Field of study
Housing Welfare and poverty Poverty research Urban poverty Socioeconomic inequality Effects of housing interventions Capability approach Regional and local housing markets Social housing policy Distributive justice Housing allowances
Research projects
Ongoing research projects
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HOUSINGWEL – Centre for Housing and Welfare Research
HOUSINGWEL aims to be a hub for research on housing and welfare in Norway.
Completed research projects
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Income Dynamics and Housing Allowances
In this project, we aim to supplement the knowledge of the role non-taxable incomes play in the budgets of low-income receivers of housing allowances.
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The importance of students for the rental market in the cities and study centers for the access to housing for different groups
The purpose of the project is to examine in more detail the importance of students to the rental market in general, and in particular to the rental market for disadvantaged groups.
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The Social Sustainable City - the Role of Strategic Planning for Local Housing Markets Heterogeneity
The primary goal of the project is to generate new knowledge to measure inclusion in the housing market and use this to understand the local dynamics of the housing market. The knowledge can be used to stimulate cities to develop a more active and comprehensive housing policy.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Sørvoll, Jardar
;
Astrup, Kim Christian
(2025).
Norway: Spiraling Housing Costs in a Hydro-Powered Country of Mortgaged Homeowners.
Egner, Björn; Krapp, Max-Christopher (Ed.).
Housing in Crisis. Policies and Challenges in Europe. p. 181-199.
Palgrave Macmillan.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-87267-9_11
Monkerud, Lars Chr.
;
Astrup, Kim Christian
(2022).
Kan vanskeligstilte på boligmarkedet eie egen bolig? En analyse av mulighetsrommet i startlånsordningen.
Tidsskrift for boligforskning.
Vol. 5.
https://doi.org/10.18261/tfb.5.1.3
Solstad, Asgeir;
Astrup, Kim
; Bliksvær, Trond; Hansen, Inger Lise Skog; Iversen, Marit; Kjellevold, Alice; Nordvik, Viggo;
Sørvoll, Jardar
(2021).
Boligsosialt arbeid.
ISBN: 9788215041490.
232 p.
Universitetsforlaget.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3855143
Nordvik, Viggo;
Sørvoll, Jardar
;
Astrup, Kim
(2021).
Hvem er vanskeligstilt på boligmarkedet?.
Solstad, Asgeir; Astrup, Kim; Bliksvær, Trond; Hansen, Inger Lise Skog; Iversen, Marit; Kjellevold, Alice (Ed.).
Boligsosialt arbeid. p. 71-88.
Universitetsforlaget.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3860981
Astrup, Kim
(2017).
Kan boligmarkedet temmes? Smartere boligpolitikk i et
markedsbasert system.
Askim, Jostein; Kolltveit, Kristoffer; Røe, Per Gunnar (Ed.).
En smartere stat. Veier til bedre politikk og styring. p. 76-89.
Universitetsforlaget.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4467127
Astrup, Kim Christian
(2012).
Tvangssalg av bolig i Norge.
Nordahl, Berit Irene (Ed.).
Boligmarked og boligpolitikk. p. 211-232.
Akademika forlag.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3414863
Astrup, Kim Christian
(2012).
Boligprisutviklingen i Norge - forventningenes rolle.
Nordahl, Berit Irene (Ed.).
Boligmarked og boligpolitikk. p. 39-55.
Akademika forlag.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3673023
Barlindhaug, Rolf
;
Astrup, Kim Christian
(2010).
Promoting home ownership through demandside targeted measures.
Doling, J.; Elsinga, M.; Ronald, R. (Ed.).
Home ownership: Getting in, getting from, getting out: Part III. p. 39-62.
Delft University Press.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3526165
Barlindhaug, Rolf
;
Nordahl, Berit Irene
;
Astrup, Kim Christian
(2009).
Lavinnskuddsboliger - et egnet virkemiddel i boligpolitikken?.
Praktisk Økonomi & Finans.
Vol. 26.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3684216
