Andreas Økland

I am an associate professor at the School of Economics and Business and a researcher with Skatteforsk – Norwegian Centre for Tax Research. My research focuses on household finance and public economics, but I also have projects relating to international economics, urban economics and inequality.

You can reach me at: 93842606 or andreas.okland@nmbu.no.

Work in progress and working papers:

• See my personal webpage: https://sites.google.com/view/andokl/home

Publications:

• Safely Opening Pandora’s Box: A Guide for Researchers Working with Leaked Data. With Annette Alstadsæter and Matt Collin. International Tax and Public Finance, August 2025. (Open access link)

• Tax havens, personal tax evasion and inequality. "Research Handbook on Tax Havens", Edward Elgar Publishing, Editors A. Lejour and D. Schindler. (Ungated version of the review is published as Skatteforsk WP #3)

• Norwegian and US Policies Alleviate Business Vulnerability Due to the Covid-19 Shock Equally Well. National Tax Journal, September 2020, 73 (3), 805-828. With Annette Alstadsæter, Julie Brun Bjørkheim and Wojciech Kopczuk (Un-gated as NBER Working Paper No. 27637)
   

Teaching:

• BUS262 Internasjonal skatt, skatteparadiser og bærekraft – A digital course on international tax and profit shifting. Given for the fourth time during spring 2027. Note that the exam will be on campus in 2027. (Info on sign up will be visible here during the fall)

• BUS360 Taxes, Inequality, and Sustainability – A campus-based introduction to taxes, with a special focus on the taxation of households and on inequality. Given in January 2027.