Lars Sørgard
Lars Sørgard
Lars Sørgard is professor at Department of Economics, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration. He was the chief economist at the Norwegian Competition Authority from September 2004 until September 2007.
His main research and teaching has been in the areas industrial organization and competitive strategy. He has spent his sabbatical at Stanford University (1991) and University of California - Santa Barbara (1999/2000). His teaching has been in courses such as competitive strategy, on both undergraduate, graduate and doctoral level, and more specific courses such as for example Law and Economics, Competition Policy (Konkurranserett). He has applied theory to study industries such as the cement industry, the Nordic power market, the grocery sector in Norway, the ferry market in Scandinavia, the Norwegian airline industry, the Norwegian telecommunication industry and the TV industry.
He has been a Research Director at Centre for Industrial Organization and Economic Policy at SNF 2000-2002, and he has been in charge for various research projects for the Norwegian Research Council, several ministries in Norway, Norwegian Competition Authorities, Statoil and Statkraft. He has also been involved as a consultant for several private and public firms, as well as public authorities.