Research projects
Last changed: 20 January 2021
Here we present some of the projects of the Department of Economics
Impacts of animal welfare legislation on the farm economy across EU countries
Swedish farm animal welfare (AW) legislation has long been considered strict compared to other EU countries. It is often argued that the stricter Swedish AW rules reduces the competitiveness of the Swedish agricultural sector. However, there is no scientific evidence for this claim. Knowing the economic impact (in both positive and negative terms) of the Swedish AW legislation is vital for sound policy decision-making.
The overall aim of this project is to assess how AW legislation is related to the economic performance and international competitiveness of the agricultural sector in Sweden and other EU countries. The projects will study farm size and structure, productivity, import and export of animal-derived food products. Furthermore, associations between AW legislation and citizen and consumer perceptions of AW will be investigated in order to explain how demand may be affected by changes in AW legislation.
Project leader: Shon Ferguson
Project period: Jan 2020 - Dec 2022
Project co-workers: Helena Hansson, Lisa Höglind, Anna Wallenbeck, Sigrid Agenäs
Project funder: Formas
Total funds: 6 million SEK
Agriwise- a tool for economic planning and analysis
Agriwise is a cooperation between SLU, Landshypotek, LRF Konsult and Swedbank and it is coordinated at the Department of Economics, SLU. Agriwise is the basis for a common strategy to produce relevant and correct information towards agriculture, forestry and horticulture.
Contact: Ingrid Naeslund
Alternative systems for co-management of big herbivores
The project is financed by teh Swedish Environmental Protection Agency between 2012-2015.
Contact: Katarina Elofsson
COMPLEX
Complex stands for Knowledge Based Climate Mitigation Systems for a Low Carbon Economy. The project is a cooperation with the Department of Energy and Technology, SLU.
Contact: Ing-Marie Gren
Cooperation for profitability and envioronmental benefit in farm based biogas production
The project is financed by SLF
Contact: Richard Ferguson
COSUS: Consumers in a sustainable food supply chain
The project is financed by ERA-Net SUSFOOD and runs from June 2014-May 2017. Cosus contributes to reducing food waste by targeting consumers with strategies that will encourage them to accept suboptimal foods. For more information click here
Contact: Kostas Karantininis
Economic analysis of the management of wild boar
The project is financed by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency between 2013-2015.
Contact: Ing-Marie Gren
EXTREAM
In this project the ecological and economical effects of invasive species in Swedish waters is analyzed. The project is financed by Formas and it is a cooperation with the Department of Water and Environment between 2012 and 2015.
Contact: Ing-Marie Gren
Incentives for carbon sinks in forest and forest land in the EU
The project is financed by the Swedish Energy Agency during the period 2012-2014.
Contact: Katarina Elofsson
Interactions between biodiversity in Fungi and forestry
An anlysis and valuation of ecosystem services. The project is financed by Formas and is a cooperation with the Department of Forest Mycologi and Plant Pathology between 2012-2016.
Contact: Ing-Marie Gren
Instrumend against over fertilization of the Baltic Sea
The project is finansed by Formas during the period 2013-2015.
Contact: Katarina Elofsson
LINNEGOV: Governance Species - Classification of Governance Structures in Agri-Food Industry
H2020 - Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action
The project will develop a systematic classification of the organizational modes of European Agri-Food Supply Systems (AFSS). For more details click here
Contact: Kostas Karantininis
MISTRA CP 4 - Consumer attitudes
The project team performs in-depth studies of the driving forces behind consumer attitudes and behaviours related to the use of agricultural biotechnology for food products. It is a part of MISTRA BIOTECH during the period 2012-2015.
Contact: Carl-Johan Lagerkvist
MISTRA CP 5 - Competitiveness
The project team analyses the governance of the Swedish agri-food system and the national and international regulatory environments. It is a part of MISTRA BIOTECH during the period 2012-2015.
Contact: Konstantinos Karantininis
RESIPATH - Responses of European Forests and Society to Invasive Pathogens
The project is financed by Formas during the period 2013-2016..
Contact: Ing-Marie Gren
Strategies for Animal Welfare
This is a multidisciplinary project where economics and animal science are integrated with the aim to investigate how Swedish milk farmers work with animal welfare. Read more about the project on Strategies for Animal Welfare.
Contact: Helena Hansson
SUSDIET - Implementing sustainable diets in Europe
The project is financed by Formas and the EU during the period 2013-2016.
Contact: Yves Surry
TRUSTEE
In this multidisciplinary project the links between economic development, land use and ecosystem services is investigated. The project is financed by Formas and the EU (FP7, RURAGRI) during the period 2013-2016.
Contact: Yves Surry