Svenn Jensen

Svenn Jensen serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics and Methodology at Oslo Business School, Oslo Metropolitan University. His research focuses on climate economics and decision making under uncertainty, utilizing integrated assessment modeling and decision theory to inform optimal climate policy.

Academic Appointments:

• Associate Professor, Oslo Business School, Oslo Metropolitan University
• Assistant Professor, School of Economics and Business, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
• Ciriacy-Wantrup Postdoctoral Fellow, College of Natural Resources, University of California, Berkeley
• PhD Researcher, Frisch Centre and Statistics Norway
• Junior Researcher, Institute of Transport Economics

Education:

• PhD in Economics, University of Oslo

Dr. Jensen's research explores the mechanisms through which economic and geophysical uncertainties influence climate policy recommendations. He investigates the emergence of uncertainty premia, the interaction of preference specifications and damage representations, and the role of learning dynamics. This work clarifies why certain uncertainties necessitate strong policy action while others do not, bridging scientific modeling and policy-relevant insights in climate economics.

His publication record from 2010 to 2024 reveals a progressive deepening of climate-economic modeling, starting with analyses of the Green Paradox and evolving to incorporate long-term growth uncertainty and learning processes in integrated assessment models. This trajectory highlights his commitment to refining the theoretical foundations of climate policy under uncertainty.

Scientific Awards:

• Ciriacy-Wantrup Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of California, Berkeley

Dr. Jensen's research has likely been supported by competitive grants in climate economics, though specific funding sources are not detailed. As an Associate Professor, he mentors graduate students in economics, contributing to the next generation of climate economists.

He actively participates in the Economics and Methodology research group at Oslo Business School, fostering collaborative research on climate-economic modeling and decision theory under uncertainty.