Aquaculture economics
Production costs, biological risk, industry structure, regulation, investment and sustainable growth in salmon farming.
Seafood marketsProduction economicsRegulation
University of Stavanger
Bård
Misund
Professor in resource economics, finance and accounting
Research on resource economics, resource taxation, valuation, commodity markets and risk in resource-based industries.
- Position
- Professor
- School
- UiS Business School
- Based in
- Stavanger, Norway
Resource economics, Accounting and financeUiS
Research
Markets, investment and regulation
Exploring the connection between investments, markets and regulation
Resource taxation
The effects of petroleum and aquaculture taxation on investment, neutrality, value creation and distribution.
Economic rentTax neutralityPolicy
Valuation and finance
Company valuation, financial reporting and complex investment projects in capital-intensive industries.
AccountingCorporate financeReal options
Commodity markets and risk
Price formation, volatility, derivatives and risk management in salmon, energy and commodity markets.
DerivativesPrice dynamicsRisk
Selected publications
Recent work
Selected peer-reviewed research.
Production strategies in offshore salmon aquaculture
Tord Ludvigsen, Bård Misund and Ragnar Tveterås
Finer economic margins for farmed salmon
Thomas M. Anderson, Frank Asche, Andreea-Laura Cojocaru et al.
Impact of rent taxation on Norwegian salmon farming companies
Bård Misund, Peter Molnar, Quan Minh Nguyen and Elin Totland
Projects
Current research
Collaborative work on seafood systems, sustainability and the economics of aquaculture.
SeaFood: the sea within the food system
Connecting seafood production, markets, sustainability and resource use within the wider food system.
Project record ↗Mussel Up
Exploring mussel protein as a sustainable feed ingredient, including economic and sustainability analysis.
Project at FHF ↗Across the site
Teaching, AI and public commentary
Academic material and public-facing work organised in dedicated sections.
Teaching
Derivatives and risk management
A structured seven-part set of lecture notes covering forwards, options, risk management and real options.
Teaching material →AI
Using AI to improve productivity in business
Expertise in the application of state-of-the-art AI tools
AI →Commentary
Research in public debate
Popular-science articles, policy contributions and commentary on seafood markets and taxation.
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