Shon Ferguson
@shonferguson.bsky.social
Economist, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) @slu-econ.bsky.social. IntEcon/Env/Ag. Avid curler. Area editor, JAAEA.
Just ATE (Ag Trade Env) Blog: shonferguson.substack.com
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/shonferguson/home
Just ATE (Ag Trade Env) Blog: shonferguson.substack.com
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/shonferguson/home
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Thinking About a Master’s in Agricultural or Environmental Economics in Europe?
A guide to choosing the right economics program at Europe’s applied science universities.
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This week’s post looks at what students should think about when choosing a Master’s in Economics at an applied science university such as SLU.
Please feel free to share with your students!
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Please feel free to share with your students!
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This week’s post looks at what students should think about when choosing a Master’s in Economics at an applied science university such as SLU.
Please feel free to share with your students!
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Please feel free to share with your students!
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Thinking About a Master’s in Agricultural or Environmental Economics in Europe?
A guide to choosing the right economics program at Europe’s applied science universities.
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
This week’s post looks at what students should think about when choosing a Master’s in Economics at an applied science university such as SLU.
Please feel free to share with your students!
open.substack.com/pub/shonferg...
Please feel free to share with your students!
open.substack.com/pub/shonferg...
Lots of companies surely happy about the removed Trump tariffs on several food products, including coffee.
A "wait and see" approach to location decisions in ag GVCs has definitely paid off in this case.
A "wait and see" approach to location decisions in ag GVCs has definitely paid off in this case.
My latest post discusses the consequences of recent U.S. trade policy on global value chains in the agri-food sector.
open.substack.com/pub/shonferg...
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Are Agricultural Global Value Chains in Trouble?
Some are feeling the pain, but reports of their death are greatly exaggerated.
open.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Lots of companies surely happy about the removed Trump tariffs on several food products, including coffee.
A "wait and see" approach to location decisions in ag GVCs has definitely paid off in this case.
A "wait and see" approach to location decisions in ag GVCs has definitely paid off in this case.
My latest post:
Will the EU Deforestation Regulation actually reduce deforestation?
How trade diversion could undermine the EU's efforts, and what to do about it.
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Will the EU Deforestation Regulation actually reduce deforestation?
How trade diversion could undermine the EU's efforts, and what to do about it.
open.substack.com/pub/shonferg...
Will the EU Deforestation Regulation reduce deforestation?
How trade diversion could undermine the EU's efforts, and what to do about it.
open.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:55 AM
My latest post:
Will the EU Deforestation Regulation actually reduce deforestation?
How trade diversion could undermine the EU's efforts, and what to do about it.
open.substack.com/pub/shonferg...
Will the EU Deforestation Regulation actually reduce deforestation?
How trade diversion could undermine the EU's efforts, and what to do about it.
open.substack.com/pub/shonferg...
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🚨The Moore Lab at UC Davis is hiring!🚨
Post-doc for a project with @adamsobel.bsky.social on the valuation of climate information for adaptation
Could be a good fit for an environmental economist or a climate scientist - flexible start date and location
Apply by Dec 1st: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07346
Post-doc for a project with @adamsobel.bsky.social on the valuation of climate information for adaptation
Could be a good fit for an environmental economist or a climate scientist - flexible start date and location
Apply by Dec 1st: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07346
Postdoctoral Scholar - Environmental Science & Policy
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucdavis.edu
November 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM
🚨The Moore Lab at UC Davis is hiring!🚨
Post-doc for a project with @adamsobel.bsky.social on the valuation of climate information for adaptation
Could be a good fit for an environmental economist or a climate scientist - flexible start date and location
Apply by Dec 1st: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07346
Post-doc for a project with @adamsobel.bsky.social on the valuation of climate information for adaptation
Could be a good fit for an environmental economist or a climate scientist - flexible start date and location
Apply by Dec 1st: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07346
I never realized that I asked so many excellent and nuanced questions until I started using ChatGPT.
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 AM
I never realized that I asked so many excellent and nuanced questions until I started using ChatGPT.
