Academic Education:
2009: Ph.D., Department of Economics, University of Oslo (supervisors; Michael Hoel and Snorre Kverndokk)
2004: Cand. Polit (MSc), Department of Economics, University of Oslo
2003: Graduate courses at University of California, Berkeley, USA
Academic Positions:
2023-Present: Professor, BI Norwegian Business School, Department of Economics
2022-Present: Director, Centre for Experimental Studies and Research, BI Norwegian Business School
2013-2022: Associate Professor (førsteamanuensis), BI Norwegian Business School, Department of Economics
2009-2013: Postdoctor, BI Norwegian Business School, Department of Economics
2010-2013: Research Fellow (Adjunct), Statistics Norway, Research Department, Unit for Environmental Economics
2004-2009: Economist, Statistics Norway, Research Department, Unit for Economic Growth and Efficiency
2007: Visiting Scholar at Resources for the Future, Washington DC, USA
2006: Visiting Scholar at Center for Advanced Study, Oslo
Other work experience:
Norwegian Special Forces (Hærens Jegerkommando/Forsvarets Spesialkommando): 1993-1999.
Consulting: 2011: Telecom Regulation, for CUTS International-India. 2014: Cost-benefit analysis of infrastructure investments (Fergefritt E39), for Statens vegvesen. 2015: Agglomeration and labor supply effects of infrastructure investments, for Statens vegvesen, Kystverket, Avinor, Jernbaneverket. 2015: Longrun property prices, for client in lawsuit. 2016: Road pricing effects, for Fosenbrua AS, Rovdejordsambandet AS, Todalsfjordprosjektet AS, Halsafjordsambandet AS og Samspleis AS. 2016: House price and construction costs analysis, for Direktoratet for byggkvalitet. 2018-2022: Price overcharge analysis, for client in lawsuit. 2019-2020: Market entry analysis, for Statens jernbanetilsyn. 2022: Expert witness in district court for client (case on price collusion). 2023: Real wage growth anslysis, for client in lawsuit. 2023: Expert witness in court for client (Konkurranseklagenemnda, case on price information exchange) . 2024: Expert witness in the Borgarting Court of Appeal for client (case on price collusion).
Management at BI: 2011: Ass. Programme Chair 26th annual congress of the European Economic Association. 2015: Academic Coordinator - Major in Economics. 2017: Development Committee MSc Business Analytics programme. 2018: Development Committee MSc Applied Economics programme. 2019 : Local organizer 9th Annual Search and Matching Conference. 2019: Development Committee BBA Sustainable Business Economics. 2021-2022: Project group reposition of MSc Business (siv.øk). 2018-2022: Associate Dean MSc Applied Economics. 2018-2022: Academic Coordinator, Major in Economics. 2022-: Member BI's Ethics Review Board. 2023-: Associate Dean MSc Business (siv.øk).
Research interests:
Environmental Economics, Experimental Economics, Industrial Organization, and Labor Economics.
Teaching:
Economic Growth, Environmental Economics, Industrial Organization, Microeconomics, and Strategy (Game Theory).
Working papers:
Greaker, M, Heggedal, T.R., and Rosendahl, K.E. Directed technical change and the resource curse.
Heggedal, T.R., Moen, E.R, and Knutsen, M.V. Possible Collusion and Equilibrium Prices.
Publications:
Heggedal, T.R. and McKay, T. (2024). Discounting in finite-time bargaining experiments, forthcoming Journal of the Economic Science Association.
Heggedal, T.R., Helland, L., and Moen, E.R. (2024). Sequential Price Setting: Theory and Evidence from a Lab Experiment, International Economic Review, 65(2), 693-727.
Brekke, K.A, Ciccone, A, Heggedal, T.R. and Helland, L. (2024). Reference points in sequential bargaining: Theory and experiment, the Scandinavian Journal of Economics 126, 254–288.
Heggedal, T.R., Helland, L., and Knutsen, M.V. (2022). The Power of Outside Options in the Presence of Obstinate Types, Games and Economic Behavior, 136, 454-468.
Heggedal, T.R., Helland, L. and Morton. R. (2022). Can Paying Politicians Well Reduce Corruption? The Effects of Wages and Uncertainty on Electoral Competition, Games and Economic Behavior, 135, 60-73.
Geys, B., T.R. Heggedal and R.J. Sørensen. (2022). Age and Vote Choice: Is There a Conservative Shift among Older Voters? Electoral Studies, 78, 102485.
Fiva, J.H., Geys, B., Heggedal, T.R., and Sørensen, R. (2021). Political Alignment and Bureaucratic Pay, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 31(3), 596-615.
Geys, B, Heggedal, T.R. and Sørensen, R.J. (2021). Popular support for environmental protection: A life-cycle perspective, British Journal of Political Science, 51(3), 1348-1355.
Andersen, J.J. and Heggedal, T.R.. (2019). Political Rents and Voter Information in Search Equilibrium, Games and Economic Behavior, 114, 146-168.
Greaker, M, Heggedal, T.R., and Rosendahl, K.E. (2018). Environmental Policy and the Direction of Technical Change, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 120, 1100-1138.
Heggedal, T.R., Helland, L. Joslin, K.E.N. (2018). Should I Stay or Should I Go. Bandwagons in the lab, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 150, 86-97.
Geys, B, Heggedal, T.R, and Sørensen, R.J. (2017). Are Bureaucrats Paid like CEOs? Performance Compensation and Turnover of Top Civil Servants, Journal of Public Economics, 157, 47-54.
Heggedal, T.R., Moen, E.R., and Preugschat, E. (2017). Productivity Spillovers Through Labor Mobility in Search Equilibrium, Journal of Economic Theory, 169, 551–602.
