Oddbjørn Raaum

Oddbjørn Raaum is a Senior Research Fellow at the Frisch Centre and Professor II at ESOP, Department of Economics, University of Oslo. His career spans extensive research in unemployment and labour market policies, wage structure, education economics, intergenerational mobility, migration, and ethnic minorities' integration in education and labour markets.

• Education: Dr.Polit in Economics, University of Oslo (1991)

Raaum's research explores unemployment dynamics, educational outcomes, and migration economics, often leveraging large-scale register data. His recent work examines electric vehicle adoption, pandemic-induced employment shifts, and school interventions. A recurring theme is the interplay between social policies, economic incentives, and long-term individual outcomes.

His 15 most recent publications address teacher resource impacts, pandemic employment disparities, migration effects, anti-bullying programs, and tax compliance. These studies span journals like The Journal of Human Resources, International Tax and Public Finance, and Labour Economics, reflecting interdisciplinary engagement with education, public policy, and behavioral economics.

Projects include analyses of adult education, immigrant integration, and welfare reforms, often in collaboration with institutions like the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV) and Nordic Council of Ministers.