Liv Osland

Professor Liv Osland at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL) and affiliated with OsloMet, focuses on critical intersections of economics, housing markets, and migration studies. Her work spans spatial econometrics, labor market dynamics, and integration policies for refugees and migrants.

• Current Roles: Principal Investigator for the NordForsk-funded INFLUX project (2023-2024), examining integration dynamics of Ukrainian, Russian, and Belarusian migrants in Nordic-Baltic contexts.
• Research Themes: Urban segregation, social frontiers, and their impacts on mobility and inequality. She explores how neighborhood composition affects migrant integration and economic outcomes.

Publication Trends: Recent work includes quasi-experimental analyses on refugee labor market integration, cash incentive effectiveness, and spatial determinants of housing prices. Collaborations with international institutions like Wayne State University and Michigan State University underscore her global research network.

Teaching Contributions: Instructs courses in Microeconomics, Housing Economics, and Spatial Econometrics, shaping curriculum around applied economic modeling and regional development.