Fairness and the moral mind: call for papers
The workshop: "Fairness and the moral mind" is open for submissions.
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Student Assistant
We are seeking a student who can support the Centre with event coordination, communication, and other administrative tasks. The student assistant will join the administrative team of seven people.
How the Covid Pandemic Will Follow Today’s Kids into Adulthood
In a recent Wall Street Journal Special Report, “How the Covid Pandemic Will Follow Today’s Kids into Adulthood”, Alexander Willén suggests that the long-term impact of the COVID-19 generated school closures for children can be substantial.
Subsidised childcare as effective as cash grants
Subsidised childcare services are at least as effective as cash grants in increasing household income, a field experiment from Uganda shows.
New publication in The Economic Journal
New publication in The Economic Journal, “The Meritocratic Origin of Egalitarian Behaviour” by Alexander W. Cappelen, Johanna Mollerstrom, Bjørn-Atle Reme, and Bertil Tungodden.
When Parents Decide: Gender Differences in Competitiveness
The working paper "When Parents Decide: Gender Differences in Competitiveness" by Alexander Willén and Jonas Tungodden (SiriusXM + Pandora) just got accepted in the Journal of Political Economy.
FAIR Online Sessions
FAIR organizes a range of different online activities.
Pre-Doctoral Fellow
We invite applications for the position of four pre-doctoral fellows at FAIR/ the Department of Economics at The Norwegian School of Economics. The Centre is a unique platform for collaboration between the Centre for Empirical Labor Economics and The Choice Lab.
White House uses FAIR paper
The working paper "The Dynamics of Power in Labor Markets: Monopolistic Unions versus Monopsonistic Employers" by Samuel Dodini, Kjell Salvanes, and Alexander Willén is being used in the 2022 Economic Report of the President (ERP).
New working paper in National Bureau of Economic Research
Kjell Gunnar Salvanes, Sandra E. Black, Paul J. Devereux, and Fanny Landaud have published a working paper in the National Bureau of Economic Research: The (Un)Importance of Inheritance
2022 HCEO-FAIR Summer school on socioeconomic inequality
FAIR invites you to the HCEO Chicago Summer School.
FAIR Annual Report 2021
The FAIR annual report is now available online. You can read it in full length here, alongside a statement from Centre Director Bertil Tungodden.
New book by Lise Vesterlund
FAIR Affiliate Lise Vesterlund’s new book “The No Club” is out for sale today, May 3rd! The book is published by Simon and Schuster.
Hallgeir Sjåstad in new position as Professor
Hallgeir Sjåstad (36) has been promoted to Full Professor at NHH! He completed his PhD only 5 years ago, and is now part of the exclusive club of professors under 40.
New member to the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
Alexander W. Cappelen has been elected as a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.
New paper in Journal of Health Economics
Vincent Somville, Asbjørn G. Andersen, and Andreas Kotsadam have published a new paper in Journal of Health Economics: Material resources and well-being — Evidence from an Ethiopian housing lottery.
Ingvild Almås awarded ERC grant
Ingvild Almås, one of FAIR's PIs, has been granted an ERC Consolidator Grant for research on global inequality.
Associate Professor Ingar Haaland
Ingar Haaland has accepted a tenure track position at the Department of Economics/FAIR.
Fairness and the moral mind
The online workshop is organized by Professor Bertil Tungodden and funded by his ERC Advanced Grant “Fairness and the moral mind”.
New publication in The Economic Journal
New publication in The Economic Journal, “The Meritocratic Origin of Egalitarian Behaviour” (forthcoming) by Alexander W. Cappelen, Johanna Mollerstrom, Bjørn-Atle Reme, and Bertil Tungodden.
New paper in Nature Communications
Together with a team of international researchers, Hallgeir Sjåstad and Ceren Ay have published a new paper in Nature Communications. The paper is entitled “National identity predicts public health support during a global pandemic".
FAIR søker studentassistenter
FAIR, Centre for Experimental Research on Fairness, Inequality and Rationality, søker studenter som kan jobbe med støtte til ulike forskningsprosjekter.
New publication in Meta-Psychology
New publication in the journal Meta-Psychology by Bjørn Sætrevik (University of Bergen) and Hallgeir Sjåstad (NHH/FAIR), titled: “Mortality salience effects fail to replicate in traditional and novel measures.”
New Working paper
Kjell Gunnar Salvanes, Barton Willanger, and Alexander Willén have published a new Working paper: "The effect of Labor Market Shocks Across the Life Cycle".
New paper in PNAS
Ingvild Almås, Alexander W. Cappelen, Erik Ø. Sørensen, and Bertil Tungodden have published a new paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America (PNAS): “Global evidence on the selfish rich inequality hypothesis”.