My latest substack post:
Do farm animal welfare regulations hurt competitiveness?
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Do farm animal welfare regulations hurt competitiveness?
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October 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
My latest substack post:
Do farm animal welfare regulations hurt competitiveness?
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Do farm animal welfare regulations hurt competitiveness?
open.substack.com/pub/shonferg...
My latest post:
"Preventing Panic: Why Better Food Data Means Stronger Food Security"
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"Preventing Panic: Why Better Food Data Means Stronger Food Security"
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Preventing Panic: Why Better Food Data Means Stronger Food Security
In a future crisis, could the mere perception of food shortages trigger hoarding, creating real shortages for some people, even if supplies are actually sufficient? We’ve seen this before.
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October 14, 2025 at 7:51 AM
My latest post:
"Preventing Panic: Why Better Food Data Means Stronger Food Security"
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"Preventing Panic: Why Better Food Data Means Stronger Food Security"
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I hoped that weight loss drugs would reduce the demand for meat. Unfortunately, they seem to have the opposite effect.
Billionaire beef baron says US not producing enough to satisfy protein craze www.ft.com/content/5fad... via @ft
Billionaire beef baron says US not producing enough to satisfy protein craze www.ft.com/content/5fad... via @ft
Billionaire beef baron says US not producing enough to satisfy protein craze
JBS’s Wesley Batista says strong US demand is pushing country towards imports despite Trump’s tariffs
www.ft.com
October 6, 2025 at 9:15 AM
I hoped that weight loss drugs would reduce the demand for meat. Unfortunately, they seem to have the opposite effect.
Billionaire beef baron says US not producing enough to satisfy protein craze www.ft.com/content/5fad... via @ft
Billionaire beef baron says US not producing enough to satisfy protein craze www.ft.com/content/5fad... via @ft
My latest post discusses the consequences of recent U.S. trade policy on global value chains in the agri-food sector.
open.substack.com/pub/shonferg...
open.substack.com/pub/shonferg...
Are Agricultural Global Value Chains in Trouble?
Some are feeling the pain, but reports of their death are greatly exaggerated.
open.substack.com
September 25, 2025 at 11:24 AM
My latest post discusses the consequences of recent U.S. trade policy on global value chains in the agri-food sector.
open.substack.com/pub/shonferg...
open.substack.com/pub/shonferg...
Very happy to share the published version of this paper, which is open access.
"The impact of animal welfare regulations on pork trade: evidence from European countries" (with Anna Wallenbeck, Sigrid Agenäs, and Helena Hansson)
doi.org/10.1016/j.fo...
"The impact of animal welfare regulations on pork trade: evidence from European countries" (with Anna Wallenbeck, Sigrid Agenäs, and Helena Hansson)
doi.org/10.1016/j.fo...
Redirecting
doi.org
September 24, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Very happy to share the published version of this paper, which is open access.
"The impact of animal welfare regulations on pork trade: evidence from European countries" (with Anna Wallenbeck, Sigrid Agenäs, and Helena Hansson)
doi.org/10.1016/j.fo...
"The impact of animal welfare regulations on pork trade: evidence from European countries" (with Anna Wallenbeck, Sigrid Agenäs, and Helena Hansson)
doi.org/10.1016/j.fo...
This is a neat idea.
www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
Yoga in barns, sound baths in fields: How farms became healing hubs
Facing financial and ecological pressures, UK farmers are diversifying into wellness, transforming barns, meadows and woodlands into unexpected sanctuaries.
www.bbc.com
September 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This is a neat idea.
www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
My latest post discusses an EU trade policy announcement from the summer that could have important implications.
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Why carbon pricing relief for EU exporters is a big deal
Is the proposed plan for export rebates a clever move, or are we heading for a WTO showdown?
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September 4, 2025 at 12:43 PM
My latest post discusses an EU trade policy announcement from the summer that could have important implications.
open.substack.com/pub/shonferg...
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🚨 New paper accepted at Food Policy! 🚨🥳
"The Impact of Animal Welfare Regulations on Pork Trade: Evidence from European Countries"
with Anna Wallenbeck, Sigrid Agenäs, and Helena Hansson.
