Europe's innovation at risk without stronger support
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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
Parenthood and the Gender Gap in Commuting
The paper titled "Parenthood and the Gender Gap in Commuting" by Aline Bütikofer, René Karadakic and Alexander Willén has been published in The Journal of Public Economics.
Size-Based Wholesale Price Discrimination With Ex-Ante Investments Into Alternative Sourcing
The paper titled "Size-Based Wholesale Price Discrimination With Ex-Ante Investments Into Alternative Sourcing" by Charlotte B. Evensen, Øystein Foros, Atle Haugen and Hans Jarle Kind has been published in The Journal of Industrial Economics.
Department of Economics Faculty Secure Gender Equality Funding
Enhance Research Exchange is one of four projects awarded funding through NHH’s 2025 gender equality initiative. The project is a collaboration between Aline Bütikofer, Jonna Olsson, and Tove Forsbacka from The Department of Economics, and aims to strengthen academic networks for women through targeted research visits.
Events at the Department
- Micro Seminar with Etienne Guigue: Markups, Markdowns, and Bargaining in a Vertical Supply Chain
- Macro, Risk and Sustainability Seminar with Benjamin Born The impact of interest: Firms' investment sensitivity to interest rates
- Macro, Risk and Sustainability Seminar: Marcelo Pedroni
- Macro, Risk and Sustainability Seminar: Matheiu Parenti
- Faculty Seminar: Mirko Wiederholt Heterogeneity in Expectations and House Price Dynamics
Latest publications
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Aline Bütikofer, René Karadakic and Alexander Willén: |
Journal of Public Economics |
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Charlotte B. Evensen, Øystein Foros, Atle Haugen and Hans Jarle Kind: |
"Size-Based Wholesale Price Discrimination With Ex-Ante Investments Into Alternative Sourcing" |
The Journal of Industrial Economics |
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Derek J. Clark, Øystein Foros and Hans Jarle Kind: |
"The influence of media attention on retail price competition" |
Economics Bulletin |
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Hans Jarle Kind and Guttorm Schjelderup: |
International Tax and Public Finance |
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Scandinavian Economic History Review |
Working papers
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Alexander W. Cappelen, Erik Ø. Sørensen, Bertil Tungodden and Xiaogeng Xu: |
"Risk taking on behalf of others: Does the timing of uncertainty revelation matter?" |
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Astrid Kunze and Katrin Scharfenkamp: |
"The importance of co-determination for gender diversity in the boardroom" |
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Gozde Corekcioglu, Marco Francesconi and Astrid Kunze: |
"Parental Leave from the Firm's Perspective" |
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Samuel Dodini and Alexander Willén: |
"The Power to Discriminate" |