Grant awarded to FAIR
The interdisciplinary research project “Freedom to Choose” (FREE) has been awarded 25 million NOK in funding from the Norwegian Research Council. The project, headed by Alexander Cappelen, Hallgeir Sjåstad and Bertil Tungodden, aims to exploit scientific synergies between economics and psychology.
2022 Spring FAIR seminar series
Our FAIR Seminar Series for the Spring Semester 2022 is back.
Publication bonuses to fair
Many congratulations to all of the FAIR Researchers who got a Publication bonus from The Norwegian School of Economics in 2021!
The Bronze Sponge to Alexander W. Cappelen
Professor Alexander W. Cappelen is awarded the Bronze Sponge for his outstanding effort as a lecturer.
FAIR søker studentassistent for økonomioppgaver
FAIR, Centre for Experimental Research on Fairness, Inequality and Rationality, søker en bachelorstudent som kan støtte senteret med økonomi, regnskap og andre administrative oppgaver. Senteret er en del av Institutt for Samfunnsøkonomi og har omtrent 40 ansatte.
2022 Bergen Summer Research School
The topic of the 2022 Bergen Summer Research School is “Understanding and addressing inequality”. FAIR will contribute with a course on Economic Experiments in Developing Countries. A group of us at FAIR will teach some of the lectures, and the course is a mix of methods and topics.
FAIR-CRC workshop on «Perceptions on Inequality and Preferences for Redistribution”
On November 26th, Alexander W. Cappelen and Bertil Tungodden organized an online workshop together with Andreas Peichl (ifo Institute) and Georg Weizsäcker (Humboldt-U. Berlin).
Prison, Mental Health and Family Spillovers
Katrine Vellesen Løken and Laura Khoury have published a new working paper together with Manudeep Bhuller: " Prison, Mental Health and Family Spillovers".
New paper in European Economic Review
Laura Khoury, Paul Brandily, Clément Brébion, and Simon Brioled have published a new paper in European Economic Review: A poorly understood disease? The impact of COVID-19 on the income gradient in mortality over the course of the pandemic.
Spring School in behavioral economics
Welcome to the Spring School in Behavioral Economics in San Diego, US!
New article in SAGE Journals
Samuel D. Hirshman and Abigail B. Sussman have published a new article in Journal of Marketing: “Minimum Payments Alter Debt Repayment Strategies across Multiple Cards”.
Alexander Cappelen wins the Fulbright Article Prize 2021
An academic committee appointed by the Norwegian Fulbright Alumni Association has decided to award Professor Cappelen the Fulbright Article Prize 2021.
New report on COVID-19
How has COVID-19 impacted the lives of households in Uganda? And to what extent have cash transfers been effective in improving peoples’ lives during the pandemic? These are the questions addressed in a C-19 note published by PEDL, Private Enterprise Development in Developing Countries, and involving FAIR researchers Kjetil Bjorvatn, Arne Nasgowitz and Vincent Somville.
New paper in PNAS
Together with a team of international researchers, Kjell Gunnar Salvanes, Aline Bütikofer and René Karadakic have published a new paper in the scientific journal PNAS. The paper is entitled “Inequality in mortality between Black and White Americans by age, place, and cause and in comparison to Europe, 1990 to 2018”.
Empowering women through targeted conditional cash transfers
Together with a team of international researchers, Ingvild Almås and Orazio Attanasio have conducted research on “Empowering women through targeted conditional cash transfers“ recently featured by J-PAL in a policy brief.
FAIR is hiring
FAIR has postdoc positions in behavioral economics and labor economic. See information about the different positions below.
Forskningsassistent 2021
FAIR, Centre for Experimental Research on Fairness, Inequality and Rationality, søker studenter som kan jobbe med støtte til ulike forskningsprosjekter.
Forskningsdagene 2021
FAIR-affiliated researcher Nina Serdarevic presented at two elementary schools as part of the annual research festival Forskningsdagene 2021.
The EALE 2021 Conference
Eight FAIR researchers are presenting at the 33rd annual EALE conference, 16-18 September 2021.
FAIR at CESifo 2021
FAIR researchers are presenting at the CESifo Area Conference on the Economics of Education 2021, Friday to Saturday, September 3 to 4, 2021.
Grand opening of the Development Learning Lab
In a joint effort, CMI, the Norwegian School of Economics, the University of Bergen and Centre of applied research at NHH (SNF) are launching a new research and learning centre called the Development Learning Lab.
New paper in Nature Human Behaviour
Together with a team of international researchers, Associate Professor Hallgeir Sjåstad has published a new paper in the leading journal Nature Human Behaviour. The paper is entitled “Moral dilemmas and trust in leaders during a global health crisis”.
