CV
Education
Ph.D. in Economics (Dr.Oecon.), NHH Norwegian School of Economics, Norway
Positions
| 2020 – | Research Director, Statistics Norway |
| 2016 – | Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) |
| 2017 – 2020 | Deputy Rector and Vice Rector for Academic Affairs, NHH |
| 2013 – 2016 | Associate Professor, Department of Economics, NHH |
| 2008 – 2013 | Assistant Professor, Alberta School of Business, University of Alberta, Canada |
| 2005 – 2008 | Researcher, SNF – Centre for Applied Research at NHH |
Editorial & Scientific Appointments
A selection; see CV for complete list.
| 2024 – 2029 | Council member and President (2026–2027), European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE) |
| 2022 – | Associate Editor, Marine Resource Economics |
| 2021 – | Editorial Board, Review of Environmental Economics and Policy |
| 2019 – | CESifo Fellow |
| 2020 – 2024 | Executive committee member, International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade (IIFET) |
| 2014 – 2019 | Co-editor, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management |
| 2012 – 2016 | Associate Editor, Natural Resource Modeling |
Policy Contributions
Participation in expert commissions appointed by the Norwegian government (selected; see CV for complete list).
| 2022 – | Member, Ministry of Finance’s Advisory Committee on Fiscal Policy |
| 2024 – | Member, Expert committee to evaluate nuclear power options for Norway |
| 2023 – 2024 | Chair, Low Wage Commission (NOU 2024: 11) |
| 2021 – 2023 | Chair, Norway’s Aquaculture Commission (NOU 2023: 23) |
| 2021 – 2022 | Member, Tax Commission (NOU 2022: 20) |
| 2017 – 2018 | Member, Norway’s Climate Risk Commission (NOU 2018: 17) |
| 2015 – 2016 | Member, Fisheries management commission (NOU 2016: 26) |
Board Memberships
A selection; see CV for complete list.
| 2022 – | Board member, Research Council of Norway |
| 2022 – | Board member, MRE Foundation |
| 2019 – 2023 | Board member, SNF – Centre for Applied Research at NHH |
Publications
Undermining Academic Freedom and Environmental Research in the US: How European Institutions and Researchers can Fill the Gap — Simone Borghesi, Phoebe Koundouri and Linda Nøstbakken. Environmental and Resource Economics, 88(9), pp. 2319–2330, 2025
Land Markets Anticipate Future Regulatory Boundary Changes — Branko Bošković and Linda Nøstbakken. Environmental and Resource Economics, 88(3), pp. 589–630, 2025
Quota consolidation in Norwegian coastal fisheries — Keita Abe, Linda Nøstbakken and Mads Fjeld Wold. Environmental and Resource Economics, 87(5), pp. 1295–1326, 2024
Why do fishermen comply with regulations? The role of preferences — Florian Diekert, Yuanhao Li, Linda Nøstbakken and Andries Richter. In Behavioural Economics and the Environment. Routledge. 2023
The future of wild-caught fisheries: Expanding the scope of management — Kailin Kroetz, Linda Nøstbakken and Martin Quaas. Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 16(2), pp. 241–261, 2022
Control activities and compliance behavior – Survey evidence from Norway — Florian Diekert, Linda Nøstbakken and Andries Richter. Marine Policy, 125, pp. 104381, 2021
Vil grunnrenteskatt i havbruk hindre videre vekst i nringen? (in Norwegian) — Linda Nøstbakken and Simon Flatebø Selle. Samfunnsøkonomen, 134(5), pp. 44-61, 2020
The Future of Food from the Sea — Christopher Costello, Ling Cao, Stefan Gelcich, Miguel A. Cisneros-Mata, Christopher M. Free, Halley E. Froehlich, Christopher D. Golden, Gakushi Ishimura, Jason Maier, Ilan Macadam-Somer, Tracey Mangin, Michael C. Melnychuk, Masanori Miyahara, Carryn de Moor, Rosamond Naylor, Linda Nøstbakken, Elena Ojea, Erin O’Reilly, Ana M. Parma, Andrew J. Plantinga, Shakuntala H. Thilsted and Jane Lubchenco. Nature, 2020
Innovation and Site Quality: Implications for the Timing of Investments in Renewable Energy — Jon Conrad and Linda Nøstbakken. Energy, 148, pp. 1173-1180, 2018
The Cost of Endangered Species Protection: Evidence from Auctions for Natural Resources — Branko Bošković and Linda Nøstbakken. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 81, pp. 174-192, 2017
