Narratives about the Macroeconomy Abstract. We study narratives about the macroeconomy—the stories people tell to explain macroeconomic phenomena—in the context of a historic surge in infla

"Narratives about the Macroeconomy" New paper by @ihaal.bsky.social (@nhhecon.bsky.social, @nhhnor.bsky.social, @fair-thechoicelab.bsky.social), @peterandre.bsky.social, Christopher Roth, Mirko Wiederholt, @johanneswohlfart.bsky.social in @reveconstudies.bsky.social: academic.oup.com/restud/advan...

The talent paradox: Why is it fair to reward talent but not luck? In a large-scale survey of the US population, we show that people are more accepting of inequality caused by talent than of inequality caused by luck,…

"The talent paradox: Why is it fair to reward talent but not luck?" New paper by Alexander W. Cappelen, Ingvild L. Skarpeid, @erikosorensen.bsky.social, Bertil Tungodden (@nhhecon.bsky.social, @nhhnor.bsky.social, @fair-thechoicelab.bsky.social), Björn Bartling: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Gender differences in the effectiveness of hiring subsidies for young unemployed This study empirically investigates gender differences in the effectiveness of a large-scale hiring subsidy programme for the young unemployed. The an…

"Gender differences in the effectiveness of hiring subsidies for young unemployed" - new publication by @astridkunze.bsky.social (@nhhecon.bsky.social & @nhhnor.bsky.social), @martapalczynska.bsky.social and Iga Magda in Labour Economics: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

"Reproducibility and robustness of economics and political science research" - new publication by @erikosorensen.bsky.social, Adam Reiremo (both @nhhecon.bsky.social, @nhhnor.bsky.social, @fair-thechoicelab.bsky.social, @fair-cele.bsky.social) et al: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Social welfare effects of annuitization in small open economies This paper develops a theory of when annuitization improves or reduces social welfare. The analysis is based on a small open economy with exogenous prices, populated by overlapping generations of non...

"Social welfare effects of annuitization in small open economies" - new publication by Tim Maurer in @scandjecon.bsky.social: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Does the Production Approach to Markup Estimation Match a Stylized Fact? Abstract. The production approach to markup estimation has recently attracted the attention of scholars and policymakers for its straightforward implementation and limited data requirements. Criticism...

"Does the Production Approach to Markup Estimation Match a Stylized Fact?" - new publication by Tove Forsbacka (@nhhecon.bsky.social & @nhhnor.bsky.social) in @restatjournal.bsky.social:
direct.mit.edu/rest/article...

Life Expectancy, Retirement Age, and Pension Wealth Population aging has led several countries to adopt policies that link the retirement age to life expectancy. Although such policies may be necessary to keep public finances sustainable, they risk inc...

"Life Expectancy, Retirement Age, and Pension Wealth" - new publication by Tim Maurer, Miguel Sousa Duarte and Svend E. Hougaard Jensen:
link.springer.com/rwe/10.1007/...

Moms og media - Samfunnsøkonomen Skatt er et hett tema før og etter valg, og Stortingsvalget 2025 var intet unntak. Skatteforlik og nye kommisjoner står på agendaen. Her lar vi formuesskatten ligge og ser på en langt større inntektsk...

"Det finnes argumenter for både høy og lav moms på medieprodukter. Kanskje tungen på vektskålen er at momsreduksjon er en mediestøtteordning som er relativt robust mot politisk opportunisme?" - ny artikkel fra Hans Jarle Kind og Øystein Foros: www.samfunnsokonomen.no/nyheter/moms...

Awarded prestigious prize by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences! Tove Forsbacka (@nhhecon.bsky.social & @nhhnor.bsky.social) has been awarded the Arnberg Prize for her contribution to research on competition and market dynamics:
www.nhh.no/en/nhh-bulle...

Postdoctoral position in Labour/Public/Health Economics (298013) | NHH Norwegian School of Economics Job title: Postdoctoral position in Labour/Public/Health Economics (298013), Employer: NHH Norwegian School of Economics, Deadline: Tuesday, April 14, 2026

We're hiring: Postdoctoral position in Labour/Public/Health Economics at @nhhecon.bsky.social, @fair-cele.bsky.social & @nhhnor.bsky.social.
Deadline for applications is 14 April 2026.
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

"Et oppkjøp i 2015 endret markedet for dagligvarer i Norge: Da fikk Coop kjøpe Ica Norge. Reparasjon av den skaden på konkurransen pågår, men er mye vanskeligere enn forebygging", skriver Kurt R. Brekke (@nhhecon.bsky.social & @nhhnor.bsky.social) i DN:
www.nhh.no/nhh-bulletin...

Two @nhhnor.bsky.social researchers appointed to new Commission: Isabel M. Hovdahl and Linda Nøstbakken (@nhhecon.bsky.social) have been appointed members of the much-discussed "Transition Commission":
www.nhh.no/en/nhh-bulle...

"Konsesjonskraft forsterker knappheten på kraft. Dagens ordning bremser lønnsom utbygging av vannkraft, øker kraftforbruket og bidrar til overetablering av datasentre i kraftkommuner", skriver Lars Sørgard (@nhhecon.bsky.social & @nhhnor.bsky.social) i DN: www.nhh.no/nhh-bulletin...

