economic and climate effects of farm-level biogas adoption: A stochastic partial budget analysis and life cycle assessment for Swedish dairy farming" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Shon Ferguson @shonferguson.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
So I started a blog! I call it Just ATE Blog (Agriculture, Trade and the Environment). My first post: "Trump 2.0, tariffs and agricultural trade" TL/DR: EU agri-food exports should be resilient, but dangers loom. open.substack.com/pub/shonferg...
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Trump 2.0, tariffs, and agricultural trade
Is agriculture once again caught in the crosshairs of a Trump trade war?
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Department of Economics, SLU @slu-econ.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
New article: "Unravelling theory in choice analysis: do consumers fill in the blanks?" academic.oup.com/erae/advance...
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Department of Economics, SLU @slu-econ.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
New article: "The relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and farmers’ satisfaction with business performance: Insights from Swedish agriculture" doi.org/10.1177/1465...
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Department of Economics, SLU @slu-econ.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Opening for a Postdoc position in Agricultural and Food Economics www.slu.se/en/about-slu...
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Department of Economics, SLU @slu-econ.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
New article: "Farm diversification strategies and their relations to farm financial performance: evidence from Swedish agriculture" doi.org/10.1108/AFR-...
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Jens Rommel @jensrommel.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Led by Alisa Spiegel, we formulated four challenges of climate change mitigation policies in agriculture in a QOpen Editorial: Open access: doi.org/10.1093/qope...
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Department of Economics, SLU @slu-econ.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
New article: "Impact of different carbon labels on consumer inference" doi.org/10.1016/j.jc...
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Jens Rommel @jensrommel.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
In a new paper, we (Leon Englberger, Liesbeth Colen and myself) investigate Swedish farmers' acceptance of experiments. doi.org/10.1093/qope... We do three things:
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