Sven Anders

Professor, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Resource Economics & Environmental Sociology

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Professor, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Resource Economics & Environmental Sociology

Email: anders1@ualberta.ca
Phone: (780) 492-5453
Address: 5-23 General Services Building
9007 - 116 St NW
EdmontonAB
T6G 2H1

Overview

About

Job/Research Area

I am agricultural economics 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 and the impacts of food standards in international agri-food marketing and trade. Extensive travels in Sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Asia as a student and collaborative work with colleagues around the world fuel my curiosity about the many and important roles agriculture, food, energy and climate change play in today’s world. Experiences I have made across different climate zones, production systems and cultures influence research on better understanding food systems in terms of their economics and the behaviour of the people engaged in them.

Food Economics
Agri-food Value Chains
Standards in International Trade

Research

Research Interests

Economics of food systems and supply chains
Consumer preferences for innovations in 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

Teaching

AREC 382 - The Economics of Food System, Distribution and Supply

AREC 384 - Current Economic Issues for Agriculture and Food

AREC 323 - Introduction to Management for Agri-Food, Environmental, and Forestry Businesses

AREC 423 - Advanced Management Methods and Applications for Agri-Food, Environmental and Forestry Businesses

Publications

Gaining Acceptance of Novel Plant Breeding Technologies.

Author(s): Anders, S., Cowling, W., Pareek, A., Jagadis Gupta, K., Singla-Pareek, S.L., and Foyer, C.H.

Publication Date: 8/10/2021

Publication: Trends in Plant Science

Volume: 26

Issue: 6

Page Numbers: 575-587

DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2021.03.004

Differentiation and Cost Pass-Through: Idiosyncratic versus Common Cost Shocks.

Author(s): Bittmann, T., J.-P. Loy, S. Anders.

Publication Date: 7/8/2021

Publication: Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volume: 64

Page Numbers: 1184-1209

DOI: 10.1111/1467-8489.12399

Innovative plant breeding could deliver crop revolution.

Author(s): Anders, S., A. Pareek, S.L. Singla-Pareek, K.J. Gupta and C. Foyer.

Publication Date: 2/17/2021

Publication: Nature

Volume: 577

Page Numbers: 622

DOI: 10.1038/d41586-020-00186-2

Effects of the FDA's sodium reduction strategy in the U.S. market for chip products.

Author(s): Staudigel, M. and S. Anders. 2020.

Publication Date: 9/16/2020

Publication: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization

Volume: 173

Page Numbers: 216-238

DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2020.03.006

Examining the Canada-China Agri-Food Trade Relationship: Firms, Trading Partners, and Trading Volumes.

Author(s): Xie, C. J. Gao, J. Grant & S. Anders.

Publication Date: 10/15/2018

Publication: Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volume: 66

Issue: 4

Page Numbers: 539-555

DOI: 10.1111/cjag.12172

Quality, Sourcing, and Asymmetric Exchange Rate Pass-Through into U.S. Coffee Imports

Author(s): Anders, S., S. Fedoseeva

Publication Date: 2017

Publication: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volume: 42

Issue: 3

Page Numbers: 372-385

External Link: http://www.waeaonline.org/UserFiles/file/JARESeptember20175Anders372-385withSupplement.pdf

The Impact of Nutritional Supplement Intake on Diet Behavior and Obesity Outcomes

Author(s): Anders, S., C. Schroeter

Publication Date: 2017

Publication: PLoS ONE

Volume: 12

Issue: 10

Page Numbers: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0185258

External Link: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0185258

Food Scandals, Media Attention and Habit Persistence among Desensitised Meat Consumers

Author(s): Rieger, J., C. Kuhlgatz, S. Anders

Publication Date: 2016

Publication: Food Policy

Volume: 64

Page Numbers: 82-92

External Link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306919216303487

Social Consumption and Price Rigidity of Quality-tier Differentiated Private Labels

Author(s): Anders, S. and M. Beye

Publication Date: 2015

Publication: Applied Economics Letters

Volume: 22

Issue: 11

Page Numbers: 911-915

External Link: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13504851.2014.987910

The Economics of Health and Vitamin Consumption

Author(s): Schroeter, C., S. Anders, and A. Carlson

Publication Date: 2013

Publication: Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy

Volume: 35

Issue: 1

Page Numbers: 125-149

Third-Party Certification, Food Standards and Quality Assurance in Supply Chains

Author(s): Souza Monteiro, D. and S. Anders

Publication Date: 2009

Publication: Journal on Chain and Network Science

Volume: 9

Issue: 2

Page Numbers: 83-88

Standards-as-Barriers versus Standards-as-Catalysts: Assessing the Impact of HACCP Implementation

Author(s): Anders, S., J.A. Caswell

Publication Date: 2009

Publication: American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volume: 91

Issue: 2

Page Numbers: 310-321

External Link: https://academic.oup.com/ajae/article-abstract/91/2/310/76775

Effects of the FDA's sodium reduction strategy in the U.S. market for chip products

Author(s): Staudigel, M. and S. Anders

Publication: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization.

Volume: 173

Page Numbers: 216-238

External Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016726812030072X?dgcid=coauthor

The roles of pollution concerns and environmental knowledge in making green food choices: Evidence from Chinese consumers

Author(s): Tong, Q., S. Anders, J. Zhang & L. Zhang

Publication: Food Research International

Volume: 130

Issue: 108881

Solar technology adoption intention is strengthened with knowledge, public engagement and exposure to renewable energy technology

Author(s): Parkins J.R., C. Rollins, S. Anders, L. Comeau

Publication: Energy Policy

Volume: 114

Page Numbers: 114-122

Just don’t call it climate change: Climate-skeptic farmer adoption of climate mitigative practices

Author(s): Davidson, D., C. Rollins, L. Lefsrud, S. Anders & A. Hamann

Publication: Environmental Research Letters

Volume: 30

Page Numbers: Open access

Innovative plant breeding could deliver crop revolution

Author(s): Anders, S., A. Pareek, S.L. Singla-Pareek, K.J. Gupta, C. Foyer

Publication: Nature

Volume: 577

Page Numbers: 622

External Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00186-2

Examining the Canada-China Agri-Food Trade Relationship: Firms, Trading Partners, and Trading Volumes.

Author(s): Xie C., J. Gao, J. Grant, S. Anders.

Publication: Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volume: DOI: 10.1111/cjag.12172

Page Numbers: 1-23