Does competition in various markets work? How can the authorities design framework conditions that ensure real competition? Mergers and acquisitions, chain formation, monopolies and cartels are some of the topics being researched in this field.
Øystein Foros and Hans Jarle Kind: The largest chain store does not automatically get a better purchasing price. It is a big blow for Tine to lose Norgesgruppen as a customer, but it will also cost Norgesgruppen dearly to find an alternative.
Øystein Foros and Frode Steen: Customers do not get to know when petrol prices are at their lowest.
Malin Arve og Ignacio Herrera: To exclude small firms from public contracts destroys the market, both in the short run and in the long run.
Electric buses are great - particularly if they beat the "open class" competition. However, we must not miss other, and maybe even better, solutions.
Professor (on leave), Department of Economics
Vice Rector for Research and Dean of the Doctoral Programme, Department of Accounting, Auditing and Law
Professor, Department of Business and Management Science
Associate Professor, Department of Economics
Associate Professor, Department of Strategy and Management
Professor, Department of Strategy and Management
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Department of Economics
Professor (on leave) , Department of Economics
Professor, Department of Economics
Assistant professor, Department of Economics