Ingvild L. Skarpeid defended her PhD
On Monday, 11 November 2024 Ingvild L. Skarpeid held a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defended her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH. Thesis: «Understanding Stress and Redistributive Choice: Evidence from Three Economic Experiments».
Ingvild Lindgren Skarpeid's thesis investigates two crucial issues in economic decision-making: the impact of stress on behavior and the role of redistributive preferences in shaping income inequality. By combining lab-based and online experiments, her work spans diverse populations, including low-income individuals in Nairobi, Kenya, and a representative sample of Americans.
Members of the evaluation committee:
Assistant Professor Heidi Christina Thysen (leader of the commitee), Department of Economics, NHH
Associate Professor Åshild Auglænd Johnsen, OsloMet
Assistant Professor Ian Levely, King’s College London
Supervisors:
Professor Erik Ø. Sørensen, Department of Economics and FAIR, NHH