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
Head of Research Unit for Macroeconomics, 2020 to date
Head of Business Cycle Analysis, 2017 to date / Konjunkturtendensene
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
University of Oslo, Norway
National University of Singapore, Singapore
2001 - 2004
Bachelor of Business
International Business and Management
Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
Concordia University, Canada
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