Are We Really That Much Better Than the Americans?
Agriculture is a core value in itself because we all need food. But sometimes, we should take a hard look in the mirror before criticizing others.
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
- Doctoral dissertations
- Job Market Candidates
- Historic Placement
- Student Assistants
- Best Master Thesis Award in Economics
- Topics for Master Theses
Research centres
Research news
The Long-Term Effects of Educational Policies
On Monday 31 March 2025 Daniel Vasconcellos Archer Duque will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Mental Health Consequences of Correctional Sentencing
The paper titled "Mental Health Consequences of Correctional Sentencing" by Manudeep Bhuller, Laura Khoury and Katrine V. Løken has been published in American Economic Journal: Economic Policy.
Public Health Care
The book titled "Public Health Care" by Luigi Siciliani, Kurt R. Brekke, Mathias Kifmann and Odd Rune Straume has been published by Cambridge University Press.
Events at the Department
- PhD Defense: Daniel V. Archer Duque Essays on Economics of Education
- Macro, Risk and Sustainability Seminar with Margherita Borella Subjective Earnings and Employment Dynamics
- Micro Seminar with Kevin Remmy Equilibrium Effects in Complementary Markets: Electric Vehicle Adoption and Electricity Pricing
- Macro, Risk and Sustainability Seminar: Matthew Curtis
- Micro Seminar with Tymon Słoczyński Quantifying the Internal Validity of Weighted Estimands
Latest publications
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Energies |
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Manudeep Bhuller, Laura Khoury and Katrine V. Løken: |
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy |
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Luigi Siciliani, Kurt R. Brekke, Mathias Kifmann and Odd Rune Straume: |
Cambridge University Press |
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Kurt R. Brekke, Dag Morten Dalen and Odd Rune Straume: |
"Taking the competitor's pill: When combination therapies enter pharmaceutical markets" |
Journal of Health Economics |
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Richard Baldwin, Jan I. Haaland and Anthony J. Venables |
Journal of International Economics |
Working papers
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Antoine Bertheau and Christian Philip Hoeck: |
"Firms' Beliefs About Wage Setting" |
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Antoine Bertheau, Marianna Kudlyak, Birthe Larsen and Morten Bennedsen: |
"Why Firms Lay Off Workers Instead of Cutting Wages: Evidence From Linked Survey-Administrative Data" |
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Magne Mogstad, Kjell G. Salvanes and Gaute Torsvik: |
"Income Equality in the Nordic Countries: Myths, Facts, and Lessons" |
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Kurt R. Brekke, Odd Rune Straume and Luigi Siciliani: |
"Public coverage of dental care: universal or targeted?" |