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@AndersKjelsrud
anders.kjelsrud@oslomet.noAnders Kjelsrud is a Professor of Economics at the Oslo Metropolitan University. His research focuses on economic development. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Oslo.
Posts by Anders Kjelsrud
Why political competition matters when inequality is high
In a high-inequality setting, local politicians with secure positions may favour the rich by diverting resources towards them, at the cost of the poor. To test this hypothesis, this article analyses d...
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Anders Kjelsrud Kalle Moene Lore Vandewalle 
13 September, 2024
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Malnutrition and the National Food Security Act
The National Food Security Act aims to remove hunger and reduce malnutrition by providing subsidised foodgrains to two-thirds of the population. Using nationally representative data, this column finds...
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Anders Kjelsrud Rohini Somanathan
- 31 October, 2017
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Incorporating Public Good Availability into the Measure of Poverty
This project makes an attempt to incorporate benefits from unpaid public services into consumption decisions to arrive at more accurate measures of poverty and inequality. The project considered thre...
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Anders Kjelsrud Rohini Somanathan
- 01 May, 2013
- IGC Research on India