Dr. Ingvild Almås

Professor

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Biography

Ingvild Almås is a Professor of Economics at the University of Zurich. She previously held a professorship at the Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) at Stockholm University. Almås is currently a principal investigator at the FAIR Center, affiliated with the Norwegian School of Economics, and holds a part-time professorship at IIES. Her research primarily focuses on understanding economic inequalities, particularly in relation to income measurement, the drivers of inequality, and perceptions of inequality among individuals. Additionally, she conducts extensive research on decision-making processes within households and the development of children and adolescents. Almås has published her research on economic inequality in several prestigious journals, including the American Economic Review, the Journal of Political Economy, and Econometrica, as well as multidisciplinary journals such as Science, PNAS, and Management Science.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

— Present

University of Zurich • Zürich, Switzerland

Teaching and researching in the field of Economics.

Professor

— Present

Institute for International Economic Studies, Stockholm University • Stockholm, Sweden

Conducted research and taught courses on economics.

Requirements for University of Zurich

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Reading
Required:25
Writing
Required:26
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Law or equivalent from a recognized university Minimum 180 ECTS credits
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Specialization Notes

Department of Law