Victor Danielsen Norman (born July 1946) is a Norwegian economist, politician for the Conservative Party and newspaper columnist. He is currently professor of economics at the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration.
Academics
Victor Norman earned his bachelor's degree from Yale University and his Ph. D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1972. Among his academic advisers were Charles P. Kindleberger, Paul A. Samuelson and Jagdish N. Bhagwati. His book co-authored with Avinash K. Dixit, Theory of International Trade : A Dual, General Equilibrium Approach, ISBN 0-521-29969-1, is an application of the microeconomic principle of duality to trade theory, which William J. Baumol has called a clear, detailed, important contribution to the academic understanding of international trade.[1] Victor Norman served as rector at NHH from August 1999 till October 2001. He was preceded in this position by Carl Julius Norstrøm and succeeded by Per Ivar Gjærum.
Politics
From October 2001 to March 2004, he served as Minister of Labour and Government Administration in the second cabinet Bondevik.
| Preceded by Jørgen Kosmo |
Minister of Labour and Government Administration 2001–2005 |
Succeeded by Morten Meyer |
| Preceded by Carl Julius Norstrøm |
Rector of NHH 1999–2001 |
Succeeded by Per Ivar Gjærum |
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Jan Petersen (H) • Erna Solberg (H) • Ingjerd Schou (H) 2001–2004 • Dagfinn Høybråten (Krf) • Lars Sponheim (V) • Per-Kristian Foss (H) • Odd Einar Dørum (V) • Valgerd Svarstad Haugland (Krf) 2005–2006 • Hilde Frafjord Johnson (Krf) seit 2006• Laila Dåvøy (Krf) • Kristin Clemet (H) • Svein Ludvigsen (H) • Ansgar Gabrielsen (H) • Torild Skogsholm (V) • Kristin Krohn Devold (H) • Børge Brende (H) • Victor D. Norman (H) 2001–2004 • Morten Andreas Meyer (H) 2004–2005 • Einar Steensnæs (Krf) • Thorhild Widvey (H) 2004–2005 • Knut Arild Hareide (Krf) 2004–2005 |
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References
- ^ William J. Baumol (2000) "What Marshall Didn't Know: On the Twentieth Century's Contributions to Economics", Quarterly Journal of Economics Vol. 115, No. 1, pp ***-***, p. ***.
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