Employees

Christina Munkholm Andersen is an economist at Oslo Economics. She holds a PhD in economics from Aarhus University, where she also completed her master’s degree in economics and her bachelor’s degree in politics and economics. Christina has specialized in quantitative methods and has extensive experience with empirical research. Her doctoral dissertation examines how air pollution affects children’s cognitive performance and mental health. She has published research in international journals and presented at numerous international conferences. Christina also has experience from VIVE – the Danish Center for Social Science Research, where she contributed to analyses of municipal needs for special education, issues related to municipal finance, and how data from school tests are used in municipal administration.

Rolf Sverre Asp is an economist from the University of Oslo and is specialised in competition economics. He has broad experience and expertise within issues related to competition with particular emphasis on telecom, financial, agricultural and aviation markets, and he is often used as an expert witness in competition cases and cases relating to compensation for damage. Before establishing Oslo Economics in 2009, he was a partner in Econ. He also has 4 years experience as an adviser at the Norwegian Competition Authority. At Oslo Economics Rolf Sverre deals with competition issues, on both the domestic and international level, and has managed several large projects. Rolf Sverre has for several years been nominated by Global Competition Review as being among the world’s leading competition economists.

Magne Krogstad Asphjell holds an MSc in Economics and Business Administration from Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) and a PhD in Economics from the same institution. Through his research, Magne has specialised on econometrics, both applied microeconometrics and simulation based econometrics. He has worked on a number of topics, including investment, employment and pricing dynamics in Norwegian industry manufacturers and effects of social networks on the timing of births in Sweden. At Oslo Economics, Mange has worked on large scale empirical analyses, competition analyses, assessments and reports within both private and public sector. Magne is especially well qualified for working with large quantities of data, extracting and presenting insights based on quantitative methods.

Kine Josefine Aurland-Bredesen holds a PhD in economics from the School of Economics at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), with specialization in the economic management of risk and uncertainty.

She has a solid background in climate, environmental and energy economics from academia and the public sector. She has worked as a senior adviser at the Ministry of Climate and Environment and as a postdoctoral researcher in climate economics at NMBU. She was a member of the Expert Committee on Climate Adaptation (2024–2026) and is currently involved in a research project on extreme weather and transport infrastructure. Her work has resulted in several peer-reviewed publications and has been presented at international conferences and in national media.

She has strong expertise in economic modelling and quantitative analysis, including the development and evaluation of models and the implementation of numerical and statistical analyses. Her background from academia and the public sector provides strong insight into methods in practice, economic mechanisms and policy design.

In addition to her work at Oslo Economics, she is an Associate Professor at NMBU and an editor of Samfunnsøkonomen.

Line Bakken holds a Master’s degree in economics from the University of Oslo and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin. She has her work background from the Ministry of Transport and Communications, the Norwegian Railway Directorate and other consultancies. Line has extensive experience with assessments in relations to major public investment projects, particular within transportation markets. Line has carried out many different types of analysis: evaluations, surveys and cost-benefit analysis of measures, instruments and initiatives. In Oslo Economics, Line has worked with analysis in several sectors and areas. From the Norwegian Railway Directorate, Line has considerable experience with assessments and economic analysis related to rail passenger service tenders.

Harald Nygård Bergh has a PhD in Economics from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH). In his research, Harald focused on the interplay between technology and business models in media industries, in particular pricing-strategies. Harald is a specialist within competition economics, and has assisted the parties in several big mergers. Harald’s understanding of economic mechanisms is excellent, and he has the competence to build models giving clear insight in complicated economic situations. He has experience from the Norwgian Competition Authority, and has been a visiting researcher at Centre for Competition Policy, University of East Anglia.

Anders Modum Bilet holds an MSc in Economics and Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), with a major in Economic Analysis (ECO) and on a Research Distinction Track (RDT). In Oslo Economics, Anders has worked on several projects related to corporate finance, financial markets, competition, and state aid. He has conducted economic analyses for many different clients, including various ministries, corporations, organizations, banks, funds, and other financial institutions. Anders also holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Mediehøgskolen Gimlekollen.

Solveig Borkenhagen holds a Master of Science in Economics (MSc) from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), with specialization within energy, environmental and resource economics. Through the work on her master’s thesis about taxation of land-based wind power in Norway, she was connected to several external research projects.

In Oslo Economics, Solveig has broad evaluation experience especially in areas such as the power market, environmental and natural resources, health services and pharmaceuticals. She has knowledge related to international climate agreements, valuation of natural resources and environmental goods, environmental management systems, and the power market and regulations. Within the health field, Solveig has worked towards health economic analyses, cost of illness analyses and analysis of real-world evidence data. Through project experience Solveig has acquired a broad competence in collecting and analysing qualitative and quantitative information, including interviews and surveys, and large amounts of data from register data.

Elias is an expert in competition economics and managing partner at the Berlin office of Oslo Economics. His areas of expertise include horizontal and vertical agreements between firms, abuse of dominance, merger evaluation, commercial damages and litigation, and market regulation. Elias has extensive experience in advising clients from a broad set of industries, giving expert testimony in court, and dealing with competition authorities. He is known for providing robust economic analysis and advise tailored to his client’s needs.

Elias holds a PhD in Economics from NHH Norwegian School of Economics and Masters’ Degrees in Economics, and International Economics and Business Sciences from the University of Innsbruck (Austria). He has several years of experience in academic research specializing in empirical methods for identifying effects of political and economic measures. His research is published in renowned economic journals and covers a variety of topics including the impact of fiscal policy and resource rents on economic growth, the development and economic effects of institutions, and price effects of mergers. Elias regularly gives guest lectures on empirical competition economics.

Elias is fluent in German, English, and Norwegian, and has a working knowledge of French.

Ragnhild Haugli Bråten holds a PhD in economics from the University of Oslo, with a specialization in behavioral economics. She has broad experience from analysis in the area of welfare provision in Norway, covering health services, labor market and child welfare, for customers in both private and public sector. She also has experience from assessments in relations to major public investment projects, especially regarding environmental issues. In her PhD she used economic experiments to study behavior under risk and contributions to public goods among individuals and families. Ragnhild has published several articles in peer-reviewed international journals.

Christoffer Bugge holds a master’s degree (MSc) in economics and business administration from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) and a PhD from the University of Oslo (UiO). He has experience as a visiting researcher at Center for Health Policy / Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research at Stanford University. Christoffer works with research and analyses within health and care services, including the use of real-world data (RWD), health economic analyses and market access (HTA) in the Nordics. As a consultant, he has experience from work for ministries, directorates, municipalities, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, health trusts and hospitals, patient- and user-organizations and industry. Christoffer is responsible for several research projects in Oslo Economics and regularly publishes papers in peer-reviewed journals together with clinicians and other experts. He also has experience in academic supervision at doctoral level.

