Field of work
Professor in economics. Her research specialises in housing markets, applied spatial econometrics, regional economics, labour markets, valuation of non-market goods, residential segregation, and the integration of immigrants into labour markets. I have also published papers which evaluate policy efforts aimed at improving residential areas and enhancing labour market integration for immigrants. See further details below.
Here is a link to her publications.
Affiliations: Western Norway University of Applied Sciences and NOVA-OsloMet; Bovel (BOVEL-Senter for bolig og velferdsforskning.
Research projects:
2023-2024: Influx of migrants following Russia's invasion of Ukraine: Integration and Governance Dynamics in Nordic and Baltic States (INFLUX) NordForsk project #161678. Project owner: Western Norway University of Applied Sciences. PI (lead): Liv Osland.
Key findings and policy impacts
2020-2024 Life at the Frontier: The Impact of Social Frontiers on the Social Mobility and Integration of Migrants, NordForsk # 95193. Project owner: Sheffield University. PI: Gwilym Pryce. Co-PI (Norway): Liv Osland.
2020-2025 A Fair Chance? How Geography Shapes Life Opportunities (FAIR). NFR project: 30528. Project Owner: NOVA OsloMet. PI: Lena Magunsson Turner. WP-leader of "Labor market attainment and moves from rural to urban areas": Liv Osland.
2018-2019 Social inequality and housing over the life course: good choices or lucky outcomes?NFR-Project #: 414010. PI (lead): Lena Magnusson Turner (NOVA, OsloMet).
2017-2018 Persistent unemployment on local labour markets and local development. Headed by: dr. Peter Håkansson, Malmö University. Project financed by Riksbankens Jubileumsfond, Sweden:
2012-2015 Neighbourhoods at risk: Residential mobility and neighbourhood tipping. NFR project: #: 217210/H20. PI (lead): Viggo Nordvik (NOVA, Oslo Metropolitan University).
2011-2012 Name of overall project: Development of hybrid power generating system for Electrical Power Supply Ship. WP: Evaluating measures to reduce air emissions in large port cities. NFR (MAROFF):# 210674/O70.
2008-2010 Modelling Regional Development. NFR project:1826391/V10. Project manager: Inge Thorsen (Høgskolen Stord Haugesund)
Teaching (current):
- Microeconomics
- Housing economics and spatial econometrics
- Econometrics
Previous courses:
- Public economics
- Risk management and insurance
- Health economics
- Managerial economics
Research areas
Recently, Osland has studied the importance of neighbourhoods, especially in view of the influx of immigrants in urban areas, and the growing trend of neighbourhood segregation. Her latest projects have specifically focused on studying the complex issues of immigrant integration into labour markets, return migration, labour market dynamics, residential segregation and evaluating policy efforts aimed at improving residential neighbourhoods and fostering immigrants' economic integration.
She has also studied housing markets, specifically examining the systematic spatial pattern of housing prices and understanding the interactions between housing and labour markets within regions. A significant focus has been on studying how changes in transportation network influences housing prices.
She has studied methods to estimate and assign economic values to non-market goods such as emissions to air and green spaces.
Here is a link to her publications, and here is a link to a HVL-presentation of her research.
Research groups