Blar i Discussion Papers på forfatter "Rønsen, Marit"
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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 ... -
Does more involved fathering imply a double burden for fathers in Norway?
Kitterød, Ragni Hege; Rønsen, Marit (Discussion papers;753, Working paper, 2013-09)While long total work hours (paid plus unpaid work) have usually been framed as a problem for employed women, researchers now ask whether more involved fathering practices imply a double burden for men, too. Based on the ... -
Does parenthood imply less specialization than before? Tales from the Norwegian time use surveys 1980-2010
Kitterød, Ragni Hege; Rønsen, Marit (Discussion papers;757, Working paper, 2013-10)The presence of children still tends to reinforce a traditional division of labour in couples in many countries. This paper explores possible changes in the relationship between parenthood and the division of labour in ... -
Entry into work following childbirth among mothers in Norway. Recent trends and variation
Rønsen, Marit; Kitterød, Ragni Hege (Discussion papers;702, Working paper, 2012-09)Universal parental leaves with job protection and earnings compensation increase women’s attachment to the labour market, but very long leaves may have negative consequences both at the individual and the societal level. ... -
Housewives in a dual-earner society. Who is a housewife in contemporary Norway?
Kitterød, Ragni Hege; Rønsen, Marit (Discussion papers;No. 659, Working paper, 2011)The number of housewives has declined significantly in most Western countries, but there is now a renewed interest in the homemaker role in the media and public discourse. Utilising representative survey data from 2007 ... -
Maternal employment in Norway. A parity-specific analysis of the return to full-time and part-time work after birth
Rønsen, Marit (Discussion papers;142, Working paper, 1995-03)This paper analyzes the (reentry of Norwegian mothers into full-time and part-time employment following the first and second birth. Based on theories of job search and human capital depreciation and appreciation a ... -
Mobilising female labour market reserves: What promotes women’s transitions from part-time to full-time work?
Kitterød, Ragni Hege; Rønsen, Marit; Seierstad, Ane (Discussion Papers; No. 658, Working paper, 2011)Considering the high female part-time rates in Norway, one may envisage a sizeable additional labour supply if more part-time working women would switch to full time. In view of an ageing population and increased demand ... -
Public policies and the employment dynamics among new mothers : a comparison of Finland, Norway and Sweden
Rønsen, Marit; Sundström, Marianne (Discussion Papers;No. 263, Working paper, 1999)This paper compares the employment patterns of women after first and second birth in Finland, Norway and Sweden during 1972-92, focusing on the impact of parental leave and childcare programs on the transitions to full-time ... -
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 family – a barrier or motivation for female entrepreneurship?
Rønsen, Marit (Discussion papers;727, Working paper, 2012-12)The underrepresentation of women in entrepreneurship is consistent over cultures and countries, and is even higher in Norway than in most other industrialised societies. In spite of a growing literature, the reasons for ... -
Untraditional couples in a neo-traditional setting : which women perform as much paid work as their partner?
Kitterød, Ragni Hege; Rønsen, Marit (Discussion Papers;607, Working paper, 2010)An equal division of paid and unpaid work is a central political ambition in Norway. Yet, couples’ division of paid work has been less studied than their division of unpaid work. This paper shows that women seldom work ... -
What makes full-time employed women satisfied with their working hours?
Rønsen, Marit; Kitterød, Ragni Hege (Discussion Papers;632, Working paper, 2010)In spite of extended parental leaves, tremendous improvement in day-care availability, and a cultural climate that is supportive of women's full-time work, Norwegian women still have one of the highest female part-time ... -
Why are there so few female entrepreneurs? An examination of gender differences in entrepreneurship using Norwegian registry data
Raknerud, Arvid; Rønsen, Marit (Discussion papers;790, Working paper, 2014-11)Women make up almost 50 percent of the employed population in Norway, but only about 25 percent of the entrepreneurs. Using registry data on the whole population we address gender differences in the propensity to become ... -
Women’s wages and fertility revisited. Evidence from Norway
Kornstad, Tom; Rønsen, Marit (Discussion papers;784, Working paper, 2014-06)Since the 1960s, Beckers’ New Home Economics has provided a central theoretical framework for studies of fertility behaviour. New Home Economics predict a negative effect of female wages on fertility. This prediction has ... -
Working hours in dual-earner couples: Does one partner work less when the other works more?
Kitterød, Ragni Hege; Rønsen, Marit; Seierstad, Ane (Discussion Papers;670, Working paper, 2011)Abstract: In spite of increased labour market participation in recent decades, women in Norway still have high part-time rates and seldom work more than their partners. Given that an aging population implies a projected ...