Kira Lancker

Kira Lancker serves as a Tenure Track Assistant Professor within the Department of Food and Resource Economics at the University of Copenhagen, specializing in resource economics with particular focus on food and energy systems where multiple capital stocks interact dynamically. Her research employs theoretical and applied dynamic optimization models to analyze resource use policies, supplemented by quantitative analysis of time series and panel data for structural estimation in natural resource management contexts.

Her research interests span environmental economics, fisheries economics, and food economics, with methodological emphasis on dynamic modeling and econometrics. Key investigation areas include multispecies fisheries management under climate change, over-capitalization in resource extraction, nutrient-contaminant trade-offs in food systems, and groundwater protection policies. Her work bridges ecological and economic perspectives to develop sustainable resource policies, with field applications ranging from Denmark's groundwater systems to fish consumer behavior in Kenya.

Analysis of her 2024-2025 publications reveals concentrated research on marine resource economics, particularly fisheries management under climate change scenarios and ecological stability in complex food webs. She actively explores policy instruments for vulnerable groundwater areas, socio-economic dimensions of ocean alkalinity enhancement, and nature's role in global agricultural trade. Her interdisciplinary approach integrates ecological modeling with economic analysis to address sustainability challenges in coupled human-natural systems, demonstrating strong collaboration across environmental science, economics, and policy domains.