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Doctoral education: PhD
The Faculty of Social Sciences is research-intensive and highly ranked internationally. Our PhD program provides a research education focusing on academic excellence.
Research news
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We tend to avoid information about possibly negative consequences of our choices for others – unless that knowledge is forced upon to us
It is tempting to make decisions that primarily benefit ourselves and to turn a blind eye to any resultant discomfort for others. However, when others impart to us the information we may have attempted to evade, most of us choose to act in solidarity.
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Manudeep Bhuller receives the Fridtjof Nansen Award for Young Researchers
"In a time when people increasingly seem to disagree on the fundamental aspects of society, empirical research that aims to establish causal relationships concerning societal development and social inequality is extremely important. I see the award primarily as support for this line of research," says Manudeep Bhuller.
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Green subsidies may have hidden costs, experts warn
An international group of economists and scientists says government subsidies risk locking in unsustainable practices.
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Faster internet reduced unemployment
The historic rollout of broadband throughout Norway in the 2000s contributed to lower unemployment rates, reveals a new study from the Department of Economics at UiO.
Events
Department seminar. Fanny Landaud is a CNRS Researcher at Center for Research in Economics and Statistics. She will present the paper “Fostering Social Integration in the Classroom: Evidence from Peer-Learning.”
Department seminar. Hyungmin Park is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Economics at University of Oslo.
Department seminar. Horng Chern Wong is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Stockholm University
Department seminar. Elias Einiö, is a Chief Researcher in Economics at the VATT Institute for Economic Research.
Publications
The researchers at the Department of Economics publish a variety of books, book chapters, articles in scientific journals and other texts. See an overview of our latest publications.