Nora Damlien holds a master’s degree in economics from the University of Bergen (UiB). Through her studies, she has developed solid expertise in empirical methods, with particular emphasis on econometrics and cost-benefit analysis. Her master’s thesis employed registry data to examine how parental separation affects children’s academic performance at the end of compulsory education.

Alongside her studies, Nora has held several positions and engagements, including chair of the student association for economics students at UiB, teaching assistant, student ambassador, and research assistant at the Department of Economics on multiple occasions. She also spent a semester abroad at the University of Valencia.

During her studies, she completed an internship at Innovation Norway in Paris, where she worked on topics such as offshore wind and the green maritime industry. In the summer of 2024, she was an intern at Oslo Economics, contributing to a project on sports and social inclusion, where she worked with both qualitative and quantitative methods.

Ole Martin Davanger graduated with a MSc from Norwegian School of Economics, specializing in economics and business analytics. He also holds a BA from Wofford College in SC, US, with a double major in business economics and mathematics.

As a consultant in Oslo Economics, he has gained relevant experience within sectors such as the power sector, the water and sewage sector and the construction sector. He has worked as an external consultant at Statnett on two occasions, where he has worked on socio-economic analyses of power grid development and reserve markets for electricity. Ole Martin has also conducted several studies for ministries, municipalities, government agencies and interest groups. He has acquired good methodological expertise in socio-economic analyses and analyses of both qualitative and quantitative information.

Ingrid Engebretsen is a graduate economist from the University of Oslo (UiO) with a specialization in methods. She is currently completing her PhD at the Faculty of Medicine (UiO) on prescription and adherence to lipid lowering medication in Norway. She is affiliated with the research group NORCOR at Drammen Hospital. At Oslo Economics, Ingrid primarily works with research and analysis in the health and welfare sectors. She has worked on numerous registry data analyses where she has  examined epidemiology, disease burden, and treatment of various diseases. She has also worked extensively with health and welfare services for vulnerable groups, education and staffing of healthcare personnel, and health economic analyses. Ingrid is particularly interested in data processing and quantitative methods, but she also has extensive experience with qualitative methods such as interviews and literature reviews.

Asbjørn Englund is an economist with an MSc from the University of Oslo. He also has an MBA degree in Strategic Management from NHH. Asbjørn’s key qualifications are competition issues, telecoms and media and strategic management. Before establishing Oslo Economics in 2009, Asbjørn was the leader of the service line for competition in Econ Pöyry. This position gave him extensive experience in work with competition cases and analysis and consulting projects from a commercial point of view. Until August 2007, Asbjørn led the Telecom, Media and Culture Section of the Norwegian Competition Authority.

Charlotte B. Evensen is an economist with a PhD from the Norwegian School of Economics. She has specialized in industrial organization, with a particular focus on competition and market regulation. Charlotte has been a visiting scholar at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley, and her research has been published in leading academic journals such as The Journal of the European Economic Association and The Journal of Industrial Economics. Through several years of research and project work at Oslo Economics, Charlotte has gained extensive experience in competition analysis, including cases involving collusion, abuse of dominance, and mergers. She also has broad experience with market analyses and evaluations of the impact of policies, regulations, and other market developments. Charlotte has in-depth knowledge of economic theory and quantitative methods and is familiar with various types of data and statistical software. In addition to conducting analyses, she can advise on the choice of methods and communicate insights tailored to different audiences.

Erling Faugstad holds an MSc in Economics and Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), specializing in energy, environmental and resource economics. Erling has extensive experience as a practicing economist and possesses a broad methodological expertise across various sectors. Energy, transportation, digitalization, and healthcare are Erling’s areas of specialization, where he has conducted evaluations, quality assessments, and analyses related to costs, economics, and uncertainty. He previously served as a section manager at Statnett and has led numerous research and consultancy projects at Oslo Economics.

Jan Petter Fedje holds an MSc in Economics and Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), specializing in competition economy. Jan Petter has previous work experience from 16 years in the Norwegian Competition Authority (NCA) and he has also been national expert in DG Competition in the European Commission. During his time in the NCA, Jan Petter led several large merger and investigation cases within a broad range of markets, and he was also responsible for market surveillance of the electricity market. He has comprehensive experience in collecting, systemizing and analyzing quantitative and qualitative information.

Erlend Magnussen Fleisje is a Senior Economist at Oslo Economics. He has a PhD in Economics from the University of Oslo, with a specialisation in the Economics of Education. His previous education includes a BA (Economics) from Cambridge and an MPhil from the University of Oslo. His work at Oslo Economics is centered on labour markets and policy, corporate data and econometric evaluations on registry and other data.  He has work experience from Norges Bank, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Education and Research (Kunnskapsdepartementet) and has taught statistics and microeconomics.

Nikolai Tveiten Fredheim holds a double degree consisting of a Master of Science (MSc) in Economics and a CEMS Master’s in International Management from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH).

During his studies he specialized in development economics, behavioural economics, and econometrics. He spent time at the Economic and Social Research Foundation in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, where he contributed to a randomized controlled trial, survey implementation, and fieldwork. His master’s thesis, written in collaboration with the Chr. Michelsen Institute in Bergen, focused on pluralistic misperceptions in attitudes among young women and men in Tanzania, providing him with broad experience in both quantitative and qualitative methods.

Through the CEMS program he gained international experience, including an exchange semester in Santiago, Chile, where he worked with Maersk on a project analysing AI implementation in logistics. He has also served in His Majesty the King’s Guard and gained varied work experience. Before beginning his studies at NHH, he completed a one-year program in psychology at the University of Bergen.

Svanhild Frette holds a Master’s degree in economics (MSc) from the University of Bergen, with a specialization in empirical methods. She has strong methodological knowledge in quantitative methods and experience in processing and analyzing register data. She also has experience using software such as R and Stata. In addition, she studied comparative politics during an exchange semester at the University of Vienna. Svanhild has work experience from DNB and as a seminar leader at the University of Bergen, where she contributed to supervising bachelor’s theses. As a seminar leader, she developed the ability to explain complex theories in an accessible way. Svanhild was an intern at Oslo Economics in the summer of 2025.

