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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. Bence Bardoczy, is an Assistant Professor in Economics at BI Norwegian Business School. He will present the paper: "The Expected Fiscal Reaction to Monetary Polic".
Department seminar. Simran Sahajpal is a Business Analyst and Kristoffer Gulestø is a Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Norges Bank Investment Management. They will give a presentation on "Experiences Integrating AI into Work at the Norwegian Oil Fund".
Pandemien ga helt nye utfordringer, og myndighetene svarte med nye typer politikk og tiltak. Kan lærdommer under og etter pandemien brukes til å forbedre politikken nå?
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.