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Norwegian economist
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Bård Harstad | |
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| Born | March 16, 1973 |
| Education | NTNU, University of Oslo, Stockholm University, Harvard University |
| Occupations | Political Economy, environmental economics |
| Employer | Stanford Graduate School of Business |
Bård Harstad (born 1973) is a Norwegian economist and Professor of Political Economy at Stanford Graduate School of Business.[1] He served as a co-editor of Journal of the European Economic Association 2019-21[2] and Review of Economic Studies 2021-25[3].
Education and career
Harstad holds a degree in economics from the University of Oslo and earned his PhD in economics at Stockholm University, including a research stay at Harvard University[4]. He has held academic positions at Northwestern University[5], the University of Oslo[6] and Stanford University[1].
Academic work
Harstad's research lies in the fields of political economy and environmental economics. With his research, such as the article "Buy Coal: A Case for Supply-side Environmental Policy"[7], he has contributed to the development of the supply-side approach in environmental economics. This research shows that regulating extraction, and not only emission, makes environmental policy more efficient. His research has also shown why trade agreements, such as the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement, can contribute to deforestation in the tropics and how «contingent trade agreements» can, instead, motivate environmental conservation. His research has been discussed in media outlets such as the Financial Times[8].
Awards and honors
Harstad’s PhD thesis was awarded the Arnbergska Prize by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. For his subsequent research, he won the biannual Erik Kempe Award in 2013[9] and 2019.[10] He is a Fellows of the Econometric Society,[11] the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, the European Economic Association,[12] and the Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory.[13]
Harstad is also the first Norwegian to receive all three main grants from the European Research Council (ERC): Starting Grant, Consolidator Grant, and Advanced Grant.[14]
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