2023
Disputation: Maria Nareklishvili
Time and place: 16th May 2023 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
Master in Economics Maria Nareklishvili at Department of Economics will defend the thesis "Network Structures in Observational Data" for the PhD degree.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Stéphane Bonhomme, University of Chicago, USA
Associate Professor Dmitri Arkhangelsky, CEMFI, Spain
Professor Jo Thori Lind, Department of Economics, Oslo
Disputation: Asbjørn Goul Andersen
Time and place: 10th March 2023 14:15, Auditorium 3, Eilert Sundts hus
Cand.oecon. Asbjørn Goul Andersen at Department of Economics will defend his thesis "Essays on inequality, health and housing policy" for the PhD degree.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Astrid Kunze, Norwegian School of Economics
Ass. Professor Francesco Fasani, University of Milan
Professor Em. Karl Ove Moene, University of Oslo
Disputation: Anna Pauls
Time and place: 6th March 2023 14:15, meeting room 1249, Eilert Sundts hus
Mag.rer.soc.oec. Anna Pauls at Department of Economics will defend the thesis "Misaligned interests and uncertainty. - Essays on environmentally friendly behaviour, authoritarian rule, and coercion" for the PhD degree.
Adjudication committee:
Prof. Tore Ellingsen, Stockholm
Ass. Prof. Katharina Momsen, Innsbruck
Prof. Gaute Torsvik, Oslo
Disputation: Magnus Eliasson Stubhaug
Time and place: 3rd February 2023 12:15, Auditorium 3, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Phil. Magnus Eliasson Stubhaug at Department of Economics will defended his thesis "Essays on the Intergenerational Transmission of Income and Wealth" for the Ph.D-degree.
Adjudication committee:
Prof. Emma Tominey, University of York
Prof. Andreas Fagereng, Norwegian Business School
Prof. Geir B. Asheim, Department of Economics
2022
Disputation: Tyra Merker
Time and place: 13. Dec. 2022 15:15, Auditorium 7, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Phil. Tyra Merker at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Essays on Market Power and Pricing Strategies.
Adjudication committee:
Associate Professor Jessie Handbury, Wharton, University of Pennsylvania
Associate Professor Luca Macedoni, Aarhus University
Professor Nils-Henrik M. von der Fehr, Department of Economics
Disputation: Tora Kjærnes Knutsen
Time and place: 30. Sep. 2022 14:15, Auditorium 3, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Phil. of Economy Tora Kjærnes Knutsen at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Three essays in empirical labor and political economics.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Axel Dreher, University of Heidelberg, Germany
Professor Torberg Falch, NTNU
Ass. Professor Katinka K. Holtsmark, University of Oslo
Disputation: Torje Meyer Hegna
Time and place: 1. Jun. 2022 12:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Phil. Torje Meyer Hegna at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: The Firms They Are A-Changin' - Essays on Productivity and Investments in the 21st Century.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Fabiano Schivardi, LUISS University, Rome
Ass. Professor Carolina Villegas Sanchez, ESADE, Barcelona
Professor Halvor Mehlum, Department of Economics
Disputation: Helene Onshuus
Time and place: 18. Mar. 2022 14:15, Auditorium 7, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Phil. of Economy Helene Onshuus at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Adaption to Major Life Events.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Mette Ejrnæs, University of Copenhagen
Professor Moritz Kuhn, University of Bonn
Professor Ragnar Nymoen, University of Oslo
Disputation: Vegard Sjurseike Wiborg
Time and place: 15. Mar. 2022 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus og Zoom
M.Phil. Vegard Sjurseike Wiborg at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Four Essays on Uncertainty and Decision Making.
Adjudication committee:
Assistant Professor Siri D. Isaksson, NHH
Professor Johanna Rickne, University of Stockholm
Professor Nils-Henrik M. von der Fehr, University of Oslo
2021
Disputation: Andreas Steinvall Myhre
Tid: 20. Aug. 2021 16:00, Zoom
Master of Economic Theory and Econometrics Andreas Steinvall Myhre at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Disability Benefits, Welfare Reform and Labor Supply.
Adjudication committee:
Associate Professor Stefan Staubli, University of Calgary
Assistant Professor Ines Helm, Stockholm University
Assistant Professor Martin Blomhoff Holm, University of Oslo
Disputation: Kristoffer Berg
Tid: 12. Aug. 2021 14:15, Zoom
Master of Economic Theory and Econometrics Kristoffer Berg at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Fair and Efficient Taxation.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Andrea Weber, Central European University
Professor Andreas Peichl, IFO Institute, University of Munich
Professor Jo Thori Lind, Department of Economics, University of Oslo
Disputation: Maria Forthun Hoen
Time and place: 21. May 2021 11:15, Zoom
M.Phil. of Economy Maria Forthun Hoen at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Three Essays on Immigration and the Labor Market.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Olof Åslund, Uppsala University
Assistant Professor Mette Foged, University of Copenhagen
Professor Edwin Leuven, University of Oslo
Disputation: Bjørn Gjerde Johansen
Time and place: 23. Mar. 2021 15:00, Zoom
M.Phil. Bjørn Gjerde Johansen at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Car Ownership, Driving and Battery Electric Vehicles.
Adjudication committee:
Assistant Professor Laura Grigolon, University of Mannheim, Germany
Professor Erin T. Mansur, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, USA
Professor em. Michael Hoel, Department of Economics, University of Oslo
2020
Disputation: Ingrid Cathrine Hjort
Time and place: 8. Oct. 2020 14:15, Zoom
M.Phil. of Economy Ingrid Cathrine Hjort at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Second-Best Approaches to Regulate Emissions.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Rikard Forslid, Stockholm University
Dr. Hélia Costa, OECD, Paris
Professor Kjell Arne Brekke, Department of Economics, University of Oslo
Disputation: Herman Kruse
Time and place: 2. Oct. 2020 16:00, Zoom
Master of Economic Theory and Econometrics Herman Kruse at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Household Retirement Decisions.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Eric French, University College London, UK
Associate Professor Fang Yang, Louisiana State University, USA
Assistant Professor Martin Blomhoff Holm, Department of Economics, Univ. of Oslo
Disputation: Pål Boug
Time and place: 21. Sep. 2020 13:15, Zoom
M.Sc. of Economy Pål Boug at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of dr.philos.: The Cointegrated Vector Autoregressive Model: Concepts and Evidence.