Kornelius Mølmann Fuglem holds a master’s degree in Economics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). In his master’s thesis, he sought to quantify the environmental costs of cabin development in Norway. The thesis used map-based data to extract contextual variables, which were then applied to estimate the value of specific natural areas. His bachelor’s thesis explored the relationship between income inequality and economic growth, analyzing whether the relationship differs between low- and high-income countries. At Oslo Economics, Kornelius has primarily worked on quality assurance of major public investment projects. In addition, he has contributed to the execution of ripple effect analyses and studies of market dynamics within the transport sector.

Kornelius also completed an exchange semester at the University of Amsterdam, where he specialized in topics within international finance and monetary policy, with a particular focus on exchange rate theory and models in monetary economics. Alongside his studies, he worked as a teaching assistant in several courses, including advanced econometrics and macroeconomic analysis.

Eileen Fumagalli is an economist from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, holding a master’s degree (M.Sc.) and a Ph.D. from Università Bocconi in Milan. She has further strengthened her expertise with a Postgraduate Diploma in European Competition Law from King’s College in London. Eileen specializes in the field of competition economics.

Eileen has over 13 years of experience as a senior advisor at the Competition Authority, and has also served as a national expert in the EU Commission. Her work at the authority has endowed her with extensive experience in assessing collusion cases, evaluating market power and firms’ conduct in the market, as well as mergers and acquisitions in various sectors. Eileen also has experience in conducting and quality-checking analyses, as well as in interdisciplinary work, including competitive assessments of new legislative proposals and the preparation of legal guidance.

Prior to the Competition Authority, Eileen worked as a consultant at LECG Consulting and as a research fellow at Università Bocconi in Milan.

Trygve Garmo holds a masters degree (Msc) in Business and Administration from Norwegian School of Economics in Bergen and a bachelor’s degree (Bsc) in Economics from the Toulouse School of Economics in France.

At Oslo Economics, Trygve has worked extensively on evaluations, socio-economic analyses, and quality assurance (KS1) of large public investments. He has worked especially on issues related to security and emergency preparedness, effective public policy for green transition, digitalization, public procurement, and international trade. He has extensive experience as a project manager and is capable of quickly understanding complex issues.

Maren Gillebo holds an MSc in Economics and Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), with a major in Economic Analysis and on a Research Distinction Track (RDT). At Oslo Economics Maren has worked with economic assessments and evaluations within a variety of sectors. She has particularly focused on issues within the health and care services, including health economic analyses, health technology assessments (HTA), calculations of societal costs related to various diseases, and assessments of the organization of healthcare services. Through her project experience, Maren has developed broad expertise in collecting and analyzing qualitative and quantitative information to address complex problems.

Arne Rogde Gramstad holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Oslo. He has previously worked as a researcher and lectured at the University of Oslo, and he has been a visiting scholar at NYU Stern School of Business. Arne’s expertise is within industrial economics and competition economics. As a consultant in Oslo Economics, Arne has acquired extensive experience in analyzing competition issues in relation to mergers, investigations, compensation cases, and research projects. He has a solid knowledge in economic theory, empirical methods, and data processing. His competence, industry knowledge and good economic understanding have proven useful for analyses in a variety of economic issues.

Sindre Gripsgård holds an MSc in Economics and Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), with a major in Finance. During his studies, Sindre has specialized within cost-benefit analysis and macroeconomics. He has completed the Norwegian Finance Initiative Summer School, which focus on topics in financial economics like corporate finance and asset prices. Sindre wrote his thesis about resource rent and the subsequent taxation of resource rent in onshore wind power in Norway. Through this work he has gained experience with working with large data sets.

Emil holds a Master’s degree in Economics and Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), with a specialization in economic analysis. He has been a PhD Research Scholar at the same institution, where his work has focused on competition and industrial organization, particularly in the grocery retail market. His doctoral research includes analyses of the competitive effects of Coop’s acquisition of ICA, cross-border shopping and tax revenue loss, as well as consumers’ price knowledge and its implications for behavior and price sensitivity.

Emil has a broad academic background spanning business economics, macro- and microeconomics, and finance, with a particular focus on empirical research and econometric methods, especially the identification of causal effects using natural experiments. He also has extensive teaching experience as a teaching assistant in subjects such as econometrics, programming, industrial organization, and the use of large language models (LLMs) in research and business.

Ove Skaug Halsos is an economist with several years’ practice in the field of industrial organisation. Ove has explored a wide range of issues related to competition and regulatory analysis. Ove has acted as an expert witness and provided economic analysis in Norwegian courts. Before establishing Oslo Economics in 2009, Ove was a partner in Econ. Previous to joining Econ, he spent four years working for the Norwegian Competition Authority. Ove has been nominated by Global Competition Review as being among the world’s leading competition economists the last years.

Johanne Thoen Hansen holds a MSc in Economics from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH). In Oslo Economics, Johanne has worked on projects related to health, education, social services, and the labor market. She has experience in handling and analyzing registry data, leading and analyzing interviews, and presenting results in an engaging manner.

During her studies, Johanne completed a semester abroad at Universidad Torcuato di Tella in Buenos Aires. She wrote her master thesis in labor economics, where she investigated the effect of local labor demand on the uptake of disability insurance in Norway. During her studies she worked parttime as a research assistant at Chr. Michelsen Institute.

Ingrid Gaarder Harsheim holds an MSc in Economics and Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), specializing in economics. Through several courses with an analytical approach, Ingrid gained valuable knowledge in the use of economic analysis and empirical methods. At Oslo Economics, Ingrid has acquired methodological expertise in economic analysis, evaluations, and statistical analysis. She has worked with different topics in a variety of sectors, such as the health sector, labor market and public economics.

Ingrid Helen Heimark holds a Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), with a specialization in Economics. During her studies, she focused on topics related to energy, natural resources, and the environment, gaining solid knowledge in environmental economics. Her master’s thesis explored the impact of increasing electric vehicle adoption on ambient air pollution in Norwegian cities, with a particular emphasis on particulate matter from road traffic.

Alongside her studies, Ingrid worked in the strategy department at the energy company Elmera Group, where she contributed to market analysis, communications, and sustainability initiatives targeting the Nordic electricity consumer market. She also worked as a teaching assistant in microeconomics at NHH. As part of her master’s program, she completed an internship at Innovation Norway’s international office in Stockholm and spent a semester abroad at Universität Mannheim in Germany.

Magnus Strand Helberg holds an MSc in Economics and Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), specializing in economic analysis. During his studies, Magnus acquired strong analytical skills that can be applied to various economic issues. At Oslo Economics, Magnus has experience with analyses in a wide range of societal areas. He has solid competence in relevant methodological frameworks. Additionally, Magnus has worked particularly with issues related to efficiency improvements in the municipal sector and in state-owned enterprises.

Guro Landsend Henriksen holds an MSc in Economics and Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), specialising in Economics. She comes from a position as advisor in the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, where she has worked with investment projects in the transmission grid, regulation of the grid companies and the regulatory framework for the electricity market. Through her work, Guro has acquired knowledge and experience with economic analysis of large investment projects and the effects of various regulations and policies measures. She also has international experience by working with EU affairs and Nordic co-operation within the electricity sector.

Nora Hotvedt holds a master’s degree in economics from the University of Oslo. In her master thesis she studied the relation between income and inflation for private households, through calculating heterogeneous price indices. In relation with the work on her master thesis, Nora has collaborated with Statistics Norway (SSB) on a project concerning methods of measurement of child poverty in Norway. Besides her studies, she has worked with education of macroeconomic topics through a student position in the Norwegian central bank (Norges Bank). In Oslo Economics Nora has worked with knowledge acquisition on digital voting systems and evaluation of the National Archives’ conservation strategy.

Jon-Kristian Hovland is an economist from the University of Oslo. With experience from the Norwegian Railway Directorate, the Norwegian National Rail Administration, and the Norwegian Taxi Association, Jon-Kristian has extensive experience in economic issues within the transportation sector. He has closely followed the development of methods and tools for cost-benefit analysis in the transport sector for several years, both from conducting analysis and as a section leader responsible for the framework for socio-economic analysis in the railway sector. In his role as the section leader he was also responsible for investigating and assessing alternative rail service improvements based on economic analysis.

Mie Hustad holds a master’s degree (MSc) in economics from the University of Copenhagen (KU), with a specialization in public economics. Her academic background also includes a bachelor’s degree in international relations, with a specialization in political science, from the University of Oslo (UiO), as well as a bachelor’s degree in economics from the same institution. This interdisciplinary background gives her a broad understanding of both economic and political dynamics. 

At Oslo Economics, Mie has worked on evaluations and economic analyses across a range of sectors, but particularly within health and care services and in the climate and environmental field. Through her project work, she has gained extensive experience in collecting and analyzing both qualitative and quantitative data. Her work has included compiling data from multiple sources, conducting surveys and in-depth interviews, and analyzing register data. Mie wrote an empirical master’s thesis on inheritance and the impact of the Norwegian inheritance tax on inequality. Through this work, she gained experience in processing and analyzing large datasets. She previously worked at Kantar as a Panel Assistant, where she managed panel surveys and conducted quality control of data. 

Erik Bucher Johannessen holds a Master of Science (MSc) in Economics and Business Administration with a specialization in financial economics and a CEMS Master’s in International Management from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH).

Erik works on economic analyses within the fields of transport and logistics, public procurement, public services, innovation and entrepreneurship, and financial economics. Erik’s methodological expertise is particularly relevant for evaluations, cost-benefit analyses, and expert assessments. He is proficient in collecting and analysing both qualitative and quantitative information using in-depth interviews, surveys, and data analyses. As a consultant at Oslo Economics, Erik has worked for a wide range of clients, including ministries, directorates, municipalities, publicly owned enterprises, employer organizations, and private actors.

Erik has been working at Oslo Economics since 2022 and was previously an intern at the company. He has work experience as a business journalist at the Norwegian newspapers Dagens Næringsliv and E24 and has been an intern at Innovation Norway’s office in Singapore.

Sara Lee Johansen holds a degree in economics from the University of Bergen, where she specialized in empirical methods, microeconomic analysis, and welfare economics. At Oslo Economics, Sara works on projects across various fields, with a particular focus on energy and the environment, as well as welfare and the labor market.

Through her work on energy and environmental projects, Sara has gained solid insight into the power sector, energy-intensive industries, energy transition, and power production. In welfare and labor market projects, she has worked on issues related to social exclusion, labor market inclusion, and the instruments used by the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (Nav). She has developed a strong understanding of Nav’s organizational structure and the services it offers to users.

Sara has also contributed to projects in health, inclusion and diversity, and universal design. She possesses broad methodological expertise and has experience with both qualitative and quantitative methods, often in combination. She is accustomed to working within structured analytical frameworks and is skilled at synthesizing findings from various sources and presenting them in a clear and accessible manner.

Marianne Lefsaker Johansson holds an MSc in Economics from the University of Oslo. During her studies she also gained experience as a research assistant at the University. Marianne works with a range of topics within the fields of transport and communication, public economics, labor market and culture and performing arts. The economics methods she applies includes economic analyses, cost-benefit analyses, impact assessments and market analyses. Marianne is a thorough economist who strives to present her results accurately, yet accessible.

Eivind Jørgensen, one of Norway’s most experienced health economists, comes from the role of Managing Director of the consultancy firm Oecona in Norway and Sweden. He holds a degree in economics from the University of Oslo (Cand. Oecon.) and have additional education in Health Economics (Diploma of HE) and Project Management (BI Norw. Business School).

He has many years of experience from consultancy services in health economic modelling and analysis, market access and strategic advice to the pharmaceutical industry. Eivind has also worked in pharmaceutical and MedTech companies from across the Nordics.

Eivind has been developing HTA dossiers and models since 2000 both in Excel and TreeAge within a great number of therapeutic areas. As head of the health economics department in a consulting company, and later from Oecona, Eivind has also supervised the development of a considerable number of HTA dossiers. For more than 20 years, he has had close contact and good relations with Norwegian governmental bodies such as NoMA and the Hospital Procurement Trust. Prior to his consultancy career, Eivind worked in pharmaceutical companies such as AstraZeneca, Amgen and BMS.

Anne Stine Kaaen holds a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Oslo (UiO), with a specialization in Development Economics. For her Master’s thesis, she conducted a field experiment with motorcycle taxis in Uganda. Through this work, she gained knowledge and experience in designing and implementing economic experiments as well as data analysis. She also holds a Bachelor’s degree Human Geography, and alongside her studies, she co-managed a Norwegian-Ugandan clothing business. Anne Stine also completed an internship at Norad in the Section for Statistics and Analysis, and has been a teaching assistant in Microeconomics at the University of Oslo.

Michael Kisser is Professor of Accounting at BI Norwegian Business School and holds a Ph.D. in Finance from the Vienna University of Economics and Business. Michael has taught courses in financial reporting and analysis, financial accounting theory, corporate finance, portfolio management, valuation and cost of capital. Michael has published his academic research in leading international accounting and finance journals. At Oslo Economics, Michael contributes to studies related to financial economics, including valuations and analyses of cost of capital.

