Leif Helland
Professor - Department of Economics
Biography
Leif Helland was associate professor at BI Norwegian Business School 2003-06. Full professor since 2006. He teaches game theory and negotiations. Helland is Dr. polit. (2001) and Cand. polit. (1992) from the University of Oslo, and M.Sc. (Econ) from the LSE (1991).
He has previously held positions as Doctoral Fellow (1995-99) and Research Fellow (00-01) at the Department of Political science/University of Oslo, Post Doctoral Fellow (2002-03) at the Center of International Climate and Environmental Research in Oslo (CICERO), and Senior Executive Officer (1992-95) in the Norwegian Ministry of Finance (Budget department).
Helland was Visiting Scholar at the Political Science Department/UC Berkeley 1996/97. In 2003-04 Helland had leave of absence from BI Norwegian Business School, to direct the secretariat of a white paper Commission on Party Finance. Helland was a member of the white paper commission on public subvention of cultural activities in 2007-2008.
Research areas
Applied Game Theory; Political economy; Experimental economics
Teaching areas
Game Theory; Negotiations
Area of Expertise
Publications
Helland, Leif; Monkerud, Lars Chr. & Løyning, Gjermund (2018)
Seasoned parliamentarians perform worse than students in a lobbying experiment
Sasson, Amir (red.). At the Forefront, Looking Ahead: Research-Based Answers to Contemporary Uncertainties of Management
Heggedal, Tom-Reiel; Helland, Leif & Joslin, Knut-Eric Neset (2018)
Should I stay or should I go? Bandwagons in the lab
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 150(June), s. 86- 97. Doi: 10.1016/j.jebo.2018.03.019
Helland, Leif; Hovi, Jon & Sælen, Håkon (2018)
Climate Leadership by Conditional Commitments
Oxford Economic Papers, 70(2), s. 417- 442. Doi: 10.1093/oep/gpx045 - Full text in research archive
Helland, Leif; Moen, Espen Rasmus & Preugschat, Edgar (2017)
Information and coordination frictions in experimental posted offer markets
Journal of Economic Theory, 167, s. 53- 74. Doi: 10.1016/j.jet.2016.09.007
Aakre, Stine; Helland, Leif & Hovi, Jon (2016)
When Does Informal Enforcement Work?
Journal of Conflict Resolution, 60(7), s. 1312- 1340. Doi: 10.1177/0022002714560349 - Full text in research archive
Helland, Leif & Sørensen, Rune Jørgen (2015)
Partisan bias, electoral volatility, and government efficiency
Electoral Studies, 39, s. 117- 128. Doi: 10.1016/j.electstud.2015.05.002
Heggedal, Tom-Reiel & Helland, Leif (2014)
Platform selection in the lab
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 99, s. 168- 177. Doi: 10.1016/j.jebo.2013.12.004
Helland, Leif & Monkerud, Lars Christian (2013)
Electoral agency in the lab: Learning to throw out the rascals
Journal of Theoretical Politics, 25(2), s. 214- 233. Doi: 10.1177/0951629812460120
Helland, Leif; Hovi, Jon & Monkerud, Lars Christian (2012)
Can exit prizes induce lame ducks to shirk less? Experimental evidence
European Journal of Government and Economics, 1(2), s. 106- 125.
Helland, Leif & Sørensen, Rune Jørgen (2012)
Persistent rent extraction
Public Choice, 153(1-2), s. 205- 213. Doi: 10.1007/s11127-011-9785-z
Jacobsen, Karin Johanne; Eika, Kari, Helland, Leif, Lind, Jo Thori & Nyborg, Karine (2011)
Are nurses more altruistic than real estate brokers?
Journal of Economic Psychology, 32(5), s. 818- 831. Doi: 10.1016/j.joep.2011.07.003
Helland, Leif (2011)
Partisan conflicts and parliamentary dominance: the Norwegian political business cycle
Public Choice, 147(1-2), s. 139- 154. Doi: 10.1007/s11127-010-9608-7
Helland, Leif; Sørensen, Rune J. & Thorkildsen, Åge (2010)
Forsvaret 1986-2005. Hvorfor partiene favoriserer de overrepresenterte valgdistriktene
Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning, s. 525- 548.
