Vegard Iversen

Professor Vegard Iversen heads the Department of Livelihoods & Institutions at the Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, with joint appointment in the Faculty of Engineering and Science. He holds senior research affiliations with International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) and UNU-WIDER.

His research employs mixed methods including behavioral experiments, surveys, and archival analysis across three domains: social mobility dynamics in developing economies; measurement of politician quality and local democracy; and gender norm transformations. Fieldwork spans India, Bangladesh, and Nepal, with current projects examining women's participation in Bangladesh's rural economy.

Recent publications demonstrate methodological diversity, from lab-in-field political experiments in India to longitudinal studies of social mobility patterns. Key emerging themes include time-dependent gender effects in political ethics and institutional mediators between traditional structures and economic mobility.

Dr. Iversen mentors graduate researchers in development economics and coordinates international research teams across multiple ongoing projects examining political selection and rural economic transformation.