Institute for Social Research - Open Arcive: Recent submissions
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Foreldrepermisjon og likestilling: Foreldrepengeordningens betydning for likestilling i arbeidslivet og hjemme
(Rapport – Institutt for samfunnsforskning;, Research report, 2018)I denne rapporten undersøker vi hvilke effekter utvidelsen av fedrekvoten fra seks til ti uker har hatt for likestillingen i arbeidslivet, hvilke faktorer som kan forklare delingen av foreldrepermisjonen, og hvordan ... -
Does education affect immigration attitudes? Evidence from an education reform
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Empirical research consistently finds that people with high education have more liberal immigration attitudes. To what extent this relationship reflects a causal effect of education is, however, largely unknown. ... -
Spillovers from gatekeeping – Peer effects in absenteeism
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)We study peer effects in absenteeism among workplace colleagues. Gatekeeping is an essential task in many insurance systems. In this study we exploit exogenous shifts of general practitioners (GPs) occurring when physicians ... -
Impact of Immigration on Inhabitants' Educational Investments
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)We examine whether immigration into the labour market of the building and construction (BaC) industry affects enrolment in vocational programmes that teach the skills required in this industry. Results suggest that a higher ... -
Civil society institutions or semi-public agencies? State regulation of parties and voluntary organizations in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)The relationship between the Norwegian State on the one hand, and political parties and voluntary organizations on the other, has traditionally been based on mutual trust. To assess the claim that civil society institutions ... -
Bringing Managers Back in: Support for Gender-Equality Measures in the Business Sector
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)The progression of gender balance in top positions at big corporations in Nordic countries has not lived up to the expectations. Inspired by studies emphasizing the crucial role of top management in gaining support for ... -
Sykefravær og inntektskompensasjon ved sykefravær
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)I artikkelen vises det at sykelønn utover hva som ytes av folketrygden, oftere blir tilbudt i 2012 enn i 2003. Slik sykelønn blir tilbudt oftere blant virksomheter tilknyttet tariffavtale, virksomheter som har mange høytlønte ... -
The Voluntary Sector in Norway : Composition, Changes, and Causes
(Rapport - Institutt for samfunnsforskning;2002:002, Research report, 2002)Frivillige organisasjoner i Norge oppstod for en stor del innen brede sosiale bevegelser på 1800-tallet. Med framveksten av det moderne velferds- og fritidssamfunnet etter 1960 gikk de tradisjonelle bevegelsene tilbake ... -
Kommunale botiltak for barn og unge: En hvit flekk i velferdsstaten
(Rapport – Institutt for samfunnsforskning, Research report, 2018)Denne rapporten handler om kommunale botiltak. Dagens barnevernlov gir ikke regler om godkjenning, kvalitet og tilsyn med kommunale botiltak for barn og unge, slik det gis for fosterhjem og institusjon. Dette gjør at det ... -
Trade unions and the politics of occupational pensions in Denmark and Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Around 1990, trade unions in both Norway and Denmark moved away from their previous hostile stance, and started actively to promote occupational pensions. Over time, full coverage of occupational pensions was achieved in ... -
Styles of Social Media Campaigning and Influence in a Hybrid Political Communication System: Linking Candidate Survey Data with Twitter Data
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Social media have the potential to influence power relations in political parties as they allow individual candidates to campaign more independently of the central party. In this paper, we scrutinize the relationship between ... -
Hva fremmer en likestilt lokalpolitikk? Et lokalt perspektiv
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School enrolment and mothers’ labor supply: evidence from a regression discontinuity approach
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)We analyze the impact on maternal employment of a universal school reform in Norway which lowered the school starting age from seven to six. We use a regression discontinuity approach exploiting exogenous variation in the ... -
Undermining the Male Breadwinner Ideal? Understandings of Women’s Paid Work among Second-Generation Immigrants in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)The traditional male breadwinner model, where men are responsible for economic provision while women are responsible for the home, is in decline across the western world as women are increasingly taking up paid employment. ... -
The making and unmaking of ethnic boundaries in the public sphere: The case of Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)This article employs theories of ethnic boundary-making to explore when and under what conditions ethnicity and religious background shape minorities’ experiences when participating in the public sphere in Norway. Drawing ... -
Forsørgermønstre blant par – likestilling eller spesialisering?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Analyser av registerdata om pensjonsgivende inntekt viser at omtrent 48 prosent av gifte eller samboende par hadde en likestilt forsørgerpraksis i 2013, ved at partene hadde omtrent like store inntekter. Mannen hadde klart ... -
Lær meg å bli ansettbar : Refortolkninger av etnisitet i et karrierekurs
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En rask eller lang og kronglete vei til topps? Næringslivslederes karriereforløp
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Is ethnic diversity bad for any dimension of social capital? Trust, networks, and voluntarism in Norwegian communities
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)