Department of Economics, NHH Norwegian School of Economics

Trade, renewable energy, and market power in power markets Energy markets are shifting toward renewable sources and increased integration, but the implications under market power remain underexplored. We analy…

"Trade, renewable energy, and market power in power markets" - new publication by Lars Sørgard & Kurt Brekke (both @nhhecon.bsky.social & @nhhnor.bsky.social) and Odd Rune Straume in Energy Economics:
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"Counting on the sea: Quantifying the rise of seaborne trade serving the United Kingdom 1820-1913" - new working paper by Jan Tore Klovland (@nhhecon.bsky.social & @nhhnor.bsky.social):
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Pulled In and Crowded Out: Heterogeneous Outcomes of Merit-Based School Choice (October 2025) - We analyze the effects of reforming the high school admission system from a residence based allocation to a merit-based allocation. The merit-based system generates oversubscribed sch...

"Pulled In and Crowded Out: Heterogeneous Outcomes of Merit-Based School Choice" - new publication by Kjell G. Salvanes ( @nhhecon.bsky.social, @nhhnor.bsky.social & @fair-cele.bsky.social), Antonio Dalla-Zuanna and Kai Liu in @aeajournals.bsky.social:
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Full fyr i Forskningsdagene: "Hva er egentlig rettferdig – og hvem bestemmer det?" spurte Alexander W. Cappelen (@nhhecon.bsky.social, @nhhnor.bsky.social & @fair-thechoicelab.bsky.social) Bergens tenåringer. Slik ble kanskje en forskergnist tent? www.nhh.no/nhh-bulletin...

"Fairness and willingness to compete" - new publication by Alexander W. Cappelen and Bertil Tungodden (both @nhhecon.bsky.social, @nhhnor.bsky.social & @fair-thechoicelab.bsky.social) and @thomasbuser.bsky.social in Experimental Economics: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Income Equality in the Nordic Countries: Myths, Facts, and Lessons (September 2025) - Policymakers, public commentators, and researchers often cite the Nordic countries as examples of a socioeconomic model that combines low income inequality with prosperity and growt...

"Income Equality in the Nordic Countries: Myths, Facts, and Lessons" - new publication by Kjell G. Salvanes (@nhhecon.bsky.social, @nhhnor.bsky.social & @fair-cele.bsky.social), Magne Mogstad and Gaute Torsvik in @aeajournals.bsky.social:
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Maritime digitalization and decarbonization: a sustainable future The book with the title “Maritime Digitalization and Decarbonization: A Sustainable Future” is the second major outcome following the publication of the Proceedings of WMU Maritime Week (WMW) 2024. Th...

Professor Stig Tenold (@nhhecon.bsky.social & @nhhnor.bsky.social) has contributed a chapter to new the book "Maritime digitalization and decarbonization: a sustainable future":
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Sparking Knowledge: Early Technology Adoption, Innovation Ability and Long-Run Growth Abstract. This paper examines the benefits of first-mover advantages in technology adoption. It documents that the early adoption of electricity across lat

"Sparking Knowledge: Early Technology Adoption, Innovation Ability and Long-Run Growth" - new publication by Björn Brey (@nhhecon.bsky.social & @nhhnor.bsky.social) in @jeeanews.bsky.social:
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"Exercise Improves Academic Performance" - new publication by Alexander W. Cappelen, Mathias Ekström and Bertil Tungodden (all @nhhecon.bsky.social, @nhhnor.bsky.social & @fair-thechoicelab.bsky.social), Gary Charness and Uri Gneezy in @jpolecon.bsky.social: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

"Do informed consumers pay less?" Households can save money by sharpening their price awareness, shows a new study by the FOOD-project and professor Frode Steen (@nhhecon.bsky.social & @nhhnor.bsky.social):
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Congratulations to Weijia Wang for successfully defending her PhD thesis "Essays on Fairness and Decision Making" at @nhhnor.bsky.social, @nhhecon.bsky.social & @fair-thechoicelab.bsky.social www.nhh.no/kalender/eco...

Congratulations to Paula Navarro Sarmiento for successfully defending her PhD thesis "Environmental Taxation and Industrial Organization of Transportation Markets" at @nhhnor.bsky.social & @nhhecon.bsky.social!
www.nhh.no/kalender/eco...

Inequality acceptance in China: fairness views, inequality beliefs, and policy attitudes in a socialist market economy - The Journal of Economic Inequality Growing inequality poses a fundamental challenge to China’s socialist market economy. In a large-scale comparative study, we examine fairness views and beliefs about the source of inequality in China ...

"Inequality acceptance in China: fairness views, inequality beliefs, and policy attitudes in a socialist market economy" - new article by Alexander W. Cappelen, Bertil Tungodden, Ingvild Almås, Caroline Bonn and Cornelius Cappelen. @fair-thechoicelab.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

"Nash-in-Nash Bargaining with Price-Setting Firms: Contracts, Profits, and the Role of Slotting Fees" - new working paper by Hans Jarle Kind (@nhhecon.bsky.social & @nhhnor.bsky.social), Øystein Foros and Greg Shaffer:
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The Importance of Codetermination for Gender Diversity in the Boardroom This study examines the interplay of codetermination law and board gender quotas using novel board-director panel data for Norway. We present descriptive evidence suggesting that boards with employee...

