Corona measures: Scaling back
Associate professor Torfinn Harding at the Department of economics evaluates Norwegian COVID-19 measures and some of their consequences.
Professor II Torfinn Harding
- Torfinn.Harding@nhh.no
- Department
- Economics
- Centre
- Macro, Risk and Sustainability Centre
- Office
- E252
- Expertise
- Macroeconomics Development Economics Sustainability International Economics Oil Tropical deforestation
BIOGRAPHY
Torfinn Harding is a Professor at the University of Stavanger, Adjunct Professor at NHH, and associated with the Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource Rich Economies and CESifo. Previously he worked for Statistics Norway, the University of Oxford and the University of Sussex. He holds a PhD in economics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (2008).
His research focuses on economic development, with an emphasis on natural resources and international trade and investments. He leads a young-researcher project from the Research Council of Norway on tropical deforestation and economic development. For more information read more here
Selected publications
| Author(s) | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Cust, James; Harding, Torfinn; Krings, Hanna; Rivera-Ballesteros, Alexis | Public governance versus corporate governance: Evidence from oil drilling in forests | Journal of Development Economics Volume 163 (14 pages); 2023 |
| Harding, Torfinn; Herzberg, Julika; Kuralbayeva, Karlygash | Commodity prices and robust environmental regulation: Evidence from deforestation in Brazil | Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Volume 108; page 1 - 20; 2021 |
| Harding, Torfinn; Stefanski, Radoslaw; Toews, Gerhard | Boom Goes the Price: Giant Resource Discoveries and Real Exchange Rate Appreciation | Economic Journal Volume 130 (630); page 1715 - 1728; 2020 |
| Folgerø, Ingrid Kristine; Harding, Torfinn; Westby, Benjamin S. | Going fast or going green? Evidence from environmental speed limits in Norway | Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment Volume 82 (14 pages); 2020 |
TEACHING AREAS
Introductory macroeconomics, Economics of resource rich countries
Dissemination
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.
Disagreement about the world’s biggest pension fund
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.
Economic Growth and Deforestation
This week Torfinn Harding and Po Yin Wong are participating at a workshop in Washington D.C. The Meeting is hosted by The World Bank and NHH.
What does gold do to green forests?
Deforestation in tropical areas accounts for up to 12 per cent of human CO2 emissions. Researchers at NHH are trying to understand the correlations between economic development and deforestation.