I am a professor of economics at BI Norwegian Business School. BI is a large, not-for-profit foundation and the largest provider of research-based knowledge on business and management disciplines in Norway. I had the privilege to serve as provost for 8 years (2010-2018), overseeing program development, accreditation, and international cooperation.

I very much enjoy my professional privileges of teaching, doing research, and consulting in economics. Every year I do my very best to introduce business students to the fascinating world of economics, using CORE The Economy. Some see the fascination, others don’t.

My main research interests are industrial organization and regulation, competition and innovation in pharmaceutical markets and healthcare, and the roles of  government and markets in the economy. I have published in The Economic Journal, European Economic Review, Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, Journal of Health Economics and other journals.

I serve on the Board of Directors of Nye Veier – a state-owned company, given the responsibility of planning, building, and maintaining major road infrastructure in Norway, and currently also on the International Advisory Council of TIAS School for Business and Society in the Netherlands.

Previously, I have been member of the AACSB Continuous Improvement (Reaccreditation) Review Committee, member and chair of the AACSB European Advisory Council EMEA, and for 8 years I served on the International Advisory Board of LUISS Business school in Rome. I have volunteered in numberous AACSB accreditation teams, both as member and chair.

I am a partner in Vista Analyse, a social science consultancy in Oslo.