Department of Economics

At the Department of Economics, we conduct research and teaching in business administration and economics with applications to sustainability, food, agriculture, and natural resources.

  • Business administration with focus on decision-making and entrepreneurship
  • Economics with focus on agriculture, food, natural resources and environmental policy
  • Economic analysis and evaluations of food, agriculture, fishing and rural development
About us

Education

We offer independent courses, bachelor's and master's programmes, and doctoral education in business studies and economics.
Our education

Research

In our research, we work on a range of topics that mainly have to do with agriculture and the conservation and use of natural resources.
Our research groups and projects

Contact

Do you want to contact us? Find contact information to key staff at the department on the following page.
Our key contacts
News & Events

News

  • 2026-01-30

    Helena Hansson elected as new fellow of KSLA

    Helena Hansson, Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics, has been elected and formally installed as a new fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry (KSLA).
  • 2026-01-16

    Nailing - Eleanor Johansson

    Eleanor Johansson, doctoral student at the Department of Economics, has nailed her thesis!
  • 2025-12-16

    PhD defence - Hina Hashim

    On Tuesday the 16 December 2025, Hina Hashim defended her PhD thesis "Entrepreneuring in structurally constrained context : nuancing agency and privilege in poverty", with Professor Laura Galloway from Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University as the opponent. Big congratulations!
  • 2025-11-24

    Nailing - Hina Hashim

    Hina Hashim, doctoral student at the Department of Economics, has nailed her thesis!
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