Heggedal, T.R (2015). Knowledge spillovers and R&D subsidies to new, emerging technologies, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 24(7), 710-733.
Heggedal, T.R. and Helland, L (2014). Platform Selection in the Lab, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 99, 168-177.
Heggedal, T.R. and Jacobsen, K. (2011). Timing of innovation policies when carbon emissions are restricted: an applied general equilibrium analysis, Resource and Energy Economics, 33, 913-937.
Greaker, M. and Heggedal, T.R. (2010). Lock-In and the Transition to Hydrogen Cars: Should Governments Intervene?, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, Vol. 10 : Iss. 1 (Contributions), Article 40.
Bye,B., Fæhn,T., and Heggedal, T.R. (2009). Welfare and growth impacts of innovation policies in a small, open economy: An applied general equilibrium analysis, Economic Modelling, 26, 1075-1088.
Other publications:
Bjertnæs, G.H.M., Heggedal, T.R. and Jacobsen, K. (2018). "Knowledge Spillovers and the Timing of Environmental R&D Subsidies" in A. Sasson (ed.) At the Forefront, Looking Ahead, Universitetsforlaget, Oslo.
Heggedal, T.R, E.R. Moen, and C. Riis (2015): “Arbeidstilbudsmodell.” CREAM Publication No. 3-2015.
Heggedal, T.R, E.R. Moen, and C. Riis (2015): “Agglomerasjonsmodell” CREAM Publication No. 2-2015.
Heggedal, T.R and Rosendahl, K.E. (2015): ”Norsk klimapolitikk i et globalt perspektiv.” Magma 05-2015.
Heggedal, T.R, E.R. Moen, and C. Riis (2014): “Samfunnsøkonomiske virkninger av fergefri E-39 Stavanger-Bergen.” CREAM Publication No. 2-2014.
Greaker, M. and T.R. Heggedal (2012): “A Comment on The Environment and Directed Technical Change” , CREE Working Paper 13/2012.
Heggedal, T.R, E.R. Moen, and C. Riis (2011): “Telecom Regulations in India: Recent Lessons and the Way Forward”, in Competition and Regulation in India ( P.S. Mehta, Ed.), CUTS, Jaipur.
Bye, B., Heggedal, T.R. og Jacobsen, K. (2009): ”Er særskilt støtte til ”månelandingen” på Mongstad effektiv politikk?” Økonomiske analyser 6/2009, Statistics Norway
Bye, B., Fæhn, T. og Heggedal, T.R. (2009): ”Er teknologipolitikk et egnet virkemiddel i den norske klimapolitikken?”, Samfunnsøkonomen.
Bye, B., Fæhn, T., Heggedal, T.R. og Hatlen, L.M. (2009): ”Teknologiutvikling, klima og virkemiddelbruk”, Vedlegg til NOU 2009/16 Globale miljøutfordringer – norsk politikk.
Bye, B., Fæhn, T., Heggedal, T.R. og Hatlen, L.M. (2009): ”Teknologiutvikling, klima og virkemiddelbruk”, Rapporter 2009/28, Statistics Norway.
Heggedal, T.R (2009): “Four Essays on Market Imperfections and Technological Change – Technology Policies in a Warming World”, Ph.D. thesis, University of Oslo.
Bye, B., Fæhn, T., Heggedal, T.R., Jacobsen, K. and Strøm, B. (2008):”An innovation and climate policy model with factor-biased technological change. A small, open economy approach”, Rapport 2008/24, Statistics Norway.
Bye, B., T. Fæhn og T.R. Heggedal (2008): ”Forskning og utvikling i næringslivet – politiske intensjoner og valg av virkemiddel”, Økonomiske analyser 6/2008, Statistics Norway.
Heggedal, T.R. and Kverndokk, S. (2007): Contributing Author towards the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Working GroupIII - Mitigation - Ch. 11 "Mitigation from a cross-sectoral perspective".
Heggedal, T.R. and Kverndokk, S. (2007): “The Cost of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in Europe - Kyoto and Beyond”, International Association for Energy Economics Newsletter – Fourth Quarter 2007.
Greaker, M. and Heggedal, T.R. (2007): "Myndighetenes støtte til hydrogenbiler og fenomenet teknologisk innelåsing", Naturressurser og Miljø 2007, Statistics Norway.
Heggedal, T.R. and Jacobsen, K (2007): "FoU-subsidier til miljøvennlig energiteknologi i en liten åpen økonomi”, Naturressurser og Miljø 2007, Statistics Norway
Bye, B., T.R. Heggedal, T. Fæhn and B. Strøm (2006): “A CGE model of induced technological change: A detailed model description”, Documents 2006/11, Statistics Norway.
Greaker, M. and Heggedal, T.R. (2004):”Klimapolitikk og teknologisk endring”, Økonomiske analyser 2/2004, Statistics Norway.
T.R. Heggedal (2004):”Inflasjonsstyring ved en fallende langsiktig Phillips-kurve”, Master Thesis, Department of Economics, University of Oslo (supervisor Steinar Holden).
Referee in International Journals:
American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics; the B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics; Environmental and Resource Economics; Environmental and Resource Economics; International Economic Review; Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization; Journal of Economic Growth; Journal of Economic Psychology; Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists; Journal of the European Economic Association; RAND Journal of Economics; Resource and Energy Economics; Review of Economic Studies.
Ph.D. Supervisor
Natalia Bodrug (Occupational mobility); Magnus Våge Knutsen (Reputational games); Thomas McKay (Bargaining and auctions); Jonas Werth (Environment and trade).