Adjudication committee:
Dr. Jennifer Castle, Magdalen College Oxford, UK
Professor Niels Haldrup, University of Aarhus, Denmark
Professor Halvor Mehlum, Department of Economics, University of Oslo
Disputation: Frikk Hugo Bø Nesje
Time and place: 23. Jun. 2020 16:30, Zoom
M.Phil. of Economy Frikk Hugo Bø Nesje at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Assessing Climate Change.
Adjudication committee:
Associate Professor Antony Millner, University of California, Santa Barbara
Professor Katheline Schubert, Paris School of Economics
Associate Professor Paolo Giovanni Piacquadio, University of Oslo
Disputation: Hanne Marit Dalen
Time and place: 19. May 2020 14:30, Zoom
M.Phil. of Economy Hanne Marit Dalen at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Policies and incentives in electricity production and consumption - Political feasibility and effects of policy measures.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Chloé Le Coq, University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas and Stockholm School of Economics (SITE)
Professor Richard Green, Imperial College of London
Professor Christian Traeger, Department of Economics, University of Oslo
2019
Disputation: Trond Christian Vigtel
Time and place: 16. Dec. 2019 15:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Phil. of Economy Trond Christian Vigtel at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Understanding Retirement Decisions.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Monika Bütler, SEQ-HSG, University of St.Gallen
Professor Peter Haan, Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Berlin
Professor Jo Thori Lind, Department of Economics, University of Oslo
Disputation: Torbjørn Hanson
Time and place: 13. Nov. 2019 14:15, Auditorium 3, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Phil. of Economy Torbjørn Hanson at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Four essays on military economics: Efficiency, trust and risk preferences in the armed forces.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Kjetil Bjorvatn, NHH Norwegian School of Economics
Professor Maria da Conceição Andrade e Silva, Catolica Porto Business School
Professor Karine Nyborg, Department of Economics, University of Oslo
Disputation: Federica Coelli
Time and place: 17. Sep. 2019 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Phil. Federica Coelli at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Essays on Economic Integration and Innovation.
Adjudication committee:
Associate Professor Kyle Handley, University of Michigan, USA
Professor Valerie Smeets, University of Aarhus, Denmark
Professor Halvor Mehlum, University of Oslo
Disputation: Nicolai Ellingsen
Time and place: 29. Apr. 2019 14:15, Auditorium 3, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Phil. of Economy Nicolai Ellingsen at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Distorted Like China. Theory and evidence on how distortions affect aggregate output.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Jan De Loecker, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Ph.D in Economics Yu Zheng, Queen Mary University of London, UK
Professor Andreas Moxnes, Department of Economics, University of Oslo
2018
Disputation: Andrea Papini
Time and place: 9. Nov. 2018 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Phil. Andrea Papini at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Empirical essays on taxation and self-employment.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Jean-Francois Wen, University of Calgary
Associate Professor Åsa Hansson, University of Lund
Associate Professor Tarjei Havnes, Department of Economics, University of Oslo
Disputation: Marte Eline Soukup Ulvestad
Time and place: 18. Oct. 2018 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Phil. of Economy Marte Eline Soukup Ulvestad at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Sickness and disability benefits: The importance of workplaces, attitudes and nurture.
Adjudication committee:
Associate Professor Julie Riise, University of Bergen
Associate Professor Erik Grönqvist, IFAU, Uppsala University
Professor Gaute Torsvik, University of Oslo
Disputation: Edda Torsdatter Solbakken
Time and place: 5. Oct. 2018 13:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Phil of Economy Edda Torsdatter Solbakken at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: The wealth of a young nation - On voting rights, financing plights, and long-run wealth inequality in Norway.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Daniel Waldenström, Research Institute of Industrial Economics and Paris School of Economics
Associate Professor Kerstin Enflo, University of Lund, Sweden
Professor Carl Henrik Knutsen, Department of Political Science, University of Oslo
Disputation: Matteo Alpino
Time and place: 22. May 2018 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Sc. of Economy Matteo Alpino at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Essays in political and social economics.
Adjudication committee:
Associate Professor Ruben Durante, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona
Associate Professor Johanna Rickne, SOFI, University of Stockholm
Professor Jon H. Fiva, Department of Economics and Norwegian Business School
Disputation: Eivind Moe Hammersmark
Time and place: 15. May 2018 14:15, Auditorium 3, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Phil. of Economy Eivind Moe Hammersmark at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Guns, Gems and Scripture: African Development in a Subnational Perspective.
