Nils-Henrik M. von der Fehr

Academic Interests

Microeconomics, Industrial Economics, Regulation, Competition Policy.

Courses taught

• ECON 1210 Forbruker, bedrift og marked
• ECON 4820 Strategic Competition

Background

• Head of Department, Department of Economics, University of Oslo 2008-
• Professor, University of Oslo, 1998-
• Visiting Fellow, Nuffield College, Oxford University, 1998-99
• Assistant Professor, University of Oslo, 1992-1996
• Dr. polit, University of Oslo, 1992
• Cand. oecon., University of Oslo, 1987

Positions held

• Editorial Board member, Journal of the European Economics Association, 2006-
• Member of the Board of Petoro AS, 2005-
• Member of European Energy Institute 2005-
• Chairman of the Committee on Competition Between Public and Private Entities for the Ministry of Administration, 2004-5
• Member of the Dutch Electricity Market Surveillance Committee, 2001-5
• Chairman of the Committee on Tax Collection (Skatteoppkrevingsutvalget), 2003-4
• Editorial Board member, International Journal of Industrial Organization, 1995-2004
• Chairman of the Committee On Competition in the Electricity Sector for the Ministry of Administration, 2003
• Mayor of Hurdal, 1999-2003
• Member of the Prime Ministers Forum for Growth, 1995-8

Awards

• Winner of  the Norwegian Economic Society award for best article, 1981