Aanund Hylland (19 October 1949 – 4 April 2025) was a Norwegian economist.

Life and career

Hylland completed a master's degree in

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at the

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in 1974, and a Ph.D. at the

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in 1980. He worked at the University of Oslo and

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from 1983, and in 1991, he was promoted to professor at the University of Oslo. He was the

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of the Faculty of Social Sciences from 1996 to 1998. He was a member of the

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. He was the vice chairman of the board of the

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from 2005 to 2008, and was re-elected for the term 2009 to 2012. Hylland died on 4 April 2025, at the age of 75.Aanund Hylland

References

1949 births 2025 deaths Norwegian economists University of Oslo alumni Academic staff of the University of Oslo Norwegian expatriates in the United States Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Harvard Kennedy School alumni {{Norway-academic-bio-stub