Adjudication committee:
Professor James Fenske, University of Warwick
Associate Professor Jeanet Sinding Bentzen, University of Copenhagen
Researcher Thor Olav Thoresen, Department of Economics
2017
Disputation: Marianne Tønnessen
Time and place: 1. Dec. 2017 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Phil. Marianne Tønnessen at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Demografiske konsekvenser av migrasjon.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Hill Kulu, University of St. Andrews, Scotland
Professor Helga A.G. de Valk, Netherlands Interdiciplinary Demographic Institute, Den Hague
Professor Arne Mastekaasa, Department of Sociology and Human Geography, Oslo
Disputation: Siv-Elisabeth Skjelbred
Time and place: 27. Oct. 2017 14:15, Auditorium 3, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Phil. Siv-Elisabeth Skjelbred at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Essays on social preferences and online experiments.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Martin Kocher, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich
Associate Professor Ernesto Reuben, New York University, Abu Dhabi
Professor Karine Nyborg, Department of Economics, University of Oslo
Disputation: Arnaldur Sölvi Kristjánsson
Time and place: 11. Oct. 2017 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Sc. Arnaldur Sölvi Kristjánsson at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Essays on Taxation of Capital and Labour Income.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Katherine Cuff, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada
Assistant Professor Floris Tobias Zoutman, Norwegian School of Economics, Bergen
Professor Gaute Torsvik, Department of Economics, UofO
Disputation: Martin Eckhoff Andresen
Time and place: 15. Sep. 2017 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Phil. Martin Eckhoff Andresen at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Child care, maternal labor supply and child development.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Katrine Vellesen Løken, NHH Norwegian School of Economics
Professor Martin Huber, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Dr. Simen Markussen, The Frisch Centre
Disputation: Elisabeth Thuestad Isaksen
Time and place: 11. Sep. 2017 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Sc. Elisabeth Thuestad Isaksen at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Empirical essays on policies and cooperation to mitigate environmental problems.
Adjudication committee:
Professor, Dr. Andreas Lange, Universität Hamburg
Professor Mari Rege, University of Stavanger
Professor Jon Strand, University of Oslo
Disputation: Erlend Eide Bø
Time and place: 7. Jun. 2017 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
Master of Economic Theory and Econometrics Erlend Eide Bø at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Four essays on public and housing economics.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Claus Thustrup Kreiner, University of Copenhagen
Associate professor Antonia Diaz, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Professor Jo Thori Lind, University of Oslo
Disputation: Jenny Clarhäll
Time and place: 23. May 2017 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
Cand.polit. Jenny Clarhäll at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Men and women in the labour market. - Three essays on segregation and wage.
Adjudication committee:
Associate professor Lena Hensvik, IFAU, University of Uppsala
Professor Dr. Wolter Hassink, Utrecht University School of Economics
Professor Karen Helene Ulltveit-Moe, Department of Economics, University of Oslo
Disputation: Ingrid Marie Schaumburg Huitfeldt
Time and place: 18. May 2017 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Phil. Ingrid Marie Schaumburg Huitfeldt at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Universal Health Care Supply: Queues, Prices and Regional Variation.
Adjudication committee:
Prof. Hans-Martin von Gaudecker, University of Bonn, Germany
Ass. Prof. Anna Aizer, Brown University, Rhode Island, USA
Prof. II Jon H. Fiva, University of Oslo and Norwegian Business School
Disputation: Torben Kenea Mideksa
Time and place: 21. Apr. 2017 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Phil. Torben Kenea Mideksa at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Leading for the Common Good.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Tore Ellingsen, Stockholm School of Economics
Assistant Professor Mirabelle Muûls, Imperial College Business School, London
Professor Geir B. Asheim, Department of Economics, University of Oslo
Disputation: Ragnhild Camilla Schreiner
Time and place: 3. Feb. 2017 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
Master of Economy Ragnhild Camilla Schreiner at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Social Insurance Programs, Earnings and Labor Force Participation.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Marianne Simonsen, Aarhus University, Denmark
Professor Maarten M. Lindeboom, Vreie Universiteit Amsterdam, The Nethederlands
Associate Professor Christian Brinch, Department of Economics and Norwegian Business School
Disputation: Arne Rogde Gramstad
Time and place: 27. Jan. 2017 14:00, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
Master of Economy Arne Rogde Gramstad at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Essays on Digital Markets.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Francis Bloch, Paris School of Economics, Paris
Assistant professor Malin Arve, Norwegian School of Economics, Bergen
Professor Gaute Torsvik, Department of Economics, Oslo
Disputation: Askill Harkjerr Halse
Time and place: 20. Jan. 2017 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Phil. of Economy Askill Harkjerr Halse at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Group representation and special interests in electoral politics.
Adjudication committee:
Associate professor Patricia Funk, Universita della Svizzera Italiana
Senior researcher Janne Tukiainen, VATT Institute for Economic Research
Professor II Erling Barth, Department of Economics and Institute for Social Research
2016
Disputation: Martin Flatø
Time and place: 16. Dec. 2016 12:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Phil. Martin Flatø at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Gender under Distress - Essays on Climatic and Familial Determinants of Gendered Outcomes in African Populations.
Adjudication committee:
Dr. Christophe Guilmoto, CEPED, Paris
Assistant Professor Martina Björkman Nyqvist, Stockholm School of Economics
Professor Nico W. Keilman, Department of Economics
Disputation: Bjorn Dapi
Time and place: 14. Dec. 2016 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Phil. Bjorn Dapi at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Essays on wage cyclicality and regulation.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Emeritus Robert Hart, University of Stirling, UK
Dr. Pedro Portugal, Banco de Portugal, Lisboa, Portugal
Associate professor Monique de Haan, Department of Economics
Disputation: Astrid Marie Jorde Sandsør
Time and place: 15. Jun. 2016 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Phil. of Economy Astrid Marie Jorde Sandsør at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Educational Policy and Student Outcomes.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Katrine Vellesen Løken, Department of Economics, University of Bergen
Adjunct Professor Tuomas Pekkarinen, Aalto University, Helsinki
Adjunct Professor Bernt Bratsberg, ESOP/Department of Economics and The Frisch Centre
Disputation: Kristin Solberg-Watle
Time and place: 13. Jun. 2016 14:15, Auditorium 4, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Phil. of Economy Kristin Solberg-Watle at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Cushioning the Variance - Three Essays on the Comparative Study of Income Inequality and Welfare States in Europe and the US.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Ragnar Torvik, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Professor Nabanita Datta Gupta, University of Aarhus
Researcher Christian Brinch, ESOP/Department of Econonics and BI
Disputation: Esther Ann Nisja Bøler
Time and place: 7. Jun. 2016 13:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Phil. of Economy Esther Ann Nisja Bøler at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Four Essays on Trade, Innovation, and Workforce Composition.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Valerie Smeets, Aarhus University
Professor Jakob Roland Munch, University of Copenhagen
Professor Halvor Mehlum, Department of Economics, ESOP, University of Oslo
Disputation: Marit Elisabeth Klemetsen
Time and place: 6. Jun. 2016 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
Master of Economy Marit Elisabeth Klemetsen at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Impacts of policies on emissions and environmental innovation in Norway.
