Løken receives the Nansen award for young researchers
The Fridtjof Nansen award for young researchers 2023 goes to NHH Professor Katrine V. Løken. She receives the prestigious prize for her excellent research in economics.
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All research news from the Department of Economics
The Middle-Eastern marriage pattern?
The paper titled "The Middle-Eastern Marriage Pattern? Malthusian Dynamics in Nineteenth-Century Egypt" by Yuzuru Kumon and Mohamed Saleh has been published in The Economic History Review.
Huge interest in the energy commissions conclusions
This week, head of the Energy Commission, NHH professor Lars Sørgard, presented the commission´s conclusions and recommendations. How can Norway increase its electricity production in the future?
Justifying Dissent
The paper titled "Justifying Dissent" by Leonardo Bursztyn, Georgy Egorov, Ingar Haaland, Aakaash Rao and Christopher Roth has been published in The Quarterly Journal of Economics.
Beliefs about Racial Discrimination and Support for Pro-Black Policies
The paper titled "Beliefs about Racial Discrimination and Support for Pro-Black Policies" by Ingar Haaland and Christopher Rot has been published in The Review of Economics and Statistics.
Løken leads new expert group
NHH professor Katrine V. Løken will lead an expert group that will look at how kindergartens, schools and day care facilities for schoolchildren (SFO) can contribute to equalizing social differences.
How to get funding from the Research Council of Norway
In 2022, Alexander Willén received NOK 8 million in funding through the Researcher Project for Young Talents. Read his tips about the application process.
Essays on Inequality Acceptance and Meritocracy
On Tuesday 10 January 2023 Oda Kristine Storstad Sund will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Breaking the Links: Natural Resource Booms and Intergenerational Mobility
The paper titled "Breaking the Links: Natural Resource Booms and Intergenerational Mobility" by Aline Bütikofer, Antonio Dalla-Zuanna and Kjell G. Salvanes has been published in The Review of Economics and Statistics.
Sæthre receives an ERC Starting Grants
Associate Professor Morten Sæthre has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant for his project «Distributional Effects of Environmental Policy: DEEP».
Vacant PhD Positions
NHH is pleased to announce vacancies in the PhD specialisation in Economics.
The price of neutrality: ocean freight rates and shipping policy towards the Northern Neutrals during the First World War
The paper titled "The price of neutrality: ocean freight rates and shipping policy towards the Northern Neutrals during the First World War" by Jan Tore Klovland has been published in Scandinavian Economic History Review.
As Wages Increase, Do People Work More or Less? A Wage Frame Effect
The paper titled "As Wages Increase, Do People Work More or Less? A Wage Frame Effect" by Luxi Shen and Samuel D. Hirshman has been published in Management Science.
Vacancies at the Department of Economics
The Norwegian School of Economics has the following vacant positions at the Department of Economics.
Insurance Subsidies, the Affordable Care Act, and Financial Stability
The paper titled "Insurance Subsidies, the Affordable Care Act, and Financial Stability" by Samuel Dodini has been published in Journal of Policy Analysis and Management.
How do people trade off resources between quick and slow learners?
The paper titled "How do people trade off resources between quick and slow learners?" by Ranveig Falch has been published in European Economic Review.
Postpartum Job Loss: Transitory Effect on Mothers, Long-run Damage to Children
The paper titled " Postpartum Job Loss: Transitory Effect on Mothers, Long-run Damage to Children" by Barton Willage and Alexander Willén has been published in European Economic Review.
Fairness and the moral mind: call for papers
The workshop: "Fairness and the moral mind" is open for submissions.
The Effect of Labor Market Shocks Across the Life Cycle
The paper titled "The Effect of Labor Market Shocks Across the Life Cycle" by Kjell G. Salvanes, Barton Willage and Alexander Willén has been accepted in Journal of Labor Economics.
Mortality transition in the interwar Baltic states: findings from cross-country comparison of new life tables
The paper titled "Mortality transition in the interwar Baltic states: findings from cross-country comparison of new life tables" by Zenonas Norkus, Domantas Jasilionis, Ola Honningdal Grytten, Ilmārs Mežs and Martin Klesment has been published in Scandinavian Economic History Review.
When Parents Decide: Gender Differences in Competitiveness
The paper titled "When Parents Decide: Gender Differences in Competitiveness" by Jonas Tungodden and Alexander Willén has been accepted in Journal of Political Economy.
