Martin is an economist with a master's degree from the University of Oslo and a bachelor's degree from NTNU in Trondheim, with exchange to the Erasmus Universiteit in Rotterdam. From October 2023, Martin is on temporary leave from Vista to do a PhD in economics at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) about regulation of household economic activity with adverse environmental effects.
From his studies and project and research experience in Vista, he has developed an expertise in economic analysis at the intersection of economics and the environment, including analyses of public policy to reduce environmental and climate impacts. In particular, he has worked with econometric analyses of both register data and large surveys, including estimating causal effects.
In Vista Analyse, Martin has applied both quantitative and qualitative methods in projects thematically spanning from calculating optimal toll rates on Norwegian roads to analyzing inequality mitigation in Uganda. Martin was central to an evaluation of person-oriented policies in the action zone in Northern Norway, where he performed advanced econometric analyses, and conducted interviews and surveys with mayors. Martin has also been central to cost-benefit analyses related to large government investments in KS1 and KVU projects for the Armed Forces and the Police. Methodologically, Martin has worked primarily with statistical analyses, but he has extensive experience in conducting and analyzing both interviews and surveys.
Through academic work, Martin has gained expertise in analyzing willingness-to-pay surveys for the valuation of environmental goods. He is the lead author of a paper on environmental preferences, which he presented at a conference for environmental and resource economists in Europe, in Italy during the summer of 2022. Furthermore, he has worked on a research paper on willingness-to-pay to avoid power outages, in collaboration with a team at Vista with expertise in economic analysis of goods and services that are not traded in markets.