Adjudication committee:
Dr. Joëlle Noailly, Centre for International Environmental Studies, Geneva
Professor Ulrich J. Wagner, University of Mannheim
Professor Karine Nyborg, Department of Economics, Oslo
Disputation: Henning Øien
Time and place: 1. Apr. 2016 14:15, Eilert Sundts hus
Master of Economy Henning Øien at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Four empirical essays in economics of long-term care.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Brigitte Dormont, Dauphine Universite, Paris
Professor Kristian Bolin, University of Gothenburg
Professor II Knut Røed, Department of Economics and Frisch Centre, University of Oslo
Disputation: Bjart Johannes Holtsmark
Time and place: 15. Jan. 2016 13:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
Cand.oecon. Bjart Johannes Holtsmark at Statistisk sentralbyrå defended their dissertation for the degree of dr.philos.: Seven essays on policies and international cooperation to abate emissions of greenhouse gases.
Adjudication committee:
Ass.professor, dr. Valentina Bosetti, University of Bocconi, Milano, Italy
Professor Olli Tahvonen, University of Helsinki, Finland
Professor Kjell Arne Brekke, Department of Economics, University of Oslo
2015
Disputation: Gry Tengmark Østenstad
Time and place: 1. Dec. 2015 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Phil. Gry Tengmark Østenstad at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Migration to resource-rich countries.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Måns Söderbom, University of Gothenburg
Dr. Tuvana Pastine, Maynooth University
Professor Steinar Holden, University of Oslo
Disputation: Thomas Rolf Lydersen Lystad von Brasch
Time and place: 6. Nov. 2015 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Phil. Thomas Rolf Lydersen Lystad von Brasch at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Measuring Productivity - Concepts and Evidence from Norway.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Eric Bartelsman, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Associate professor Ragnhild Balsvik, Norwegian School of Economics, Bergen
Professor Ragnar Nymoen, Department of Economics, University of Oslo
Disputation: Gjermund Grimsby
Time and place: 26. Oct. 2015 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
Master of Economic Theory and Econometrics Gjermund Grimsby at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Three Essays on Competent Capital".
Adjudication committee:
Professor James Foreman-Peck, Cardiff Business School, UK
Dr. Vittoria Cerasi, Milano Bicocca University, Italy
Associate professor Andreas Moxnes, Department of Economics, University of Oslo
Disputation: Katinka Kristine Holtsmark
Time and place: 23. Oct. 2015 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Phil. Katinka Kristine Holtsmark at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Four essays on the dynamics of global public goods provision.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Matti Liski, Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland
Dr.oecon. Linda Nøstbakken, NHH, Bergen
Professor Kjell Arne Brekke, Department of Economics, UofO
Disputation: Alice Ciccone
Time and place: 30. Sep. 2015 14:15, Auditorium 3, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Sc. Alice Ciccone at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Beslutningstaking i miljørelaterte dilemmaer: Fra natur- til laboratorieeksperimenter.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Timo Goeschl, University of Heidelberg
Professor Topi Miettinen, Hanken School of Economics
Associate Professor Ingvild Almås, Norwegian School of Economics and ESOP, UofO
Disputation: Kristoffer Midttømme
Time and place: 25. Sep. 2015 14:15, Auditorium 3, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Phil. Kristoffer Midttømme at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Essays on strategic considerations in environmental economics.
Adjudication committee:
Senior Research Fellow Antony Millner, London School of Economics
Associate professor Jessica Coria, University of Gothenburg
Professor Geir B. Asheim, Department of Economics, University of Oslo
Disputation: Marina Rybalka
Time and place: 10. Sep. 2015 14:15, Auditorium 1, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Sc. Marina Rybalka at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Drivers of Growth in the Modern Economy: R&D, Innovation, ICT and Human Capital.
Adjudication committee:
Professor, dr. Pierre Mohnen, Universitetet i Maastricht
Dr. Francesca Lotti, Den italienske sentralbanken
Professor II Erling Barth, ESOP, Økonomisk institutt, og ISF
Disputation: Anders Grøn Kjelsrud
Time and place: 22. Jun. 2015 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Sc. Anders Grøn Kjelsrud at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Four Essays on the Measurement of Poverty and Inequality.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Arne Bigsten, Handelshögskolan, Göteborgs universitet
Assistant professor Martina Björkman Nyqvist, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm
Professor Jon Fiva, BI og ESOP
Disputation: Eva Kløve
Time and place: 10. Jun. 2015 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
Cand.polit. Eva Kløve at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Coping with poverty. On social and anti-social institutions in Africa.
