Based on administrative data from Norway, we examine the extent to which family doctors influence their clients …' propensity to claim sick pay and disability benefits. The analysis is based on exogenous shifts of family doctors occurring when … physicians quit, retire, or for other reasons sell their patient lists to other doctors. Our key finding is that family doctors …

' working hours is amplified through the influence of family peers. Using Norwegian administrative data we study the long …-run influence of the family network on mothers' labour decisions up to seven years post birth. For identification, we exploit … partially overlapping peer groups and assume that a mother interacts with her neighbours and family but not with her family …

Norway and focuses on the effect of birth order on a range of health and health-related behaviors, outcomes not previously …

Norway and focuses on the effect of birth order on a range of health and health-related behaviors, outcomes not previously …