We lie for those who are like us
Three experiments with more than 5,000 participants show that people are willing to cheat if it benefits their group — even when they gain nothing themselves.
Behavioural economics
By using experiments as research methods, behavioural economists study what impacts people’s ethical and financial decisions based on the recognition that we are not only motivated by a limited self-interest and that we are not completely rational.
How Context Shapes Economic Decision-Making
On Thursday 28 August 2025 Weijia Wang will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Imagine you could lie for $100 — and no one would ever know
Would you do it? A new study reveals how a single promise can tilt the scales toward honesty.
Tungodden Appointed ERC Ambassador
Professor Bertil Tungodden has been selected as Norway’s representative in the new ERC Ambassador Network.
Researchers
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Barnabás Gábor Bakucz
PhD Candidate, Department of Economics
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David Rune Bilén
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Economics
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Kjetil Bjorvatn
Professor, Department of Economics
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Luca Braghieri
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Economics
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Alexander Wright Cappelen
Professor, Department of Economics
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Roberto Caputo
PhD Candidate, Department of Economics
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Adrien Dautheville
PhD Candidate, Department of Economics
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Trond M. Døskeland
Professor, Department of Business and Management Science
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Mathias Philip Ekström
Professor, Department of Economics
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Aysil Emirmahmutoglu
Associate Professor, Department of Business and Management Science
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Benjamin Alexander Enke
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Economics
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Ingar Kyrkjebø Haaland
Professor, Department of Economics
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Samuel David Hirshman
Tenure-track Associate Professor, Department of Economics
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Siri D Isaksson
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Department of Economics
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Osama Moeed Nawab
PhD Candidate, Department of Economics
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Ethan Connor O’Leary
PhD Candidate, Department of Economics
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Ezgi Oral
PhD Candidate, Department of Economics
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Christopher Roth
Adjunct Professor, Department of Economics
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Marlis Marie Schneider
Lecturer, Department of Economics
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Vincent Somville
Professor, Department of Economics
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Erik Øiolf Sørensen
Professor, Department of Economics
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Morten Nyborg Støstad
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Economics
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Helge Thorbjørnsen
Rector, Professor, Department of Strategy and Management
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Bertil Tungodden
Professor, Department of Economics
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Justin Valasek
Tenure-Track Associate Professor, Department of Economics
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Lise Vesterlund Brodkey
Adjunct Professor, Department of Economics
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Weijia Wang
PhD Candidate, Department of Economics