Do informed consumers pay less?
Households can save money by sharpening their price awareness, a new study shows.
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
Turbulence in Transport: Prices, Power, and Pollution
On Thursday 21 August 2025 Paula Navarro will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
How Context Shapes Economic Decision-Making
On Thursday 28 August 2025 Weijia Wang will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Receives Funding: Will Research Sustainable Elder Care
`The results from this study will help develop care systems—also in Norway,´ says NHH Professor Aline Bütikofer.
Events at the Department
- Micro Seminar with Leonard Treuren Wage markups and buyer power in intermediate input markets
- Macro, Risk and Sustainability Seminar with Marcelo Pedroni Optimal Climate Policy with Incomplete Markets
- Micro Seminar with: Max-Anton Wosnitza
- Macro, Risk and Sustainability Seminar with Mathieu Parenti An economic analysis of extra-territorial taxation
- Faculty Seminar: Mirko Wiederholt Heterogeneity in Expectations and House Price Dynamics
Latest publications
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Ingvild Almås, Caroline Bonn, Alexander W. Cappelen, Cornelius Cappelen and Bertil Tungodden: |
Journal of Economic Inequality |
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Astrid Kunze and Katrin Scharfenkamp: |
"The Importance of Codetermination for Gender Diversity in the Boardroom" |
Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society |
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Alexander W. Cappelen, Varun Gauri and Bertil Tungodden: |
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization |
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Aline Bütikofer, Antonio Dalla-Zuanna and Kjell G. Salvanes: |
"Natural resources, demand for skills, and schooling choices" |
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management |
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Julie Riise, Barton Willage and Alexander Willén: |
"Intergenerational effects of sick leave on child human capital" |
Journal of Health Economics |
Working papers
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Øystein Foros, Hans Jarle Kind and Greg Shaffer: |
"Nash-in-Nash Bargaining with Price-Setting Firms: Contracts, Profits, and the Role of Slotting Fees" |
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"East Asian Productivity Development: Why did the Philippines fall back?" |
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Richard Friberg, Emil M. S. Halseth, Frode Steen and Simen A. Ulsaker: |
"Do Informed Consumers Pay Less? Evidence from a Survey with Linked Grocery Purchase Data" |
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Kai Liu, Magne Mogstad and Kjell G. Salvanes: |
"Returns to Education with Earnings Uncertainty and Employment Risk over the Life Cycle" |