Helland, Leif (2010)
"... so that you never need to ask your question again"
Homo Oeconomicus, 27(3), s. 350- 54.
Helland, Leif & Hovi, Jon (2010)
Non-instrumental behavior in an environmental public goods game
Homo Oeconomicus, 27(3), s. 241- 262.
Helland, Leif & Sørensen, Rune J. (2009)
Hvorfor overlever politisk korrupsjon i representative demokratier?
Norsk Statsvitenskapelig Tidsskrift, 25(3), s. 219- 236.
Helland, Leif & Sørensen, Rune J. (2009)
Geographical redistribution with disproportional representation: a politico-economic model of Norwegian road projects
Public Choice, 139(1-2), s. 5- 19. Doi: 10.1007/s11127-008-9373-z
Helland, Leif & Hovi, Jon (2008)
Renegotiation proofness and climate agreements some experimental evidence
Nordic Journal of Political Economy, 34, s. 1- 26.
Helland, Leif & Hovi, Jon (2008)
Renegotiation-profness and Climate Agreements: Experimental Evidence
Nordic Journal of Political Economy, 34(2), s. 1- 26.
Helland, Leif & Monkerud, Lars C. (2008)
Bare psykologi likevel? Et eksperiment i sekvensielle forhandlinger
Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning, 49(2), s. 209- 224.
Helland, Leif (2008)
Lobbying with conflicting interests: Norwegian local-central relations
European Journal of Political Research, 47(2), s. 184- 205. Doi: 10.1111/j.1475-6765.2007.00725.x
Helland, Leif & Sørensen, Rune J. (2008)
Demokrati og effektivitet
Universitetsforlaget.
Helland, Leif (2006)
Om full pensjonsreform tjener flertallet, vil den da bli vedtatt?
Norsk Statsvitenskapelig Tidsskrift, s. 142- 158.
Helland, Leif (2005)
The median voter theorem. Why parties and decisions converge towards the center
Larsen, Stein Ugelvik (red.). Stein Ugelvik Larsen (ed.), Theory and Methods in Political Science
Helland, Leif (2004)
Minority-Rule Budgeting under a De Facto Constructive Vote of No Confidence: A Cure for the Norwegian Illness?
Scandinavian Political Studies, 27(4), s. 391- 401.
Helland, Leif & Saglie, Jo (2003)
Candidate competition and strategic coordination: evidence from four early Norwegian elections
Electoral Studies, 22(4), s. 581- 602. Doi: 10.1016/S0261-3794(03)00027-1
Helland, Leif & Saglie, Jo (1999)
Kandidatkonkurranse og strategisk koordinering i fire stortingsvalg: 1909-1918
Norsk Statsvitenskapelig Tidsskrift, 15(2), s. 155- 183.
Fiva, Jon H.; Helland, Leif & Sørensen, Rune J. (1)
Én stemme kan endre politikken http://www.dn.no/meninger/debatt/2015/09/13/2040/Kommunevalg/n-stemme-kan-endre-politikken
Dagens næringsliv [Kronikk]
Helland, Leif; Alice, Ciccone, Kjell Arne, Brekke & Heggedal, Tom-Reiel (2018)
Reference points in sequential bargaining: Theory and experiment
[Academic lecture]. Department seminar; division of social sciences, NYU AD.
Helland, Leif (2016)
Årsak og tilfeldighet: Modeller, eksperimenter og adferd i samfunnsvitenskapene.
[Textbook]. Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
Helland, Leif; Hovi, Jon & Aakre, Stine (2013)
Punishment under Anarchy
[Academic lecture]. 8th Nordic Conference on behavioral and experimental economics.
Helland, Leif & Heggedal, Tom-Reiel (2012)
Coordination in two sided experimental markets
[Academic lecture]. Konferanse i regi av Economic Science Association (ESA).
