An Anatomy of Cartel Contracts
The article "An Anatomy of Cartel Contracts" by Ari Hyytinen, Frode Steen and Otto Toivanen has been accepted for publication by the Economic Journal.
Department of Economics
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Research news
Alesina Gives the 2019 Sandmo Lecture
Harvard Professor Alberto Alesina is next year’s guest lecturer at NHH’s Sandmo Lecture on Public Policy.
Grandparents, Moms, or Dads? Why Children of Teen Mothers Do Worse in Life
New working paper from Anna Aizer, Paul J. Devereux and Kjell G. Salvanes, titled "Grandparents, Moms, or Dads? Why Children of Teen Mothers Do Worse in Life"
EU growth the lowest in five years. We should be concerned
The economic trend in Europe must be reversed. EU countries must introduce reforms that yield a high return in the long term. The politicians, however, are too focused on short-term solutions.
Latest publications
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Stig Tenold, Jari Ojala: |
"Creating Global Markets: Seaborne Trade in Pulp and Paper Products Over the Last 400 Years" |
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Palgrave Macmillan |
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Aline Bütikofer, Eirin Mølland, Kjell G. Salvanes: |
"Childhood nutrition and labor market outcomes: Evidence from a school breakfast program" |
Journal of Public Economics, 168 (2018) 62-80 |
Working papers
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Liam Brunt, Antonio Fidalgo: |
"Feeding the people: grain yields and agricultural expansion in Qing China" |
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"A continuous consumer price index for Norway 1492-2017" |
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Liam Brunt, Antonio Fidalgo: |
"Why 1990 international Geary-Khamis dollars cannot be a foundation for reliable long run comparisons of GDP" |