• A Behavioral two-sex marriage model 

      Dagsvik, John K.; Flaatten, Ane S.; Brunborg, Helge (Discussion Papers;No. 238, Working paper, 1998)
      In this paper we discuss a particular marriage model, i.e., a model for the number of marriages for each age combination as a function of the vectors of the number of single men and women in each age group. The model is ...
    • Characteristics of parents with shared residence and father sole custody. Evidence from Norway 2012 

      Kitterød, Ragni Hege; Lyngstad, Jan (Discussion papers;780, Working paper, 2014-06)
      Shared residence for children has increased considerably in recent years among parents living apart in Norway, while mother sole custody is less common than before and father sole custody is still practiced by a minority. ...
    • Comparing mothers’ and fathers’ reports on the non-resident father’s contact with his children 

      Kitterød, Ragni Hege; Lyngstad, Jan (Discussion papers;744, Working paper, 2013-05)
      Analyses of contact frequency between non-resident fathers and children are often based on samples of non-resident fathers or resident mothers only. It is well established that non-resident fathers tend to report more ...
    • Crime and the transition to marriage. The roles of gender and partner’s criminal involvement 

      Monsbakken, Christian Weisæth; Lyngstad, Torkild Hovde; Skarðhamar, Torbjørn (Discussion Papers;No. 678, Working paper, 2012)
      Several previous studies have argued that marriage leads to a decline in criminal propensity. Most of these studies have focused on men and have given little attention to the characteristics of their partner and events ...
    • Crime and the transition to parenthood. The role of sex and relationship context 

      Monsbakken, Christian Weisæth; Skarðhamar, Torbjørn; Lyngstad, Torkild Hovde (Discussion Papers;673, Working paper, 2012)
      Research on desistance from crime has paid little attention to parenthood as a “turning point”. In this paper, we use Norwegian register data on a population of men and women who had their first child between 1995 and 2001 ...
    • Divorce in norwegian same-sex marriages 1993-2011 

      Wiik, Kenneth Aarskaug; Seierstad, Ane; Noack, Turid (Discussion papers;723, Working paper, 2012-12)
      Using longitudinal register data, we first present updated descriptive statistics on the total population of same-sex registered partnerships and marriages formed 1993-2010. Second, we investigate the divorce risk of these ...
    • Divorced Fathers’ Proximity and Children’s Long Run Outcomes : evidence from Norwegian Registry Data 

      Kalil, Ariel; Mogstad, Magne; Rege, Mari; Votruba, Mark (Discussion Papers;No 589, Working paper, 2009)
      This study examines the link between divorced nonresident fathers’ proximity and children’s long-run outcomes using high-quality data from Norwegian population registers. We follow (from birth to young adulthood) 15,992 ...
    • The effect of plant closure on crime 

      Rege, Mari; Skarðhamar, Torbjørn; Telle, Kjetil; Votruba, Mark (Discussion Papers;593, Working paper, 2009)
      We estimate the effect of exposure to plant closure on crime using an individual-level panel data set containing criminal charges for all unmarried and employed Norwegian men below the age of 40. Men originally employed ...
    • First union formation among the children of immigrants in Norway: Timing and choice of union type 

      Wiik, Kenneth Aarskaug (Discussion papers;917, Working paper, 2019-09)
      Using Norwegian register data on all individuals born 1985 to 2000 who were either nativeborn or who immigrated as children or teens (N=1,013,734), the current study investigated timing of first co-residential union and ...
    • Household affiliation of young adults in Italy and Norway. The significance of gender, sociocultural background, work and money 

      Addabbo, Tindara; Kjeldstad, Randi (Discussion papers;752, Working paper, 2013-09)
      Italy and Norway are characterized by different household patterns of young adults, with young Italians being more likely to live in their parents' house and young Norwegians more likely to live independently, alone or in ...
    • Plant Closure and Marital Dissolution 

      Rege, Mari; Telle, Kjetil; Votruba, Mark (Discussion Papers;No. 514, Working paper, 2007)
      Abstract: We estimate the effect of plant closure on divorce using a panel data set comprising more than 80,000 married couples in Norway. Plant closure substantially increases the likelihood of marital dissolution of ...
    • Socioeconomic differentials in multipartner fertility among men 

      Lappegård, Trude; Rønsen, Marit (Discussion Papers;No. 653, Working paper, 2011)
      Abstract: This paper analyzes male fertility, focusing especially on multi-partner fertility, for cohorts born 1955 to 1984. We find that socioeconomic disadvantaged men have the lowest chance of becoming fathers, and ...
    • Transitions from first unions among immigrants and their descendants. The role of partner choice 

      Wiik, Kenneth Aarskaug; Dommermuth, Lars; Holland, Jennifer A. (Discussion papers;887, Working paper, 2018-11)
      The family life courses of immigrants and their descendants, particularly intermarriage and the timing of marriage and childbearing, have been widely studied as indicators of societal integration. But largely absent are ...
    • Untraditional caring arrangments among parents living apart : the case of Norway 

      Kitterød, Ragni Hege; Lyngstad, Jan (Discussion Papers;No. 660, Working paper, 2011)
      Abstract: In spite of more symmetric parental roles in couples, shared residence is still practiced by a minority of parents following partnership dissolution in Norway, and the same is true for father sole custody. Utilising ...