Tove Christensen

Tove Christensen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Food and Resource Economics at the University of Copenhagen, specializing in economic regulation and food economics. Her research examines public sector roles in food systems, non-market good valuation, and decision-making under uncertainty.

• 1993: Masters degree in mathematics and economics (Cand. scient. Oecon)
• 1999: Ph.D. in Environmental Economics at the University of Copenhagen

Her work spans food safety (Campylobacter, Salmonella), animal welfare economics, and consumer behavior trade-offs. She analyzes climate-smart agriculture adoption, sustainable food systems, and environmental impacts through interdisciplinary lenses combining economics, ethics, and social sciences. Key methodologies include contingent valuation and behavioral modeling under asymmetric information.

Recent publications (2024-2025) emphasize animal welfare valuation (pig welfare pricing), farmer adoption barriers for climate-smart practices, and organic production challenges. Cross-cutting themes include European supply chain dynamics, Norwegian livestock sustainability, and consumer willingness-to-pay for ethical food attributes.

Christensen has taught Masters courses 'Animal in Society' (2011) and 'Animals and Sustainability' (2016), plus Bachelor-level business economics (2015). Her collaborative projects involve Danish and European stakeholders, including a 2020 lecture on animal welfare-climate intersections.

She operates within the Section for Consumption, Bioethics and Governance, focusing on ethical food production frameworks and consumer decision architecture in complex risk environments.