Navigation

  • Skip to Content
NTNU Home NTNU Home

ntnu.edu

  • Studies
    • Master's programmes in English
    • For exchange students
    • PhD opportunities
    • All programmes of study
    • Courses
    • Financing
    • Language requirements
    • Application process
    • Academic calendar
    • FAQ
  • Research and innovation
    • NTNU research
    • Research excellence
    • Strategic research areas
    • Innovation resources
    • PhD opportunities
  • Life and housing
    • Student in Trondheim
    • Student in Gjøvik
    • Student in Ålesund
    • For researchers
    • Life and housing
  • About NTNU
    • Contact us
    • Faculties and departments
    • Libraries
    • International researcher support
    • Vacancies
    • About NTNU
    • Maps
  1. Employees

Språkvelger

Norsk

Rino Heim

Download press photo
Download press photo
Foto:

Rino Heim

Associate Professor
Department of Sociology and Political Science

rino.heim@ntnu.no
10501B Bygg 10 Dragvoll, Trondheim
rinoheim.com
About Research Publications Teaching

About

I am Associate Professor in Political Science (political behavior) at the Department of Sociology and Political Science at NTNU. I hold a PhD in Economics from the University of Lucerne in Switzerland.

My research focuses on political behavior, with a particular emphasis on how political institutions and technological innovations shape voters’ attitudes and decisions in elections and referendums. I specialize in policy evaluation, using advanced empirical methods to identify the causal effects of public policies and the mechanisms behind voter decision-making. A key part of my work examines how information, such as that provided by Voting Advice Applications, affects electoral outcomes, reduces or exacerbates voter biases, and shapes political behavior more broadly. I am also interested in how direct democracy, compared to representative democracy, influences political choices and policy outcomes. By integrating impact evaluation with the study of informational environments, I aim to understand how transparency, voter guidance, and public communication can improve accountability and strengthen democratic processes. 

I teach theories and models in political economy, and my teaching portfolio also includes courses in econometrics, causal inference, data analytics, and data handling at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. 

Research

Working Papers

Information and the Demand for Political Candidates.

Simultaneous Elections and Referendums: Who Benefits?

Direct Democracy and State Government Finances. Joint with Benedikt Marxer.

What Drives Voter Bias Against Muslim Politicians? An Experimental Examination. Joint with Henning Finseraas.

Publications

Do Voting Advice Applications Change Political Behavior?

We analyze how the introduction of the voting advice application smartvote in Switzerland affects voter turnout, voting behavior, and electoral outcomes.

Voter turnout and selective abstention in concurrent votes

This paper studies voter turnout and selective abstention on voting days with more than one election or referendum.
  • Chronological
  • By category
  • All publications registered in NVA

Teaching

Courses

  • POL2028 - Seminar on Contemporary Political Events

NTNU – Norwegian University of Science and Technology

  • For employees
  • |
  • For students
  • |
  • Intranet
  • |
  • Blackboard

Studies

  • Master's programmes in English
  • For exchange students
  • PhD opportunities
  • Courses
  • Career development
  • Continuing education
  • Application process

News

  • NTNU News
  • Vacancies

About NTNU

  • About the university
  • Libraries
  • NTNU's strategy
  • Research excellence
  • Strategic research areas
  • Organizational chart

Contact

  • Contact NTNU
  • Employees
  • Find experts
  • Press contacts
  • Researcher support
  • Maps

NTNU in three cities

  • NTNU in Gjøvik
  • NTNU in Trondheim
  • NTNU in Ålesund

About this website

  • Use of cookies
  • Accessibility statement
  • Privacy policy
  • Editorial responsibility
Facebook Instagram Linkedin Snapchat Tiktok Youtube
Sign In
NTNU logo