Jørgen Dejgaard Jensen

Biographic Data

ID5777086
NAMEJørgen Dejgaard Jensen
GIVEN NAMESJørgen Dejgaard
FAMILY NAMEJensen
SIGNATUREJENSEN J D
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Copenhagen
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS15
AUTHOR COUNT7
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2002
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2016
H-INDEX1

  • Effects of the Danish saturated fat tax on the demand for meat and dairy products

    Open AccessJørgen Dejgaard Jensen, Sinne Smed et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2016

    Objective Taxation of unhealthy food is considered a regulation tool to improve diets. In 2011 Denmark introduced a tax on saturated fat in food products, the first country in the world to do so. The objective of the present paper is to investigate the effects of the tax on consumers’ intake of saturated fat within three different types of food product group: minced beef, regular cream and sour cream. Design We use an augmented version of the Lin…

  • The health benefits of selective taxation as an economic instrument in relation to IHD and nutrition-related cancers

    Open AccessAstrid Ledgaard Holm, Mai-Britt Laursen et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2013

    Objective The present study aimed to estimate the health benefits of selective taxation of healthy and unhealthy food commodities in relation to CVD and nutrition-related cancers. Design The potential health effects of a selective taxation scenario were estimated as changes in the burden of disease, measured by disability-adjusted life years, from health outcomes affected by the changes in food intake. The change in burden of a disease was calcul…

  • Farm profitability and structural challenges – geographical patterns in the Danish agricultural economy

    Jørgen Dejgaard Jensen, Inge Toft KristensenARTICLEGeografisk Tidsskrift-Danish…2013References: 13

    The objective of the paper is to demonstrate a methodology to establish data for analysing the geographical patterns in the economic performance of farms. The methodology combines population-based agricultural register data on physical activity levels with sample-based farm economic accounts data. Using a least-squares approach, the method estimates economic figures for each farm in the population conditional on farm size, land allocation and num…

  • Economic Costs and Benefits of Promoting Healthy Takeaway Meals at Workplace Canteens

    Open AccessJørgen Dejgaard Jensen, Morten Raun Mørkbak et al.ARTICLEJournal of Benefit-Cost Analysis2012References: 4

    Canteen Takeaway is a novel concept, which entails workplace canteens to utilise existing production capacity to supply packaged meals for employees to bring home. The concept has a potential to raise the average nutritional quality of employees’ diets. The purpose of the study is to assess the economic net gains for users, and for society as a whole, of promoting healthy canteen takeaway meals, using Danish workplaces as an example. The analytic…

  • EuropeaN Energy balance Research to prevent excessive weight Gain among Youth (Energy) project

    Open AccessMaartje M Van Stralen, Saskia J Te Velde et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2011

    The ENERGY survey is a comprehensive cross-sectional study measuring anthropometrics and biomarkers as well as assessing a range of EBRBs and their potential correlates at the personal, family and school level, among 10-12 year old children in seven European countries. This study will result in a unique dataset, enabling cross country comparisons in overweight, obesity, risk behaviours for these conditions as well as the correlates of engagement …

  • Socio-economic characteristics and the effect of taxation as a health policy instrument

    Open AccessSinne Smed, Jørgen Dejgaard Jensen et al.ARTICLEFood Policy2007Cited by: 15References: 2

  • The EU's Agenda 2000 reform for the agricultural sector

    Open AccessMette Wier, Johnny M Andersen et al.ARTICLEEcological Economics2002