Kjetil Bjorvatn
Professor, Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)
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Kjetil Bjorvatn has been a professor in economics since 2005. He received his PhD degree in economics from NHH in 1996. Bjorvatn is the leader of the FAIR Insight Team at the Centre of Excellence FAIR (Centre for Experimental Research on Fairness, Inequality and Rationality).
Bjorvatn’s main research interests are in the fields of economic development and behavioral economics.
Bjorvatn was Dean of the Bachelor programme at NHH in the period 2009-2015. He has won the students' best teacher award five times, the Inspirational Teaching Award in 2023, and was in 2021 awarded the status of Excellent Teaching Practitioner at NHH.
Contact: Kjetil.Bjorvatn@nhh.no
FAIR NHH: https://www.nhh.no/en/research-centres/fair/
FAIR Insight Team: https://www.nhh.no/en/research-centres/fair/fair-insight-team/
Department of Economics, NHH:
https://www.nhh.no/en/employees/faculty/kjetil-bjorvatn/#tab1
NEW PUBLICATIONS
On the doorstep of adulthood: Entrepreneurship and fertility of young women in Tanzania (Co-authors: Lars Ivar Oppedal Berge, Fortunata Makene, Linda Helgesson Sekei, Vincent Somville, Bertil Tungodden) (2026). The Economic Journal
Cash Transfers and Business Survival During Covid: Evidence from Uganda, (Co-authors: Denise Ferris, Selim Gulesci, Arne Nasgowitz, Vincent Somville, Lore Vandewalle) (2026). The Journal of Development Studies
Childcare, labor supply, and business development: Experimental evidence from Uganda, (Co-authors: Denise Ferris, Selim Gulesci, Arne Nasgowitz, Vincent Somville, Lore Vandewalle) (2025). American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 17: 75-101
Making a promise increases the moral cost of lying: Evidence from Norway and the United States, (Co-authors: Mathias Ekstöm, Pablo Soto Mota, Hallgeir Sjåstad) (2025). Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 233
Long-term effects of preschool and cash transfers on child development: Evidence from Uganda, (Co-authors: Denise Ferris, Selim Gulesci, Arne Nasgowitz, Vincent Somville, Lore Vandewalle) (2024). American Economic Association Papers & Proceedings 114: 459–62
BOOKS
Mikroøkonomi en abc på 1-2-3. Andre utgave 2025. Fagbokforlaget
Mikroøkonomi en abc på 1-2-3. Oppgaver, tips og løsningsforslag. Andre utgave 2025. Fagbokforlaget
Microeconomics Made Simple. Springer
Workbook for Microeconomics Made Simple. Springer
INVITED RESUBMISSIONS
Fair inequality? Lab evidence from Kenya (Co-authors: Arne Nasgowitz, Nicola D. Coniglio) (2025). Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
WORKING PAPERS
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