Jan Ingvald Meidell Haaland (born 18 February 1956) was the

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of the

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(NHH).Academic leadership - NHH
He succeeded

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in August 2005. Haaland is also

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. His research has mainly focused on questions related to

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. After growing up in Stavanger, Haaland was an educated siv.øk. from NHH in 1979 and continued on to receive a

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from the same institution in 1984. In addition to working at NHH he has worked at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the

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and the

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. Most of his research is regarding international economics and trade, international politics, economic integration and multinational corporations. He is also an associate of the

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in London. Between 1999 and 2001 he was

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of the Department of Economics and since 2002 has been a member of the board of NHH.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Haaland, Jan 1956 births Living people Norwegian economists Academic staff of the Norwegian School of Economics Norwegian School of Economics alumni Rectors of the Norwegian School of Economics