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Simen Aardal Ulsaker is an Associate Professor at Oslo Metropolitan University, affiliated with the Oslo Business School in the Department of Economics and Methodology. His academic work focuses on industrial organization, competition policy, and consumer behavior, with particular expertise in cross-border shopping, retail economics, and banking markets.
Dr. Ulsaker's research interests span several key areas of economics:
- Industrial Organization and Market Structure
- Cross-Border Shopping and Tax Policy
- Banking Competition and Risk Analysis
- Retail Economics and Vertical Restraints
- Consumer Behavior in International Markets
- Market Competition and Spatial Economics
His recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on empirical analyses of cross-border shopping effects, particularly examining how border policies impact alcohol sales and tax revenue. He has also conducted significant research on competition in banking markets and the effects of retail store entry on local businesses. His methodological approach combines theoretical modeling with rigorous empirical analysis using real-world data, often leveraging natural experiments like Norway's border closures during the pandemic.
Dr. Ulsaker has published extensively in top economics journals including the Journal of the European Economic Association, American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, and The Scandinavian Journal of Economics. His work often involves collaboration with leading economists from institutions across Norway, particularly Richard Friberg and Frode Steen, with whom he has co-authored multiple papers on cross-border shopping and tax policy implications.
