• Effects of policy on fertility: A systematic review of (quasi)experiments 

      Bergsvik, Janna; Fauske, Agnes; Hart, Rannveig Kaldager (Discussion Paper;No. 922, Working paper, 2020-02)
      This paper describes the results of a systematic review of the literature of policy effects on fertility after 1970 in Europe, USA, Canada and Australia. Empirical studies were selected through extensive systematic searches, ...
    • Explaining residential clustering of fertility 

      Bergsvik, Janna; Cools, Sara; Hart, Rannveig Kaldager (Discussion Paper;No. 939, Working paper, 2020-10)
      Numerous studies have shown that fertility behavior is spatially clustered. In addition to pure context effects, two causal mechanisms could drive this pattern. First, neighbors may influence each other’s fertility behavior, ...
    • Explaining Residential Clustering of Large Families 

      Bergsvik, Janna; Cools, Sara; Hart, Rannveig Kaldager (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Numerous studies have shown that fertility behavior is spatially clustered. In addition to pure contextual effects, two causal mechanisms could drive this pattern. First, neighbors may influence each other's fertility and ...
    • Linking neighbors’ fertility. Third births in Norwegian neighborhoods 

      Bergsvik, Janna (Discussion Paper;No. 898, Working paper, 2019-03-12)
      The aim of this paper is to gain more insight on the drivers behind geographical variations in family sizes by pointing out the role of neighborhoods and neighbors for two-child couples’ transitions to third births. Couples’ ...
    • Parenthood and Couples’ Relative Earnings in Norway 

      Bergsvik, Janna; Kitterød, Ragni Hege; Wiik, Kenneth Aarskaug (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      With the advance of the gender revolution, income dynamics in couples are changing. Nonetheless, in most Western societies, parenthood still promotes specialized gender roles. Utilizing Norwegian register data on all married ...
    • Parenthood and couples’ relative earnings in Norway 2005-2014 

      Bergsvik, Janna; Kitterød, Ragni Hege; Wiik, Kenneth Aarskaug (Discussion Papers;No. 873, Working paper, 2018-04-16)
      In the current paper, we investigate within-couple inequality in earnings using Norwegian register data on married and cohabiting couples. We are particularly interested in assessing whether the negative relation between ...
    • Partner Choice and Economic Outcomes among the Children of Immigrants 

      Wiik, Kenneth Aarskaug; Bergsvik, Janna (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Several studies have shown that immigrants marrying natives experience better economic outcomes than those marrying other immigrants, but we know less about partner choice and the economic outcomes of the children of ...