"The central banks’ super week. Four of the world’s most important central banks are setting interest rates this week. But inflation is not determined by them alone", writes Gernot Doppelhofer (@nhhecon.bsky.social & @nhhnor.bsky.social) in Dagens Næringsliv:
www.nhh.no/en/nhh-bulle...

-Fornyet interesse for Schumpeter og «skapende ødeleggelse», ny artikkel fra Bjørn L. Basberg (@nhhecon.bsky.social & @nhhnor.bsky.social):
hifo.no/wp-content/u...

Bedre kjøttkunnskap kan gi klimakutt i kjøledisken.
Nordmenn vet nesten ingenting om kjøttdeigens klimaavtrykk. Men når fakta kommer frem, endres handlekurven. Ny forskning presentert av David Bilén (@nhhecon.bsky.social & @nhhnor.bsky.social) fenget Food-konferansen: www.nhh.no/nhh-bulletin...

Inne i den svarte boksen til moderne økonomisk vekst: Nobelprisen i økonomi 2025 - Samfunnsøkonomen

"Inne i den svarte boksen til moderne økonomisk vekst: Nobelprisen i økonomi 2025" - ny artikkel fra Björn Brey (@nhhecon.bsky.social & @nhhnor.bsky.social):
www.samfunnsokonomen.no/nyheter/inne...

"The Worth of a «Wo»: Gender Bias in Financial Advice from LLMs" - new discussion paper by Richard Foltyn and Jonna Olsson (both @nhhecon.bsky.social & @nhhnor.bsky.social): papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

"Technology Adoption and Women's Rights: Evidence from Switzerland" - new discussion paper by Björn Brey (@nhhecon.bsky.social & @nhhnor.bsky.social), Edoardo Cefalá, and @garcia-penalosa.bsky.social: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

"When Organized Crime Moves In: Economic and Human Capital Disruption" - new discussion paper by @erikapoveag.bsky.social and Andrea Bocchino (@nhhecon.bsky.social, @nhhnor.bsky.social, @fair-thechoicelab.bsky.social, @fair-cele.bsky.social):
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Price discrimination and competition in international transportation Using uniquely detailed data, I document large freight price variation across shipments of similar products transported within the same container on t…

"Price discrimination and competition in international transportation" - new publication by Anna Ignatenko (@nhhecon.bsky.social & @nhhnor.bsky.social) in @jintlecon.bsky.social:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Katrine V. Løken ( @nhhecon.bsky.social, @nhhnor.bsky.social & @fair-cele.bsky.social) has been appointed to a new expert committee that will provide advice on how NAV (The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration) should be organised in the future:
www.nhh.no/en/nhh-bulle...

The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre this week hosted the high-level event JRC in conversation with David Card (Nobel Memorial Prize Laureate). Among the invited discussants was @astridkunze.bsky.social (@nhhecon.bsky.social & @nhhnor.bsky.social): www.nhh.no/en/nhh-bulle...

"Social Mobility in Western Countries: The Role of Families, Networks, and Institutions" - new working paper by Kjell G. Salvanes (@nhhecon.bsky.social, @nhhnor.bsky.social & @fair-cele.bsky.social), Martin Nybom and José V. Rodríguez Mora:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Attention, Please! Listening to the Central Bank in Uncertain Times (May 2025) - This paper investigates how firms' attention to central banks influences monetary policy transmission under varying macroeconomic uncertainty. The paper utilizes the earnings calls-based ...

"Attention, Please! Listening to the Central Bank in Uncertain Times" - new publication by Yifan Zhang (@nhhecon.bsky.social & @nhhnor.bsky.social), Silvia Albrizio, Allan Dizioli and Pedro Simon:
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

Cash Transfers and Business Survival During Covid: Evidence from Uganda The Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown policies that followed led to a sharp economic downturn. Many countries used cash transfers to curb the negative effects on vulnerable households but little i...

@arnenasgowitz.bsky.social & Lore Vandewalle:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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"Cash Transfers and Business Survival During Covid: Evidence from Uganda" - new publication by Kjetil Bjorvatn, @vincentsomville.bsky.social (both @nhhecon.bsky.social, @nhhnor.bsky.social & @fair-thechoicelab.bsky.social), Denise Ferris, @selimgulesci.bsky.social,
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Making America great again? The economic impacts of Liberation Day tariffs On April 2, 2025, President Trump declared “Liberation Day,” announcing broad tariffs to reduce trade deficits and revive U.S. industry. We analyze th…

"Making America great again? The economic impacts of Liberation Day tariffs" - publication by Anna Ignatenko (@nhhecon.bsky.social and @nhhnor.bsky.social), @lashkaripour.bsky.social, Luca Macedoni and @simonovska.bsky.social in @jintlecon.bsky.social: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New measures to encourage earlier childbearing. Guaranteed childcare from the age of 1 is among the measures proposed by the Birth Rate Committee, where Katrine V. Løken (@nhhecon.bsky.social @nhhnor.bsky.social @fair-cele.bsky.social) was a member.
www.nhh.no/en/nhh-bulle...

Psychological barriers to participation in the labor market: Evidence from rural Ghana Mental health conditions are strongly associated with reduced labor market participation, but the underlying channels through which such conditions im…

Leandro Carvalho, Damien de Walque, Crick Lund & Heather Schofield: 2/2 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...