Gernot Doppelhofer is a professor at the economics department of the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH). He joined the department as associate professor in 2007. He received his PhD degree in economics from Columbia University in 2000.
Doppelhofer’s main research interests are in the fields of Macroeconomics and Applied Econometrics, including the analysis of determinants of economic growth, model uncertainty and Bayesian methods. His work has been published in the American Economic Review, the Journal of Applied Econometrics and Regional Studies.
Before joining NHH, Doppelhofer was a lecturer at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of Trinity College. He is a fellow at the CESifo Munich and an affiliate professor at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Wien) since 2012.
Macroeconomics, Empirical methods in macro and finance
‘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.
The economic trend in Europe must be reversed. EU countries must introduce reforms that yield a high return in the long term. The politicians, however, are too focused on short-term solutions.
Who should manage Norway’s enormous oil wealth? Should Norway’s ‘Oil Fund’ be moved out of Norges Bank? Three NHH researchers outline possible solutions.
Europe's economic growth is driven by poorer countries and regions that are catching up to the wealthier areas.
Political leaders in the EU countries draw sharp criticism from Professor Gernot P. Doppelhofer. He believes weak decision-makers and poor communication are fuelling the crisis in Southern Europe.
