Responsibilites, Boards and Committees 2024-2027

The Management - Department of Economics

Head of Department

• Karen Helene Ulltveit-Moe

Deputy Head of Department and Head of Research, incl Memo Editor

• Jo Thori Lind

Head of Teaching

• Tone Ognedal

Head of the one-year Programme and Bachelor Programme in Economics

• Tone Ognedal

Head of Bachelor Programme in Economics and Data Science

• Eivind Hammersmark

Head of the 2-year Master Programme in Economics, and the 5-year Master Programme in Economic Theory and Econometrics

• Halvor Mehlum

Head of PhD Programme

• Jo Thori Lind

Master theses Coordinator

• Edwin Leuven

The PhD Committee

• Head: Jo Thori Lind
• Linnea Lorentzen
• Amund H. Kordt

Placement officer

• Jonas Hjort

Examination Coordinator

• Head: Kjell Arne Brekke
• Ragnar Nymoen
• Karine Nyborg

The Committee for External Recognition

• Head: Gaute Torsvik
• Nils-Henrik M von der Fehr
• Ragnar Nymoen

The Seminar Committee

• Head: Maxwell Kellogg
• Karl Harmenberg
• Fernando Stipanicic
• Nathan Hancart

The Department's representatives in other Programme Councils

• Public Administration and Management: Karine Nyborg
• International Studies: Linnea Lorentzen
• Development and Sustainability Studies: Halvor Mehlum
• Philosophy, Politics and Economics: Katinka K. Holtsmark, Tone Ognedal (deputy)
• Mathematics: Finance, Insurance and Economics (previously Mathematics and Economics): Kjell Arne Brekke

NVA coordinator

• Ingrid-Helen Liabø

The Frisch Centre Council for Social Economics

Members of the Council

• Head: Karine Nyborg
• Manudeep Bhuller
• (Deputy): Tone Ognedal
• Deputy: Halvor Mehlum

Members of the Board

• Head: Kjell Arne Brekke
• Ragnhild C. Schreiner
• Tone Ognedal
• Deputy: Jo Thori Lind

Funds and grants

Trygve Haavelmo's Fund

• Nils-Henrik M. von der Fehr
• Gaute Torsvik
• Ingrid-Helen Liabø

Trygve Haavelmo's Committee

• Halvor Mehlum
• Edwin Leuven

Christiania Bank og Kreditkasses Trust Fund for the University of Oslo

• Jo Thori Lind
• Tone Ognedal
• Nils-Henrik M. von der Fehr

Ingegerd and Arne Skaug's Research Fund

• Nils-Henrik M. von der Fehr

The Central Bank of Norway's Fund for Economic Research

• Jo Thori Lind
• Tone Ognedal
• Nils-Henrik M. von der Fehr

The Fund for Applied Research at the Department of Economics

• Jo Thori Lind
• Tone Ognedal
• Nils-Henrik M. von der Fehr

Wilhelm Keilhau's Memorial Fund

• Birger Vikøren