Jørn Rattsø (born 27 September 1952 in Stjørdal) is a Norwegian professor of

economics Economics () is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics analyzes ...

at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and chairman of Enova.

Biography

As a young adult (1975–1976) Rattsø was leader of

Young Liberals of Norway Young Liberals of Norway ( no, Unge Venstre) (NUV) is the youth league of the Norwegian political party Venstre. Young Liberals was founded on 27 January 1909, with Anders Kirkhusmo as the first leader. The current president is Sondre Hansmark, ...

, the youth wing of the

Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. __TOC__ Active liberal parties This is a li ...

. He is a graduate of the

University of Oslo The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Oslo; la, Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the highest ranked and oldest university in Norway. It is consistently ranked among the top universit ...

, where he earned a

cand.oecon. Candidatus oeconomices (male) or Candidata oeconomices (female), often abbreviated cand.oecon. is an academic degree in economics at Education in Denmark, Danish, Háskóli Íslands, Icelandic and Higher education in Norway, Norwegian universities ...

degree in 1978 and a dr.philos. degree in 1988. He worked as a researcher for the Norwegian Institute of Urban and Rural Research (1978 to 1979) and the

Research Council of Norway The Research Council (also the Research Council of Norway; no, Norges forskningsråd) is a Norwegian government agency that funds research and innovation projects. On behalf of the Government, the Research Council invests NOK 11,9 billion (2021) ...

(1980 to 1982). From 1982 to 1990 he was associate professor of economics at the

University of Trondheim A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, t ...

, and was appointed professor in 1990. The university merged to form NTNU in 1996. His articles on economics have been cited extensively. Jørn Rattsø has also studied or been associated with Harvard, MIT, Oxford, Cambridge and Berkeley (California) Universities.This information is fro
Jørn Rattsø's CV (accessible here)
retrieved 2 January 2014.

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rattsoe, Joern 1952 births Living people Norwegian economists Academic staff of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology University of Oslo alumni Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters People from Stjørdal