Kjetil Andersson

Førsteamanuensis Institutt for økonomi

E-post: kjetil.andersson@uia.no
Telefon: +47 38 14 12 42
Kontor: 9I267 (Universitetsveien 19, 4630 Kristiansand, Norway)

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Kjetil Andersson er førsteamanuensis i samfunnsøkonomi ved Handelshøyskolen på Universitet i Agder. Han har en doktorgrad i samfunnsøkonomi fra Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskpelige Universitet, og er sivilkøkonom fra Norges Handelshøyskole samt cand. polit fra Universitet i Oslo.

Hovedforskningsområder er konkurranseøkonomi og anvendt økonometri innenfor områder som arbeidsmarkeds-økonomi, utviklingsøkonomi og utdanningsøkonomi. For tiden jobber han med multihoming, sparegrupper og effekten av digitale læringsverktøy i høyere utdanning.

Anderssons forskning har blitt publisert i tidsskrifter som Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Review of Industrial Organization og Industrial and Corporate Change.

Andersson er medlem av forsningsgruppen Competition, Networks and Institutions (CNI) ved Univeristet i Agder.

Andersson har vært invitert foredragsholder eller konsulent for institusjoner som NHH, NRK og Telenor ASA.

Forskning

Faglige interesser

Hovedforskningsområder er næringsøkonomi og anvendt økonometri. For tiden jobber han med estimering av bedriftsspesifikt prispåslag og produktivitet i ulike norske og internasjoenale næringer.

Undervisning:

Mikroøkonomi
Internasjonal økonomi og handel
Konkurranseøkonomi
Spillteori og Filosofi
Veiledning av Bachelor- og Mastergradsoppgaver

Forskningsgrupper

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), s. 1660–1682. doi: 10.1080/00220388.2025.2487014. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag
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. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
Andersson, Kjetil & Göller, Daniel (2021). Mobile Telephony in Emerging Markets:TheImportanceofDual-SIMPhones. Review of Network Economics. 19(3). doi: 10.1515/rne-2020-0040. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
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), s. 1–23. doi: 10.1108/IJDI-04-2020-0069. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
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), s. 129–149. doi: 10.1111/sjoe.12125. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag
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), s. 1231–1247. doi: 10.1093/icc/dtp034. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag
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. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
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), s. 122–145. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
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), s. 295–316. doi: 10.1007/s11151-004-1971-4. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag
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. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
Nilssen, Trygve Kastberg & Andersson, Kjetil (2024). Study Effort and Academic Achievements. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
Andersson, Kjetil & Mersland, Roy (2019). Output and productivity in microfinance banking. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
Otiti, Naome; Andersson, Kjetil & Mersland, Roy (2019). Is Employee-Client Matching Good for Firms Targeting the Bottom of the Pyramid? Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
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. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
Otiti, Naome; Andersson, Kjetil & Mersland, Roy (2018). Is Socioeconomic Matching of Staff and Clients beneficial for Microfinance Social Enterprises? Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
Otiti, Naome; Andersson, Kjetil & Mersland, Roy (2018). Is Employee-Client Matching good for firms targeting the Bottom of the pyramid? Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
Andersson, Kjetil (2015). Sveriges Riksbanks økonomipris til minne om Alfred Nobel 2014: Jean Tirole. I Jahr, Ernst Håkon; Nossum, Rolf Tomas; Storesletten, Leiv & Breen, Olav (Red.), Agder Vitenskapsakademi - Årbok 2014. Portal forlag. ISSN 9788283140347. s. 203–207. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
Andersson, Kjetil (2014). Betaling for prioritet - mekanismer og resultater fra økonomisk faglitteratur. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
Andersson, Kjetil (2013). Fagøkonomisk innlegg om nettnøytralitet og betaling for kapasitet/kavalitet. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
Andersson, Kjetil; Foros, Øystein & Hansen, Bjørn (2012). Empirical evidence on the relationship between mobile termination rates and firms’ profit. Norges Handelshøyskole. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag
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. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
Foros, Øystein; Steen, Frode & Andersson, Kjetil (2005). Text and Voice: Complements, Substitutes or Both? Norges Handelshøyskole. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag
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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Publisert 16. apr. 2024 11:28