| Post: | Lecturer in Economics (Economics, International Development) |
| Location: | Jubilee Building 260 |
| Email: | S.A.E.Fagernas@sussex.ac.uk |
Telephone numbers | |
| Internal: | 2266 |
| UK: | (01273) 606755 ext. 2266 |
| International: | +44 1273 606755 ext. 2266 |
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Biography
PhD in Economics, 2008, University of Cambridge
MSc in Economics, 2002, University of Warwick
MSocSc, 2001, University of Helsinki
I also hold a Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (2010, University of Sussex)
Role
Lecturer in Economics
My research focuses on Development Economics. I am particularly interested in the following topics: legal and institutional development, public sector service delivery, education, health and labour markets.
For papers and publications, please see my personal homepage
Development Economics I (MSc) (2012/13)
Finance for Development (MSc International Finance) (not in 2012/13)
Fagernäs, Sonja and Odame, Joyce (2013) Birth registration and access to health care: an assessment of Ghana's campaign success. Bulletin of the World Health Organization , 91 (6). pp. 459-464. ISSN 0042-9686
Fagernäs, Sonja and Pelkonen, Panu (2012) Preferences and skills of Indian public sector teachers. IZA Journal of Labor & Development, 1 (3). ISSN 2193-9020
Fagernäs, Sonja (2012) Papers, please! The effect of birth registration on child labor and education in early 20th century USA. Discussion Paper. SSRN.
Fagernas, Sonja (2010) Labor Law, Judicial Efficiency, and Informal Employment in India. Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, 7 (2). pp. 282-321. ISSN 1740-1453
Fagernäs, Sonja, Sarkar, Prabirjit and Singh, Ajit (2008) Legal origin, shareholder protection and the stock market: new challenges from time series analysis. In: The economics of corporate governance and mergers. Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 20-53. ISBN 9781847207159