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Gorm Jacobsen

Professor

Department of Economics and Finance

Email: gorm.jacobsen@uia.no
Phone: +47 37233210

Office 9I152 (Universitetsveien 19, 4630 Kristiansand, Norway)

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Gorm Jacobsen is professor at the Department of Economics and Finance at the School of Business and Law at the University of Agder. He is Cand. Oecon. from the University of Oslo.

Jacobsen has specifically researched the transition from planning economics to market economics in Poland. His research has resulted in several scientific articles published in International Business & Economics Research Journal, Journal of Business Case Studies and Journal of International Studies. Jacobsen has held a series of lectures on the subject at various universities and at international conferences.

Jacobsen is a former Assistant Professor at Rogaland University College (now University of Stavanger). Previously work experiences include positions at the Norwegian Ministry of Finance, the Norwegian Ministry of Defense and Statistics Norway. He has also been a visiting researcher at the Warsaw School of Economics.

For a number of years Jacobsen has been a sensor at the Norwegian School of Economics, the University of Oslo and the University of Bergen. He has also been a long-time member of both the Appointments Committee and the Appeals Committee at the University of Agder.

Research

Academic interests

Economics, mathematics and statistics.

Clowes, David; Choros-Mrozowska, Dominika & Jacobsen, Gorm (2022). China’s Contribution to the Economic Potential of the 16+1 Platform: Developments Prior to the Global Pandemic. European Research Studies Journal. ISSN 1108-2976. 25(2), p. 277–289. doi: 10.35808/ersj/2920. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
Purpose: The 16+1 platform, first introduced by China in 2012, provides a framework for Central and Eastern (CE) European countries to benefit from economic cooperation with China. This paper seeks to ascertain which countries have benefitted the most and under what conditions. Design/Methodology/Approach: The work introduces a quantitative methods model to measure the economic potential (EP) of all sixteen countries as a share of the total for the platform group, using variables on natural and human resources, economic scale as well as each country’s bilateral cooperation with China. Findings: The EP indexes reveal that China initially contributed more in terms of trade and/or investment to the more sizeable countries of the EU – especially, the Visegrad group of four and two of the EU Balkan countries, Romania and Bulgaria. However, sizeable non-EU Balkan countries, which are strategically located, have also benefitted, though this is predominantly in the form of Chinese foreign investment with infrastructure being one of the key areas. Practical Implications: The 16+1 platform is a long-term project and, if treated as a regional group of countries, necessitates injections of further investment into infrastructure development and also trade stimulation between China and those countries that have yet to benefit. Originality/Value: This research provides an analysis of the economic potential of each of the countries belonging to the 16+1 platform with the inclusion of China. This was carried out using a model constructed to measure multiple variables on country and population size, economic scale and Chinese trade and investment. The sum of the variables provides an EP index for each country and for the platform as a whole.
Jacobsen, Gorm (2016). Norwegian-Polish Bilateral Trade Developments since 1990. Journal of International Studies. ISSN 2071-8330. 9(3), p. 138–149. doi: 10.14254/2071-8330.2016/9-3/11.
Gawlik, Remigiusz & Jacobsen, Gorm (2016). Work-life Balance Decision-making of Norwegian Students: Implications for Humane Resources Management. Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review. ISSN 2353-883X. 4(4), p. 153–170. doi: 10.15678/EBER.2016.040410.
Jacobsen, Gorm (2014). Sustainable Government Debt: The Case Of Poland. International Business & Economics Research Journal. ISSN 1535-0754. 13(6), p. 1383–1390. doi: 10.19030/iber.v13i6.8928.
Jacobsen, Gorm (2013). Comparisons of labour productivity and per capita income in the nordic countries (2000-2010). International Business & Economics Research Journal. ISSN 1535-0754. 12(8). doi: 10.19030/iber.v12i8.7990.
Jacobsen, Gorm (2011). Turning Poland Around - The Polish Economy 1990-2009. Journal of Business Case Studies (JBCS). ISSN 1555-3353. 7(5), p. 71–100. doi: 10.19030/jbcs.v7i5.5607. Show summary
This article gives a description of the policy pursued by the Polish Government and the National Bank of Poland in the transformation of the Polish economy from a central planning economy to a market economy. There is special focus on the monetary economy, and most focus is laid on the first years of the transformation process. The article also gives a presentation of the development of the main macroeconomic figures for the whole period since the introduction of the new economic system in Poland.
Jacobsen, Gorm (2010). Poland - Twenty Years With Market Economy. International Business & Economics Research Journal. ISSN 1535-0754. 9(11), p. 93–106.

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Jacobsen, Gorm (2016). Norwegian-Polish Bilateral Trade Developments since 1990.
Jacobsen, Gorm (2013). Comparisons of labour productivity and per capita income in the nordic countries (2000-2010).
Jacobsen, Gorm (2011). Turning Poland Around - The Polish Economy 1990 - 2009.
Jacobsen, Gorm (2010). Poland - Twenty Years With Market Economy.
Jacobsen, Gorm (2010). Poland - Twenty Years With Market Economy.

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