Research
The Centre for Experimental Research on Fairness, Inequality and Rationality aims to conduct groundbreaking experimental research on how to address inequality in society. FAIR is comprised of three research groups, the Centre for Empirical Labor Economics (CELE), The Choice Lab (TCL), and Development (DEV).
CELE
Centre for Empirical Labor Economics aims to foster research on the multiple aspects of empirical labour economics. The research agenda includes several themed areas of focus: the labour market, education and health economics, in particular early investments and intergenerational mobility.
TCL
The Choice Lab uses economic experiments to study individual decision-making, particularly how people are motivated by moral, risk and institutional considerations. Areas of focus are global income inequality, tax policy, health care and management issues relevant to corporations and non-governmental organisations.
Dev
Development combines field experiments, smaller-scale controlled economic experiments, survey experiments and household surveys to better understand people's choices in low-income countries and provide research-based advice on how their lives can be improved. Our projects involve early childhood development, education, and entrepreneurship, with a focus on countries in East Africa.
Last updated: 04.20.2026
Selected publications
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Philipp Ager, Marc Goñi, and Kjell G. Salvanes |
Gender-biased technological change: Milking machines and the exodus of women from farming |
American Economic Review 116 (1): 246–286. January 2026. |
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Alexander W. Cappelen, Ranveig Falch, and Bertil Tungodden |
Experimental Evidence on the Acceptance of Males Falling Behind |
Journal of the European Economic Association 23 (6): 2212–2240. June 2025. |
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Aline Bütikofer, Antonio Dalla-Zuanna, and Kjell G. Salvanes |
Breaking the Links: Natural Resources Booms and Intergenerational Mobility |
Review of Economics and Statistics 107 (2): 306–323. March 2025. |
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Daron Acemoglu, Tuomas Pekkarinen, Kjell G. Salvanes, and Matti Sarvimäki |
Journal of the European Economic Association 23 (1): 119–158. June 2025. | |
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Eva M. Berger, Ernst Fehr, Henning Hermes, Daniel Schunk, and Kristen Winkel |
The Impact of Working-Memory Training on Children’s Cognitive and Noncognitive Skills |
Journal of Political Economy 133 (2): 492–521. February 2025. |
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Sarah Cattan, Kjell G. Salvanes, and Emma Tominey |
American Economic Review 115 (12): 4369–4403. December 2025. | |
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Alexander W. Cappelen, Benjamin Enke, and Bertil Tungodden |
American Economic Review 115 (1): 43–76. January 2025. | |
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Sandra E. Black, Paul J. Devereux, Fanny Landaud, and Kjell G. Salvanes |
Journal of the European Economic Association 23 (3): 1060–1094. June 2025. | |
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Management Science 71 (8): 6880–6901. November 2024. | ||
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Henning Hermes, Philipp Lergetporer, Frauke Peter, and Simon Wiederhold |
Application Barriers and the Socioeconomic Gap in Child Care Enrollment |
Journal of the European Economic Association 23 (3): 1133–1172. June 2025. |
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Alexander W. Cappelen, Stefan Meissner, and Bertil Tungodden |
Cancel the Deal? An Experimental Study on the Exploitation of Irrational Consumers |
Management Science 71 (5): 3983–3995. August 2024. |
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Eugen Dimant, Michele Gelfand, Anna Hochleitner, and Silvia Sonderegger |
Management Science 71 (3): 2245–2263. May 2024. | |
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Review of Economics and Statistics 106 (3): 681–697. May 2024. | ||
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Fanny Landaud, Éric Maurin, Alexander L.P. Willén, and Barton Willage |
Review of Economics and Statistics. February 2024. | |
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Samuel M Hartzmark, Samuel D Hirshman, and Alex Imas |
Quarterly Journal of Economics 136 (3): 1665–1703. April 2021. |
Women in Economics network
The Women in Economics Network (WomEN) is a platform for interactions among female economists with the aim to and promote gender balance in academic leadership positions. Together with FAIR, WEN partners with other universities and institutions to organize international networking and mentoring events for women. Some of the events are annual workshops for applied economists, a biannual networking lunch for all female faculty members at NHH, small-group annual presentation training courses for female faculty and female job market candidates.