CV – DANIEL SPIRO
November 2014
Department of Economics
University of Oslo
+47 22855137
[email protected]
Postbox 1095, 0317 Oslo
Norway
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
2012 –
Assistant Professor, University of Oslo
2009 – 2010
Visiting scholar, Hebrew University in Jerusalem
EDUCATION
2006 – 2012
PhD in Economics, Stockholm University
Thesis: Some Aspects of Resource and Behavioral Economics
Supervisors: John Hassler, Torsten Persson
2003 – 2006
BA in Economics, Stockholm University
1994 – 2000
MA Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm
1995 – 1996
Group commander, Swedish special forces
ACADEMIC AREAS OF INTEREST
Behavioral economics, Macroeconomics, Political economics, Resource economics
PUBLICATIONS
“Resource Prices and Planning Horizons”, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2014.
“The Elephant in Hotelling’s room”, with Rob Hart, Energy Policy, 2011.
WORKING PAPERS
“The Distribution of Individual Conformity under Social Pressure”, with Moti Michaeli, 2nd R&R
Journal of Public Economics.
“Uninsurance through trade”, with Johan Gars, submitted.
“Should Foresters Forecast”, with Johan Gars, submitted.
“Macroeconomic Considerations of Oil Discoveries in Uganda”, with J Hassler, P Krusell, A Shifa.
JOB MARKET PAPER
“From Peer Pressure to Biased Norms: Formation and Collapse”, with Moti Michaeli
This paper studies the emergence of social norms, i.e., shared public preferences, when individuals have
heterogeneous private preferences and pressure each other while declaring a stance in public. It
analyzes the conditions under which a social norm can (and cannot) arise. Further, it shows that peer
pressure may lead to a norm which is biased with respect to private preferences in society, yet is
endogenously upheld by the population. Strikingly, a biased norm will often be more sustainable than a
representative norm, which may explain the bias of various social and religious norms. The model is
further applied to political settings, where our analysis of norm stability has implications for
revolutionary movements, by predicting which events may initiate a revolution against a political regime
and whether it will start with fierce opposition or with mild reform suggestions. We relate these
predictions to contemporary revolutions and mass protests.
ONGOING PROJECTS
“A theory of polarization”
“Finders, Keepers? Dynamic Taxation of Natural Resources”, with Niko Jaakkola
“Oil Discoveries and the Long Run Oil Price”, with Sjak Smulders
“Inversion in the Courtroom”, with Daniel Chen and Moti Michaeli
“Endogenous Nationalization of Natural Resources”
POLICY REPORTS AND BOOK CHAPTERS
“Utvinning för allmän vinning – en ESO-rapport om svenska mineralinkomster”, with Jesper Roine,
Report for the Expert Group on Public Economics 2013
”Ugandan oil, a blessing or a curse”, Policy report for the Ugandan Finance Ministry commissioned by
the International Growth Centre, 2013, with John Hassler, Per Krusell and Abdulaziz Shifa
“Ändliga resurser”, chapter in Nationalekonomi för miljöintresserade, ed U Stavlöt, 2014
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Master level Resource Economic, U of Oslo 2013-2014
Master and Intermediate level Game theory, U of Oslo 2012-2014
Master level Macroeconomics, Stockholm U, 2007
Intermediate Macroeconomics, Stockholm U, 2007- 2009
Energy Policy, Royal Institute of Technology, 2010
Business development and Media technology, Stockholm School of Economics, 2000
Sexual education, Junior high schools in Stockholm, 1998-1999.
RECENT PRESENTATIONS
2014: Tilburg U, George Washington U, U of California Berkeley, Syracuse U,
Norwegian School of Economics, SURED conference
2013: Oslo Business School, Swedish Parliament, EAERE conference, the Frisch Center
2012: Oslo U, NTNU, Umeå U, Oslo Business School, U of Lancaster, SSB
2011: U of Oxford, ETH, Tel Aviv U, IFN, Stockholm School of Economics, Norwegian School of
Economics, Nordic Development Econ conference
REFEREEING
J. of Economic Growth, J. of the European Economic Association., J. of Environmental Economics
and Management, J. of Development Economics, Resource and Energy Economics, J. of Economic
Dynamics and Control, Mineral Economics, Environmental and Development Economics, ,
Scandinavian J. of Economic, International Economic Review.
NON-ACADEMIC WORK EXPERIENCE
2010
UNCTAD, Geneva. Identifying policy priorities as input for the UN high level
conference on sustainable development in Rio 2012
2001 – 2006
Swedish Radio, R&D. Market analysis, advisory on distribution strategies and
competition to executive board.
2000 – 2001
Ericsson Business Consulting, Malaysia. Market and consumer analysis, marketing
strategies.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Swedish (native), Hebrew (native), English (fluent), German (conversational), Spanish (conversational)
REFERENCES
Professor John Hassler
Professor Bård Harstad
Institute for International Economic Studies
Department of Economics
Stockholm University
University of Oslo
106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
Postbox 1095, 0317 Oslo, Norway
+46 8 16 20 70
+47 22856052
[email protected]
[email protected]
Professor Kalle Moene
Department of Economics
University of Oslo
Postbox 1095, 0317 Oslo, Norway
+47-22855130
[email protected]