Andreas Kostøl has extensive experience in both politics and academia. He began his career in the research departments of Statistics Norway (SSB) and Norges Bank, before moving to the USA to become an associate professor of economics at the WP Carey School of Business. He was also a faculty research fellow at the world-renowned research institution, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) in Cambridge, and at the Institute for the Study of Labor in Germany. Today, Andreas is an associate editor at the leading journal, the Journal of the European Economic Association, and started as an associate professor of economics at BI Norwegian Business School in August. His specialty is labor market and public economics, and he has published several articles in leading economic journals such as the Quarterly Journal of Economics and the American Economic Review. His research has had practical impacts, including serving as a basis for discussions in the U.S. Senate and the Ways and Means Committee regarding social security reform in the USA. In Norway, his work has been used by the expert group for the new bankruptcy law. His published work is used in doctoral programs in economics in Europe and the USA.

Simon Grov Kyte holds a Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration (MSc) from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), with a specialization in Economics. He has also completed exchange studies at Frankfurt School of Finance and Management (FS) and WU Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU).

Simon has experience with both quantitative and qualitative methods and has previously worked on empirical and interview-based profitability analyses of the European aviation market, as well as mapping studies of productivity in public administration. He possesses strong skills in synthesizing large volumes of data and presenting decision-relevant information in a clear and accessible manner.

Simon has work experience from the Norwegian Ministry of Finance, focusing on macroeconomic issues. He has also worked in property management at Oslobygg KF, where he was involved in initiatives to increase the utilization of municipal real estate.

Kristian Langrekken holds a Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), with a specialization in economic analysis. At Oslo Economics, Kristian has conducted numerous economic analyses, particularly related to financial economics. He has extensive experience in both quantitative and qualitative analysis and is well-versed in various data processing tools. His previous work experience includes internships at KLP Asset Management and the Norwegian Embassy in Dublin.

Gro Mæle Liane has an MSc in economic analysis from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH). She has also followed PhD courses in Economics at Northwestern University. Gro has work experience from Norges Bank, Arkwright and Pareto Securities. Through studies and work experience from Norges Bank, she has gained expertise in economic theory and methodology. She has extensive experience with quantitative economic analysis and modelling, market analysis and strategic considerations as well as financial analysis and valuation. She has worked on projects in the areas of grocery, consumer goods, oil services and private equity.

Arne Lyshol has a Master in Business with a major in Economics from BI Norwegian Business School, as well as a PhD in Economics from the same institution. During his doctoral work Arne had a research stay at Yale University with a Fulbright scholarship. In his research, Arne has specialized in labor and housing markets. Arne has a broad set of skills within empirical analysis of both cross-sectional and panel data, as well as experience with simulation based estimation methods of structural economic models. One of Arne’s research papers is published in LABOUR, a peer-reviewed journal.

Arne is also an Adjunct Associate Professor at BI Norwegian Business School and an Adjunct Researcher at Housing Lab, Oslo Metropolitan University.

Karl Rikard Løvhaug is an economist from the University of Oslo and the Humboldt Universität zu Berlin. He has worked at the Ministry of Transport and Communications and the Norwegian Competition Authority, and joined Oslo Economics’ team in 2011. Karl Rikard has more than 10 years’ experience with economic analysis and is specialized on market regulations, impact assessments, competition, and public investment projects. He is an experienced project leader.

Hanna Isabel Løyland holds an MSc in Economics and Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), specializing in economics. During her education, she studied at HEC Montréal as an exchange student. Hanna wrote her master’s thesis in the field of behavioral economics, and from her studies she has experience with data collection and quantitative analysis. Through the work on her master’s thesis, she gained experience with survey design and implementation of economic experiments.

Gustav Marøy holds a Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), with a specialization in economics and economic analysis. He also holds a bachelor’s degree from the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, and has completed an exchange program at the Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University.

Through his studies and work as a consultant at Oslo Economics, Gustav has worked on labor market economics, socio-economic analyses, and assesment of public investments. He has experience with both qualitative and quantitative methods and is accustomed to working with large datasets. He has strong communication skills and is committed to conveying knowledge in a precise and pedagogical manner.

Gustav has previous work experience as an intern at the Nordic Council of Ministers’ office in Latvia and Norway’s Permanent Delegation to the WTO and EFTA in Geneva, where he primarily worked with trade, multilateral cooperation, and international economics.

Hannah Marøy holds a master’s degree in Economics from the University of Bergen, with a major in competition economics, industrial organization and cost-benefit analysis. As a consultant at Oslo Economics, Hannah has gained expertise in assessing competition economic issues, as well as experience with cost-benefit analyses, market analyses, economic analyses, strategic assessments and evaluations. Hannah has solid experience from collecting, structuring and analyzing large amounts of both quantitative and qualitative data, and presents her analyses in a pedagogical and easily understandable way.

Selma Conradi Melsom holds a master’s degree in economics from the University of Oslo (UiO) and has experience with various issues within the field of economics.

She wrote her master’s thesis at the Frisch Centre, where she investigated the impact of a change in student financial aid on completion rates among Norwegian students. Through this research, she developed expertise in processing and analyzing large datasets.

Additionally, Selma has work experience from the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) in the Innovation and Industrial Development Department. Her work at FFI involved exploring how sustainable transitions could mitigate risks and enhance competitiveness in the defense sector. Selma has also worked in the Tax Policy Department of the Ministry of Finance and was an intern at Oslo Economics during the summer of 2023.

Teresa Messner is an economist specialized in macroeconomics and monetary policy. She has previously worked as an economist at Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB), first in the Foreign Research unit and later in the Monetary Policy unit. Teresa holds a master’s degree in economic geography from Leibniz University Hannover and is currently writing her doctoral thesis at Vienna University of Economics and Business. Her primary research focus is in empirical macroeconomics with a micro perspective, focusing on price setting and inflation dynamics, inflation measurement, and inflation expectations. She has publications in this area. Teresa has great experience working with statistical and econometric tools as well as quantitative data, survey data, and network data.

Irene Arveschoug Myklestu holds a master’s degree in Environmental-, Resource-, and Development Economics from the University of Oslo (UiO). She has also spent a semester abroad at Université Paris Dauphine in France. Irene wrote an empirical master thesis where she investigated the impacts of the EU ETS on Norwegian emission reduction and explored the underlying mechanisms. Through this work, she acquired skills in management and analysis of large data sets. Besides her studies, she has worked as a project assistant at Samfunnsøkonomisk Analyse (SØA) in addition to teaching statistics at the University of Oslo. Irene was also an intern at Oslo Economics during the summer of 2022.

