FAIR and NHH Norwegian School of Economics are proud to host the EALE Conference 2024 (@eale_sbe). Registrations are now open!

The conference is at the Norwegian School of Economics in Bergen from 5 - 7 September.

Read more and register here: nhh.no/en/calendar/fa…

New positions for Julia Zhu and Sam Dodini after the end of their Post Doc contracts at NHH Department of Economics, NHH Norwegian School of Economics and FAIR-CELE:
- Julia Li Zhu to San Diego State University
- Samuel N. Dodini to Dallas Federal Reserve Bank Congratulations to both of you!

New WP by CatalinaF & Erika Povea shows placement of correct answer matters on multiple choice tests

->Seemingly innocuous features generate inequalities. Esp. relevant in light of the return of tests for admissions at the top US universities

WP: bit.ly/3UkNe1l

Happy International Women's Day! In celebration, we've highlighted some of our outstanding female researchers at NHH Department of Economics FAIR-CELE FAIR-The Choice Lab #IWD 2024 #IWD

Is it ok that companies exploit irrational consumers?

Check out the new FAIR - The Choice Lab paper 'Cancel the deal? An experimental study on the exploitation of irrational consumers' (Alexander W. Cappelen, Stefan Meissner and Bertil Tungodden), accepted in Management Science👇

'Domestic Violence Reports and the Mental Health and Well-being of Victims and Their Children' - new paper by Katrine Vellesen Løken (@NHHEcon, NHH Norwegian School of Economics & FAIR-CELE), Manudeep Bhuller, Gordon B. Dahl and Magne Mogstad in The JHR jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/…

Interested in labour or behavioural econ? The FAIR Insight Team is looking for a researcher with a PhD in econ or related fields. FIT connects FAIR with key stakeholders & the public through external communication & applied research projects.
jobbnorge.no/ledige-stillin…

How can kindergartens, schools, & after-school programs contribute to reducing social disparities? Today, Katrine Vellesen Løken (@NHHEcon, NHH Norwegian School of Economics and FAIR-CELE) & her expert group present recommendations to the Minister of Education. Regjeringen Kunnskapsdepartement
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FAIR economists are providing valuable public service!

'The Value of a High School GPA' - new paper by Alexander Willén (@NHHEcon, NHH Norwegian School of Economics & FAIR-CELE), Fanny Landaud, Éric Maurin and Barton Willage in The Review of Economics and Statistics The Review of Economics and Statistics (REStat)
doi.org/10.1162/rest_a…

Education economics PhD students! Join us in Bergen 18-19 of April for this fantastic workshop! Submit a paper or extended abstract by 1 March 2024.
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!! PhD students in the Nordics studying the economics of education !!

NHH Department of Economics
Is organizing this year's econ of ed PhD workshop. The brilliant Laia Navarro-Sola will keynote. I've also agreed to share whatever tidbits I've learned about navigating the market.

Apply by March 1st:

Mobilen ut av klasserommet. Doktoravhandlingen til Sofie Sara Abrahamsson (da NHH Department of Economics, NHH Norwegian School of Economics og FAIR-CELE) satte i fjor fart i debatten om mobilforbud i skolen. Nå skjerper regjeringen kraftig inn. nhh.no/nhh-bulletin/a…

'Competition and Career Advancement' - new article by kjell g salvanes (@NHHEcon, NHH Norwegian School of Economics and FAIR-CELE), Julian Vedeler Johnsen (@UiB) and Hyejin Ku (@EconUCL) in The Review of Economic Studies:
academic.oup.com/restud/advance…

This week we have launched an external newsletter. The first issue provides a taste of highlights of the year, including our top publications. NHH Department of Economics NHH Norwegian School of Economics FAIR-The Choice Lab FAIR-CELE

For more info and to sign up: nhh.no/en/departments…

'Designing Disability Insurance Reforms: Tightening Eligibility Rules or Reducing Benefits?' - new paper by Andreas Haller (NHH Department of Economics, NHH Norwegian School of Economics and FAIR-CELE), Stefan Staubli (@EconCalgary) and Josef Zweimüller (@econ_uzh) in Econometrica Econometrica: doi.org/10.3982/ECTA19…

'Monopsony, Job Tasks, and Labour Market Concentration' - new publication by Sam Dodini, kjell g salvanes, Alexander Willén (all NHH Department of Economics, NHH Norwegian School of Economics, FAIR-CELE) and Michael Lovenheim (@CornellEcon) in The Economic Journal The Economic Journal:
academic.oup.com/ej/advance-art…

We are thrilled to curate a Special Issue on “Field Experiments to Reduce Inequality” in the European Economic Review!

Guest editors: Philipp Lergetporer Michele Belot Henning Hermes Frauke Peter & Simon Wiederhold. Submissions are open!

Details: tinyurl.com/38hzxdte #EconTwitter

🚨 Call for papers
EALE 2024 is now accepting paper proposals for the conference Sept 5-7 right here in gorgeous Bergen at NHH Norwegian School of Economics Submit your labour papers today! Submission deadline 1 Feb 2024.
nhh.no/en/calendar/fa…