Kjetil Andersson

Associate Professor Department of Economics and Finance

Email: kjetil.andersson@uia.no
Phone: +47 38 14 12 42
Office: 9I267 (Universitetsveien 19, 4630 Kristiansand, Norway)

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Areas of responsibility

Kjetil Andersson is associate professor in economics at the School of Business and Law at the University of Agder. He holds a PhD in Economics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, a Master in Business from the Norwegian School of Economics and a Master in Economics from the University of Oslo.

His main research topics include industrial organization and applied econometrics in fields like labor markets, development economics and economics of education. For the moment he is working on multihoming, savings groups and the effect of digital teching tools in higher education.

Andersson’s research has been published in journals such as Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Review of Industrial Organization and Industrial and Corporate Change.

Andersson is a member of the research group Competition, Networks and Institutions (CNI) at the University of Agder.

Andersson has been invited speaker or consultant for institutions like NHH, NRK and Telenor ASA.

Research

Academic interests

Main research topics include industrial organization and applied econometrics. Currently he works on estimation of firm level mark-ups and productivity.

Teaching:

Microeconomics
International Economics & Trade
Industrial Organization
Game theory and Philosophy
Supervision of Bachelor and Master theses

Research groups

Cibangala, Roger Aganze; Mersland, Roy; D’Espallier, Bert & Andersson, Kjetil (2025). Determinants of Sustainability of Informal Community-Based Financial Groups: Insights from a Survival Analysis Approach. Journal of Development Studies. ISSN 0022-0388. 61(10), p. 1660–1682. doi: 10.1080/00220388.2025.2487014. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
This study examines the survival factors of informal community-based financial groups in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger over the period 2014 to 2018. The results identify group size, meeting attendance, financial performance, and engagement in ‘plus activities’ as key predictors of savings group survival. The more efficiently funds are used and the higher the returns on savings, the more groups sustain their operations in the long run, irrespective of the absolute amount of savings per member. Similarly, active group engagement and involvement in additional non-financial activities alongside the core financial activities, also contribute to long-run survival. These findings highlight that social capital and financial efficiency should be at the forefront when designing savings-groups programs.
Andersson, Kjetil; D’espallier, Bert & Mersland, Roy (2024). The Ethical Dilemma in Hybrid Organizations: A Production Function Approach to Credit Expansion in Microfinance. Journal of Business Ethics. ISSN 0167-4544. doi: 10.1007/s10551-024-05892-9. Full text in Research Archive
Andersson, Kjetil & Göller, Daniel (2021). Mobile Telephony in Emerging Markets:TheImportanceofDual-SIMPhones. Review of Network Economics. 19(3). doi: 10.1515/rne-2020-0040. Full text in Research Archive
Otiti, Naome; Andersson, Kjetil & Mersland, Roy (2021). Is Employee-Client Matching Good for firms Targeting the Bottom of the Pyramid? A Study of Microfinance Institutions. International Journal of Development Issues. ISSN 1446-8956. 20(1), p. 1–23. doi: 10.1108/IJDI-04-2020-0069. Full text in Research Archive
Andersson, Kjetil; Foros, Øystein & Hansen, Bjørn (2015). Empirical Evidence on the Relationship between Mobile Termination Rates and Firms' Profits. The Scandinavian Journal of Economics. ISSN 0347-0520. 118(1), p. 129–149. doi: 10.1111/sjoe.12125. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
The theoretical literature on mobile termination rates (MTRs) is inconclusive on how the level of MTRs affects overall consumer charges and firms' profits. We show that when firms offer bundles with fixed included usage – a tariff structure that has become more common in recent years – an identical change in all MTRs does not affect firms' retail prices or profits. We use a panel dataset from saturated European markets to estimate the effect of MTRs on mobile operators' profits. As predicted by the theoretical model, we cannot reject the fact that firms' profits are unaffected by an identical change in all MTRs.
Andersson, Kjetil; Foros, Øystein & Steen, Frode (2009). Text and voice: complements, substitutes or both? Industrial and Corporate Change. ISSN 0960-6491. 18(6), p. 1231–1247. doi: 10.1093/icc/dtp034. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
Text messaging has become an important revenue component for most mobile operators. We develop a simple model of demand for mobile services incorporating dynamics of information exchange. We show that when incoming communication stimulate outgoing communication, services that initially may be perceived as substitutes, such as mobile text and voice, may evolve into complements in terms of the price effect when the network size becomes large. We estimate the demand for text messaging in the Norwegian market and find that the cross-price effect of voice depends on the network size. Voice is a substitute for text messages for small network sizes, and a complement for large network sizes.
Foros, Øystein; Steen, Frode & Andersson, Kjetil (2006). The SMS Bandwagon in Norway: What made the market? J. Müller and B. Preissl (Eds.), Governance of Communication Networks. Springer. Full text in Research Archive
Andersson, Kjetil; Bratsberg, Haakon Flage; Foros, Øystein; Wasenden, Ole Christian & Hansen, Bjørn (2004). Hva gjør teleselskapene i innholdsmarkedene? Norsk medietidsskrift (NMT). ISSN 0804-8452. 11(Årg. 11, nr 2), p. 122–145. Full text in Research Archive
Andersson, Kjetil; Fjell, Kenneth & Foros, Øystein (2004). Are interactive TV-pioneers and surfers different breeds? Broadband demand and asymmetric cross-price effects. Review of Industrial Organization. ISSN 0889-938X. 25(3), p. 295–316. doi: 10.1007/s11151-004-1971-4. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
We consider two different qualities of broadband access, one that simply means greater access speed to Internet applications and content, and a premium version that also gives access to interactive TV services. Based on a market survey we find that potential consumers of this premium broadband access do not consider basic broadband Internet access as a substitute. The price of basic broadband does not constrain the price that may be charged for the premium broadband that allows for interactive TV services.

