School of Economics and Business

Sarah Wangui Muiruri, School of Economics and Business (HH), will defend her PhD thesis "Norwegian consumers’ acceptance of sustainable dietary alternatives" on Tuesday 29 April 2025.

The doctoral work of Sarah Wangui Muiruri concludes that the Norwegian acceptance for sustainable dietary alternatives is affected by trust, food choice motives, personality traits and socioeconomic f…

The doctoral work of Huafeng Zhang explores school enrollment and learning outcomes for children with disabilities in African countries, highlighting disparities and contextual influences.

Huafeng Zhang, School of Economics and Business (HH), will defend her PhD thesis "Educational outcomes for primary school children in Africa: With a focus on children with disabilities" on Thursday 24…

The doctoral thesis of Malte Ladewig shows the role mining plays in the deforestation and the securing of livelihoods in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Malte Ladewig, School of Economics and Business (HH), will defend his PhD thesis "Mining, livelihoods and forest conservation in the DRCongo" on Tuesday, April 8, 2025.

This area covers a long-standing work of our faculty, focusing on land and forest management in developing countries. The two main areas of work have been: (i) tropical deforestation (including REDD+,…

This research area focuses on analyzing food markets, with a particular emphasis on consumer behavior, policy development, and their interplay. It addresses key challenges related to food sustainabili…

This research covers analysis of energy markets, in particular markets for electricity, regulation of energy markets, as well as analysis of drivers of energy consumption. It also covers studies of pe…