School reform squeezed out lower-achieving pupils
When Bergen allowed grades to determine who gained entry to the most popular upper secondary schools twenty years ago, it opened the door wide for high-performing girls from more advantaged families.
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
Married women reshaped the economy – without pushing men out
They did not just change the labour market. They have also changed how the economy recovers from crises, new research by Jonna Olsson shows.
Price Discrimination and Competition in International Transport
The paper titled "Price Discrimination and Competition in International Transport" by Anna Ignatenko has been published in Journal of International Economics.
Kunze at EU event with David Card
Professor Astrid Kunze joined Nobel Laureate David Card at a European Commission event in Brussels.
Events at the Department
- Macro, Risk and Sustainability Seminar: Axelle Ferriere Business cycle stabilization with consumption taxes
- Micro Seminar: Giovanni Facchini Ballot, Badge, and Bench: Black Representation in Southern Justice
- Macro, Risk and Sustainability Seminar with Lidia Cruces Financial Incentives to Fertility: From Short to Long Run
- Micro Seminar with: Øyvind Thomassen
- Micro Seminar with: Mario Samano
Latest publications
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"Fornyet interesse for Schumpeter og «skapende ødeleggelse»" |
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"Inne i den svarte boksen til moderne økonomisk vekst: Nobelprisen i økonomi 2025" |
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"Price Discrimination and Competition in International Transportation" |
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Kjetil Bjorvatn, Denise Ferris, Selim Gulesci, Arne Nasgowitz, Vincent Somville and Lore Vandewalle: |
"Cash Trasfers and Business Survival During Covid: Evidence from Uganda" |
Journal of Development Studies |
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Anna Ignatenko, Ahmad Lashkaripour, Luca Macedno and Ina Simonovska: |
"Making America Great Again? The Economic Impacts of Liberation Day Tariffs" |
Journal of International Economics |
Working papers
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"The Worth of a "Wo": Gender Bias in Financial Advice from LLMs" |
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Björn Brey, Edoardo Cefalá and Cecilia García-Peñalosa: |
"Technology Adoption and Women's Rights: Evidence from Switzerland" |
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"When Organized Crime Moves In: Economic and Human Capital Disruption" |
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Martin Nybom, José V. Rodríguez Mora and Kjell G. Salvanes |
"Social Mobility in Western Countries: The Role of Families, Networks, and Institutions" |