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    • Analysis of the discouraged worker phenomenon : evidence from micro data 

      Dagsvik, John K.; Kornstad, Tom; Skjerpen, Terje (Discussion Papers;No. 453, Working paper, 2006)
      Abstract: In this paper we analyze labor force participation with particular reference to the discouraged worker effect. The theoretical point of departure is a simple model where the worker evaluates the expected utility ...

    • Characterization and measurement of duration dependence in hazard rate models 

      Aaberge, Rolf (Discussion Papers;No. 319, Working paper, 2002)
      Abstract: As is known from the economic literature, the notion of negative/positive duration dependence defined in terms of a decreasing/increasing hazard function can solely be used as a basis for revealing whether ...

    • Do welfare-to-work initiatives work? : evidence from an activation programme targeted at social security recipients in Norway 

      Rønsen, Marit; Skarðhamar, Torbjørn (Discussion Papers;No. 519, Working paper, 2007)
      Abstract: This paper presents results from an evaluation of a Norwegian initiative to combat poverty launched in 2003. Central to the plan is a broad spectrum of rehabilitation and activation measures intended to help ...

    • Labor force participation and the discouraged worker effect 

      Dagsvik, John K.; Kornstad, Tom; Skjerpen, Terje (Discussion Papers;642, Working paper, 2010)
      This paper analyzes labor force participation with particular reference to the discouraged worker effect. Discouraged workers are those who do not search for work because they view their chances of finding a suitable job ...

    • Learned helplessness, discouraged workers, and multiple unemployment equilibria in a search model 

      Bjørnstad, Roger (Discussion Papers;No. 303, Working paper, 2001)
      Abstract: Unemployment varies strongly between countries with comparable economic structure. Some economists have tried to explain these differences with institutional differences in the labour market. Instead, this paper ...

    • Macroeconomic shocks and the probability of being employed 

      Kornstad, Tom; Nymoen, Ragnar; Skjerpen, Terje (Discussion Papers;675, Working paper, 2012)
      Macroeconomic theories take polar views on the importance of choice versus chance. At the micro level, it seems realistic to assume that both dimensions play a role for individual employment outcomes, although it might ...

    • Macroeconomic shocks and the probability of being employed 

      Kornstad, Tom; Nymoen, Ragnar; Skjerpen, Terje (Discussion papers;675, Working paper, 1-01)
      Macroeconomic theories take polar views on the importance of choice versus chance. At the micro level, it seems realistic to assume that both dimensions play a role for individual employment outcomes, although it might be ...

    • Tax effects on unemployment and the choice of educational type 

      Alstadsæter, Annette; Kolm, Ann-Sofie; Larsen, Birthe (Discussion Papers;No. 419, Working paper, 2005)
      Abstract: This paper examines the effect of taxes on the individuals' choices of educational direction, and thus on the economy's skill composition. A proportional labour income tax induces too many workers with high ...

    • Time aggregation and state dependence in welfare receipt 

      Bhuller, Manudeep; Brinch, Christian N.; Königs, Sebastian (Discussion papers;771, Working paper, 2014-03)
      Dynamic discrete-choice models have been an important tool in studies of state dependence in benefit receipt. An assumption of such models is that benefit receipt sequences follow a conditional Markov process. This property ...