Jens Rommel
Biographic Data
| ID | 6322794 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jens Rommel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jens |
| FAMILY NAME | Rommel |
| SIGNATURE | ROMMEL J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0693-8134 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 95 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Beyond carbon sequestration
The mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions is a central policy concern in agriculture, reflected through voluntary contractual measures in the Common Agricultural Policy. The literature suggests that farmers' motivation for participating in mitigation measures does not necessarily originate in climate consciousness nor a sense of responsibility for mitigation, but rather in the co-benefits that they can bring. This paper investigates farmers' pre…
Between farms and forks
Linking innovations adoption with farm sustainability
We evaluate rainwater harvesting (RH) and fertilizer micro-dosing (FMD) impacts. • We assess combined RH-FMD on many dimensions of sustainability in Tanzania. • Food security can increase with combined RH-FMD in households in humid regions. • No effect found on food security in dry regions but a decrease in the economic pillar. • RH-FMD should be promoted in humid rather than dry regions of East Africa. Food insecurity and poverty are of major co…
Actors and their roles for improving resilience of farming systems in Europe
Finding pathways to enhance the resilience of farming systems (FSs) in Europe is key, given the increasing challenges threatening them. FSs are complex socio-ecological systems in which social and ecological components are strongly linked. Social actors have the capacity to shape the FSs’ resilience, but there is a knowledge gap about how they can best do it. The aim of this paper is to analyse the roles played by the actors in FSs when dealing w…
Social incentives as nudges for agricultural knowledge diffusion and willingness to pay for certified seeds
A transition from low-input subsistence farming in Sub-Saharan Africa will require the use of yield-increasing agricultural technologies. However, in developing countries, most farmers continue to rely heavily on pest-infested and disease-infected recycled seed from own or local sources leading to low yields. This study used a field experiment to examine the effect of a social incentive combined with goal setting on the diffusion of agricultural …
Willing or complying? The delicate interplay between voluntary and mandatory interventions to promote farmers' environmental behavior
Agri-environmental policies generally build around two complementary approaches: mandatory requirements and (compensated) voluntary measures. One of the challenges of the future EU Common Agricultural Policy is precisely to find the right balance between these two types of interventions. We conducted an experiment with farmers in three EU Member States to assess the impact of (1) increasing mandatory contributions to the environment, and of (2) d…
Please keep ordering! A natural field experiment assessing a carbon label introduction
We conduct a natural field experiment investigating the efficacy of environmental information provision while considering its relationships with individual consumers’ habitual behaviour. A carbon label was introduced to the lowest-emission dish for each food category on the menu of a full-service restaurant; its efficacy was assessed by distinguishing its immediate impact on orders placed by the restaurant’s occasional and regular customers as we…
Stakeholder perspectives to improve risk management in European farming systems
The challenges faced by agricultural systems call for an advance in risk management (RM) assessments. This research identifies and discusses potential improvements to RM across 11 European Union (EU) farming systems (FS). The paper proposes a comprehensive, participatory approach that accounts for multi-stakeholder perspectives relying on 11 focus groups for brainstorming and gathering suggestions to improve RM. Data analysis is based on content …
Forest-owner support for their cooperative's provision of public goods
Effectiveness and equity of Payments for Ecosystem Services
Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) are widespread in conservation policy. In PES, environmental effectiveness and social equity are often perceived as conflicting goals. Empirical studies on the relationship between popular design features, such as payment differentiation and payment conditionality, and effectiveness and equity are scarce. Further, they struggle with measuring and separating ecological and equity outcomes. In this study, we co…
Does It Pay to Participate in Decision-making? Survey Evidence on Land Co-management in Jiangsu Province, China
Community-based agricultural land consolidation and local elites
Internal governance and member investment behavior in energy cooperatives
Are consumers willing to pay more for electricity from cooperatives? Results from an online Choice Experiment in Germany
Renewable energy cooperatives as gatekeepers or facilitators? Recent developments in Germany and a multidisciplinary research agenda
The Effect of Heterogeneity and Freedom of Participation on Collective Action in Rural Self-Help Groups
In India, self-help groups aim to eradicate poverty. Groups access microcredit via banks, government, or nongovernmental organizations. A vast but inconclusive literature exists on the impacts of heterogeneity and freedom of participation on group functioning. We used survey data and curve estimation to study the effect of these variables on collective action. Survey results were triangulated with in-depth interviews. The applied mixed methods de…
What can economic experiments tell us about institutional change in social–ecological systems
Renewable energy cooperatives as gatekeepers or facilitators? Recent developments in Germany and a multidisciplinary research agenda
Community-based agricultural land consolidation and local elites
Actors and their roles for improving resilience of farming systems in Europe
Finding pathways to enhance the resilience of farming systems (FSs) in Europe is key, given the increasing challenges threatening them. FSs are complex socio-ecological systems in which social and ecological components are strongly linked. Social actors have the capacity to shape the FSs’ resilience, but there is a knowledge gap about how they can best do it. The aim of this paper is to analyse the roles played by the actors in FSs when dealing w…
Are consumers willing to pay more for electricity from cooperatives? Results from an online Choice Experiment in Germany
Willing or complying? The delicate interplay between voluntary and mandatory interventions to promote farmers' environmental behavior
Agri-environmental policies generally build around two complementary approaches: mandatory requirements and (compensated) voluntary measures. One of the challenges of the future EU Common Agricultural Policy is precisely to find the right balance between these two types of interventions. We conducted an experiment with farmers in three EU Member States to assess the impact of (1) increasing mandatory contributions to the environment, and of (2) d…
Please keep ordering! A natural field experiment assessing a carbon label introduction
