• Can a cash transfer to families change fertility behaviour? 

      Andersen, Synøve Nygaard; Drange, Nina; Lappegård, Trude (Discussion papers;800, Working paper, 2015-02)
      This paper assesses the relationship between cash transfers to families and subsequent childbearing. We take advantage of a cash-for-care (CFC) policy introduced in Norway in 1998, and compare the fertility behaviour of ...
    • Couples' parental leave practices : the role of the workplace situation 

      Lappegård, Trude (Discussion Papers;No. 561, Working paper, 2008)
      Abstract: We address the issue of the relationship between couples’ parental leave practices and their workplace situation. This analysis is based on information from Norwegian administrative registers on around 200 000 ...
    • Differences in childbearing by time frame of fertility intention. A study using survey and register data from Norway 

      Dommermuth, Lars; Klobas, Jane; Lappegård, Trude (Discussion papers;781, Working paper, 2014-06)
      This paper focuses on the realization of positive fertility intentions with different time frames. The analyses are based on a unique combination of survey data and information from Norwegian administrative registers on ...
    • Family policies and fertility : parents' parental leave use, childcare availability, the introduction of childcare cash benefit and continued childbearing in Norway 

      Lappegård, Trude (Discussion Papers;No 564, Working paper, 2008)
      Abstract: We address the relationship between family policies and fertility in Norway, including three somewhat different policies: parental leave, formal childcare, and the childcare cash benefit. Norwegian family policy ...
    • Gender equality in the family and childbearing 

      Dommermuth, Lars; Hohmann-Marriott, Bryndl; Lappegård, Trude (Discussion papers;759, Working paper, 2013-10)
      This study focuses on the possible effect of gender equality and equity in the family on the transition to first, second and third births. The analysis includes the division of housework and childcare as well as the ...
    • How do gender values and household practices cohere? Value-practice configurations in a gender egalitarian context 

      Kjeldstad, Randi; Lappegård, Trude (Discussion papers (Statistisk sentralbyrå. Forskningsavdelingen);No. 683, Working paper, 2012)
      Previous research shows a paradoxical simultaneity of egalitarian gender values and inegalitarian practices in Europe. The Socio-democratic welfare states stand out with the most coherent egalitarian value-practice ...
    • Mother's employment and fertility in Norway 

      Gerster, Mette; Lappegård, Trude (Discussion Papers;No. 624, Working paper, 2010)
      Abstract: This paper concerns the effect of employment status on second- and third-birth intensities for Norwegian mothers in the period 1994-2002. Due to unobserved heterogeneity possibly affecting both the birth and the ...
    • Relationship quality in Europe 

      Wiik, Kenneth Aarskaug; Lappegård, Trude; Keizer, Renske (Discussion Papers;633, Working paper, 2010)
      In this study, we utilize data from the first wave of the Generations and Gender Surveys to investigate relationship quality among currently married and cohabiting individuals aged 18 to 55 (N = 41, 666) in eight European ...
    • 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 ...
    • The division of housework : does regional context matter? 

      Lappegård, Trude; Kjeldstad, Randi; Skarðhamar, Torbjørn (Discussion papers (Statistisk sentralbyrå. Forskningsavdelingen);No. 689, Working paper, 2012)
      Sammendrag Denne studien ser på sammenhengen mellom deling av husarbeid og local kjønnslikestillingskontekst. Vi bruker data fra den norske Generations and Gender survey 2007 i kombinasjon med med ulike makromål på ...
    • A typology of work-family arrangements among dual-earner couples in Norway 

      Kitterød, Ragni Hege; Lappegård, Trude (Discussion Papers;636, Working paper, 2010)
      An important aim of Norwegian work-family policies is to promote a dual-earner, equal-sharing family model, but we do not really know how common this family type is. By means of a multinomial latent-class model we develop ...
    • Understanding the positive effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on women’s fertility in Norway 

      Lappegård, Trude; Kornstad, Tom; Dommermuth, Lars; Kristensen, Axel Peter (Discussion Paper;No. 979, Working paper, 2022-05)
      This study examines the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on fertility in Norway at the individual level. Studies using data at the macro level have found a positive short-term effect of the pandemic on fertility level in ...