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Are lone mothers responsive to policy changes? : the effects of a Norvegian workfare reform on earnings, education, and poverty
(Discussion Papers;No. 533, Working paper, 2008)Abstract: The generous Nordic model of welfare is commonly viewed as an exceptional success both in terms of equality and economic growth. However, it has recently become evident that subgroups of the population with weak ... -
Female labour participation rates in Norway - trends and cycles
(Discussion Papers;No. 253, Working paper, 1999)Norwegian female labour participation rates have increased steadily since the beginning of the seventies. This paper address several issues concerning female labour participation series for the period 1972-1997. The main ... -
Housewives in a dual-earner society. Who is a housewife in contemporary Norway?
(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 ... -
Labor force participation and the discouraged worker effect
(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 ... -
Mobilising female labour market reserves: What promotes women’s transitions from part-time to full-time work?
(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 ... -
Working hours in dual-earner couples: Does one partner work less when the other works more?
(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 ...