Mette Asmild

Professor Mette Asmild serves in the Department of Food and Resource Economics at the University of Copenhagen, currently acting as head of studies for the Master programme in Agricultural Economics. Her academic leadership extends to prior roles as programme director for two MSc programmes in the UK and recent appointment to a Danish government expert panel on benchmark regulation by the Minister of Energy, Utilities and Climate.

Her research centers on theoretical and empirical efficiency and productivity analysis, with significant contributions to environmental economics, agricultural policy, and resource management. Key focus areas include groundwater regulation, marine ecosystem valuation, sustainable farming practices, and international economic policy, often addressing practical regulatory challenges through commissioned governmental reports.

Analysis of her recent publications reveals a consistent application of advanced efficiency methodologies like Data Envelopment Analysis to environmental resource management. Dominant themes include nitrogen emission trading systems, socioeconomic assessment of ocean utilization, aquaculture economics in developing economies, and methodological innovations for cross-group productivity comparisons.

Professor Asmild maintains substantial academic service commitments, serving on editorial boards for four international journals and reviewing for over thirty publications. She has taught more than twenty diverse courses across multiple countries and universities, and actively participates in PhD assessment committees while mentoring graduate researchers through formal academic channels.