"The Importance of Codetermination for Gender Diversity in the Boardroom" - new publication by Astrid Kunze (@nhhecon.bsky.social & @nhhnor.bsky.social) and @katrinscharfenkamp.bsky.social:
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"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 @nhhecon.bsky.social, @fair-thechoicelab.bsky.social and @nhhnor.bsky.social: www.nhh.no/en/nhh-bulle...

Cooperation creates moral obligations In a large-scale economic experiment, conducted with a general population sample from the United States, we show that cooperation is seen to create re…

"Cooperation creates moral obligations" - new publication by Alexander W. Cappelen & Bertil Tungodden (both @nhhecon.bsky.social, @nhhnor.bsky.social & @fair-thechoicelab.bsky.social) and Varun Gauri in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization:
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Natural resources, demand for skills, and schooling choices This paper studies the consequences of the buildup of a new economic sector—the Norwegian petroleum industry—on investment in human capital. We assess…

"Natural resources, demand for skills, and schooling choices" - new publication by Aline Bütikofer & Kjell G. Salvanes (both @nhhecon.bsky.social, @nhhnor.bsky.social & @fair-cele.bsky.social), and Antonio Dalla-Zuanna in @jeem-econ.bsky.social: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Intergenerational effects of sick leave on child human capital This paper examines the intergenerational consequences of parental participation in government social insurance programs, using one of the largest soc…

"Intergenerational effects of sick leave on child human capital" - new publication by Alexander Willén (@nhhecon.bsky.social, @nhhnor.bsky.social & @fair-cele.bsky.social), Julie Riise and @bartonwillage.com in Journal of Health Economics: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Professor Aline Bütikofer (@nhhecon.bsky.social, @nhhnor.bsky.social & @fair-cele.bsky.social) has received NordForsk funding for her new project "Determinants of Demand and Supply of Elder Care: Pathways to Sustainable Care Systems": www.nhh.no/en/departmen...

💥 Norway’s oil boom reshaped education.
Initial dropout spike, then rise in vocational training. Local job opportunities drove the shift.
🔗https://www.nhh.no/en/research-centres/fair/news/2025/jeem-natural-resources-demand-for-skills-and-schooling-choices/
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"East Asian Productivity Development: Why did the Philippines fall back?" - new working paper by Ola H. Grytten (@nhhecon.bsky.social & @nhhnor.bsky.social):
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"Do Informed Consumers Pay Less? Evidence from a Survey with Linked Grocery Purchase Data" - new working paper by Frode Steen and Emil M. S. Halseth (both @nhhecon.bsky.social & @nhhnor.bsky.social), Richard Friberg and @sulsaker.bsky.social:
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"Returns to Education with Earnings Uncertainty and Employment Risk over the Life Cycle" - new working paper by Kjell G. Salvanes ( @nhhecon.bsky.social, @nhhnor.bsky.social & @fair-cele.bsky.social) Kai Liu and Magne Mogstad:
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A fantastic #EAERE2025 in Bergen! Great to meet friends and colleagues, & learn about all the cool research!

Special shoutout to Garima Jasuja & Lucia Letsch for their amazing work!

Grateful to Silvia Bertolin & Veronica Vidotto, and all the organisers.

A beautiful city with sumptuous food!

Taxation and multi-sided platforms: a review - International Tax and Public Finance Many of the largest and most influential industries in the global economy operate digitally as multi-sided platforms, catering to different groups who are connected through intergroup network effects....

"Taxation and multi-sided platforms: a review" - new publication by Hans Jarle Kind and Guttorm Schjelderup. @nhhnor.bsky.social
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Parenthood and the gender gap in commuting Childbirth raises the opportunity cost of commuting and makes it difficult for both parents to work far away from home. Using detailed Norwegian emplo…

"Parenthood and the gender gap in commuting" - new publication by Aline Bütikofer and Alexander Willén (both @nhhecon.bsky.social, @nhhnor.bsky.social & @fair-cele.bsky.social) and @renekara.bsky.social in @jpube.bsky.social:
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Size‐Based Wholesale Price Discrimination With Ex‐Ante Investments Into Alternative Sourcing If a retailer invests in alternative sourcing for a product otherwise provided by a dominant supplier, it may gain leverage to pressure the supplier into lowering the wholesale price (bargaining effe...

"Size-Based Wholesale Price Discrimination With Ex-Ante Investments Into Alternative Sourcing" - new publication by Hans Jarle Kind, Charlotte B. Evensen, Øystein Foros and Atle Haugen. @nhhnor.bsky.social
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"Risk taking on behalf of others: Does the timing of uncertainty revelation matter?" - new working paper by Alexander W. Cappelen, Erik Ø. Sørensen, Bertil Tungodden (all @nhhecon.bsky.social, @nhhnor.bsky.social & @fair-thechoicelab.bsky.social) and Xiaogeng Xu:
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"The importance of co-determination for gender diversity in the boardroom" - new working paper by Astrid Kunze (@nhhecon.bsky.social & @nhhnor.bsky.social) and Katrin Scharfenkamp:
openaccess.nhh.no/nhh-xmlui/ha...