Well done, FAIR-CELE, AlineButikofer, kjell g salvanes and Katrine Vellesen Løken!

The Norwegian Government has appointed a expert committee to modernize The Competition Act. Associate Professor Linda Orvedal (NHH Department of Economics & NHH Norwegian School of Economics) is one of the members of the committee. nhh.no/en/nhh-bulleti…

Expert committee chaired by Siri Pettersen Strandenes and with Frode Steen as a member (both NHH Department of Economics and NHH Norwegian School of Economics) concludes that traffic forecasts at Oslo Airport Gardermoen show a long-term need for a third runway. Regjeringen nhh.no/en/nhh-bulleti…

"Competition and Career Advancement" - publication by kjell g salvanes (NHH Department of Economics, NHH Norwegian School of Economics and FAIR-CELE), Julian Vedeler Johnsen and Hyejin Ku in The Review of Economic Studies: academic.oup.com/restud/article…

"The Role of Human-capital in Artificial Intelligence Adoption" - new publication by Björn Brey (NHH Department of Economics & NHH Norwegian School of Economics) and Erik van der Marel in Economic Letters: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

"Information effects in public spending preferences: Evidence from survey experiment in Poland" - new publication by Nikodem Szewczyk (now NHH Department of Economics, NHH Norwegian School of Economics and FAIR-CELE), Jakub Sawulski and Aneta Kiełczewska in European Journal of Political Economy: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

New dissemination award in honour of professor Victor D. Norman (NHH Norwegian School of Economics & NHH Department of Economics). The Victor D. Norman's Dissemination Award is a recognition of the professor's outstanding contributions as an economist and communicator. nhh.no/en/nhh-bulleti…

New PhD thesis on economic preferences. On September 26 Akshay Moorthy (NHH Department of Economics & FAIR-The Choice Lab) will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH Norwegian School of Economics. nhh.no/en/nhh-bulleti…

Sad news from Bergen: Friday evening, NHH Norwegian School of Economics and NHH Department of Economics professor emeritus Victor D. Norman passed away. "He will be deeply missed by colleagues and all NHH students," says NHH rector Øystein Thøgersen nhh.no/en/nhh-bulleti…

Malstrømmen må stoppe. Et strengt reguleringsregima, inkludert en skattepolitikk, bidrar sterkt til manglende produktivitetsvekst, skriver professor Ola Honningdal Grytten (NHH Department of Economics & NHH Norwegian School of Economics): nhh.no/nhh-bulletin/a…

Social Inequality in Dental Health. On September 26, the Dental Health Committee will present its NOU, which highlights potential solutions. Kurt Richard Brekke, professor and Head of NHH Department of Economics, has been a member of the committee. NHH Norwegian School of Economics nhh.no/en/nhh-bulleti…

Come visit us in Bergen in June 2025! A fully funded (!) behavioral conference for early-career researchers, hosted by FAIR at NHH Department of Economics. I'd say something about the excellent research environment here, but even if just for the views...

📣Alexander L.P. Willén / Alexander Willén has been elected to the Editorial Board of The Review of Economic Studies. His term starts in January. 🔗Read more of the about his role: nhh.no/en/research-ce…

📣 Early-Career Behavioral Economics Conference 2025 will take place at FAIR, NHH! 🚀 Submit your paper and read more about the conference here: nhh.no/en/calendar/fa… NHH Norwegian School of Economics NHH Department of Economics

"Creating pro-environmental behavior change: Economic incentives or norm-nudges?" - new working paper by Mathias Ekström, Kjetil Bjorvatn (both NHH Department of Economics, NHH Norwegian School of Economics & FAIR-The Choice Lab) and Hallgeir Sjåstad (NHH Norwegian School of Economics & FAIR-The Choice Lab): openaccess.nhh.no/nhh-xmlui/hand…

"En universell tannhelsetjeneste — Harmonisering, styring og utvidet offentlig ansvar." Helse- og omsorgsminister Jan Christian Vestre tok torsdag imot Tannhelseutvalget sin utredning. Kurt Richard Brekke (NHH Department of Economics & NHH Norwegian School of Economics) har vært med i utvalget. regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/tok…

PhD candidate NHH Department of Economics, FAIR-The Choice Lab & NHH Norwegian School of Economics, Akshay Moorthy successfully defended his thesis Thursday. We congratulate and wish him all the best in his new position as post doc at Université de Lausanne in Switzerland! More about Akshay's thesis here: nhh.no/en/nhh-bulleti…

📢Submissions are open for SEEDEC 2025 - organized by the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods with keynote speakers Garance Genicot and David McKenzie . 🔗Read more here: nhh.no/en/calendar/fa… Vincent Somville Matthias Sutter EEG MPI NHH Department of Economics

I had an amazing time at FAIR - NHH (FAIR-The Choice Lab NHH Department of Economics) during my research visit. Big thanks to the entire team for being so welcoming and making my stay in Bergen and Norway so great. Special thanks to my host Katrine Vellesen Løken

"Norwegians love freedom, but not financial freedom"🤔 An interesting Friday column in Dagens Næringsliv by Alexander W. Cappelen. Read in Norwegian: dn.no/fredagskronikk… NHH Norwegian School of Economics NHH Department of Economics