100 years of transformation in the Baltics
Scientists from the Baltic states and Norway have started building a database of information on the Baltic states including gross domestic product (GDP) figures that will cover the past 100 years.
Chief Economist at Microsoft holding a lecture on cryptocurrency
Chief Economist and Corporate Vice President at Microsoft Michael Schwarz visits NHH this week. In this open lecture, Schwarz will talk about cryptocurrency demand and valuation.
Løken and Gooderham RECEIVED RESEARCH AWARDS
The prestigious awards Ingvar Wedervang Young Researcher Award and The Honour Award for Excellent Research were given to Katrine V. Løken and Paul N. Gooderham.
Competition specialists meeting at Beccle conference
Professor of law and competition expert Pinar Akman delivered the first keynote speech at the annual BECCLE conference on competition policy.
The Effect of Negative Income Shocks on Pensioners
New paper titled "The Effect of Negative Income Shocks on Pensioners" by Julian V. Johnsen (University of Bergen) and Alexander Willén (Norwegian School of Economics).
Heterogeneous Impacts of Cost Shocks, Strategic Bidding, and Pass-Through: Evidence from the New England Electricity Market
New article titled "Heterogeneous Impacts of Cost Shocks, Strategic Bidding, and Pass-Through: Evidence from the New England Electricity Market" by Harim Kim (Norwegian School of Economics).
A bit of salt, a trace of life: Gender norms and the impact of a salt iodization program on human capital formation of school aged children
New paper titled "A bit of salt, a trace of life: Gender norms and the impact of a salt iodization program on human capital formation of school aged children" by Zichen Deng (Norwegian School of Economics) and Maarten Lindeboom (VU University Amsterdam) published in Journal of Health Economics.
Material resources and well-being - Evidence from an Ethiopian housing lottery
New article titled "Material resources and well-being - Evidence from an Ethiopian housing lottery" by Asbjørn G. Andersen (UiO), Andreas Kotsadam (UiO) and Vincent Somville (NHH) published in Journal of Health Economics.
Van Reenen gives the 2022 Sandmo Lecture
LSE-professor John Van Reenen gives The Sandmo Lecture On Public Policy on Friday 29 April. Title of his lecture: "Inequality and Superstar Firms"
Inequality and Superstar Firms
MiT Professor John Van Reenen is this year’s guest lecturer at NHH’s Sandmo Lecture on Public Policy.
INGVILD ALMÅS AWARDED ERC GRANT
Ingvild Almås has been granted an ERC Consolidator Grant for research on global inequality.
New Hires at the Department of Economics
The Department of Economics is pleased to announce new hires for 2022.
Equinor scholarships for master theses in economics of environmental challenges and green technologies
Master students interested in economics applied to environmental challenges and green investment opportunities are invited to apply for Equinor’s master thesis scholarship.
Tungodden in Nature Human Behaviour
Five years after the launch of Nature Human Behaviour, twenty-two leading experts in some of the core disciplines within the journal’s scope share their views on pressing open questions and new directions in their disciplines.
25 mill NOK to FAIR project
The interdisciplinary research project at FAIR, «Freedom to Choose», has been awarded 25 million NOK in funding from the Norwegian Research Council.
The impacts of social policy or events on individuals’ behavior and well-being
On Wednesday 15 December 2021 Mirjam Linnea Wentzel will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
'Sustainability is the key challenge'
Environmental challenges overtakes technological advancement as the biggest challenge leaders will face, shows a new CEMS study. 'I am not surprised,' says Associate Professor Tina Saebi.
Three chapters in industrial organization
On Monday 25 October 2021 Charlotte Bjørnhaug Evensen will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Earie conference opened today
Over 400 attendees and 360 presentations when Norwegian School of Economics and University of Bergen opened the international EARIE conference at NHH today.
PhD Defense:Business cycles and economic policy
On Friday 3 September 2021 Thor Andreas Aursland will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Willén promoted to full professor at NHH
Alexander L. P. Willén (32) at the Department of Economics has been promoted to full professor. He completed his Ph.D. only three years ago. `An extremely talented researcher´, Professor and Head of Economics Eirik G. Kristiansen says.
