Top publication by Paul Pelzl
The article "Good mine, bad mine: Natural resource heterogeneity and Dutch disease in Indonesia" has been published in Journal of International Economics.
Development Economics article archive
Household decision-making and women’s labor supply in Ethiopia
On Friday 5 June 2020 Sandra Kristine Halvorsen will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
International experience provides great opportunities
Former NHH student, Emma Hartland (29), is moving to the other side of the world to work for Telenor Myanmar. She believes that the international opportunities she took advantage of at NHH have been decisive for where she is today.
NHH presents findings of the world’s largest experimental study
What causes inequality? Do people have the same understanding of economic fairness? FAIR at NHH is presenting groundbreaking research at the Gallup World Headquarters in Washington, D.C. on 5 November.
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.
Household decision-making in Tanzania
On Monday 26 November 2018 Charlotte Ringdal will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Study on girls´economic empowerment
NHH and the research foundation ESRF have jointly conducted a multi-year study on «Girls’ Economic Empowerment: Evidence from Tanzania».
Economic Measurement and Consumer Behavior
On Monday 25 June 2018 Serhat Ugurlu will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Policy questions in development economics
On Tuesday 5 June 2018 Ingrid Hoem Sjursen will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Early education opportunities
Can supporting pre-school education improve educational outcomes for the children and business development for the mothers? A new FAIR project in Uganda will address these issues.
Almås appointed full professor
Ingvild Almås at the Department of Economics has been appointed full Professor at NHH.
Competetive in the lab
A number of laboratory experiments have analysed the willingness of people to compete. However, to what extent is competitive behaviour in the lab linked to choices and results in real life?
Special issue published on developing countries
The Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (JEBO) has published a special issue which aims to show how lab experimental methods can be applied in developing countries.
What does gold do to green forests?
Deforestation in tropical areas accounts for up to 12 per cent of human CO2 emissions. Researchers at NHH are trying to understand the correlations between economic development and deforestation.
PhD defence: Kartika Sari Juniwaty
On Tuesday 4 June Kartika Sari Juniwaty will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic, and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Income in poor countries overestimated
Ingvild Almås of the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) believes that incomes in poor countries are systematically overestimated in traditional economics research. She launches a new method for measuring income in the April edition of American Economic Review.
Received Large Grant for Microfinance Research
A microfinance research project led by NHH professors Bertil Tungodden and Kjetil Bjorvatn has received a grant of 9.7 million NOK from the Norwegian research Council. The funds will be used for several purposes, including continued research on the effect of basic business education for microfinance clients in Tanzania.