I am a Senior Researcher in the AWAR project. My research focuses on how contextual factors such as threats impact psychological mechanisms and behaviors. I have worked extensively with surveys and experiments in various settings, including in Iraq and in refugee populations. For more information on my research, see my Google Scholar page: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=sv&tzom=-120&user=1Ck4oXcAAAAJ
Eric Skoog left PRIO in 2025. The information on this page is kept for historical reasons.
Eric Skoog
Interests and experience
Latest publications
Henrikas Bartusevičius et al. (2026)
Evidence from over 30 studies suggests the existence of evolved adaptations to war in humans
Evidence from over 30 studies suggests the existence of evolved adaptations to war in humans
Journal article in Open Research Europe
Eric Skoog, Stine Bosheim & Torunn L. Tryggestad (2025)
Knowledge of sexual and domestic violence in Ukrainian society
Knowledge of sexual and domestic violence in Ukrainian society
GPS Policy Brief
Eric Skoog, Stine Bosheim & Torunn L. Tryggestad (2025)
Experiences of war and women’s changing roles in Ukraine
Experiences of war and women’s changing roles in Ukraine
GPS Policy Brief
Eric Skoog, Stine Bosheim & Torunn L. Tryggestad (2025)
Institutional trust and perceptions of crime in Ukraine: The gender dimension
Institutional trust and perceptions of crime in Ukraine: The gender dimension
GPS Policy Brief
Jonathan Hall et al. (2024)
Uncovering Sophisticated Discrimination with the Help of Credence Goods Markups: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment
Uncovering Sophisticated Discrimination with the Help of Credence Goods Markups: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment
Journal article in Management Science
Eric Skoog (2023)
The vagaries of valuation: Post-traumatic growth and psychological responses to gains and losses
The vagaries of valuation: Post-traumatic growth and psychological responses to gains and losses
Journal article in Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology
Jonathan Hall, Eric Skoog & Phaidon Vassiliou (2023)
The Impact of War Exposure on Morality: Evidence From the Battle of Mosul
The Impact of War Exposure on Morality: Evidence From the Battle of Mosul
Journal article in Journal of Conflict Resolution
Jonathan Hall et al. (2021)
War exposure, altruism, and the recalibration of welfare tradeoffs towards threatening social categories
War exposure, altruism, and the recalibration of welfare tradeoffs towards threatening social categories
Journal article in Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
Eric Skoog (2021)
Indirect Reciprocity and Tradeoff Paradigm sin the Wake of Violent Intergroup Conflict
Indirect Reciprocity and Tradeoff Paradigm sin the Wake of Violent Intergroup Conflict
Journal article in Evolution and Human Behavior
Work positions
2023–2025
Senior ResearcherPeace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)