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Publication alert: "Accounting for animal health in efficiency analysis: An application to Swedish dairy farms"

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New article: "Are we overestimating the benefits of agricultural intensification by overlooking nature-based alternatives?"

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New article: 'Risk preferences and other (ignored) behavioral factors in fertilizer management decisions: A systematic literature review'

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New substack post by @shonferguson.bsky.social on how to choose Master program in Ag Econ

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New article: "Intercropping can enhance long-term farm economic performance: Evidence from Swedish agriculture 2001–2018"

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New article: "The role of advisory provision and policy objective information in dairy farmers’ preferences for methane-reducing feed additives"

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New article: "Behaviourally informed interventions to maximize environmental delivery under the new CAP green architecture"

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"

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New article: "Swedish Consumers' Willingness-to-Pay for Plant-Based Proteins in Pasta Sauce: Preferences and Policy Scenarios"

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Are Agricultural Global Value Chains in Trouble? Some are feeling the pain, but reports of their death are greatly exaggerated.

My latest post discusses the consequences of recent U.S. trade policy on global value chains in the agri-food sector.

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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.

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New open access article!

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"

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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

🚨 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...

New article: "Sustainability Effects of the Uptake of More Grass-Based Feeding Practices: Evidence From Sweden"

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New article: "Farmers' perceived values in intercropping: An application of the means end chain framework in Swedish agriculture"

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What Academic Economists Actually Do All Day Teaching. Research. Outreach. It takes a lot of people skills.

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.
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New editorial: "Rural entrepreneurship: foundations and future directions during a time of transformation"

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New article: "The impact of drought on farm economic performance: evidence from Sweden"

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New article: "What information counts when detecting mastitis in automatic milking systems?—A mixed methods approach from a Swedish perspective"

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New article alert: "Upscaling carbon farming practices: perceived advisor leverage in farmer decision-making using Q-methodology"

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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

'Evidence for promoting pesticide-free, non-organic cereal production'

New short policy paper in Food Policy with Niklas Möhring

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New article: "The Sources of Slow Declines in Agricultural Nutrient Leakage: Evidence From Sweden"

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New article: "The cooperative principles in present-day Western agrofood industries"

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New article: "Exploring farmers' perceived resilience: A profiling of the Flemish farming system"

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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.

My latest post discusses the concentration of Sweden's goods trade via one bridge
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New article: "Are you ready to eat less meat? Consumer segmentation based on the transtheoretical model of behaviour change"

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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
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Excellent @slu-econ.bsky.social seminar by Ricardo Guzman,visiting us from Aix-Marseille.