Hildegunn Kyvik Nordås
Research ProfessorHildegunn Kyvik Nordås is a Research Professor at NUPI. She works on trade and trade policy issues, focusing on the interaction between trade policy, trade, technology and labour market adjustments.
Nordås also has a position as visiting professor at Örebro University where she works on trade, technology and labour market adjustments. Before coming to NUPI, Nordås worked in the OECD where she has led the work on trade and trade policy in the services sectors. Previous work experience includes research and teaching positions at the Chr. Michelsen Institute, the University of Bergen, SNF, University of Western Cape, WTO, and visiting scholar to Stanford University.
Nordås holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Bergen and has published extensively on international trade in services.
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: Popular scientific article
Is Skype a telecommunications company - and why does it matter?
Telecommunications constitute the core of the digital economy. EU regulation of the sector aims at promoting connectivity and access to very high capacity networks. To that end, and to keep up with technical developments, the regulatory framework is revised from time to time with a view to roll back... -
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: Chapter
Utrikeshandel løner och rørlighet
Labour market churning in Sweden is similar to other European countries. Trade is associated with labour market dynamics mainly through the reallocation of workers. If a firm change export status, workers in the firm is more likely to move to another firm in the same industry, but less likely to move... -
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: Report
Make or buy : offshoring of services functions in manufacturing
About 40% of employment in manufacturing is in services functions. This paper examines how employment in services function in manufacturing is affected by offshoring. It finds that the impact is small on average but depends strongly on the complexity of the value chain, the policy environment and ICT...