Espen Sirnes

Espen Sirnes is an Associate Professor at the School of Business, UiT The Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø. His primary research focuses on financial markets, economic analysis, and quantitative finance methodologies.

His research interests span market volatility modeling, financial risk assessment, transaction cost analysis, and the economic impacts of significant events like the COVID-19 pandemic. He employs data-driven approaches to examine market microstructure, trading behaviors, and economic policy implications.

Sirnes actively contributes to public discourse through media commentary on topics including cryptocurrency regulation, housing markets, oil fund management, and regional economic development in Northern Norway. He is affiliated with The Centre for Economic Research (CER) research group.