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.
Housing allowance and social assistance form the welfare state’s final safety net. The scheme will now undergo a thorough review. NHH Professor Kjell Gunnar Salvanes is among the experts appointed to advise the government.
A discussion paper titled HANKSSON written by Florin Bilbiie, Sigurd Galaasen, Refet Gürkaynak, Mathis Mæhlum and Krisztina Molnar has been titled the CEPR discussion paper of 2025 as the most downloaded paper.
The paper titled "Gender-Biased Technological Change: Milking Machines and the Exodus of Women from Farming" by Philipp Ager, Marc Goñi and Kjell G. Salvanes has been published in American Economic Review.
Mental health care in prison can change the life course of incarcerated individuals. A new study from NHH documents clear effects – both on mental health and on the risk of reoffending.
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Philipp Ager, Marc Goñi and Kjell G. Salvanes: |
"Gender-Biased Technological Change: Milking Machines and the Exodus of Women from Farming" |
American Economic Review |
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Ingar K. Haaland, Christopher Roth, Stefanie Stantcheva and Johannes Wohlfart: |
"Understanding Economic Behaviour Using Open-Ended Survey Data" |
Journal of Economic Literature |
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William Zame, Bertil Tungodden, Erik Ø. Sørensen, Shachar Kariv and Alexander W. Cappelen: |
"Linking Social and Personal Preferences: Theory and Experiment" |
Journal of Political Economy |
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Odd Galteland and Bjørn L. Basberg (ed.) |
Novus forlag |
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Sarah Cattan, Kjell G. Salvanes and Emma Tominey: |
"First-Generation Elite: The Role of School Social Networks" |
American Economic Review |
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Jonas Andersson, Øivind A. Nilsen and Hans J. Skaug: |
"Mixed Frequency Data in a Heterogenous Sticky Price Model" |
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Gloria Moroni, Cheti Nicoletti, Kjell G. Salvanes and Emma Tominey: |
"Gender Equality Through Marriage" |
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Ingvild Almås, Bet Caeyers, Adrien Dautheville, Vivian Kazi, Sonya Krutikova and Vincent Somville: |
"Reality Bites: Experimental Evidence on the Transition from School in a Low-Income Setting" |
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"Counting on the Sea: Quantifying the Rise of Seaborne Trade Serving the United Kingdom 1820-1913" |