Aleksander Møll holds a Master’s degree in economics from the University of Oslo. Aleksander has extensive experience with economic analysis within a broad range of markets. He is an expert within the field of cost-benefit analyses, and has extensive experience in assessments in relations to major public investment projects, particular within transportation markets. Aleksander also has explored a wide range of issues related to competition and regulatory analysis, and has been responsible for several evaluations related to industrial policy measures. Prior to joining Oslo Economics Aleksander has worked for the Norwegian Competition Authority, the ministry of industry and trade, Oslo University Hospital and Pöyry Management Consulting.

Elisabeth Fjelltun Nilsen holds a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Economics and Business Administration from
the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), with a specialization in Economics. She also holds a CEMS Master’s in
International Management, including an exchange semester in Santiago, Chile. For her master’s thesis at NHH,
Elisabeth examined the impact of increasing electric vehicle adoption on local air pollution in Norwegian cities,
with particular focus on road traffic-related particulate matter. As part of her studies, Elisabeth interned at
Innovation Norway in Spain, where she contributed to market analyses in renewable energy, aquaculture, and
fisheries. Alongside her studies, she served as a board member of the Student Welfare Organization in Western
Norway.

Johanne Nyen holds a master’s degree in economics from the University of Oslo (UiO). She has previously worked on conveying economic theory tailored to various audiences through positions such as a guide at the Norges Bank’s Education Center and as a seminar leader at UiO. Through her work at Include research center, she has gained experience in climate and energy economics, specifically on the regulation of solar panel installations. In her work on her master’s thesis in labor market economics, she gained experience in compiling and analyzing information from registry data. At Oslo Economics, Johanne is involved in various projects, including health and labor market economics. 

Francisco Oteiza holds a PhD in Economics from Royal Holloway, University of London, as well as a Master’s Degree in economics from Toulouse School of Economics. He specializes in applied statistics and the evaluation of public policy impacts. Francisco has particular experience in combining different kinds of data, complex data visualization techniques, and identifying causal relationships. He has done research on a number of subjects, including policy evaluation methods, climate change adaptation, and household investment decisions. During his time at the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) in London, Francisco gained experience in the design, implementation and analysis of household surveys for public policy evaluations. He also has experience working in complex damage valuation cases presented at the World Bank’s International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

Kine Pedersen is a health economist with a PhD from the Institute of Health and Society at the University of Oslo. She holds a Bachelor’s degree (BA) in both health economics and economics from the same institution. In her PhD work Kine evaluated cost-benefit tradeoffs associated with candidate strategies to prevent cervical cancer. Through her research experience, she has gained particular expertise in economic evaluation and decision-analytic modeling, as well as prevention and public health. Kine is also experienced with health- and pharmacoeconomics, cost analyses, and registry-based analyses. She has worked as a lecturer in economic evaluation at the University of Oslo. Kine also has international experience as a visiting scholar and teaching fellow at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and has won several student awards for presentation of research at international meetings for the Society of Medical Decision Making.

Greta Petrie holds a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Oslo. During her studies, she spent one semester at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. In her master’s thesis, Greta analyzed the availability of private health insurance and its effects on worker outcomes. Greta has specialized in areas such as public economics, development economics and labor economics. In addition, she has gained experience in quantitative analysis and developed skills in handling data and applying empirical methods. Beyond her academic work, she has worked as a customer service representative at Vipps.

Anastasiia Petrina holds a master`s degree in economics from the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine. She has extensive work experience from the central bank of Ukraine, both in the Center for Scientific Research and the Department for Monetary Policy and Economic Analysis. While working at the central bank, Anastasiia has specialized in qualitative and quantitative analysis of monetary policy related to topics such as price stability, exchange rates and communication. Anastasiia has completed a number of courses on monetary policy, macroeconomic forecasting and communication policy at institutions such as the IMF, the Joint Vienna Institute and the Kyiv School of Economics.

Christopher Markhus Poots holds a Master of Science (MSc) in Economics and Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Economics, with a research-oriented track and specialization in economics. He has also completed a PhD course in econometrics at the University of Oslo. At Oslo Economics, Christopher has extensive experience from research projects and consultancy assignments within the sectors of labor, welfare, and justice, as well as energy. In the labor market, he has worked on several large mappings and evaluations related to sick leave management, inclusion efforts, and the Intention Agreement for a more inclusive working life (IA-agreement), labor market measures, and various benefits in the social security system. In the field of justice, he has particular experience from projects on child and youth crime, punitive responses, and the courts.

Christopher has project management experience from both Norwegian and international projects, including several large projects in collaboration with external researchers and other research environments. He has a broad methodological competence from both qualitative and quantitative research methods, but he has particularly strong competence in empirical methods and econometrics. Christopher has been responsible for and conducted several large analyses of registry data from, among others, the Norwegian Statistics Bureau (SSB), the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV), and the Court Administration. In several projects, he has worked with advanced non-experimental methods to estimate effects of various interventions, such as labor market measures and punitive responses.

Henrik Rasmussen holds a master’s degree in economics from the University of Bergen (UiB). Henrik wrote his master’s thesis in labor economics, analyzing labor market adjustments as a consequence of a tax reform. Through his thesis work, Henrik gained expertise in working with registry data and developed a solid understanding of the structure of the tax system for wage earners. In addition, Henrik has worked as a teaching assistant and seminar coordinator at the University of Bergen. Through this work, he has gained experience in communicating complex theories in an understandable way.

Jakob Longva Reiersen holds a degree in economics and business administration from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), with a master’s in financial economics. He specialized in modern financial markets, macroeconomics, and financial econometrics, with a focus on empirical analysis and quantitative methods. His master’s thesis examined how private equity buyouts affect Norwegian companies, focusing on growth, productivity, and capital structure. He has also studied abroad at LUISS University in Rome and the University of Queensland in Brisbane.

Jakob has work experience from Nordea Markets, where he worked with company and market analysis, and from the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection, where he analyzed data from the national entry register during the Covid pandemic. He has also taught Data Processing for Economists as a teaching assistant at NHH and worked as a journalist for Amedia.

Ingunn Gotland Roll holds an MSc from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), with a major in Economics. Her previous employer was Statnett SF, where she worked with planning and development of the power system and the transmission grid in Norway. Her experience has provided her valuable insight in questions related to grid planning, power markets and infrastructure investments. She has experience from various economic analyses of large investment projects and the effects of various regulations and policy measures, and she is an expert in the methods of cost-benefit analysis.