The Long Run Impact of Biofuels on Food Prices — Ujjayant Chakravorty, Marie-Hélène Hubert, Michel Moreaux and Linda Nøstbakken. Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 119(3), pp. 733-767, 2017
From fossil fuels to renewables: The role of electricity storage — Itziar Lazkano, Linda Nøstbakken and Martino Pelli. European Economic Review, 99, pp. 113-129, 2017
A Corporate-Crime Perspective on Fisheries: Liability Rules and Non-Compliance — Frank Jensen and Linda Nøstbakken. Environment and Development Economics, 21(3), pp. 371-392, 2016
Quota Enforcement and Capital Investment in Natural Resource Industries — Itziar Lazkano and Linda Nøstbakken. Marine Resource Economics, 31(3), pp. 339-354, 2016
Quota setting and enforcement choice in a shared fishery — Aaron Hatcher and Linda Nøstbakken. Environmental and Resource Economics, 61, pp. 559-575, 2015
Rettferdig klimapolitikk (in Norwegian) — Snorre Kverndokk, Eric Nævdal and Linda Nøstbakken. Samfunnsøkonomen, 128(2), pp. 56-57, 2014
Pulse Fishing and stock uncertainty — José-María Da-Rocha, Linda Nøstbakken and Marcos Pérez. Environmental and Resource Economics, 59(2), pp. 257-274, 2014
Quota Enforcement in Resource Industries: Self Reporting and Differentiated Inspections — Lars Gårn Hansen, Frank Jensen and Linda Nøstbakken. Environmental and Resource Economics, 58, pp. 539-562, 2014
The Trade-off between Intra- and Intergenerational Equity in Climate Policy — Snorre Kverndokk, Eric Nævdal and Linda Nøstbakken. European Economic Review, 69, pp. 40-58, 2014
Past and future management of a collapsed fishery: The Bay of Biscay anchovy — Itziar Lazkano, Linda Nøstbakken and Raul Prellezo. Natural Resource Modeling, 26(3), pp. 281–304, 2013
Past and future management of a collapsed fishery: The Bay of Biscay anchovy — Itziar Lazkano, Linda Nøstbakken and Raúl Prellezo. Natural Resource Modeling, 26(3), pp. 281-304, 2013
Formal and informal quota enforcement — Linda Nøstbakken. Resource and Energy Economics, 35, pp. 191-215, 2013
Investment drivers in a fishery with tradable quotas — Linda Nøstbakken. Land Economics, 88(2), pp. 400-424, 2012
Buying Power in UK Retail Chains: A Residual Supply Approach — Frank Asche, Linda Nøstbakken, Atle Øglend and Sigbjørn Tveterås. Aquaculture Economics & Management, 15(1), pp. 1-17, 2011
Exploration and Development of U.S. Oil and Gas Fields, 1955-2002 — John R. Boyce and Linda Nøstbakken. Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 35, pp. 891 - 908, 2011
Investment behaviour and capacity adjustment in fisheries: A survey of the literature — Linda Nøstbakken, Olivier Thébaud and Lars-Christian Sørensen. Marine Resource Economics, 26(4), pp. 95-117, 2011
Food vs Fuel — Ujjayant Chakravorty, Marie-Hélène Hubert and Linda Nøstbakken. Annual Review of Resource Economics, 1, pp. 645-663, 2009
Fisheries Law Enforcement - A Survey of the Economic Literature — Linda Nøstbakken. Marine Policy, 32(2), pp. 293-300, 2008
Stochastic Modelling of the North Sea Herring Fishery under Alternative Management Regimes — Linda Nøstbakken. Marine Resource Economics, 22, pp. 65-86, 2008
Uncertainty in Bioeconomic Modelling — Linda Nøstbakken and Jon M. Conrad. In Handbook on Operations Research in Natural Resources. Kluwer. 2007
Market Based Management of North Sea Herring — Trond Bjørndal and Linda Nøstbakken. In Primary Industries Facing Global Markets. Universitetsforlaget. 2006
Fiskeflåte og Strukturering: En Kommentar til Strukturutvalgets NOU (in Norwegian) — Claire Armstrong, Helle Stensbak and Linda Nøstbakken. Økonomisk Forum, 7, pp. 42-47, 2006
Cost Structure and Capacity in the Norwegian Pelagic Fisheries — Linda Nøstbakken. Applied Economics, 38, pp. 1877-1887, 2006
Regime Switching in a Fishery with Stochastic Stock and Price — Linda Nøstbakken. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 51(2), pp. 231-241, 2006
Supply Functions for North Sea Herring — Linda Nøstbakken and Trond Bjørndal. Marine Resource Economics, 18(4), pp. 345-361, 2003