Jens Christopher Andvig (born 1947) is a Norwegian economist. He is a

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emeritus at the

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(NUPI).

Career

He earned the cand.oecon. degree at the

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in 1975 and the dr.philos. degree at the same institution in 1986. He became a researcher at the

in 1980, where he eventually was promoted to senior researcher and then

. He is known for his research on comparative economics and political economy, especially the interaction between the public sector and the market economy, with topics such as corruption, public procurement and the transition from a socialist economy to

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. He received the Article of the Year – Scandinavian University Press Academic Journal Prize in 2008.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Andvig, Jens Chr. Norwegian economists 1947 births Living people University of Oslo alumni Norwegian academics