Adjudication committee:
Assistant Professor Katja Maria Kaufmann, Bocconi University, Italy
Professor Kjetil Bjorvatn. NHH, Norway
Professor Gaute Torsvik, UiO, Norway
Disputation: Nina Skrove Falch
Time and place: 8. Jun. 2015 14:15, Auditorium 3, Eilert Sundts hus
Master of Economics Nina Skrove Falch at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Three essays on unemployment insurance.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Rafael Lalive, HEC, Lausanne, Sveits
Førsteamanuensis Astrid Kunze, NHH, Bergen
Førsteamanuensis Tarjei Havnes, ØI, UiO
Disputation: Solveig Glestad Christiansen
Time and place: 6. Mar. 2015 14:15, Auditorium 3, Eilert Sundts hus
Master of Economics Solveig Glestad Christiansen at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Empirical Studies of Nordic household and family structure. How it affects mortality and the environment, and how it has and will change.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Karen Glaser, King's College London, UK
Professor Dalkhat Ediev, North-Caucasian State humanitarian-technological academy, Cherkessk, Russia
Professor emeritus Tore Schweder, Økonomisk institutt, UiO
Disputation: Sigurd Mølster Galaasen
Time and place: 6. Feb. 2015 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
Master of Economic Analysis Sigurd Mølster Galaasen at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Essays on quantitative macroeconomics with heterogeneous agents.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Mariacristina De Nardi, University College London
Professor Rasmus Lentz, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Professor Espen R. Moen, Økonomisk institutt, UiO
2014
Disputation: Nina Elise Larsson Midthjell
Time and place: 14. Nov. 2014 14:15, Auditorium 4, Eilert Sundts hus
Master of Economic Analysis Nina Elise Larsson Midthjell at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Four Essays on the Use and Effects of Fiscal Policy in OECD Countries.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Hilde C. Bjørnland, Handelshøyskolen BI
Professor Phillip R. Lane, Trinity College, Dublin
Professor Halvor Mehlum, ØI/ESOP, UiO
Disputation: Tord Sigurd Holmsen Krogh
Time and place: 18. jun. 2014 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
Master of Economics Tord Sigurd Holmsen Krogh at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Theoretical and econometric aspects of New Keynesian modelling.
Adjudication committee:
Førsteamanuensis Luca Fanelli, Universitetet i Bologna
Førsteamanuensis Anna Larsson Seim, Stockholms universitet
Professor Steinar Holden, Økonomisk institutt, UiO
Disputation: Daniel Bergsvik
Time and place: 17. jun. 2014 14:15, Auditorium 3, Eilert Sundts hus
Master of Economic Analysis Daniel Bergsvik at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Three essays on sick leave.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Espen Bratberg, Universitetet i Bergen
Professor Rudolf Winter-Ebmer, Johannes Kepler Universitetet, Linz
Førsteamanuensis Monique de Haan, Økonomisk institutt, UiO
Disputation: Kari Vea Salvanes
Time and place: 13. Jan. 2014 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
Master of Economics Kari Vea Salvanes at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Economic Conditions and Family Policy: Child and Family Outcomes.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Matthew Lindquist, Stockholms universitet
Førsteamanuensis Libertad Gonzalez, Universitetet i Pompeu Fabra
Forsker I Harald Dale-Olsen, Institutt for samfunnsforskning
Disputation: Anna Aasen Godøy
Time and place: 14. May 2014 14:15, Auditorium 3, Eilert Sundts hus
Master of Economic Analysis Anna Aasen Godøy at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Essays on Unemployment, Social Insurance and Labor Market Outcomes.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Barbara Petrongolo, Queen Mary University of London
Professor Olof Åslund, IFAU, Uppsala Universitet
Førsteamanuensis Jo Thori Lind, Økonomisk institutt, UiO
Disputation: Andre Kallåk Anundsen
Time and place: 9. May 2014 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
Master of Economic Analysis Andre Kallåk Anundsen at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Housing markets and Financial stability.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Susan M. Wachter, The Wharton School, Univ. of Pennsylvania
Professor Niels Haldrup, Handelshøyskolen, Aarhus Universitet
Professor Asbjørn Rødseth, Økonomisk institutt, UiO
Disputation: Lasse Eika
Time and place: 29. Apr. 2014 14:15, Auditorium 3, Eilert Sundts hus
Master of Economic Analysis Lasse Eika at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Income dynamics and the evolution of inequality.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Mette Ejrnæs, Københavns universitet
Professor Alain Trannoy, EHESS, Aix-Marseille School of Economics
Professor Kjetil Storesletten, Økonomisk institutt, UiO
Disputation: Joachim Minge Thøgersen
Time and place: 28. mar. 2014 14:15, Auditorium 3, Eilert Sundts hus
Master of Economics Joachim Minge Thøgersen at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Social Security in Overlapping Generations Models With Endogenous Growth.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Hans Fehr, Universitetet i Würzburg, Tyskland
Førsteamanuensis Johanna Wallenius, Handelshøgskolan i Stockholm
Professor Halvor Mehlum, ØI, UiO
Disputation: Manudeep Bhuller
Time and place: 18. mar. 2014 14:15, Auditorium 3, Eilert Sundts hus
Master of Economic Analysis Manudeep Bhuller at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Five Essays on Applied Microeconomics.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Eva Mörk, Uppsala Universitet
Professor Pedro Carneiro, University College London
Professor II Knut Røed, ESOP/Økonomisk institutt
Disputation: Ragnhild Røhme Fjærtoft
Time and place: 15. Jan. 2014 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
Cand.oecon. Ragnhild Røhme Fjærtoft at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Multiple job holding and Labour decisions among Norwegian Medical doctors.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Carol Propper, Imperial College London og University of Bristol
Professor Arild Aakvik, Institutt for økonomi, Universitetet i Bergen
Førsteamanuensis Jon H. Fiva, Handelshøyskolen BI og ESOP
2013
Disputation: Kjersti Misje Østbakken
Time and place: 28. Nov. 2013 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Phil. Kjersti Misje Østbakken at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Essays on determinants of sickness absence: Wage policies, workplace effects, and gender differences.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Wolter Hassink, Universitetet i Utrecht, Nederland
Førsteamanuensis Astrid Grasdal, Universitetet i Bergen
Professor emeritus Steinar Strøm, Økonomisk institutt og Universitetet i Torino
Disputation: Jens Fredrik Baumgarten Skogstrøm
Time and place: 3. Jun. 2013 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts Hus
Master of Economic Analysis Jens Fredrik Baumgarten Skogstrøm at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: A Fresh Start - Four essays on the determinants of entrepreneurship.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Dale Mortensen, Northwestern University, USA
Professor Mirjam van Praag, Amsterdam School of Economics, Nederland
Professor Edwin Leuven, ØI, UiO
Disputation: Li Zhang
Time and place: 29. May 2013 14:15, Auditorium 4, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Phil. Li Zhang at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Contributions to the Analysis of Expenditures on Health Care, Disability Benefits and Sickness Pay.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Izabela Jelovac, Le Centre national de la researche scientifique, Frankrike
Forskningsdirektør Jan Erik Askildsen, Uni Rokkansenteret
Professor II Erling Barth, ESOP/Institutt for samfunnsforskning
Disputation: Ingrid Bjartveit Krüger
Time and place: 15. May 2013 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Phil. Ingrid Bjartveit Krüger at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: What's Oil Got to Do With It? - Essays on the Political Economy of Resource Rich Countries.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Ola Olsson, Gøteborgs universitet
Førsteamanuensis Päivi Lujala, NTNU
Professor Kjell Arne Brekke, Økonomisk institutt
Disputation: Ragnhild Haugli Bråten
Time and place: 8. May 2013 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Phil Ragnhild Haugli Bråten at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Morals, markets and the environment. An experimental approach.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Astri Muren, Stockholms Universitet
Dr. Stephan Kroll, Colorado State University
Professor Geir B. Asheim, Økonomisk institutt, UiO
Disputation: Sara Cools
Time and place: 22. Feb. 2013 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Phil. Sara Cools at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Having it all. How children affect work and wages of men and women.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Susan Harkness, Universitetet i Bath, UK
Professor Peter Fredriksson, Stockholms Universitet
Førsteamanuensis emerita Hilde Bojer, Økonomisk institutt, Universitetet i Oslo
Disputation: Lars Johannessen Kirkebøen
Time and place: 5. Feb. 2013 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Phil. Lars Johannessen Kirkebøen at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Determinants of educational choices and outcomes - five empirical essays on the economics of education.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Uta Schönberg, University College London
Professor Torberg Falch, NTNU
Professor Steinar Strøm, Universitetet i Torino og Universitetet i Oslo
2012
Disputation: Kristine von Simson
Time and place: 16. Nov. 2012 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
Master of Economics Kristine von Simson defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Essays on Labor Market Attachment and Skill Formation.
Adjudication committee:
Førsteamanuensis Marianne Simonsen, Institut for økonomi, Århus universitet
Professor Espen Bratberg, Institutt for økonomi, Universitetet i Bergen
Førsteamanuensis Tarjei Havnes, Økonomisk institutt, UiO
Disputation: Ola Lotherington Vestad
Time and place: 12. Oct. 2012 12:30, Auditorium 1, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Sc. of Economy Ola Lotherington Vestad defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Pension Reforms and the Labour Market: Wages, Retirement Age and Youth Employment.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Christian Dustmann, University College London
Professor Regina T. Riphahn, Universität Erlangen-Nuremberg
Førsteamanuensis Jo Thori Lind, Økonomisk institutt, UiO
Disputation: Svenn Jensen
Time and place: 27. Sep. 2012 14:15, Auditorium 3, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Phil. Svenn Jensen defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Anticipating the Uncertain: Economic Modeling and Climate Change Policy
Adjudication committee:
Professor Matti Liski, Aalto University School of Economics
Professor Karen Pittel, CESifo, München
Professor Geir B. Asheim, Økonomisk institutt
Disputation: Bo Zhao
Time and place: 19. Sep. 2012 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Phil. Bo Zhao defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Essays on Macroeconomics with Heterogeneous Households and Housing Market.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Alexander Ludwig, University of Cologne
Associate professor Josep Pijoan-Mas, CEMFI
Professor Halvor Mehlum, Økonomisk institutt, UiO
Disputation: Berhe Mekonnen Beyene
Time and place: 18. Sep. 2012 14:15, Auditorium 5, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Phil. Berhe Mekonnen Beyene defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Migration and Remittances: Evidences from Ethiopia.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Arne Bigsten, Göteborgs universitet
Professor Gaute Torsvik, Universitetet i Bergen
Professor Olav Bjerkholt, Universitetet i Oslo
Disputation: Marte Strøm
Time and place: 11. Jun. 2012 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Phil. Marte Strøm defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Double income households - 4 essays on children, votes and parents' labor supply.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Nabanita Datta Gupta, Handelshøjskolen, Århus Universitet
Professor Markus Jäntti, Institutet för social forskning (SOFI), Stockholms universitet
Professor II Knut Røed, ESOP, Økonomisk institutt, UiO
Disputation: Jørgen H. Modalsli
Time and place: 3. Feb. 2012 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Phil. Jørgen H. Modalsli defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Growing Unequal. Essays on inequality, economic growth and development.
Adjudication committee:
Dr. Branko Milanovic, Verdensbanken
Førsteamanuensis Gernot Doppelhofer, NHH
Professor Jon Vislie, Økonomisk institutt, UiO
2011
Disputation: Henrik Borchgrevink
Time and place: 15. Dec. 2011 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
Cand.polit.Henrik Borchgrevink at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD:Three essays on civil litigation.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Henrik Lando, Handelshøyskolen i København
Professor Eirik Kristiansen, Norges Handelshøyskole
Professor Tore Nilssen, Økonomisk institutt, UiO
Disputation: Florian Klaus Diekert
Time and place: 5. Oct. 2011 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Phil. Florian Klaus Diekert at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Fisheries management in a dynamic setting.
