#EconJobMarket ✨Meet Adrien Dautheville, JM-candidate at the Department of Economics at NHH Bergen. 🕵️‍♀️Fields of interest: Development Economics, Behavioural Economics, Economics of Education 📘JMP: Job Seeking Entrepreneurs 🔗Read more about the JM-candidates here: www.nhh.no/.../economic...

💬 Men are opening up — but to chatbots In a new Aftenposten article, FAIR researchers Catalina Franco, Roberto Caputo, and Ezgi Oral explore why men may turn to AI when talking about mental health. 🔗 Read the article: www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kro...

🌍 Today, FAIR NHH’s Professor and Scientific Director, Bertil Tungodden, joined the ERC Insights event in Bergen, offering insights from his work as an Ambassador for the network. Read more: 🔗 About the event: www.uib.no/forskning/17... 🔗 About Association of ERC Grantees: aerg.eu

💭 How did the Second World War reshape Norway’s incomes? Today, Kjell G. Salvanes is a keynote speaker at GPEF 2025, presenting a study exploring how wartime shocks and major investments reshaped incomes across Norway. 🔗 Read more here: www.unisg.ch/en/research/...

Twenty years after helping shape the Oil Fund’s first ethical guidelines, NHH Professor and FAIR Deputy Director Alexander W. Cappelen joins a new national ethics committee. What role will he play in shaping Norway’s ethical decisions? 👉Read more here: www.nhh.no/nhh-bulletin...

🎓 FAIR NHH is hiring TWO postdocs in Labour Economics! Want to explore how fairness, mobility, and care shape our societies? Join our international team and build your own research journey! 📅 Apply by 30 November 2025 📍 Bergen, Norway 🔗 Apply now: www.nhh.no/en/research-...

🏆Who Gains and Who Misses Out in Merit-Based School Admissions? In their article, Antonio Dalla-Zuanna, Kai Liu, and Kjell G. Salvanes explore how merit-based admissions can unintentionally deepen educational inequalities. 👉Read more here: www.nhh.no/en/research-...

🎉 Congratulations to Bertil Tungodden, FAIR Director, on being elected to the Board of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters! The appointment reflects both his scientific achievements and FAIR’s strong position as a research centre of excellence. 🔗 Read more at www.nhh.no/en/research-...

📢 Call for Papers! Join the 47th Annual Meeting of the Norwegian Association of Economists, hosted by NHH and Samfunnsøkonomene from 24 - 25 Nov. 📝 Submit your paper by 13 Oct: samfunnsokonomene.no/kurs-og-konf...

Exciting news from FAIR 🎉 Professors Erik Ø. Sørensen just received a $23K Peder Sather Grant to study how we can make economics research more transparent, reproducible, and reliable. Better science helps us all 👏 🔗 www.nhh.no/en/research-...

📣 Apply for Spring School 2026! Spend a week in San Diego, learning from leading researchers in behavioral economics and connecting with peers from across the globe. Here’s a glimpse of past Spring Schools — from beach walks to research talks 🌊☀️ www.nhh.no/en/calendar/...

Forthcoming in the AER: "First Generation Elite: The Role of School Social Networks" by Sarah Cattan, Kjell G. Salvanes, and Emma Tominey. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

🎓 PhD Opportunities at NHH! Join our Department of Economics and kickstart your research career. 📅 Apply by 15 September 📍 Bergen, Norway Work with leading researchers, access world-class resources, and prepare for a global career in academia. 🔗 Apply now: www.nhh.no/en/research-...

📚 Prosperity with equality: how do the Nordic countries do it? A new paper in the Journal of Economic Literature by Salvanes, Mogstad & Torsvik points to four pillars of the Nordic model and shows how wage compression plays a key role!    🔗 n9.cl/716g8

We are looking forward to Weijia Wang's PhD defense on Fairness and Decision Making. Wishing Weijia the best of luck tomorrow! www.nhh.no/en/calendar/...

"Natural resources, demand for skills, and schooling choices" - new publication by Aline Bütikofer & Kjell G. Salvanes (both @nhhecon.bsky.social, @nhhnor.bsky.social & @fair-cele.bsky.social), and Antonio Dalla-Zuanna in @jeem-econ.bsky.social: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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📉 More parental sick leave → lower school performance in kids. New study shows family policies shape future generations. 🔗 www.nhh.no/en/research-... @nhhnor.bsky.social @nhhecon.bsky.social

🎉Aline Bütikofer has received NordForsk funding for a new project on elder care in the Nordics. She'll explore how care is delivered and shared — and how to make systems more sustainable as our population ages. 🔗 www.nhh.no/en/research-... @nhhnor.bsky.social @nhhecon.bsky.social

"Returns to Education with Earnings Uncertainty and Employment Risk over the Life Cycle" - new working paper by Kjell G. Salvanes ( @nhhecon.bsky.social, @nhhnor.bsky.social & @fair-cele.bsky.social) Kai Liu and Magne Mogstad: openaccess.nhh.no/nhh-xmlui/ha...

