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Shon Ferguson

Associate Professor

Shon Ferguson was born in Canada and has lived in Sweden since 2005. He received his Ph.D. in Economics in 2010 from Stockholm University. Shon also has a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Agricultural Economics. From 2011 to 2019 was a research fellow at IFN. He is currently a Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor (Docent) at the Department of Economics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in Uppsala, Sweden, and is an affiliated researcher at IFN.

Affiliated Researcher

Contact

Shon Ferguson

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala

shon.ferguson@ifn.se

Research interests: Agricultural economics, Climate, Energy, Globalization, International trade, Urban and regional economics

Among the questions that Shon Ferguson tries to answer with his research:

How do firms respond to tougher competition due to trade liberalization?
How do firms respond to higher energy prices?
Why are high-tech firms so export-dependent?
Do small- and medium-sized firms benefit from state-subsidized export promotion?
Under what conditions does ownership of input providers help firms to produce more effectively?

Current writings

14 August 2023

Working Paper No. 1470

Climate Policy and Trade in Polluting Technologies

Working Paper

by Shon Ferguson, Roweno J.R.K. Heijmans

24 November 2022

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Global Commodity Market Disruption and the Fallout

Journal Article

by Shon Ferguson, David Ubilava

27 September 2022

Koldioxidläckage eller konkurrensfördel? Om balansgången mellan industri- och klimatpolitik

Report

by Shon Ferguson, Rikard Forslid, Mark Sanctuary

Published at IFN

Journal Articles

24 November 2022 Ferguson, Shon and David Ubilava (2022). “Global Commodity Market Disruption and the Fallout”. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 66(4), 737–752. doi.org/10.1111/1467-8489.12497

01 September 2022 Röös, Elin et al. (2022). “Agroecological Practices in Combination with Healthy Diets can Help Meet EU Food System Policy Targets”. Science of The Total Environment 847, 157612. doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157612

29 June 2022 Ferguson, Shon and Aaron Smith (2022). “Import Demand Elasticities Based on Quantity Data: Theory and Evidence”. Canadian Journal of Economics 55(2), 1027–1056. doi.org/10.1111/caje.12596

04 February 2021 Ferguson, Shon, Magnus Henrekson and Louise Johannesson (2021). “Getting the Facts Right on Born Globals”. Small Business Economics 56(1), 259–276. doi.org/10.1007/s11187-019-00216-y

01 September 2020 Brown, W. Mark, Shon Ferguson and Crina Viju‐Miljusevic (2020). “Farm Size, Technology Adoption and Agricultural Trade Reform: Evidence from Canada”. Journal of Agricultural Economics 71(3), 676–697. doi.org/10.1111/1477-9552.12372

15 June 2020 Ferguson, Shon and Johan Gars (2020). “Measuring the Impact of Agricultural Production Shocks on International Trade Flows”. European Review of Agricultural Economics 47(3), 1094–1132. doi.org/10.1093/erae/jbz013

01 March 2020 Carter, Colin A. and Shon Ferguson (2020). “State Trading Deregulation and Prairie Durum Wheat Production”. Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics 68(1), 107–116. doi.org/10.1111/cjag.12207

12 November 2019 Carter, Colin A. and Shon Ferguson (2019). “Deregulation and Regional Specialization: Evidence from Canadian Agriculture”. Canadian Journal of Economics 52(4), 1497–1522. doi.org/10.1111/caje.12411

01 June 2019 Bollman, Ray D. and Shon Ferguson (2019). “The Local Impacts of Agricultural Subsidies: Evidence from the Canadian Prairies”. Journal of Agricultural Economics 70(2), 507–528. doi.org/10.1111/1477-9552.12309

28 January 2019 Ferguson, Shon and Rikard Forslid (2019). “Sizing Up the Impact of Embassies on Exports”. Scandinavian Journal of Economics 121(1), 278–297. doi.org/10.1111/sjoe.12260

01 January 2019 Ferguson, Shon and Mark Sanctuary (2019). “Why is Carbon Leakage for Energy–Intensive Industry Hard to Find?”. Environmental Economics and Policy Studies 21(1), 1–24. doi.org/10.1007/s10018-018-0219-8

01 January 2019 Ferguson, Shon and Magnus Henrekson (2019). “The Long–Run Performance of Born Globals in Computing: The Role of Digital Platforms”. International Review of Entrepreneurship 17(3), 257–280.

01 March 2016 Ferguson, Shon and M. Rose Olfert (2016). “Competitive Pressure and Technology Adoption: Evidence from a Policy Reform in Western Canada”. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 98(2), 422–446. doi.org/10.1093/ajae/aav018

01 February 2015 Ferguson, Shon (2015). “Endogenous Product Differentiation, Market Size and Prices”. Review of International Economics 23(1), 45–61. doi.org/10.1111/roie.12159

01 May 2013 Ferguson, Shon and Sara Formai (2013). “Institution–Driven Comparative Advantage and Organizational Choice”. Journal of International Economics 90(1), 193–200. doi.org/10.1016/j.jinteco.2012.11.007

Books

01 January 2018 Ferguson, Shon, Magnus Henrekson and Louise Johannesson (2018). Born globals – fakta och önsketänkande. Stockholm: Karl Adam Bonniers Stiftelse.

