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Research output per year
Rolighedsvej 23
1958 Frederiksberg C
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Jakob Vesterlund Olsen was educated from Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (MA in agricultural economics, 2004) and from University of Copenhagen (PhD in agricultural economics, 2011).
Jakob is working with agricultural economics especially with farm level analyses. His research interests are production economics, productivity analysis, investments in agriculture and policy analysis.
Jakob is participating in multiple research projects, both national and international. A large part of Jakob’s work is related to government consultancy work for Ministry of Environment and Food of Denmark. Besides research he is occasionally giving guest lectures and is supervising students.
Farm level policy evaluation, production economics, productivity analysis and investments in agriculture.
Jakob is supervising agricultural economics in general and typically applied projects and/or projects with empirical data from Danish agriculture.
Jakob is cooperating in externally funded projects with agricultural lobby organisations and advisory service companies within agriculture. Beyond this, he is cooperating with Danish Crown in a research project. Jakob is participating in research projects funded by non-profit NGO’s.
Jakob is chairing the assessment committee for “Promilleafgiftsfonden for Landbrug” with the purpose of making impact assessment of previously funded projects. He is receives salary for this task.
2022 - University of Copenhagen, Department of Food and Resource Economics, Senior Adviser
2014 - 2022 University of Copenhagen, Department of Food and Resource Economics, Researcher
2011 – 2014 Knowledge Centre for Agriculture, Special Advisor
2007 – 2011 Danish Agricultural Advisory Service, National Centre, Industrial PhD student
2005 – 2007 Danish Agricultural Advisory Service, National Centre, Consultant
1993 – 1996 Farmer education - practice training
Agricultural Economics, PhD, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen
1 Aug 2007 → 2 Dec 2011
Award Date: 2 Dec 2011
Agricultural Economics, Msc, Den Kgl. Veterinær- og Landbohøjskole
1 Sep 1999 → 2 Dec 2004
Award Date: 2 Dec 2004
Konsulent/Specialkonsulent, Videncentret for Landbrug
1 Jan 2005 → 30 Sep 2014
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Article in proceedings › Research
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Article in proceedings › Research
Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research
Research output: Book/Report › Report
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Communication
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference abstract in proceedings › Research › peer-review
Research output: Book/Report › Report › Commissioned
Research output: Book/Report › Report › Commissioned
Peter Sandøe (Other), Tove Christensen (Other), Sigrid Denver (Other), Thomas Bøker Lund (Other) & Jakob Vesterlund Olsen (Other)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution