Field of work
PhD Candidate in urban and regional economics at HVL Business School. Enrolled in the doctoral programme "Responsible Innovation and Regional Development" (RESINNREG).
Karl-Gunnar has a MSc in Business, Regional Economics and Innovation from the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences. The title of his master thesis is "The potential for local population growth and expanded labour market area as a result of the Sauda tunnel".
His PhD research primarily focuses on commuting patterns and labour market outcomes of immigrants and refugees from different backgrounds.
Research projects:
- Life at the frontiers. The Impact of Social Frontiers on the Social Mobility and Integration of Migrants - Funded by Nordforsk (#95193)
- Project participant
- Influx of migrants following Russia's invasion of Ukraine: Integration and Governance Dynamics in Nordic and Baltic States (INFLUX) - Funded by Nordforsk (#161678)
- Project participant
Courses taught
ØKB2124 - Methods for Social Science
Research areas
- Urban and Regional Economics
- Spatial Interaction
- Social Frontiers
- Labour market outcome
- Commuting patterns
- ØKB2124, Methods for Social Science, Spring 2025
- ØKB3113, Bachelor's Thesis , Spring 2025