Morten Hansen

Research Associate


Morten Hansen is Head of Economics Department, Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, Vice-President of the Latvian European Community Studies Association (LECSA), Research Associate at BICEPS and Research Fellow at the Centre for European and Transition Studies (CETS) at University of Latvia. He was formerly with EuroFaculty, University of Latvia and has resided in Latvia since 1994. He holds an MSc in economics from Aarhus University, Denmark, where he specialized in econometrics.

Expertise

Monetary Policy
EU economics
Economics of Education
Regional disparities

Previous experience (recent)

EuroFaculty, University of Latvia
Bank of Latvia (advanced econometrics course)
Bank of Estonia (short course, econometrics)
Stockholm School of Economics, Russia

Recent publications

Hansen, Morten (2009): Latvia: Political, Economic and Financial Integration – and then Disintegration? p. 30 – 34 in “Our 9/11 of Hope. Short Essays on European Democracy since 1989”, ed. Fabrizio Tassinari, DIIS Report 2010:06.

Hansen, Morten and Alf Vanags (2009): Too Few Locally Produced Goods on the Shelves of Latvian Shops: Reality or Myth?, SSE Riga/BICEPS Occasional Paper No. 7. http://www.biceps.org/files/FoodPorductReportOPno%207.pdf

Hansen, Morten and Alf Vanags (2008): Stagflation in Latvia: How Long, How Far, How Deep?, Baltic Journal of Economics, Vol. 8, No 1, pp. 5 – 29.

SSE Riga/BICEPS Occasional Paper No.4.

http://www.biceps.org/files/Inflation%20report%202008%20web%20page%20version%20170908.pdf

Hansen, Morten and Alf Vanags (2007): Inflation in Latvia: causes, prospects and consequences, Research Report, Baltic International Centre for Economic Policy Studies (BICEPS), Riga, http://www.biceps.org/files/Inflation%20report%20II%20BICEPS%20web%20page%20version%206%20June.pdf.

Hansen, Morten (2006): Why it is fair – and why it is unfair – to keep Latvia out of the eurozone, p. 220 – 231 in Muravska and King (eds.) European Union Enlargement of 2004 and Beyond: Responding to the Political, Legal and Socio-Economic Challenges, University of Latvia.


Hansen, Morten (2006): Latvijas izaugsmes potenciā ls: Daži ar cilvēkkapitālu saistīti jautājumi   (Latvia’s Growth Potential: Some Observations On Human Capital Formation in Latvia), Averss un Reverss special issue, Bank of Latvia.


Hansen, Morten and Alf Vanags (2006): Inflation in the Baltic states and other EU new member states: Similarities, Differences and Adoption of the Euro? SSE Riga and BICEPS Occasional Paper No 1, Stockholm School of Economics in Riga.


Hansen, Morten and Alf Vanags (2006): Inflation in the Baltic states and other EU new member states: Is there a mystery to unravel? BICEPS Research report.

http://www.biceps.org/files/Inflation%20paper.pdf

Hansen, Morten (2006): The Irish Growth Miracle: Can Latvia Replicate?, Baltic Journal of Economics, Vol. 5, No 2.

Hammermann, Felix, Morten Hansen and Rainer Schweickert (2005): EU enlargement and institutional development, Baltic Economic Trends, 2005, No 3, Baltic International Centre for Economic Policy Studies, Riga, Latvia.

Fokins, Vadims, Morten Hansen, Romans Sidorovs and Nadezda Umpirovica (2005): Economic inequality in the Baltics: regional disparities, Baltic Economic Trends, 2005, No 2, Baltic International Centre for Economic Policy Studies, Riga, Latvia.

Hansen, Morten and Alf Vanags (2005): The Private Sector in Higher Education in the Baltics: Permanent Feature or Transition Phenomenon?,
http://www.cerge-ei.cz/gdn/regional_research_competition
 

Hansen, Morten (2005): Success Today, Headache Tomorrow: Economic Growth in Latvia, Baltic Economic Trends, 2005, No 1, Baltic International Centre for Economic Policy Studies, Riga, Latvia.

Hansen, Jorgen Drud and Morten Hansen (2004): Are the Current Account Deficits in the Baltic States Sustainable?, Baltic Journal of Economics. Vol. 4, No 2, pp. 5-24.

Hansen, Jorgen Drud and Morten Hansen (2004): Are the Balance of Payments Deficits in the Baltic Countries Sustainable?, Centre for European Policy Studies, Working document No 207, July 2004. 


Other info

E-mail: morten@sseriga.edu.lv
Phone:
 (+371)  67 015 852
Fax:    (+371) 67 830 249
URL:   www.sseriga.edu.lv

 

 

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