Nicholas Edward Vikander

Nicholas Edward Vikander is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Copenhagen's Faculty of Social Sciences. His office is located at Øster Farimagsgade 5, Building 26, 1353 Copenhagen K, Denmark, with contact details including email nick.vikander@econ.ku.dk and telephone +4535323034.

Education:

• PhD in Economics (2010), Erasmus University Rotterdam - Tinbergen Institute

Research Interests: Vikander specializes in applied theoretical work spanning information economics, industrial organization, organizational economics, and behavioral economics. His research examines how information asymmetry, social image concerns, and organizational structures influence economic decision-making. Key thematic areas include:

• Information design and scarcity mechanisms
• Relational and formal contract theory
• Consumer behavior with social image considerations
• Network goods and market adoption dynamics
• CEO activism and corporate social responsibility
• Cooperation sustainability in organizational settings

Publication Trends: Vikander's recent work (2023) addresses contemporary issues like CEO activism in cultural conflicts, retirement plan contract design, and information dissemination through artificial scarcity. His 2019-2015 publications explore network goods pricing, consumer social image concerns, public opinion manipulation, and team-based incentive structures. The research consistently combines rigorous theoretical modeling with empirical validation, particularly in organizational and industrial contexts, demonstrating evolution from foundational game theory applications toward real-world policy and corporate implications.

Scientific Awards: No major scientific awards were explicitly mentioned in the source materials.

Advising and Professional Activities: Vikander actively contributes to academic discourse through peer review for leading journals including the American Economic Review and Economic Journal. He regularly presents at major conferences such as the EEA Annual Congress and RES Annual Conference, and participates in specialized workshops on relational contracts and economics job markets. His professional engagement extends to policy-relevant presentations, including a 2015 lecture on natural monopoly regulation for Denmark's Energy Agency.

Labs and Teams: The provided documentation does not reference any specific research laboratories or dedicated research teams led by Vikander.