Oslo, Norway
Marcus Halvorsen
I'm an economist, author and policy advisor.
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About
Who am I?
Hey, I'm Marcus. I spent a decade reading markets from a trading floor in London, then came home to Oslo to spend the next decade helping write the policy that markets react to instead. I advise institutions, speak on stages and write for readers who need economics made useful.
18+
YEARS IN ECONOMICS
4
BOOKS PUBLISHED
120k
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My core skill set
Not just a finance expert but more than that.
Policy & fiscal strategy
Advising governments and institutions on long-term fiscal design, sovereign wealth stewardship and sustainable public spending.
Economic analysis & modelling
Translating complex macro data into clear scenarios that inform decisions under uncertainty.
Writing & storytelling
Turning research and policy into books, essays and talks that reach a wider audience.
Speaking & media
Keynotes, panels and broadcast commentary on economics, institutions and the Nordic model.
Board & advisory roles
Helping leadership teams think through macro risk, governance and stakeholder economics.
Research & teaching
Designing seminars, supervising research and building frameworks for policy education.
Experience
Work Experience
What I'm doing, and what came before.
2018 — 2022
Chief Economist
Norwegian Ministry of Finance
Rebuilt the ministry's macro forecasting framework and led the economic response team through the pandemic support programmes.
2016 — 2018
Senior Policy Fellow
Nordic Institute for Economic Research
Published the reference study on wage coordination across the Nordics, now cited in national bargaining rounds.
2010 — 2016
Head of Research
Bergen Kapital
Built a twenty-person research desk covering European rates and energy markets for institutional clients.
2004 — 2010
Macro Strategist
Whitfield & Crane, London
Covered eurozone sovereign risk through the financial crisis and the debt crisis that followed.
Case studies
Case studies
Case studies on economy and policies.
Blogs
Blogs
Longer thinking on policy, macro and the craft of explaining both.
Videos
Talks & explainers
Series, documentaries and lectures economics without the jargon.
