Jonas Krabbe Hjort

Jonas Krabbe Hjort is a Professor of Economics at the University of Oslo and University College London. He serves as co-editor of the Journal of the European Economic Association and leads the ERC Consolidator Grant project ACCESS (101043465).

• Fields of Study: Development economics, firm production, labor markets, policy impact, and institutional economics.
• Key Topics: Internet connectivity in Africa, ethnic divisions in firms, wage compression in multinational firms, and regulatory consequences in developing economies.

Scientific Awards:

• Oliver Williamson Award for Best Paper (2018)
• CESifo Prize for Best Paper in Applied Microeconomics (2013)