PhD opportunities at FAIR and the Department of Economics
FAIR and the Department of Economics at NHH are recruiting PhD candidates for several research projects.
FAIR Markets – European Research Council-funded project
The FAIR Markets project focuses on the moral foundations of markets, including how people evaluate the fairness and legitimacy of market transactions.
Supervisor: Bertil Tungodden
FOUNDATIONS: The Foundations of Labor Productivity – European Research Council-funded project
The FOUNDATIONS project studies how labor-market structures shape workers, firms, workplace organization, and productivity, with a particular focus on market power and human capital.
Supervisor: Alexander Willén
Labor-Market Structures, Working Conditions, and Worker Well-Being – NFR FRIPRO
This project examines how labor-market structures and institutions affect working conditions and workers’ broader life outcomes, including worker voice, workplace environment, and well-being.
Supervisors: Katrine Løken and Alexander Willén
How to apply
There is one general application for all PhD positions at the Department of Economics. Candidates interested in one or more of these projects should indicate their project preference(s) in their application.
Application deadline: 15 September 2026
Start date: August 2027