Kjetil Bjorvatn
NHH Norwegian School of EconomicsKjetil 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 political economy. He has published a number of articles in these areas, among them ”Disabled by stereotype? Experimental evidence from Uganda,” Forthcoming Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (together with Bertil Tungodden), “Human and financial capital for microenterprise development: Evidence from a field and lab experiment,” (2014) Management Science (together with Lars Ivar O. Berge and Bertil Tungodden), and “Resource rents, balance of power, and political stability,” Forthcoming Journal of Peace Research (together with Mohammad Farzanegan).
Bjorvatn was Dean of the Bachelor programme at NHH in the period 2009-2015. In 2004 and 2013 he has won the Students’ NHH Best teacher award and received the NHH award for excellence in teaching in 2005.
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American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
Childcare, Labor Supply, and Business Development: Experimental Evidence from Uganda -
VoxDev
Preschool subsidies and cash transfers have long-term health benefits for children -
AEA Papers and Proceedings
Long-Term Effects of Preschool Subsidies and Cash Transfers on Child Development: Evidence from Uganda -
VoxDev
The impact of subsidised childcare on household income