2025 marked a strong year of research for Vista Analyse

Vista Analyse´s staff contributed to a wide range of articles and research projects throughout 2025. The work spans several of Vista Analyse´s core areas, including energy and the environment, international and regional economics, and transport, innovation, and technology.

On behalf of the Expert Committee on Climate Adaption (Ekspertutvalget for klimatilpasning), we mapped the literature in 2025 on how climate change affects the Norwegian economy.

We are in the process of finalising a multi-year research project on efficiency measurement in the police, with research reports related to service production and cost variations within the police. This project is conducted in collaboration with the Frisch Centre, OsloMet, and the Institute of Transport Economics, on commission from the Ministry of Justice and Public Security.

The proposal for "Norway price" (Norgespris), a support scheme designed to offer a fixed price on electricity, has engaged the public in 2025. In an article in Samfunnsøkonomen, Orvika Rosnes provides an overview of existing research on price elasticities of electricity consumption and discusses what we can expect in terms of future demand flexibility, particularly in light of technological developments in recent years. The article builds on the literature review conducted in connection with the analysis of the impacts of high electricity prices on the Norwegian economy in 2022.

January 31. 2025 marked a highlight, when Vegard Østli successfully defended his PhD thesis, "The Influence of Transport Policies on Car Ownership and Travel Behavior: Insights from Three Empirical Studies." Over the course of the year, our staff have also contributed to research as peer reviewers, examiners, lecturers, and speakers.

“At Vista Analyse, we see strong synergies between consulting and research, where insights from research strengthen our consulting work, and practical experience, in turn, enriches research. We are pleased to contribute to the research community, both through publications and through other forms of engagement,” says CEO Orvika Rosnes of Vista Analyse.

Vista Analyse’s peer-reviewed articles for 2025 are listed below (with Vista Analyse authors highlighted).

Energy and the environment

Golombek, R., Hoel, M. O., Kverndokk, S., Ninfole, S., & Rosendahl, K. E. (2025). Competition for Carbon Storage. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 130, 103128.

Golombek, R., & Hoel, M. O. (2025). Hvordan etablere et velfungerende marked for karbonfangst og lagring i Europa?Samfunnsøkonomen nr. 1/2025.

Hoel, M. O. (2025). The Path to Net Zero Emissions. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 132, 103177.

Holmen, R. B., Carvelli, G., Razminienė, K., & Tvaronavičienė, M. (2025). Macroeconomic Influences on Recycling in Europe: An Econometric Investigation. Circular Economy and Sustainability, 5(1), 573-602.

Rosnes, O. (2025). Hvor fleksibelt er kraftforbruket – Hva vet vi om priselastisiteter? Samfunnsøkonomen nr. 3/2025

Skulstad, A., Sandorf, E. D., Venter, Z., & Dugstad, A. (2025). The Value of Cabin-Based Outdoor Recreation: Evidence from a Natural Experiment. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 134, 103243.

Internatinoal and regional economics

Ashyrov, G., Gavoille, N., Haukås, K., Holmen, R. B., & Masso, J. (2025). Foreign Ownership and Productivity: A Comparative Study of Estonia, Latvia and Norway. Eastern European Economics, 1–36.

Bjørkås, E., & Rickertsen, K. (2026). Cross-Border Shopping of Alcoholic Beverages: Evidence from a Natural Experiment. Food Policy, 138, 103024.

Hazans, M., Holmen, R. B., Upenieks, J., & Žabko, O. (2025). STEM-Oriented Secondary Education in Latvia: Spatial Inequalities in Access and Achievements. Regional Studies, Regional Science, 12(1), 682-702.

Maurseth, P. B., Masso, J., & Holmen, R. B. (2025). FDI and Trade for Foreign Market Entry: Theory and Evidence from Estonia. Baltic Journal of Economics, 25(1), 39-71.

Roosaar, L., Masso, J., & Holmen, R. B. (2025). The Effects of Foreign Acquisitions on Wages: How the Country of Origin Matters. Journal for Labour Market Research, 59(1), 1-23.

Innovation, technology, and transport

Brekke, K. R., Dalen, D. M., & Straume, O. R. (2025). Taking the Competitor’s Pill: When Combination Therapies Enter Pharmaceutical Markets. Journal of Health Economics, 101, 102976.

Holmen, R. B., Vennemo, H., Lie, J. J., Roksvaag, K. B., Kvalbein, A., Lie, H. W., Bjørnstad, A. E., & Sutorius, S. (2025). Digital nedtelling – En studie av levetider i digitale investeringsprosjekter. Concept rapport nr. 81.

Rødseth, K. L., Kuosmanen, T., & Holmen, R. B. (2025). Combining Convex Regression with the Regression Discontinuity Design: Effectiveness of E-Scooter Providers during the Covid-19 Lockdown. Forthcoming. European Journal of Operational Research.

Rødseth, K. L., Kuosmanen, T., & Holmen, R. B. (2025). Mitigating Simultaneity Bias in Seaport Efficiency Measurement. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 192, 104333.

Green, C., & Østli, V. (2025). The Effect of Battery-Electric Vehicle Ownership on Transport Demand and Substitution between Modes. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 199, 104614.