Literature list, FÖ0454 Value Chains & Networks in the Bioeconomy

Spring semester 2025

Please note that there is no textbook for this course, but the articles and book chapters listed below will be found in Canvas.

Readings related to Karin’s lectures:

• Lewandowski, I. 2017.* Bioeconomy: Shaping the transition to a sustainable, biobased economy* (Ed.). Springer. Chapters 3, 5 and 8
• Priefer, C., Jörissen, J. and Frör, O., 2017. Pathways to shape the bioeconomy. Resources, 6(1), 10.
• Bennich, T. and Belyazid, S., 2017. The route to sustainability—prospects and challenges of the bio-based economy. Sustainability, 9(6), 887.
• Teräs, J., Johnsen, I.H., Lindberg, G., Perjo, L. and Giacometti, A., 2014. Bioeconomy in the Nordic region: Regional case studies. Nordic Centre for Spatial Development: Stockholm, Sweden
• Abu Hatab, A., Owusu-Sekyere, E., Esmat, A.R. and Lagerkvist, C.J. (2023). In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic: Perceived risks, management strategies and emerging opportunities for small and medium agri-food enterprises in a developing country. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 97, 104045.
• Pakseresht, A; Yavari, A; Ahmadi Kaliji, S & Hakelius, K. 2023. The Intersection of Blockchain Technology and Circular Economy in the Agri-Food Sector. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 35, 260-274
• Bijman, J., Iliopoulos, C., Poppe, K.J., Gijselinckx, C., Hagedorn, K., Hanisch, M., Hendrikse, G.W., Kühl, R., Ollila, P., Pyykkönen, P. & van der Sangen, G. (2012). Support for farmers' cooperatives. Wageningen UR.
• Valentinov, V. (2007). Why are cooperatives important in agriculture? An organizational economics perspective. Journal of Institutional Economics. 3(1), 55-69.
• International Cooperative Alliance (ICA). 2024. World Cooperative Monitor. Exploring the Cooperative Economy. ICA.

Readings related to Jens’ lectures:

• Akerlof, G. A. (1970). The market for “lemons”: Quality uncertainty and the market mechanism. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 84(3), 488-500.
• Anderson, J., Vadnjal, D. & Uhlin, H. E. (2000). Moral dimensions of the WTA–WTP disparity: An experimental examination. Ecological Economics, 32(1), 153-162.
• Banterle, A. and Stranieri, S., 2008. The consequences of voluntary traceability system for supply chain relationships. An application of transaction cost economics. Food Policy, 33(6), 560- 569.
• Bogetoft, P. and Olesen, H.B., 2002. Ten rules of thumb in contract design: lessons from Danish agriculture.* European Review of Agricultural Economics*, 29(2), 185-204.
• Borgatti, S.P. and Li, X., 2009. On social network analysis in a supply chain context. Journal of Supply Chain Management, 45(2), 5-22.
• Brousseau, E., and Glachant, J.M. 2004. The Economics of Contracts: Theory and Applications. Cambridge University Press. Chapter 1
• Crespo, J., Réquier-Desjardins, D. and Vicente, J., 2014. Why can collective action fail in local agri-food systems? A social network analysis of cheese producers in Aculco, Mexico. Food Policy, 46, pp.165-177.
• Furubotn, E.G., and Richter, R. 2005. Institutions and Economic Theory: The Contribution of New Institutional Economics. University of Michigan Press (Second Edition). Chapters 2 and 5
• Hanisch, M., Rommel, J. & Müller, M. (2013). The cooperative yardstick revisited: panel evidence from the European dairy sectors. Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization, 11(1), 151-162.
• Höhler, J. & Schreiner, J. A. (2020). Unfair milk prices? Lessons from a split-sample choice experiment. British Food Journal, 112(2), 515-530.
• Rommel, J., Sagebiel, J. & Müller, J.R. (2016). Quality uncertainty and the market for renewable energy: Evidence from German consumers. Renewable Energy, 94,106-113.
• Spence, M. (1973). Job Market Signaling. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 87(3), 355-374.
• Stuckey, J. and White, D., 1993. When and when not to vertically integrate. MIT Sloan Management Review, 34(3), 71.