MIT Professor to NHH: Which skills will pay off in the future?
Which tasks will disappear, which new ones will emerge – and who will be paid the most? This is the topic when MIT Professor David Autor gives this year’s Agnar Sandmo Lecture.
Department of Economics
How are economic decisions made, and what are the consequences of these decisions? How should competing firms make pricing and investment decisions?
By addressing these questions the Department of Economics aims to understand major global challenges such as climate change, economic instability and growth, economic development and national and global welfare and inequality.
The Department is built around a number of internationally renowned research groups in a wide range of fields, providing high quality research and teaching in economics.
The faculty members constitute an enthusiastic group of women and men who deliver important contributions, both to the international research community, the government, and the public debate.
About the department
- Research Grants
- Publications
- Discussion papers
- Government Appointed Committees
- AGNAR SANDMO LECTURE ON PUBLIC POLICY
- Faculty and lunch seminars
- Board and management
- PhD specialisation in Economics
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- Best Master Thesis Award in Economics
- Topics for Master Theses
Research centres
Research news
Ready for the final round for new prestigious centre
NHH is moving forward in the competition to become a Centre of Excellence. `A major recognition of the academic community´, says Professor Katrine V. Løken.
Too Good to Be True: Individual and Collective Decision-Making with Misleading Signals
The paper titled "Too Good to Be True: Individual and Collective Decision-Making with Misleading Signals" by Sebastian Fehrler, Anna Hochleitner and Moritz Janas has been published in Management Science.
Halting a Competitor's Mobile Network Roll-Out: The Norwegian Telenor Abuse Case
The paper titled "Halting a Competitor's Mobile Network Roll-Out: The Norwegian Telenor Abuse Case" by Kurt R. Brekke, Magnus Friis Reitan and Lars Sørgard has been published in the Journal of Competition Law and Economics.
Events at the Department
- Defense: Osama Nawab Institutions, Behavior, and Economic Outcomes in Developing Countries
- Defense Mads Fjeld Wold: Efficiency, Equity, and Public Policy under Rights-Based Fisheries Management
- Sandmo Lecture 2026: David Autor Expertise, Automation, and AI
- Sandmo Lecture on Public Policy 2026 David Autor: Expertise, Automation and AI
- Macro, Risk and Sustainability Seminar with Julius Koschnick Alienated Intellectuals
Latest publications
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Odd-Helge Fjeldstad, Sunniva Nygård Ingholm, Lucas Katera, Emil Løstegård, Ingrid Hoem Sjursen, Vincent Somvinne and Jasmin Vietz: |
International Tax and Public Finance | |
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David Murakami, Ivan Shchapov and Yifan Zhang: |
"Restoring Existence and Uniqueness at the Effective Lower Bound with Simple Fiscal Policy" |
Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control |
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Lars Ivar Oppedal Berge, Kjetil Bjorvatn, Fortunata Makene, Linda Helgesson Sekei, Vincent Somville and Bertil Tungodden: |
"On the Doorstep of Adulthood: Entrepreneurship and Fertility of Young Women in Tanzania" |
The Economic Journal |
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Peter Andre, Ingar K. Haaland, Christopher Roth, Mirko Wiederholt and Johannes Wohlfart: |
The Review of Economic Studies | |
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Björn Bartling, Alexander W. Cappelen, Ingvild L. Skarpeid, Erik Ø. Sørensen and Bertil Tungodden: |
"The Talent Paradox: Why is it Fair to Reward Talent But Not Luck?" |
European Economic Review |
Working papers
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Eugen Dimant, Michele Gelfand, Anna Hochleitner and Silvia Sonderegger: |
"Divided We Act: The Role of Social Sanctions in a Polarized World" |
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Goya Razavi, Sadegh S. M. Eshaghnia and Raul Leon |
"Neighborhoods, Family and Intergenerational Mobility" |
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Daniela Horta-Sáenz and Anderson Tami-Patiño: |
"Supply-Side Drug Enforcement and Economic Development" |
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"The Worth of a "Wo": Gender Bias in Financial Advice from LLMs" |