2024 WP link: publications.slu.se?file=publ/sh...
"The Impact of Animal Welfare Regulations on Pork Trade: Evidence from European Countries"
with Anna Wallenbeck, Sigrid Agenäs, and Helena Hansson.
2024 WP link: publications.slu.se?file=publ/sh...
The Impact of Animal Welfare Regulations on Pork Trade: Evidence from European Countries
We analyse the impact of stricter national animal welfare (AW) regulations on imports and exports of pork between 13 European countries during the pe
publications.slu.se
September 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
🚨 New paper accepted at Food Policy! 🚨🥳
"The Impact of Animal Welfare Regulations on Pork Trade: Evidence from European Countries"
with Anna Wallenbeck, Sigrid Agenäs, and Helena Hansson.
2024 WP link: publications.slu.se?file=publ/sh...
"The Impact of Animal Welfare Regulations on Pork Trade: Evidence from European Countries"
with Anna Wallenbeck, Sigrid Agenäs, and Helena Hansson.
2024 WP link: publications.slu.se?file=publ/sh...
Instead of the usual analysis of ag/env/trade policy, this week's post aims to give readers some insights into academic life. I hope economists/non-economists find it amusing/useful.
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What Academic Economists Actually Do All Day
Teaching. Research. Outreach. It takes a lot of people skills.
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August 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Instead of the usual analysis of ag/env/trade policy, this week's post aims to give readers some insights into academic life. I hope economists/non-economists find it amusing/useful.
open.substack.com/pub/shonferg...
open.substack.com/pub/shonferg...
My latest post discusses the potential trade and spatial implications of Canada's regulated system of dairy production, supply management.
TL/DR: Canada's production per person is extremely uniform compared to U.S.; homogenized, you might say.
shonferguson.substack.com/p/will-the-c...
TL/DR: Canada's production per person is extremely uniform compared to U.S.; homogenized, you might say.
shonferguson.substack.com/p/will-the-c...
July 15, 2025 at 7:58 PM
My latest post discusses the potential trade and spatial implications of Canada's regulated system of dairy production, supply management.
TL/DR: Canada's production per person is extremely uniform compared to U.S.; homogenized, you might say.
shonferguson.substack.com/p/will-the-c...
TL/DR: Canada's production per person is extremely uniform compared to U.S.; homogenized, you might say.
shonferguson.substack.com/p/will-the-c...
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Interesting and sobering update after Denmark passed a groundbreaking agriculture / nature / climate policy last year:
Can Denmark sell green agriculture to a skeptical EU?
As Copenhagen takes the helm of the Council, its bold climate credentials face the hard grind of EU politics — and a bloc more interested in competitiveness than carbon cuts.
www.politico.eu
July 15, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Interesting and sobering update after Denmark passed a groundbreaking agriculture / nature / climate policy last year:
Amid the new tariff threats on the EU, my post is still relevant.
So I started a blog! I call it Just ATE Blog (Agriculture, Trade and the Environment).
My first post: "Trump 2.0, tariffs and agricultural trade"
TL/DR: EU agri-food exports should be resilient, but dangers loom.
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My first post: "Trump 2.0, tariffs and agricultural trade"
TL/DR: EU agri-food exports should be resilient, but dangers loom.
open.substack.com/pub/shonferg...
Trump 2.0, tariffs, and agricultural trade
Is agriculture once again caught in the crosshairs of a Trump trade war?
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July 13, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Amid the new tariff threats on the EU, my post is still relevant.
Just finished grading 17 Bachelor's theses and 7 Master's theses. Definitely ready for a summer break.
June 30, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Just finished grading 17 Bachelor's theses and 7 Master's theses. Definitely ready for a summer break.
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Woah! Such an important study published in Nature today! Quick thread with some of their key figures!
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June 19, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Woah! Such an important study published in Nature today! Quick thread with some of their key figures!
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Fun Fact: Season 2 of The Bridge begins with a tanker colliding with the Öresund Bridge under mysterious circumstances.