We conduct a natural field experiment investigating the efficacy of environmental information provision while considering its relationships with individual consumers’ habitual behaviour. A carbon label was introduced to the lowest-emission dish for each food category on the menu of a full-service restaurant; its efficacy was assessed by distinguishing its immediate impact on orders placed by the restaurant’s occasional and regular customers as we…
Effectiveness and equity of Payments for Ecosystem Services
Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) are widespread in conservation policy. In PES, environmental effectiveness and social equity are often perceived as conflicting goals. Empirical studies on the relationship between popular design features, such as payment differentiation and payment conditionality, and effectiveness and equity are scarce. Further, they struggle with measuring and separating ecological and equity outcomes. In this study, we co…
The Effect of Heterogeneity and Freedom of Participation on Collective Action in Rural Self-Help Groups
In India, self-help groups aim to eradicate poverty. Groups access microcredit via banks, government, or nongovernmental organizations. A vast but inconclusive literature exists on the impacts of heterogeneity and freedom of participation on group functioning. We used survey data and curve estimation to study the effect of these variables on collective action. Survey results were triangulated with in-depth interviews. The applied mixed methods de…
What can economic experiments tell us about institutional change in social–ecological systems
Internal governance and member investment behavior in energy cooperatives
Are consumers willing to pay more for electricity from cooperatives? Results from an online Choice Experiment in Germany
Renewable energy cooperatives as gatekeepers or facilitators? Recent developments in Germany and a multidisciplinary research agenda
The Effect of Heterogeneity and Freedom of Participation on Collective Action in Rural Self-Help Groups
In India, self-help groups aim to eradicate poverty. Groups access microcredit via banks, government, or nongovernmental organizations. A vast but inconclusive literature exists on the impacts of heterogeneity and freedom of participation on group functioning. We used survey data and curve estimation to study the effect of these variables on collective action. Survey results were triangulated with in-depth interviews. The applied mixed methods de…
What can economic experiments tell us about institutional change in social–ecological systems
Internal governance and member investment behavior in energy cooperatives
Community-based agricultural land consolidation and local elites
Does It Pay to Participate in Decision-making? Survey Evidence on Land Co-management in Jiangsu Province, China
Effectiveness and equity of Payments for Ecosystem Services
Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) are widespread in conservation policy. In PES, environmental effectiveness and social equity are often perceived as conflicting goals. Empirical studies on the relationship between popular design features, such as payment differentiation and payment conditionality, and effectiveness and equity are scarce. Further, they struggle with measuring and separating ecological and equity outcomes. In this study, we co…
Forest-owner support for their cooperative's provision of public goods
Stakeholder perspectives to improve risk management in European farming systems
The challenges faced by agricultural systems call for an advance in risk management (RM) assessments. This research identifies and discusses potential improvements to RM across 11 European Union (EU) farming systems (FS). The paper proposes a comprehensive, participatory approach that accounts for multi-stakeholder perspectives relying on 11 focus groups for brainstorming and gathering suggestions to improve RM. Data analysis is based on content …
Actors and their roles for improving resilience of farming systems in Europe
Finding pathways to enhance the resilience of farming systems (FSs) in Europe is key, given the increasing challenges threatening them. FSs are complex socio-ecological systems in which social and ecological components are strongly linked. Social actors have the capacity to shape the FSs’ resilience, but there is a knowledge gap about how they can best do it. The aim of this paper is to analyse the roles played by the actors in FSs when dealing w…
Social incentives as nudges for agricultural knowledge diffusion and willingness to pay for certified seeds
A transition from low-input subsistence farming in Sub-Saharan Africa will require the use of yield-increasing agricultural technologies. However, in developing countries, most farmers continue to rely heavily on pest-infested and disease-infected recycled seed from own or local sources leading to low yields. This study used a field experiment to examine the effect of a social incentive combined with goal setting on the diffusion of agricultural …
Willing or complying? The delicate interplay between voluntary and mandatory interventions to promote farmers' environmental behavior
Agri-environmental policies generally build around two complementary approaches: mandatory requirements and (compensated) voluntary measures. One of the challenges of the future EU Common Agricultural Policy is precisely to find the right balance between these two types of interventions. We conducted an experiment with farmers in three EU Member States to assess the impact of (1) increasing mandatory contributions to the environment, and of (2) d…
Please keep ordering! A natural field experiment assessing a carbon label introduction
We conduct a natural field experiment investigating the efficacy of environmental information provision while considering its relationships with individual consumers’ habitual behaviour. A carbon label was introduced to the lowest-emission dish for each food category on the menu of a full-service restaurant; its efficacy was assessed by distinguishing its immediate impact on orders placed by the restaurant’s occasional and regular customers as we…
Between farms and forks
Linking innovations adoption with farm sustainability
We evaluate rainwater harvesting (RH) and fertilizer micro-dosing (FMD) impacts. • We assess combined RH-FMD on many dimensions of sustainability in Tanzania. • Food security can increase with combined RH-FMD in households in humid regions. • No effect found on food security in dry regions but a decrease in the economic pillar. • RH-FMD should be promoted in humid rather than dry regions of East Africa. Food insecurity and poverty are of major co…
Beyond carbon sequestration
The mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions is a central policy concern in agriculture, reflected through voluntary contractual measures in the Common Agricultural Policy. The literature suggests that farmers' motivation for participating in mitigation measures does not necessarily originate in climate consciousness nor a sense of responsibility for mitigation, but rather in the co-benefits that they can bring. This paper investigates farmers' pre…
Economics (15 works) · Business (14 works) · Political science (10 works) · Agriculture (7 works) · Geography (7 works) · Public economics (7 works) · Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (5 works) · Marketing (5 works) · Microeconomics (5 works) · Agricultural Innovations and Practices (4 works)