💥 Norway’s oil boom reshaped education. Initial dropout spike, then rise in vocational training. Local job opportunities drove the shift. 🔗https://www.nhh.no/en/research-centres/fair/news/2025/jeem-natural-resources-demand-for-skills-and-schooling-choices/ @nhhnor.bsky.social @nhhecon.bsky.social

"Parenthood and the gender gap in commuting" - new publication by Aline Bütikofer and Alexander Willén (both @nhhecon.bsky.social, @nhhnor.bsky.social & @fair-cele.bsky.social) and @renekara.bsky.social in @jpube.bsky.social: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

We hosted the SEEDEC symposium together with @fair-cele.bsky.social, organized by @vincentsomville.bsky.social. We enjoyed keynotes from @ggenicot.bsky.social and David McKenzie, lively discussions and great presentations. Thank you all who participated!

🚨 New paper accepted in the American Economic Review! Milking machines replaced women’s farm work—pushing young rural women into cities, education, and higher-paying jobs. A striking case of gender-biased tech reshaping lives. 🔗 www.nhh.no/en/research-... @nhhnor.bsky.social @nhhecon.bsky.social

📣 We're hiring! FAIR is looking for a student assistant to help with logistics and events this autumn 📅 🕒 Part-time | 📍 FAIR, 📬 Apply by 30 June Read more & apply 👉 www.nhh.no/en/research-...

🚨We are hiring a Research Data Manager! 📊 Work with global researchers, run fieldwork, build data systems. 📍 Bergen | ⏳ Deadline: June 1 🔗https://www.nhh.no/en/research-centres/fair/news/2025/were-hiring-research-data-manager/

New on @nber.org: The real reason for Nordic equality? 📉 It’s not just taxes—wage compression does the heavy lifting. 🔗https://www.nhh.no/en/research-centres/fair/news/2025/the-digest-wage-compression-not-redistribution-explains-nordic-equality/

🧑‍⚕️ New research from FAIR, NHH and Lund University reveals that Swedish GPs moving to Norway in the 2000s led to higher mortality in Sweden — a striking example of how cross-border labor mobility can impact public health. @nhhnor.bsky.social @nhhecon.bsky.social 🔗 www.nhh.no/en/research-...

NEPR 2025 is out! 📈 Focus: wage formation + the Nordic model. Alexander L. P. Willén contributed to the unions chapter. 👉https://www.nhh.no/en/research-centres/fair/news/2025/alexander-l.p-willen-nordic-cooperation/ @nhhnor.bsky.social @nhhecon.bsky.social

Imagine you could lie for $100 — and no one would ever know Would you do it? A new study reveals how a single promise can tilt the scales toward honesty. www.nhh.no/en/nhh-bulle...

We are now on Linkedin! www.linkedin.com/showcase/fai...

🎉 Congratulations to Katrine V. Løken on being appointed Vice Rector for Research at NHH! Katrine’s dedication, sharp insights, and inclusive leadership make her an excellent choice for this role. Wishing her all the best — we’re proud to have her in the FAIR community! ✨

Inspiring lunch with women in economics 💬✨ FAIR’s Women’s Mentoring Lunch brought together students and researchers for honest conversations about careers and academia. Read more: www.nhh.no/en/research-...

Norway shows that rehabilitation-oriented sentencing can actually improve defendants' mental health, say researchers at the University of Oslo, @univdauphine.bsky.social, and Norwegian School of Economics. #econsky www.aeaweb.org/research/cha...

Only a few days left to apply: www.nhh.no/en/research-... @nhhecon.bsky.social @nhhnor.bsky.social

⚖Today, we celebrate women’s achievements and honor the women in our research community. A day to mark progress, raise awareness, and advocate for gender equality.✨ @nhhecon.bsky.social @nhhnor.bsky.social 🔗https://www.nhh.no/en/research-centres/fair/news/2025/08-march-international-womens-day/

📢 FAIR Annual Report 2024 is out! It’s been a busy year, and we’re grateful for all the support from colleagues and partners. @nhhecon.bsky.social @nhhnor.bsky.social 📖 Read more here: www.nhh.no/en/research-... Photo: Odd Mehus/EALE Conference 2024

📄 New study in JEEA! Norway’s 1936 Folk School Reform boosted education, income & Labour Party support. ✨ Kjell G. Salvanes, Daron Acemoglu, Tuomas Pekkarinen & Matti Sarvimäki show how education shapes mobility & politics. 🔗 www.nhh.no/en/research-...

⚠️Do not forget to submit your applications by 1 March!

🎉 Registration is open for BITSS 2025! Join us at UC Berkeley on February 27, 2025, for the BITSS Annual Meeting 🌍 Connect with researchers, publishers, and policymakers to advance transparency, reproducibility, and ethics in social science.🔗 Register now: www.nhh.no/en/research-...

Congratulations Ingar! Cheers to this fantastic milestone 🎉

📣The EALE Conference 2024 in Bergen brought together leading researchers in labor economics. We’re excited to share a digital book with highlights and insights from the event. ✨ Take a look: www.nhh.no/en/research-...