Looking back, that episode was ominously prescient.
Looking back, that episode was ominously prescient.
My latest post discusses the concentration of Sweden's goods trade via one bridge
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The Öresund Bridge: Success Story and Strategic Pinch Point?
It's not only a marvel of engineering made famous by the hit Nordic noir crime television series - it's also vital economic and trade link.
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June 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Fun Fact: Season 2 of The Bridge begins with a tanker colliding with the Öresund Bridge under mysterious circumstances.
Looking back, that episode was ominously prescient.
Looking back, that episode was ominously prescient.
This reference guide, provided by the library at @lunduniversity.bsky.social, is an excellent resource, especially for how to cite Swedish government documents:
libguides.lub.lu.se/apa_short
libguides.lub.lu.se/apa_short
LibGuides: Reference guide for APA 7th edition: Introduction
Reference guide for APA 7th edition intended for students at the department of Biology and CEC, Lund University. NB! If you access the guide using a smartphone, the text will open below the menu.
libguides.lub.lu.se
June 27, 2025 at 8:11 AM
This reference guide, provided by the library at @lunduniversity.bsky.social, is an excellent resource, especially for how to cite Swedish government documents:
libguides.lub.lu.se/apa_short
libguides.lub.lu.se/apa_short
My latest post discusses the concentration of Sweden's goods trade via one bridge
open.substack.com/pub/shonferg...
open.substack.com/pub/shonferg...
The Öresund Bridge: Success Story and Strategic Pinch Point?
It's not only a marvel of engineering made famous by the hit Nordic noir crime television series - it's also vital economic and trade link.
open.substack.com
June 25, 2025 at 6:59 AM
My latest post discusses the concentration of Sweden's goods trade via one bridge
open.substack.com/pub/shonferg...
open.substack.com/pub/shonferg...
The Swedish government just announced a new grant program to support farmers in investing in measures to reduce ammonia emissions.
100 million SEK per year in 2025, 2026, and 2027.
A potentially important step in reducing GHG emissions in agriculture.
www.atl.nu/nytt-stod-ti...
100 million SEK per year in 2025, 2026, and 2027.
A potentially important step in reducing GHG emissions in agriculture.
www.atl.nu/nytt-stod-ti...
Nytt stöd till bönder – ska få ned utsläpp
Bönder ska från och med i år och fram till 2027 kunna ansöka om stöd från Jordbruksverket för att få ned utsläppen.
www.atl.nu
June 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The Swedish government just announced a new grant program to support farmers in investing in measures to reduce ammonia emissions.
100 million SEK per year in 2025, 2026, and 2027.
A potentially important step in reducing GHG emissions in agriculture.
www.atl.nu/nytt-stod-ti...
100 million SEK per year in 2025, 2026, and 2027.
A potentially important step in reducing GHG emissions in agriculture.
www.atl.nu/nytt-stod-ti...
Excellent @slu-econ.bsky.social seminar by Ricardo Guzman,visiting us from Aix-Marseille.
June 5, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Excellent @slu-econ.bsky.social seminar by Ricardo Guzman,visiting us from Aix-Marseille.
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💥Research Assistant Positions💥
1. Ingvild Almås, Timo Boppart, Thor Berger, Hannes Malmberg, and I are looking for a research assistant to work on a project which investigates Sweden's spectacular economic growth during the late 19th century using establishment-level data.
1. Ingvild Almås, Timo Boppart, Thor Berger, Hannes Malmberg, and I are looking for a research assistant to work on a project which investigates Sweden's spectacular economic growth during the late 19th century using establishment-level data.
June 2, 2025 at 9:38 AM
💥Research Assistant Positions💥
1. Ingvild Almås, Timo Boppart, Thor Berger, Hannes Malmberg, and I are looking for a research assistant to work on a project which investigates Sweden's spectacular economic growth during the late 19th century using establishment-level data.
1. Ingvild Almås, Timo Boppart, Thor Berger, Hannes Malmberg, and I are looking for a research assistant to work on a project which investigates Sweden's spectacular economic growth during the late 19th century using establishment-level data.