Oscar Ryberg is an analyst with a Master’s degree in Economic Analysis from the University of Oslo. He combines strong methodological expertise with the ability to structure and communicate complex issues in a clear and decision-relevant manner. In his master’s thesis, he examined time variation in how the Norwegian economy responds to international shocks using structural macroeconomic models.

Finn Gjerull Rygh has a degree in economics, social science and statistics. Formerly he has been employed in different parts of Schibsted Media Group, a leading European media venture. His last position before joining Oslo Economics was as CFO of FINN; Norway’s dominant internet classifieds portal and one of Norway’s most successful brands. As a consultant, Finn has worked in different fields like health services, IT, procurements and organizational development. Finn is an experienced project manager of different kinds of projects, for instance evaluations, quality assurance and economic analyzes. He has played a central role in many complex projects regarding major investments.

Mina Henni Røhme holds a Master of Science (MSc) in Economics and Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH). She completed the research distinction track, emphasising her interest in research and empirics. Her studies have also included two exchange semesters, one at the University of Western Australia and one at Universität Wien. In addition, Mina has worked for the Norwegian Public Roads Administration during her studies, gaining knowledge about public administration and operation. In Oslo Economics Mina has worked a lot on labour market related issues, especially in the public sector. Projects include how the government can become a more attractive employer, how we can increase inclusion on the government sector and how employers and employees can cooperate to reduce emissions. Mina has also worked on projects in the transportation sector, and has, amongst other things, contributed to several economic analyses of infrastructure projects.

Hevar Mariwan Said holds a degree in economics from the University of Oslo (UiO). He has particular expertise in international trade, labor economics, macroeconomic analysis, and time series econometrics.

Before joining Oslo Economics, he worked at Norges Bank (the Central Bank of Norway) in the Monetary Policy Department, where he was involved in data analysis and presentation, as well as providing support for the Monetary Policy Report. At Norges Bank, he also conducted various analyses, including forecast evaluations and the use of aggregated card transaction data as early indicators of economic developments.

Hevar has, among other things, developed an index for monetary policy uncertainty in Norway, based on text analysis of news articles. Through both his studies and professional experience, he has gained solid expertise in conducting and communicating economic analyses in a clear and accessible way.

Elias Severinsen holds an MSc in Economics and Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), majoring in Economics. During his studies Elias gained extensive experience with qualitative and quantitative analysis within subjects such as development economics, behavioral economics, and Microeconomics. As a consultant at Oslo Economics, Elias has worked with economic analyses, cost-benefit analyses, and evaluations, using both quantitative and qualitative methodologies. He has worked on projects within sectors such as labor, health care, and digitalization. In several projects he has worked on, large amounts of qualitative information were gathered through interviews.

Ragnhild C. Schreiner is an economist with a PhD from the Department of Economics at the University of Oslo. She previously worked at the Frisch Centre for Economic Research in Oslo, and has been employed as a postdoctoral researcher at University College London. She is currently employed at the University of Oslo as an Associate Professor. She leads a research area at the centre for tax research (Norwegian Fiscal Studies) at the Department of Economics (UiO), and she is the Principal Investigator for a research project funded by the Norwegian Research Council on labor market institutions, technology, and inequality. Schreiner has specialized in public economics, labor economics, and applied econometrics and has extensive experience with empirical methods, analysis of register data, and identification of causal effects. She has researched various topics within labor economics, welfare and taxation, and has conducted several empirical evaluations in the field. Since 2023, Schreiner has been a member of the Ministry of Finance’s advisory committee for fiscal policy analyses.

Jostein Skaar is an economist from the University of Bergen and holds a PhD from the Norwegian School of Economics. Jostein has long and unique experience as a competition economist – including work as a researcher at SNF, as a national expert at EFTA’s surveillance authority, as a director at the Norwegian Competition Authority and extensive experience as a consultant. Jostein has been part of competition economics since it became a professional field and has been central to its development. Among other things, he was a member of the committee developing the white paper for an updated competition law in Norway, presented in the spring of 2012. He has an excellent knowledge of relevant research and methods, as well as the practical application of insights from the research. Jostein has extensive experience investigating economic issues in general, as well as extensive experience in investigating issues at the intersection between law and economics. Furthermore, he has a good knowledge of finance and has been a member of the Financial Supervisory Authority’s board. Jostein is recognized as one of the world’s leading competition economists, among others by Whos Who Legal.

Eirik Nøren Stenersen is an economist from NTNU and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin. Eirik comes from Pöyry where he has worked with different topics in a variety of sectors, including transport, petroleum and health. The work has included economic analysis and evaluations of initiatives to promote innovation and growth. Eirik has also worked with forecasts of the housing market and the Norwegian and international economy.

Henrik Støvring is a statistician with doctoral degrees from the University of Southern Denmark (PhD) and Aarhus University (DMSc). He has been associate professor at the University of Southern Denmark and is now at Aarhus University. He has won the award as best statistical consultant at the University of Chicago, where he was an MSc student on a Fulbright scholarship. For 25 years he has worked with register-based analyzes of health and illness, especially with a focus on patients’ use of prescription drugs (drug utilization studies). With new and innovative epidemiological study designs, he has worked to establish evidence for effects and side effects of drugs (real world evidence, post-authorization safety studies (PASS)). He has developed and implemented new statistical models for analyzes of drug use. He has an extensive production of research articles, is a statistical editor of an international medical scientific journal and has extensive experience in teaching healthcare professionals (regression analyzes, missing data, survival analysis, prediction of treatment needs, etc.). He has experience with market access processes for medicines and has developed new methods for assessing life-year benefits.

Marit Svensgaard holds an MSc degree from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH). She is an experienced project manager within the area of policy and economics. Marit has extensive work experience in industrial economics and evaluations, including analysis related to competition, public procurement, innovation and public private partnership. Her industry expertise includes healthcare, pharmaceuticals and ICT.

Simon holds a degree in economics from NTNU, specializing in economic analysis and econometrics. In his master’s thesis, he examined the relationship between electric vehicle density and costs in the local power grid. As a consultant, Simon works on assessments and quality assurance of public investments, risk analyses, as well as modeling and analysis across sectors. He has conducted economic analyses for initiatives in the justice and security sector, IT projects, the energy sector, and the transport sector.