SEEDEC 2021
FAIR at the Norwegian School of Economics and the Department of Economics at the Monash Business School would like to welcome you to SEEDEC 2021 on October 7.
Kjetil Bjorvatn wins lecturer award
For the second year in a row, professor Kjetil Bjorvatn at FAIR, is awarded the Bronze Sponge for his outstanding effort as a lecturer.
FAIR at ESPE 2021
FAIR researchers are presenting at the 34th Annual Conference of the European Society for Population Economics, June 17-19 2021.
NCDE 2021
Chr. Michelsen Institute, the Department of Economics at the University of Bergen, and FAIR would like to welcome you to the 19th NCDE conference, 15 - 16 June 2021.
FAIR at Vårkonferansen 2021
On Tuesday 1 June 2021, Ingvild Almås and Kjetil Bjorvatn will be presenting at Vårkonferansen 2021, NHH's annual spring conference. The topic of this year's conference is polarization and increasing inequality.
Informal declarations of mutual trust can reduce dishonesty
Results from a FAIR experiment suggest that informal declarations of mutual trust can reduce dishonesty in the Norwegian population. The research is presented at The Christie Conference 27 April.
Research Data Manager 2021
FAIR is pleased to announce an open position as Research Data Manager.
Nordic Conference in Development Economics 2021
Chr. Michelsen Institute, the Department of Economics at the University of Bergen, and FAIR would like to welcome you to the 19th NCDE conference, 15 - 16 June 2021.
Five young researchers to FAIR
FAIR is welcoming five researchers to the team this year.
Happy International Women's Day!
At FAIR we celebrate International Women’s Day, by promoting our focus on gender equality in academia.
FAIR researcher to FHI and the University of Liverpool
FAIR researcher, Sara Abrahamsson to the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
Online sessions for the spring semester
Our online sessions are back for the spring semester 2021.
Assistant Professor Henning Hermes new Research Affiliate at CEPR
Our Assistant Professor, Henning Hermes, was appointed as a new Research Affiliate at CEPR.
New Head of Administration at FAIR
FAIR welcomes our new Head of Administration, Maja Dame.
Microeconomics. An ABC in 1-2-3
Kjetil Bjorvatn has released a new textbook in microeconomics.
FAIR at AEA Annual Meeting 2021
FAIR researchers presenting at the Annual Meeting for the American Economic Association.
FAIR receives grants from the Research Council of Norway
FAIR is involved in three projects that have received funding from the Research Council of Norway.
Training Entrepreneurs in VoxDevLit
This month VoxDevLit was launched and its first piece is Lit on Training Entrepreneurs, with Kjetil Bjorvatn amongst the co-editors.
Studentassisten høst 2020
FAIR søker studentassistent som kan bistå administrasjonen med rapporteringer og administrasjonsoppgaver.
PhD Positions at FAIR 2020
FAIR is pleased to announce vacancies in the Ph.D. specialization in Economics.
Coffee with Flavio Cunha video
FAIR Insight Team invites you to the ninth episode of "Coffee with...".
3SAT documentary on social justice
3SAT will be broadcasting a documentary on social justice on 5th November, 20:15.
Job Market Announcements
FAIR has now three open positions in Behavioural Economics and Labor Economics
Fairness and the moral mind workshop
The workshop: "Fairness and the moral mind" will be on Zoom on Wednesday, November 4.
DIAL Workshop
Dynamics of Inequality Across the Life-course (DIAL) is a multi-disciplinary research program consisting of thirteen European projects.
FAIR researcher to KåKånomicfestival
FAIR researcher Katrine Vellesen Løken will participate in the KÅKÅnomics festival in Stavanger this week.
Student assistants to Department of Economics
The Department of Economics is looking for student assistants for the spring term of 2021.
EEA Executive Committee
FAIR Professor to the EEA Executive Committee
FAIR ONLINE SESSIONS
This fall FAIR introduces an online session series. Here you will find an overview of our planned online events for the fall semester 2020.
RCN grant 2020
Together with the Macroeconomics, Risk and Sustainability group, FAIR received a 1.5 million from the Research Council of Norway (ISPSAM program)
New chapter: Fair and Unfair Income Inequality
FAIR researchers Alexander W. Cappelen, Ranveig Falch, and Bertil Tungodden have written a chapter titled “Fair and Unfair Income Inequality” for the Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics (2020).
Uganda project receives funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
The new project, Women's Leadership in Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLAs) has received funding for three years.
FAIR at the annual EEA Congress
This week the European Economic Association (EEA) is hosting its 35th annual congress and FAIR is proud to see so many of our own to be involved in the first virtual congress of the EEA.