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Mølland, Eirin; Nilssen, Trygve Kastberg & Andersson, Kjetil (2025). Feedback and Performance in Higher Education. Full text in Research Archive
Nilssen, Trygve Kastberg & Andersson, Kjetil (2024). Study Effort and Academic Achievements. Full text in Research Archive
Andersson, Kjetil & Mersland, Roy (2019). Output and productivity in microfinance banking. Full text in Research Archive
Otiti, Naome; Andersson, Kjetil & Mersland, Roy (2019). Is Employee-Client Matching Good for Firms Targeting the Bottom of the Pyramid? Full text in Research Archive
Otiti, Naome; Andersson, Kjetil & Mersland, Roy (2019). Is Employee-Client Matching Good for Firms Targeting the Bottom of the Pyramid? A Study of Microfinance Insitutions. Full text in Research Archive
Otiti, Naome; Andersson, Kjetil & Mersland, Roy (2018). Is Socioeconomic Matching of Staff and Clients beneficial for Microfinance Social Enterprises? Full text in Research Archive
Otiti, Naome; Andersson, Kjetil & Mersland, Roy (2018). Is Employee-Client Matching good for firms targeting the Bottom of the pyramid? Full text in Research Archive
Andersson, Kjetil (2015). Sveriges Riksbanks økonomipris til minne om Alfred Nobel 2014: Jean Tirole. In Jahr, Ernst Håkon; Nossum, Rolf Tomas; Storesletten, Leiv & Breen, Olav (Ed.), Agder Vitenskapsakademi - Årbok 2014. Portal forlag. ISSN 9788283140347. p. 203–207. Full text in Research Archive
Andersson, Kjetil (2014). Betaling for prioritet - mekanismer og resultater fra økonomisk faglitteratur. Full text in Research Archive
Andersson, Kjetil (2013). Fagøkonomisk innlegg om nettnøytralitet og betaling for kapasitet/kavalitet. Full text in Research Archive
Andersson, Kjetil; Foros, Øystein & Hansen, Bjørn (2012). Empirical evidence on the relationship between mobile termination rates and firms’ profit. Norges Handelshøyskole. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
The comprehensive theoretical literature on mobile termination rates (MTRs) is inconclusive on how the level of MTRs affects overall consumer charges and firms’ profit. In a theoretical model, well suited for econometric implementation, we show that where consumers buy a bundle with included usage, as we now observe in the market, the level of MTRs has no impact on retail prices and firms’ profit. We use a panel data set from saturated European markets and find that an identical change in MTRs does not have a significant impact on firms’ profit.
Andersson, Kjetil; Bårdsen, Gunnar & Foros, Øystein (2009). Five Papers on Telecommunication Economics. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet. ISSN 9788247118894. Full text in Research Archive
Foros, Øystein; Steen, Frode & Andersson, Kjetil (2005). Text and Voice: Complements, Substitutes or Both? Norges Handelshøyskole. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
Text messaging has become an important revenue component for European and Asian mobile operators. We develop a simple model of demand for mobile services incorporating the existence of call externalities and network effects. We show that when incoming messages and calls stimulate outgoing communications, services that are perceived as substitutes, such as mobile text and voice, may evolve into complements in terms of the price effect when the network size becomes large. We estimate the demand for text messaging in the Norwegian market and find that the cross-price effect of voice depends on the network size. Voice is a substitute for text messages for small network sizes, and a complement for large network sizes.

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Published Apr. 16, 2024 11:28 AM