Thomas von Brasch

PhD Economics    

Mob: (0047) 938 98 524

E-mail: vonbrasch@gmail.com / thomas.vonbrasch@ssb.no

Employment

2008 to date 

Statistics Norway / Statistisk sentralbyrå

2007 - 2008  

The Central Bank of Norway / Norges Bank

Unit for Monetary policy and the Research Department

1999  

Military Service

Served at the Ministry of Defence

Other Professional Appointment 

2018 to date

The Advisory Panel on Fiscal Policy Analysis

The panel has an advisory function for the Ministry of Finance in questions regarding fiscal policy analysis, fiscal sustainability and in model and methodological issues related to macroeconomics / Finanspolitikkutvalget. Utvalgsmedlem

2018 to date

TBU: The Norwegian Technical Calculation Committee for Wage Settlements 

TBU lays the foundation for the best possible shared understanding between the social partners of the situation in the Norwegian economy. Secretariat / Det tekniske beregningsutvalg for inntektsoppgjørene (TBU). Sekretariatsmedlem

2023 

Wage Leader Model Committee / Frontfagsmodellutvalget

Secretariat.  The report was published December 15th, 2023. See also the report Bjertnes mfl. (2023)

2020 - 2022 

Covid-19 Expert Groups 

Member of expert groups conducting cost-benefit analyses of the implemented infection control measures related to the coronavirus (Covid-19). The three reports were published on April 7th 2020, May 27th 2020 and April 5th 2022  /  Medlem av ekspertgrupper for samfunnsøkonomisk vurdering av smitteverntiltak mv. - Covid-19

Education

2009 - 2015 

PhD in Economics

The thesis Measuring Productivity – Concepts and Evidence from Norway was publicly defended November 6th 2015 at the Faculty of Social Sciences. University of Oslo, Norway.

2006 - 2008 

Master of Science in Economics

University of Oslo, Norway

2004 - 2005

Postgraduate Diploma in Economics

University of Warwick, England

2004 

The Norwegian Entrepreneurship Program / Gründerskolen

2001 - 2004  

Bachelor of Business

1997 - 1999 

Secondary School

Ullern videregående skole, Norway       

Other Experience

2019

The Decline of the Employment Share

Presentation for the Prime Minister, the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs and the Minister of Children, Family and Church Affairs. Office of the Prime Minister, November 25th

2016 - 2019

Monetary Policy Symposium

Event committee / Arrangementskomiteen for Valutaseminaret. Samfunnsøkonomene

2016

NRK Skole

Participating in videos describing different economic terms. Digital school project made by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation