Mohammed Hussen Alemu
Assistant Professor
Section for Environment and Natural Resources
Rolighedsvej 23
1958 Frederiksberg C
ORCID: 0000-0002-0404-0232
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Food and Resource Economics at the University of Copenhagen. Prior to this, I worked as a postdoctoral researcher at three different universities in Denmark and Iceland: the University of Copenhagen, Aarhus University, and Reykjavik University. I earned my PhD in Environmental and Resource Economics. My PhD research specifically focused on investigating consumer behavior in relation to novel, climate-freindly, and healthy foods.
Primary fields of research
- Behavioral economics with a special focus on sustainable food systems
- Development economics with a special focus on climate-adapted and novel agricultural practices
- Environmental economics with a special focus on economic valuation of non-market goods and services arising from public goods
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Current research
- Consumer behavior in circular economy
- Innovative business model for soil health
- Impact evaluation of novel and sustainable farming practices in developing countries
- Impact evaluation of climate change adaptation strategies
- Economic valuation of nonmarket goods such as effects from new road projects on nature and recreational values
Teaching
- Course responsible (current): Development Economics (BSc)
- Course responsible (past): Sustainable Economics (BSc)
- Co-teacher in various courses at BSc and MSc levels
- Supervised several Bachelor's and Master's theses
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"Entomophagy": an evolving terminology in need of review
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Værdisætning af konsekvenser for natur og friluftsaktiviteter ved anlæg af motorveje gennem naturområder
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Spørgeskema og anonymiserede data for undersøgelsen om værdisætning af konsekvenser for natur og friluftsaktiviteter ved anlæg af motorveje gennem naturområder
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