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Assimilation effects on infant mortality among immigrants in Norway

Kinge, Jonas Minet; Kornstad, Tom - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2013

The wellbeing of children of immigrant mothers is of great concern worldwide. In this study, we investigate the relationship between infant mortality and maternal country of origin and whether or not this relationship varies with the number of years since maternal migration. We use an extensive...

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Characteristics of parents with shared residence and father sole custody. Evidence from Norway 2012

Kitterød, Ragni Hege; Lyngstad, Jan - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2014

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. A similar pattern is observed in many other countries as well. In Norway,...

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Family Policies and Fertility: Parents' Parental Leave Use, Childcare Availability, the Introduction of Childcare Cash Benefit and Continued Childbearing in Norway

Lappegård, Trude - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2008

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 has been considered dualistic, giving priority to both dual-earner support and...

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Can a cash transfer to families change fertility behaviour?

Andersen, Synøve N.; Drange, Nina; Lappegård, Trude - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2015

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 eligible and ineligible mothers over a four year period. Contrary to...

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Sick leave before, during and after pregnancy

Rieck, Karsten Marshall Elseth; Telle, Kjetil - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2012

describe patterns of certified and paid sick leave before, during and after pregnancy. By following the same women over time … term of pregnancy. Sick leave during pregnancy has been rising substantially compared with pre-pregnancy levels over the … issues – like sick leave during a succeeding pregnancy – the increase in women’s sick leave in the years after birth …

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Does more involved fathering imply a double burden for fathers in Norway?

Kitterød, Ragni Hege; Rønsen, Marit - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2013

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 Norwegian Time Use Survey 2010, and using three different measures of total...

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Can welfare states outgrow their fiscal sustainability problems?

Holmøy, Erling - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2006

The paper analyses the fiscal effects of productivity shifts in the private sector. Within a stylized model with inelastic labour supply, it shows that productivity shifts in sectors producing non-traded goods (N-sector) are irrelevant for the tax rates necessary to meet the government budget...

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Couples’ Parental Leave Practices The Role of the Workplace Situation

Lappegård, Trude - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2008

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 couples, covering a period of almost 10 years. The most common practice among...

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Does parenthood imply less specialization than before? Tales from the Norwegian time use surveys 1980-2010

Kitterød, Ragni Hege; Rønsen, Marit - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2013

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 Norway from 1980 to 2010 – a period with reduced gender differences in time...

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Entry into work following childbirth among mothers in Norway. Recent trends and variation

Rønsen, Marit; Kitterød, Ragni Hege - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2012

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. Some scholars have therefore argued that generous family-friendly...

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