Karl Ingar Kittelsen Røberg

Karl Ingar Kittelsen Røberg is a Senior Researcher at the Centre for Welfare and Labour Research (Work Research Institute) within Oslo Metropolitan University. His research focuses on labor economics, educational sociology, and social inequality, with particular emphasis on labor market transitions, educational pathways, and policy impacts. He is affiliated with the research groups Labour, Democracy and Governance and Professional Careers and Labour Markets.

Røberg's research examines critical intersections between education systems and labor outcomes, including:

• Teacher wellbeing and career satisfaction across professional stages
• Ethnic/gender disparities in educational streaming and labor outcomes
• Education-occupation mismatches and health consequences
• Impact of cultural policies through initiatives like the FESTIPOL project analyzing Norwegian festivals

His publication corpus (2016-2025) demonstrates consistent methodological emphasis on longitudinal data analysis and multilevel modeling, primarily investigating Scandinavian labor markets. Recent works show growing focus on policy-relevant studies in cultural economics and second-generation immigrant mobility.