Adjudication committee:
Professor OlliTahvonen, Universitetet i Helsinki
Seniorforsker Stein Ivar Steinshamn, SNF Bergen
Professor Finn R. Førsund, ØI, UiO
Disputation: Gang Sun
Time and place: 20. May 2011 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
Master of Economics Gang Sun at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Essays on Consumption and Risk Sharing.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Josep Pijoan-Mas CEMFI, Madrid
Professor Martin Flodén, Stockholms Universitet
Professor Halvor Mehlum, ØI, Universitetet i Oslo
Disputation: Victoria Sparrman
Time and place: 6. May 2011 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
Cand.polit. Victoria Sparrman at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Unemployment in OECD countries. Empirical Essays.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Anders Forslund, Institutet för Arbetsmarknadspolitisk Utvärdering, Uppsala
Professor Kåre Johansen, Institutt for samfunnsøkonomi, NTNU
Professor Asbjørn Rødseth, Økonomisk institutt, UiO
Disputation: Fredrik H. Willumsen
Time and place: 15. Dec. 2011 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
Master of Economics Fredrik H. Willumsen at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Four Essays on Institutions, Rewards and Performance.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Jakob Svensson, IIES, Stockholm
Forskningsprofessor Scott Gates, CSCW, PRIO
Professor Steinar Holden, Økonomisk institutt, UiO
Disputation: Halvor Briseid Storrøsten
Time and place: 27. Apr. 2011 14:15, Auditorium 3, Eilert Sundts hus
Master of Economics Halvor Briseid Storrøsten at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Four essays on market-based environmental policy instruments.
Adjudication committee:
Prof. dr. Till Requate, Christian-Albrechts Universität, Kiel
Sr. researcher, dr. Valentina Bosetti, FEEM
Prof. Finn R. Førsund, Økonomisk institutt, UiO
2010
Disputation: Odd Erik Nygård
Time and place: 19. Nov. 2010 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
Cand.oecon Odd Erik Nygård at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD: Empirical studies of indirect taxes in the presence of cross-border shopping.
Adjudication committee:
Ph.d. Kaisa Kotakorpi, Universitetet i Tampere
Professor Søren Bo Nielsen, Handelshøyskolen i København
Professor Finn R. Førsund, Økonomisk institutt, UiO
Disputation: Simen Markussen
Time and place: 25. jun. 2010 13:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
Master of Economics Simen Markussen at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD (philosophiae doctor): The discretionary nature of sick leave.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Regina T. Riphahn, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, Nürnberg
Professor Kjell Vaage, Universitetet i Bergen
Professor Karine Nyborg, Økonomisk institutt, UiO
Disputation: Andreas Moxnes
Time and place: 28. May 2010 14:30, Auditorium 3, Eilert Sundts hus
Cand.oecon. Andreas Moxnes at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD (philosophiae doctor): Essays on International Trade and Firm Heterogeneity.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Jonathan Eaton, New York University
Professor Stephen Redding, London School of Economics
Professor Kjetil Storesletten, ØI, UiO
Disputation: Knut Are Aastveit
Time and place: 19. mar. 2010 14:15, Auditorium 3, Eilert Sundts hus
Cand.oecon. Knut Are Aastveit at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD (philosophiae doctor): Empirical Studies of Business Cycles and Monetary Policy in Real Time.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Anindya Banerjee, Universitetet i Birmingham
Lektor Michael Bergman, Universitetet i København
Professor Steinar Holden, Universitetet i Oslo
Disputation: Karen Evelyn Hauge
Time and place: 26. Feb. 2010 13:15, Auditorium 3, Eilert Sundts hus
Karen Evelyn Hauge at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD (philosophiae doctor): Morality and economic decisions: An experimental approach.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Frans vanWinden, Universitetet i Amsterdam
Docent Astri Muren, Stockholms universitet
Professor Vidar Christiansen, ØI, UiO
Disputation: Anne Reneflot
Time and place: 18. Feb. 2010 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
Cand.polit. Anne Reneflot at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD (philosophiae doctor): The drift away from marriage. Implications for children’s family lives and future welfare.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Elizabeth Thomson, University of Wisconsin – Madison og Stockholms universitet
Professor Matthijs Kalmijn, Tilburn University
Professor Nico W. Keilman, Økonomisk institutt, UiO
2009
Disputation: Tarjei Havnes
Time and place: 27. Oct. 2009 14:15, Ragnar Frischs auditorium, Ullevål kino
M.Phil. Tarjei Havnes at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD (philosophiae doctor): Keep it in the family? Universal child care, child development and intra-household conflict.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Nabanita Datta Gupta, Aarhus universitet
Professor Hillary Hoynes, Universitetet i California, Davis
Professor Erling Barth, ESOP, UiO
Disputation: Geir Godager
Time and place: 25. Sep. 2009 14:15, Auditorium 4, Eilert Sundts hus
Cand.oecon. Geir Godager at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD (philosophiae doctor): Four Empirical Essays on the Market for General Practitioners' Services.
