Positions
Professor of Economics, University of Stavanger Business School
Editor, The Scandinavian Journal of Economics
Adjunct Professor in Economics, NHH Norwegian School of Economics
Adjunct Professor in Economics, University of Bergen
External Research Associate, Oxcarre, Department of Economics, University of Oxford
Affiliate, CESifo Research Network
Fields
International economics, economic development, macroeconomics
Current Project Leadership
Principal Investigator, Economic crisis and the allocation of capital and labour, Researcher Project for Scientific Renewal, the Research Council of Norway, 2021-2026
Work package leader, NCS2030 – National Centre for Sustainable Utilization of Energy Resources on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, partly financed by the Research Council of Norway and includes participation from the industry, 2022-2030
Policy Experience
In 2010-2012, I led a Norwegian aid project providing support on macroeconomic analysis and policy to the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning in South Sudan. I have also worked with countries such as Ghana, Malawi, Norway and Uganda.