FAIR søker forskningsassistenter til flere forskningsprosjekter
FAIR is hiring 2-3 students as research assistants to several research projects
THE BRONZE SPONGE TO KJETIL BJORVATN
Professor Kjetil Bjorvatn is described as engaging lecturer with tremendous knowledge of his field and for his pedagogical abilities and his efforts to include current issues in the curriculum.
Hallgeir Sjåstad New paper 2020
New paper accepted for publication by Hallgeir Sjåstad (SNF/FAIR Insight Team) in the journal Self and Identity
Children’s Health
From June 15 – 17, Barcelona Graduate School of Economics is hosting a research webinar on Children’s Health, Well-Being, and Human Capital Formation. Professor Kjell G. Salvanes is one of the workshop organizers.
Spousal Disagreement in Reporting of Intimate Partner Violence in Kenya
New published paper by FAIR-affiliate Charlotte Ringdal (University of Amsterdam) in AEA Papers & Proceedings, Spousal Disagreement in Reporting of Intimate Partner Violence in Kenya", together with Johannes Haushofer (Princeton University), Jeremy Shapiro (ECFR) and Xiao Yu Wang (Duke).
Coffee with Alberto Alesina
We are so saddened to hear about the recent passing of Alberto Alesina. He has been a great inspiration for our research and we honor his memory with great gratitude. Last year we had the pleasure of sitting down with Alberto Alesina. In this video you can see him in conversation with Professor Kjetil Bjorvatn on inequality, social mobility and preferences for redistribution in the United States and Europe.
The Effect of Early-Childhood Education on Social Preferences
New published paper by Alexander Cappelen, John List (University of Chicago), Anya Samek (University of Southern California) and Bertil Tungodden in the Journal of Political Economy, titled “The Effect of Early-Childhood Education on Social Preferences”.
Cutthroat Capitalism versus Cuddly Socialism: Are Americans More Meritocratic and Efficiency-Seeking than Scandinavians?
New published paper by Ingvild Almås, Alexander W. Cappelen and Bertil Tungodden in the Journal of Political Economy, titled "Cutthroat Capitalism versus Cuddly Socialism: Are Americans More Meritocratic and Efficiency-Seeking than Scandinavians?".
Online seminar with Alexander Cappelen
Alexander Cappelen will be giving an online Seminar this Thursday on “Fairness Across the World: Preferences and Beliefs”, and you can join in!
Coffee with Anna Aizer
FAIR Insight Team invites you to the seventh episode of "Coffee with...". In this video you can see Researcher Julian Vedeler Johnsen in conversation with Anna Aizer on the inheritance of poverty.
Economists with platform for independent analyses of the Corona crisis
Leading Norwegian economists have recently launched a platform for independent analyses of the Corona crisis. Katrine V. Løken and Kjell G. Salvanes from FAIR are two of the initiators.
FAIR annual report 2019
The FAIR annual report is now available online. You can read it in full length here, alongside a statement from Centre Director Bertil Tungodden.
New funding to FAIR Insight Team
FAIR Insight team has received funding from The Research Council of Norway and The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs for two exciting projects regarding recycling and dropout from higher education.
Greener grass or sour grapes? How people value future goals after initial failure
New published paper by Hallgeir Sjåstad (FAIR Insight Team), Roy Baumeister and Michael Ent in Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, titled "Greener grass or sour grapes? How people value future goals after initial failure".
All events postponed
On 12 March, 2020, the Norwegian Government decided among other things to close all universities until further notice to prevent transmission of the coronavirus.
7th Annual PhD Workshop Experimental Development Economics
FAIR is hosting a workshop for current and prospective PhD students on the use of lab-in-the field experiments in developing countries or working on behavioral economics in general. The workshop is a joint initiative of BEDERG, CBESS at the University of East Anglia, and FAIR.
Women in Economics meeting
The Norwegian School of Economics and FAIR invite female students to a meeting illuminating the diverse career paths possible for economists. The deadline for registration is 5 March.
Helping behavior is non-zero-sum: Helper and recipient autobiographical accounts of help
New published paper by Michael Ent, Hallgeir Sjåstad, William von Hippel and Roy Baumeister in Evolution and Human Behavior, titled "Helping behavior is non-zero-sum: Helper and recipient autobiographical accounts of help".
15th Nordic Summer Institute in Labor Economics
The 15th Nordic Summer Institute in Labor Economics will be organized by FAIR the 11 to 12 May at the Norwegian School of Economics. The purpose of the meeting is to gather the best labor scholars in the Nordic countries.
FAIR is hiring research assistants
FAIR, Centre for Experimental Research on Fairness, Inequality and Rationality, is hiring 10-12 students as research assistants to help with practical support for several research projects.