Adjudication committee:
Førsteamanuensis Sergi Jimenez-Martin, Universitetet i Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona
Professor Lars-Erik Borge, NTNU
Professor Vidar Christiansen, ØI, UiO
Disputation: Tom-Reiel Heggedal
Time and place: 21. Aug. 2009 14:15, Auditorium 4, Eilert Sundts hus
Cand.polit. Tom-Reiel Heggedal at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD (philosophiae doctor): Four Essays on Market Imperfections and Technological Change - Technology Policies in a Warming World.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Espen R. Moen, Handelshøyskolen BI
Professor Thomas Sterner, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm
Professor Asbjørn Rødseth, Økonomisk institutt, UiO
Disputation: Taoyuan Wei
Time and place: 21. Aug. 2009 14:15, Auditorium 6, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Phil. Taoyuan Wei at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD (philosophiae doctor): Accounting for the income of non-renewable resources.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Cees Withagen, Tilburg University/Vrije Universitet
Førsteamanuensis Giulia Di Nunno, Matematisk institutt, UiO
Professor Olav Bjerkholt, Økonomisk institutt, UiO
Disputation: Weizhen Zhu
Time and place: 15. jun. 2009 12:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Sc. Weizhen Zhu at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD (philosophiae doctor): Pension, Wealth and Household Behavior.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Agar Brugiavini, Universitetet i Venezia
Førsteamanuensis Egil Matsen, NTNU
Professor Asbjørn Rødseth, ØI, UiO
Disputation: Siri Fauli Munkerud
Time and place: 5. jun. 2009 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
Cand.polit. Siri Fauli Munkerud at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD (philosophiae doctor): Decision-making in general practice – The use of laboratory analyses from a health economics perspective.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Carl Hampus Lyttkens, Lunds universitet
Professor Dag Morten Dalen, Handelshøyskolen BI
Professor Finn R. Førsund, Økonomisk institutt, UiO
Disputation: Taryn Ann Galooway
Time and place: 19. Jan. 2009 14:30, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
Cand.oecon Taryn Ann Galloway at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD (philosophiae doctor): New Perspectives on the Integration of Immigrants.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Eskil Wadensjö, Stockholms universitet
Førsteamanuensis Mette Werner, Århus universitet
Professor Tore Schweder, ØI, UiO
2008
Disputation: Lars Westlie
Time and place: 9. Dec. 2008 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
Cand.oecon. Lars Westlie at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD (philosophiae doctor): Four essays on effect evaluation of Norwegian labor market policy.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Per Johansson, Universitetet i Uppsala
Førsteamanuensis Arild Aakvik, Universitetet i Bergen
Professor Steinar Holden, ØI, Universitetet i Oslo
Disputation: Marina Tsyngankova
Time and place: 1. Dec. 2008 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Sc. Marina Tsygankova at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD (philosophiae doctor): Four Essays on Regulations in the Russian Gas Market.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Yves Smeers, Université Catholique de Louvain
Professor Frits van Oostvoorn, Energy research Centre of the Netherlands
Professor Jon Vislie, Økonomisk institutt, UiO
Disputation: Gisle J. Natvik
Time and place: 28. Nov. 2008 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
Cand.oecon Gisle J. Natvik at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD (philosophiae doctor): 3 Essays on Government Spending.
Adjudication committee:
Professor John Hassler, Stockholms universitet
Professor Henrik Jensen, Københavns universitet
Professor Asbjørn Rødseth, Økonomisk institutt, Universitetet i Oslo
Disputation: Fedor Iskhakov
Time and place: 24. Nov. 2008 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Sc. Fedor Iskhakov at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD (philosophiae doctor): A dynamic structural analysis of health and retirement.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Espen Bratberg, Universitetet i Bergen
Professor John Rust, University of Maryland
Professor Atle Seierstad, ØI, UiO
Disputation: Steffen Kallbekken
Time and place: 21. Nov. 2008 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
M.Sc. Steffen Kallbekken at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD (philosophiae doctor): Pigouvian tax schemes: feasibility versus efficiency.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Wolfgang Buchholz, Universität Regensburg
Professor Alexander Cappelen, Norges Handelshøyskole
Førsteamanuensis Karine Nyborg, Økonomisk institutt, UiO
Disputation: Petter Vegard Hansen
Time and place: 7. Nov. 2008 14:15, Auditorium 3, Eilert Sundts hus
Cand.polit. Petter Vegard Hansen at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD (philosophiae doctor): Four Essays on Market Power in Energy Economics.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Eirik Amundsen, Københavns universitet
Professor Birgitte Sloth, Syddansk universitet
Professor Finn R. Førsund, Universitetet i Oslo
Disputation: Morten S. Henningsen
Time and place: 24. Oct. 2008 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
Cand.oecon. Morten S. Henningsen at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD (philosophiae doctor): An Empirical Study of Mobility in the Labour Market.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Francis Kramarz, CRES
Professor Kjell Gunnar Salvanes, Norges Handelshøyskole
Professor Yngve Willassen, Økonomisk institutt, UiO
Disputation: Xuehui Han
Time and place: 22. Aug. 2008 12:15, Seminarrom 1220, Eilert Sundts hus
Xuehui Han at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD (philosophiae doctor): Three Essays on the Real Estate Demand.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Mårten Palme, Stockholms Universitet
Førsteamanuensis Astrid Kunze, Norges Handelshøyskole
Professor Steinar Strøm, Universitetet i Torino
Disputation: Eline Aas
Time and place: 6. jun. 2008 14:15, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
Eline Aas at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of dr.polit. (doctor rerum politicarum): Screening from a health economics perspective: the case of colorectal cancer.
Adjudication committee:
Førsteamanuensis Arild Aakvik, Universitetet i Bergen
Professor Dorte Gyrd-Hansen, Syddansk Universitet
Professor Steinar Strøm, Økonomisk institutt, UiO
Disputation: Magne Mogstad
Time and place: 8. Feb. 2008 14:15, Auditorium 4, Eilert Sundts hus
Magne Mogstad at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD (philosophiae doctor): Four Essays on Economic Inequality.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Sir Tony Atkinson
Direktør Andrea Brandolini
Professor Yngve Willassen
Disputation: Tyra Ekhaugen
Time and place: 1. Feb. 2008 10:15, Auditorium 4, Eilert Sundts hus
Tyra Ekhaugen at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of PhD (philosophiae doctor): On the Fringes of the Labor Market: Three Essays on Employment and Social Security.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Christian Dustmann, University College London
Professor Per-Anders Edin, Uppsala Universitet.
2007
Disputation: Kjetil Telle
Time and place: 19. Dec. 2007 15:00, Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus
Cand.polit. Kjetil Telle at the Department of Economics defended their dissertation for the degree of dr.philos. (doctor philosophiae): Aspects of Monitoring and Enforcement of Environmental Regulations and Norms.
Adjudication committee:
Professor Finn R. Førsund, Økonomisk institutt