Erik Magnus Sæther has a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Oslo and has extensive experience within the area of economic analysis, evaluation, technology studies and strategy consulting. Erik works across industries for private and public clients, with a special focus on healthcare and pharma. He has also an extensive experience in assessments in relations to major public investment projects. Before joining Oslo Economics as a partner, he held a position in PwC, Advisory. Earlier work experience includes research at the Ragnar Frisch Centre for Economic Research and the Health Economics Research Programme at the University of Oslo, HERO. Fulbright Visiting Scholar to University of California, Berkeley. Member of International Health Economics Association, iHEA.

Jakob Eiksund Sæthre holds a Master of Science in Business (Siviløkonom) from BI Norwegian Business School in Oslo, with a major in Economics. The master’s included an exchange semester at HEC Lausanne in Switzerland, where he specialized in finance and pricing strategies. Through his studies, Jakob has developed broad expertise in both business and economics, with particular focus on microeconomics, competition economics, and quantitative methods. He is a skilled communicator and has extensive experience with presentations.

In his master’s thesis, he examined the effects of the 2017 Mortgage Regulation on the apartment market in Oslo. The thesis applied a fuzzy difference-in-differences framework to analyse relative price responses across different size segments in the market and discussed the regulation’s impact on young people’s ability to enter the housing market.

Jakob has served as a class representative and as a mathematics tutor at BI during his master’s studies. Outside of academia, he has experience from anti-money laundering work at KPMG, mathematics tutoring, and several years as an athlete on the Norwegian national development team in Nordic combined.

Ida Sofie Gunnerød Søfteland holds a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Economics and Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), with a specialization in Economics. During her studies, Ida participated in an exchange program at Yonsei University in South Korea. At NHH, Ida wrote her master’s thesis in labour economics. She examined the relationship between local labour market demand and disability benefit uptake in Norway, both for the population as a whole and separated by gender and age groups. Alongside her studies, Ida worked part-time in business development and market analysis within the electricity and energy sector.

Eyvind Søraa holds an Msc. in Economics from the University of Oslo, specialising in labor economics and econometrics. Eyvind has extensive experience from analyses and project work. He specialises in socio-economic analyses and analyses within the framework for cost-benefit analyses in the Norwegian public sector. Eyvind is used to quantitative work and is adept in established methods for economic analyses within the various fields he works in. He has particular expertise in the fields of transportation economics, where he has done extensive work with rail, ferry, and road projects. Eyvind also has experience with the Norwegian government’s quality assurance program (KS1) for large public investment projects.

Hedda has recently submitted her doctoral dissertation in economics at the University of Bergen, where she also earned her master’s degree. Her research examines how regulation, climate-related shocks, and M&As influence investor behaviour, with a particular focus on insider trading. She has experience with empirical methods and quantitative analysis, especially in causal identification strategies and working with large, complex datasets. Hedda was a visiting scholar at Copenhagen Business School and Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, and has experience with international collaboration.

Simen holds a MSc in Economics from the University of Bergen and a PhD from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH). In his research, Simen has specialized in induststrial economics and competition policy. He is well acquainted with economic theory and empirical methods. From research and work experience, Simen has acquired solid knowledge in markets such as groceries, bank and telecommunications.

Susanne Gerda Værnø holds a degree in Economics and Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), with a research distinction track and a master’s degree in economic analysis, specializing in economics. At Oslo Economics, Susanne primarily works on issues related to the health sector. She has conducted a number of evaluations related to staffing and healthcare services in both primary and specialist healthcare. Additionally, she has carried out several health economic analyses and cost-effectiveness studies across various disease areas. Susanne has experience in conducting projects that utilize a wide range of methods to address complex issues.

Espen Bakken Waagø-Wiborg holds a Master’s degree in Economics and Business Administration from NHH, with a specialization in economic analysis and exchange experience from LUISS in Rome. He is a manager at Oslo Economics and has over eight years of experience as an energy market analyst at Statkraft and the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (OED). Espen has worked on analyses of the gas, oil, and seabed minerals markets, as well as complex issues related to the global and European energy transition. At Statkraft, he was responsible for long-term gas price forecasts and for the company’s view on the global energy transition. He also led the Low Emissions Report in 2022 and 2023. At OED, he contributed to setting norm price for Norwegian oil. He has strong analytical skills and broad experience in project management, report writing, and scenario development.

Klara Wade holds a Master of Economic Theory and Econometrics from the University of Oslo. She has gained broad experience with economic analyses. Klara has the competence to gather qualitative information, from document analysis to conducting interviews, and to analyze her findings.

Klara wrote her master’s thesis on firm responses to a tax change. From her thesis work, she acquired skills in quantitative methods and working with register data.

Klara aspires to convey knowledge accurately and accessibly. Alongside her studies, she has written a book on the history of the EEA agreement.

Knut Erik Walter has a Master of Science from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and has extensive experience from Telenor both as a professional expert and leader in research, operational units and central group units. His primary area of expertise is mobile communications. Knut Erik has worked extensively with technology strategy, first for the mobile networks in Norway, later to coordinate the systems in all Telenor’s markets in Europe and Asia. He has prepared a large number of reports and recommendations. Knut Erik is very good at explaining complex issues both in writing and orally. He works well in teams and has experience from international committee work to set technical standards. He has also participated in a number of technical negotiations in various procurement projects. Knut Erik and colleagues in Oslo Economics have assisted The Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection (DSB) with the concept study for the next generation Nødnett (emergency communication).

Erling Wangen is an economist with a master’s degree from the University of Oslo and exchange studies at the University of Mannheim and the University of Bologna. In his master’s thesis, he analyzed the effects of the Norwegian government’s loan guarantee scheme for small and medium-sized enterprises during the COVID-19 pandemic. By combining administrative data on Norwegian firms with loan data from Eksfin, he applied a matched difference-in-differences design to examine how guaranteed loans affected firm survival, leverage, profitability, and employment. He has extensive experience analyzing large-scale administrative and register data, combined with a strong ability to communicate complex issues in a clear and accessible manner. At Oslo Economics, he has contributed to analyses of the economic challenges facing Norway’s rail freight sector on behalf of the employers’ association Spekter and the Norwegian Railway Worker’s Union (“Norsk Jernbaneforbund”). He also contributed to projects in Health Economics.

Emma Wilhelmsen holds a Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), with a specialization in economic analysis. In her master’s thesis, she analyzed competition in the Norwegian mortgage market and developed skills in handling and analyzing large datasets. During her studies, she completed exchange semesters at Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien and the International University of Japan. She has previous work experience from an internship at the Norwegian Competition Authority and as a teaching assistant in mathematics and microeconomics at NHH. Emma was also an intern at Oslo Economics in the summer of 2024.