THREE PROFESSOR PROMOTIONS
Sissel Jensen at the Department of Economics has been promoted to full professor at NHH. Ivar Kolstad at the Department of Accounting, Auditing and Law and Walter Pohl at the Department of Finance have also been promoted from associate professor to professor this spring.
Free trade agreements do not always ensure free trade
The changes in the UK’s trading relationship with the EU are likely to have widespread effects, many of which are yet to be understood in full. This column (at voxeu.org) introduces the issue of compliance with rules of origin requirements within free trade agreements. The authors argue that complying with these rules can present firms with additional production costs that would not have been present had the UK remained a part of the EU.
«Essays on Information Preferences and Morality»
On Monday 26 April 2021 Fehime Ceren Ay will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Nordic Conference in Development Economics 2021
Chr. Michelsen Institute, the Department of Economics at the University of Bergen, and FAIR would like to welcome you to the 19th NCDE conference, 15 - 16 June 2021.
Five young researchers to FAIR
FAIR is welcoming five researchers to the team this year.
Essays on Information and Fairness
On Friday 19 March 2021 Stefan Meissner will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Happy International Women's Day!
At FAIR we celebrate International Women’s Day, by promoting our focus on gender equality in academia.
FAIR researcher to FHI and the University of Liverpool
FAIR researcher, Sara Abrahamsson to the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
Assistant Professor Henning Hermes new Research Affiliate at CEPR
Our Assistant Professor, Henning Hermes, was appointed as a new Research Affiliate at CEPR.
New Head of Administration at FAIR
FAIR welcomes our new Head of Administration, Maja Dame.
Microeconomics. An ABC in 1-2-3
Kjetil Bjorvatn has released a new textbook in microeconomics.
FAIR at AEA Annual Meeting 2021
FAIR researchers presenting at the Annual Meeting for the American Economic Association.
FAIR receives grants from the Research Council of Norway
FAIR is involved in three projects that have received funding from the Research Council of Norway.
Training Entrepreneurs in VoxDevLit
This month VoxDevLit was launched and its first piece is Lit on Training Entrepreneurs, with Kjetil Bjorvatn amongst the co-editors.
Studentassisten høst 2020
FAIR søker studentassistent som kan bistå administrasjonen med rapporteringer og administrasjonsoppgaver.
Do Generous Parental Leave Policies Help Top Female Earners?
Generous government-mandated parental leave is generally viewed as an effective policy to support women’s careers around childbirth. But does it help women to reach top positions in the upper pay echelon of their firms?
Vacancies as the Department of Economics
NHH has the following vacant positions at the Department of Economics.
Vacant PhD positions
NHH is pleased to announce vacancies in the PhD specialisation in Economics.
PhD Positions at FAIR 2020
FAIR is pleased to announce vacancies in the Ph.D. specialization in Economics.
3SAT documentary on social justice
3SAT will be broadcasting a documentary on social justice on 5th November, 20:15.
Fairness and the moral mind workshop
The workshop: "Fairness and the moral mind" will be on Zoom on Wednesday, November 4.
EARIE Conference to NHH campus
NHH Norwegian School of Economics and University of Bergen are organizing the 48th Annual Conference of the European Association for Research in Industrial Economics.
FAIR researcher to KåKånomicfestival
FAIR researcher Katrine Vellesen Løken will participate in the KÅKÅnomics festival in Stavanger this week.
EEA Executive Committee
FAIR Professor to the EEA Executive Committee
FAIR ONLINE SESSIONS
This fall FAIR introduces an online session series. Here you will find an overview of our planned online events for the fall semester 2020.
RCN grant 2020
Together with the Macroeconomics, Risk and Sustainability group, FAIR received a 1.5 million from the Research Council of Norway (ISPSAM program)
New chapter: Fair and Unfair Income Inequality
FAIR researchers Alexander W. Cappelen, Ranveig Falch, and Bertil Tungodden have written a chapter titled “Fair and Unfair Income Inequality” for the Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics (2020).
Looking to recruit students to the gym through a discount scheme
Associate Professor Alexander L.P. Willén has studied the effects of a scheme whereby students are given a free gym membership if they visit the gym 50 times per semester.
NHH will conduct research on the consequences of the coronavirus for working life
The Norwegian School of Economics will receive NOK four million from the Research Council of Norway to conduct research on how COVID-19 affects companies’ knowledge competence and their new digital everyday life.
