I'm a Professor in Economics at the Department of Economics at NTNU in Trondheim, Norway. 

I was previously an Associate Professor in Economics at the School of Economics of the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom. Before that, I was a Research Associate Professor at the Department of Economics at NTNU, and a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer at the Center of Economic Research at ETH Zurich in Switzerland. I got my PhD in economics from the University of Zurich. I am an affiliate with the CESifo Network, a member of CSERGE at UEA, a researcher with the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, a member of the Committee for Environmental and Resource Economics of the German Economic Association (Verein für Socialpolitik), and an External Research Associate at OxCarre, University of Oxford. I am Co-Editor and Editorial Board Member for the journal Environmental and Resource Economics, Associate  Editor for the Frontiers in Environmental Economics section on Resource Economics, and co-editor (with P. Lujala and D. Vela Almeida) of the Handbook of Transparency and Accountability in Natural Resource Governance, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar (due for publication in 2026). 

You can find more information on my background in my curriculum. 

My research interests are in applied economics. I've mainly explored topics in economic growth and development, particularly in resource economics and conflict studies, but also in political economy. A main area of research is the natural resource curse, and I've recently been studying how we can change attitudes and behaviour for better natural resource (revenue) management using behavioural economics, for example by using videos and role models. I use secondary data, as well as primary data gathered through surveys, field experiments, lab-in-the-field experiments, and survey experiments. I'm also fascinated by history and how it helps us understand present-day economic and political activities, and I love delving into old books and archives.   

A bit of shameless self-advertisement: according to RePEc, I'm in the top 5% of female economists (all years), the top 10% in Europe, and in the top 5% of authors overall according to the number of total citations through RePEc Services over the past 12 months (weighted by number of authors).

When I'm not at work, I spend time with my husband and two children and try to indulge my love of photography and gardening.

On this site you'll find my publications, including my working papers. I've uploaded some datasets and other extra material for my published papers; if you can't find what you're looking for, then please send me an email. There are also some links to articles in the popular press that have covered my work. If you're a student and would like to know more about a course I'm giving, please visit my teaching page.