Helland, Leif & Heggedal, Tom-Reiel (2012)
Ongoing quest for QWERTY
[Report]. Handelshøyskolen BI.
Sørensen, Rune Jørgen & Helland, Leif (2009)
Persistent rent-taking when voters are fully informed
[Report]. Handelshøyskolen BI.
Helland, Leif & Sørensen, Rune Jørgen (2009)
Persistent rent extraction
[Report]. Handelshøyskolen BI.
Helland, Leif; Hovi, Jon & Monkerud, Lars Christian (2009)
Can exit prizes induce lame ducks to shirk less? Experimental evidence
[Report]. Handelshøyskolen BI.
Helland, Leif (2009)
Electoral agency in the lab: Learning to throw out the rascals
[Report]. Handelshøyskolen BI.
Monkerud, Lars Christian; Helland, Leif & Løyning, G (2009)
Parliamentarians and students in a lobbying experiment
[Report]. Handelshøyskolen BI.
Helland, Leif; Hovi, Jon & Monkerud, Lars Christian (2009)
Can contingent prizes induce lame ducks to shirk less? Experimental evidence
[Academic lecture]. 5th ECPR General Conference.
Helland, Leif; Hovi, Jon & Monkerud, Lars Christian (2009)
Can contingent prizes induce lame ducks to shirk less? Experimental evidence
[Academic lecture]. 4th Nordic Conference in behavioral and experimental economics.
Helland, Leif; Hovi, Jon & Monkerud, Lars Christian (2009)
Can contingent prizes induce lame ducks to shirk less? Experimental evidence
[Academic lecture]. ECPR 2009.
Helland, Leif; Asheim, Geir, Hovi, Jon & Høyland, Bjørn (2008)
Self-serving dictators
[Report]. Department of economics, UiO.
Helland, Leif & Sørensen, Rune Jørgen (2008)
The Agency Costs of Partisan Dominance and Electoral Uncertainty
[Report]. Handelshøyskolen BI.
Helland, Leif (2008)
Political Heterogeneity, Electoral Surprise and the Growth in Unemployment: The Norwegian Partisan Cycle
[Report]. Handelshøyskolen BI.
Sørensen, Rune Jørgen & Helland, Leif (2008)
Hvorfor overlever politisk korrupsjon i representative demokratier?
[Report]. Handelshøyskolen BI.
Helland, Leif & Hovi, Jon (2008)
Non-Instrumental Behavior in an Environmental Public Good Game
[Report]. Handelshøyskolen BI.
Helland, Leif & Monkerud, Lars Christian (2008)
Electoral agency in the lab
[Report]. Handelshøyskolen BI.
Helland, Leif & Monkerud, Lars Christian (2008)
Electoral agency in the lab
[Academic lecture]. 3rd Nordic Conference on Behavioral and Experimental Economics.
Helland, Leif & Hovi, Jon (2004)
Non Instrumental Behavior in a Public Goods Game: Experimental Evidence
[Academic lecture]. IMA (Institute of Mathematics and its Applications) Conference on Conflict and its Resolutions.
Helland, Leif & Saglie, Jo (1997)
Strategisk koordinering i fire stortingsvalg: 1909-1918
[Report]. Institutt for statsvitenskap, Universitetet i Oslo.
Year | Academic Department | Degree |
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2001 | University of Oslo | Ph.D Dr. Polit. |
1992 | University of Oslo | Master Cand. Polit. |
1991 | London School of Economics | Master of Science |
Year | Employer | Job Title |
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2016 - Present | Centre of Experimental Studies and Research (CESAR), BI Norwegian Business School | Director |
2006 - Present | BI Norwegian Business School | Professor |
2003 - 2006 | BI Norwegian Business School | Associate Professor |
2001 - 2002 | CICERO (Center for International Climate and Environmental Research Oslo | Post doctoral fellow |
1995 - 2001 | University of Oslo | Doctoral fellow |
1992 - 1995 | Ministry of Finance | Senior executive officer |