Sven Anders
Contact
Professor, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Resource Economics & Environmental Sociology
- anders1@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 492-5453
- Address
-
5-23 General Services Building
9007 - 116 St NWEdmonton ABT6G 2H1
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
Food Economics Agri-food Value Chains Standards in Trade Climate Change in Agriculture
About
Job/Research Area
I am an agricultural economist with research and teaching interests in the economics of food systems, supply chains and agri-food trade. My research has studied consumer preferences and firm behaviour in the context of food quality and safety, product differentiation and competition in grocery retailing. I have a keen interest in the economics of certification systems and labelling as they relate to food standards in international agri-food marketing and trade. More recently I have started a research program using behavioural and experimental economic methods to study environmental and climate relevant (adoption) behaviours in agriculture and energy. Extensive travels in Sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Asia and collaborative work with colleagues around the world fuel my curiosity about the many important roles agriculture, food, energy play in a world deeply impacted by climate change.
- Food Economics
- Agri-food Value Chains
- Standards in International Trade
Research
Research Interests
- Economics of food systems and supply chains
- Consumer preferences for food quality, nutrition, and health
- Grocery retail product differentiation and private label development
- Development and impact of food quality and safety standards in international trade
- Public perceptions and the economics of energy transition
- Experimental and behavioural economic methods in agriculture and energy
Teaching
Courses
AREC 375 - World Food and Agriculture
Economic issues in international agriculture including the world food problem, agricultural development; agricultural and food trade and policy and selected agricultural biotechnology issues. Selected international applications and issues are stressed. Not to be taken if credit received for INT D 303. Prerequisite: ECON 101.
INT D 303 - Economics of World Food and Agriculture
Economic issues in international agriculture including the world food problem; the role of agriculture in development; agricultural and food trade; biotechnology and associated environmental and globalization issues. Prerequisite: ECON 101 or 102. Not to be taken if credit received for AREC 375. (Offered jointly by the Departments of Economics and Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology (REES)). [REES]
Featured Publications
Parkins, J., Anders, S. , Meyerhoff, J. , Holowach, M.
Land Economics. 2022 November; 98 (4):674-689 10.3368/le.98.4.012521-0008R1
Altmann, Brianne A., Anders, Sven, Risius, Antje, Mörlein, Daniel
Food Policy. 2022 July; 106. 10.1016/j.foodpol.2021.102192
Anders, S., Cowling, W., Pareek, A., Jagadis Gupta, K., Singla-Pareek, S.L., and Foyer, C.H.
Trends in Plant Science. 2021 August; 26 (6):575-587 10.1016/j.tplants.2021.03.004
Bittmann, T., J.-P. Loy, S. Anders.
Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. 2021 July; 64 10.1111/1467-8489.12399
Anders, S., A. Pareek, S.L. Singla-Pareek, K.J. Gupta and C. Foyer.
Nature. 2021 February; 577 10.1038/d41586-020-00186-2
Staudigel, M. and S. Anders. 2020.
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. 2020 September; 173 10.1016/j.jebo.2020.03.006
Xie, C. J. Gao, J. Grant & S. Anders.
Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics. 2018 October; 66 (4):539-555 10.1111/cjag.12172
Anders, S., C. Schroeter
PLoS ONE. 2017 January; 12 (10):https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0185258
Anders, S., S. Fedoseeva
Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. 2017 January; 42 (3):372-385
Rieger, J., C. Kuhlgatz, S. Anders
Food Policy. 2016 January; 64
Anders, S. and M. Beye
Applied Economics Letters. 2015 January; 22 (11):911-915
Schroeter, C., S. Anders, and A. Carlson
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy. 2013 January; 35 (1):125-149
Anders, S., J.A. Caswell
American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 2009 January; 91 (2):310-321
Souza Monteiro, D. and S. Anders
Journal on Chain and Network Science. 2009 January; 9 (2):83-88
Staudigel, M. and S. Anders
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization.. 173
Tong, Q., S. Anders, J. Zhang & L. Zhang
Food Research International. 130 (108881)
Parkins J.R., C. Rollins, S. Anders, L. Comeau
Energy Policy. 114
Davidson, D., C. Rollins, L. Lefsrud, S. Anders & A. Hamann
Environmental Research Letters. 30
Anders, S., A. Pareek, S.L. Singla-Pareek, K.J. Gupta, C. Foyer
Nature. 577
Xie C., J. Gao, J. Grant, S. Anders.
Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics. DOI: 10.1111/cjag.12172
View additional publications