Department of Economics
How are economic decisions made, and what are the consequences of these 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 delivers important contributions, both to the international research community, the government, and the public debate.
Hosting
5
research centres
The Department of Economics are involved in several research areas. The research centres are our most prominent areas of focus.
Events at the Department
- CBE seminar: Øystein Foros Competition when big data allow for personalized pricing and product customization
- Faculty seminar Department of Economics Cezar Santos
- CBE seminar: Lassi Ahlvik Carbon leakage: A mechanism design approach
- FAIR Seminar Hale Utar
- Lunch seminar: Lars Mathiesen Fisheries Regulation
- CBE seminar: Patrick Gonzalez Does Transparency Reduce Political Corruption?
- CBE seminar Olga Gorelkina
Research news
Nobel Laureate Peter Diamond visits NHH
«I normally shy away from use of the word inequality, but it's become such a hot topic that it becomes harder and harder to do that» (Nobel Laureate Peter Diamond).
A new research group at NHH
The Centre for Business Economics is a new research group at NHH which will focus on the functioning of firms, markets and organizations.
Call for papers ECBE 2018
FAIR is hosting the Early-Career Behavioral Economics Conference in Bergen in June 2018 and they are announcing the call for papers.
Bjorvatn at Bjørnsonfestivalen
Kjetil Bjorvatn lectured on inequality and sharing at Høgskolen i Molde (Molde University College) as part of Bjørnsonfestivalen.
Latest publications
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Manudeep Bhuller, Magne Mogstad, Kjell G. Salvanes: |
"Life-Cycle Earnings, Education Premiums, and Internal Rates of Return" |
Journal of Labor Economics, 35(4) 2017, 993-1030 |
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Ingvild Almås, Mandeep Grewal, Marielle Hvide, Serhat Ugurlu: |
"The PPP approach revisited: A study of RMB valuation against the USD" |
Journal of International Money and Finance, 77 (2017) 18-38 |
Working papers
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Chang Koo Chi, Pauli Murto, Juuso Välimäki: |
"War of attrition with affiliated values" |
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Arild Sæther |
"Samuel Pufendorf and Ludvig Holberg on Political Economy" |