Two NHH researchers to contribute to an EU programme
Alexander W. Cappelen and Aksel Mjøs are among the members of the reference groups for the EU's new research and innovation programme Horizon Europe.
Uganda project receives funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
The new project, Women's Leadership in Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLAs) has received funding for three years.
FAIR søker forskningsassistenter til flere forskningsprosjekter
FAIR is hiring 2-3 students as research assistants to several research projects
Corona measures: Scaling back
Associate professor Torfinn Harding at the Department of economics evaluates Norwegian COVID-19 measures and some of their consequences.
Are you as happy as before the COVID-19 crisis?
Postdoctoral fellow Ranveig Falch at FAIR says that happiness has dropped in Norway and in the U.S. during the COVID-19 crisis.
How different is the coronavirus crisis really?
Professor Ola H. Grytten explains what makes the coronavirus crisis unique, and compares it to other crisis.
Identifying the tipping point that makes natives move
Research conducted at NHH shows that there is a critical point at which a neighbourhood develops towards complete segregation.
Household decision-making and women’s labor supply in Ethiopia
On Friday 5 June 2020 Sandra Kristine Halvorsen will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Collapsing oil prices: A window of opportunity for manufacturing
Due to the collapse in the price of oil, oil-exporting economies are experiencing a huge loss of foreign revenues. This may create a window of opportunity to transition away from resource dependence.
Essays in Political Economy
On Monday 11 May 2020 Ole-Andreas Næss will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Essays on industrial organisation
On Friday 17 April 2020 Timothy Wyndham will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Wrong medicine for corona
Loans are no use when customers disappear, writes NHH Professor Victor D Norman.
Solidarity and predictability are essential in times of crisis
New guarantees are needed to enable us to carry the financial costs of the pandemic together, write Bertil Tungodden and Alexander W Cappelen.
Can women have it all?
Childcare, paid parental leave, and keeping women working.
Instability to be expected in future
‘We can expect increased instability in the Norwegian economy going forward. Norway is affected by global uncertainty, and we are now seeing the Corona virus causing increased uncertainty in the markets,’ says Gernot Doppelhofer, Professor at NHH.
‘Extremely attractive in the labour market’
Businesses fight to attract candidates from NHH. A record-high 99 per cent of those who left NHH with a master’s degree in spring 2019 have found relevant work, shows NHH’s labour market survey.
A new dissertation on intergenerational mobility
On Wednesday December 4 Erling Risa will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
NHH presents findings of the world’s largest experimental study
What causes inequality? Do people have the same understanding of economic fairness? FAIR at NHH is presenting groundbreaking research at the Gallup World Headquarters in Washington, D.C. on 5 November.
Vacancies at the Department of Economics
NHH have the following vacant positions at the Department of Economics.
Decision making on behalf of others
On Monday 30 September 2019 Xiaogeng Xu will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
The economics of inequality
On Tuesday 24. September 2019 Ranveig Falch will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Will be sorely missed
Professor Emeritus Agnar Sandmo passed away on Friday evening. “He will be sorely missed,” says NHH Rector Øystein Thøgersen.
Women with a twin brother earn less than those with twin sisters
Women with a twin brother drop out of upper secondary and higher education more often than those with a twin sister, a new study shows. ‘Parents need to be aware of these consequences,’ says NHH Professor.
FAIR søker forskningsassistenter til eksperiment
FAIR, Centre for Experimental Research on Fairness, Inequality and Rationality, søker 1-2 studenter som kan jobbe med støtte til et forskningsprosjekt om kjønnsforskjeller i tidlig karriere.
Alesina gives the 2019 Sandmo Lecture
Harvard Professor Alberto Alesina is this year’s guest lecturer at NHH’s Sandmo Lecture on Public Policy.
Political polarization in the United States
On Wednesday 12 June 2019 Ingar Kyrkjebø Haaland will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Euronext new owner of Oslo Stock Exchange
‘The transaction provides more capital, but reduces Norwegian control’, says Professor of Economics Ola H. Grytten at The Norwegian School of Economics
CBE seminar on the Norwegian mobile phone market
The Center for Business Economics at NHH and SNF invited to a seminar on the Norwegian mobile market on May 8 at NHH’s campus in Oslo.
NHH launches module-based education
Erna Solberg want workers to constantly update their skills in order to meet the labour market's need of expertise in the future. NHH believes ‘shopping for courses’ can be the solution.