01 January 2016 Ferguson, Shon and Rikard Forslid (2016). Flyget och företagen. Stockholm: SNS Förlag.

Book Chapters

01 January 2019 Brown, Mark, Shon Ferguson and Crina Viju-Miljusevic (2019). “Intranational Trade Costs, Reallocation and Technical Change: Evidence from a Canadian Agricultural Trade Policy Reform”. In Wolfram Schlenker (Ed.), Agricultural Productivity and Producer Behavior (125–156). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Working Papers

14 August 2023 Ferguson, Shon and Roweno J.R.K. Heijmans (2023). “Climate Policy and Trade in Polluting Technologies”. IFN Working Paper No. 1470. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

13 December 2021 Ferguson, Shon (2021). “Unconstrained Trade: The Impact of EU Cage Bans on Exports of Poultry-Keeping Equipment”. IFN Working Paper No. 1422. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

22 August 2019 Carter, Colin A. and Shon Ferguson (2019). “State Trading Deregulation and Prairie Durum Wheat Production”. IFN Working Paper No. 1297. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

05 August 2019 Ferguson, Shon and Aaron Smith (2019). “Import Demand Elasticities Based on Quantity Data: Theory and Evidence”. IFN Working Paper No. 1296. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

28 August 2018 Ferguson, Shon and Johan Gars (2018). “Measuring the Impact of Agricultural Production Shocks on International Trade Flows”. IFN Working Paper No. 1227. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

10 August 2018 Ferguson, Shon and Magnus Henrekson (2018). “The Long-Run Performance of Born Globals in Computing: The Role of Digital Platforms”. IFN Working Paper No. 1224. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

20 June 2018 Brown, W. Mark, Shon Ferguson and Crina Viju (2018). “Farm Size, Technology Adoption and Agricultural Trade Reform: Evidence from Canada”. IFN Working Paper No. 1221. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

03 May 2018 Ferguson, Shon, Magnus Henrekson and Louise Johannesson (2018). “Getting the Facts Right on Born Globals”. IFN Working Paper No. 1210. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

23 October 2017 Carter, Colin A. and Shon Ferguson (2017). “Deregulation and Regional Specialization: Evidence from Canadian Agriculture”. IFN Working Paper No. 1185. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

26 September 2017 Brown, Mark, Shon Ferguson and Crina Viju (2017). “Agricultural Trade Reform, Reallocation and Technical Change: Evidence from the Canadian Prairies”. IFN Working Paper No. 1181. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

27 June 2016 Bollman, Ray and Shon Ferguson (2016). “The Local Impacts of Agricultural Subsidies: Evidence from the Canadian Prairies”. IFN Working Paper No. 1129. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

03 February 2016 Ferguson, Shon and Johan Gars (2016). “Productivity Shocks, International Trade and Import Prices: Evidence from Agriculture ”. IFN Working Paper No. 1107. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

18 June 2015 Akhmetova, Zhanar and Shon Ferguson (2015). “Offshoring, Total Factor Productivity and Skill-Biased Technological Change”. IFN Working Paper No. 1074. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

12 August 2014 Ferguson, Shon and Mark Sanctuary (2014). “Firm Productivity and Carbon Leakage: A Study of Swedish Manufacturing Firms”. IFN Working Paper No. 1035. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

04 March 2014 Ferguson, Shon and Rikard Forslid (2014). “Sizing Up the Impact of Embassies on Exports”. IFN Working Paper No. 1012. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

31 May 2013 Ferguson, Shon and Rose Olfert (2013). “Competitive Pressure and Technology Adoption: Evidence from a Policy Reform in Western Canada”. IFN Working Paper No. 966. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

05 October 2012 Ferguson, Shon (2012). “Cross-Industry Heterogeneity in Export Participation: The Role of Scale Economies in R&D”. IFN Working Paper No. 930. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

11 September 2012 Ferguson, Shon and Sara Formai (2012). “Institution-Driven Comparative Advantage and Organizational Choice”. IFN Working Paper No. 925. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

16 August 2011 Ferguson, Shon and Sara Formai (2011). “Institution-Driven Comparative Advantage, Complex Goods and Organizational Choice ”. IFN Working Paper No. 879. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

12 August 2011 Ferguson, Shon (2011). “Endogenous Product Differentiation, Market Size and Prices”. IFN Working Paper No. 878. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

Op-Eds

23 March 2018 Ferguson, Shon, Magnus Henrekson and Louise Johannesson (2018). “Färre svenska jobb när företag hetsas att internationalisera”. Dagens Nyheter, March 23.

12 April 2016 Ferguson, Shon and Rikard Forslid (2016). “Flyget är en motor för tillväxten”. Svenska Dagbladet, April 12.

Popular Science

15 May 2013 Ferguson, Shon and Mark Sanctuary (2013). “How Does the Price of Electricity Affect Imports? A Study of Swedish Manufacturing Firms”. Issue Brief #16. Stockholm: Entwined.

01 January 2013 Ferguson, Shon and Rose Olfert (2013). “Competitive Pressure and Technology Adoption: Evidence from a Policy Reform in Western Canada”. Policy Brief #34. Canadian Agricultural Innovation and Regulation Network (CAIRN).

Reports

27 September 2022 Ferguson, Shon, Rikard Forslid and Mark Sanctuary (2022). “Koldioxidläckage eller konkurrensfördel? Om balansgången mellan industri- och klimatpolitik”.

14 December 2021 Lozano, Julian E. and Shon Ferguson (2021). “Ecosystem Services for Compensation of Artificial Turf Systems”. Swedish EPA project report. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics.

Contact

Shon Ferguson

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala

shon.ferguson@ifn.se

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