Previous work

My Phd dissertation at the Norwegian School of Economics:

This dissertation is about the dynamics that may arise when actors seek to socialize others into their moralities, interpret whether moralities, or selfish motives, motivate actions, or enforce their views of what is legitimate.The first chapter explores the consequences of people disliking being pressured to change their own morality. The second chapter establishes that, and offers insight into why, people with different moralities often consider others’ intentions as selfish. The third chapter shows that people are interested in enforcing solutions adhering to their own moralities, independently of what those affected by their decision find legitimate. A methodological common thread throughout the dissertation is that the chapters create concepts and analytic tools that structure our understanding of legitimacy in dual morality settings, before it reviews empirical material through the lens of developed theories.

Read a short presentation of my doctoral-dissertation here or the full dissertation here.

Topic for the trial lecture: On the future of the welfare state in a multi-ethnic society.

Other:

Hvordan påvirker redusert skjenketid omsetningen i utelivsbransjen? English title: How does changes in regulation of bar opening hours affect revenue in the nightlife industry? SIRUS nettrapport 2012.

English summary: Norwegian municipalities can set their own bar opening hours within the national maximum allowed limit of 3:00 am. This study estimates the effect of bar opening hours on bar revenue by using municipal variations in bar revenue and opening hours between 2000 and 2010. We estimate a difference-in-difference model and additionally analyse the data using synthetic control time series analysis. Based on data from 220 firms in the industry, we find that one hour reduction in opening times was associated with between 9 and 12 percent reduction in revenues for pubs and bars. The results were statistically significant for bar revenue, but less so for average per capita turnover in the industry in a sample of municipalities.

Academic Dissertations in order of appearance:

Efficient financial markets and economic growth. Joint with Linda Ellingsen. Bachelor Thesis in Economics, University of Bergen.

Looking for new measures of capital return and uncertainty: An econometric approach of modeling investment behavior. Master Thesis in Economics, University of Oslo.

Leftist governments effect on political risk ratings. Bachelor Thesis in Comparative Politics, University of Bergen.

Legitimacy maximizing authorities. Master Dissertation, The London School of Economics and Political Science.

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