Tora Knutsen
Biographic Data
| ID | 2821202 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tora Knutsen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tora |
| FAMILY NAME | Knutsen |
| SIGNATURE | KNUTSEN T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6204-4813 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Sticky places
A college on every cape
The expansion of higher educational systems in Western countries in the latter half of the 20th century is central to the reversal of the gender gap in education. In Norway, major reforms starting in the late 1960s aimed at making higher education more accessible for large segments of the population. This occurred through the establishment, upgrading, and gradual expansion of local colleges across the country, especially in female-dominated field…
Impact of international student mobility on international profile of jobs
While the impact of international student mobility (ISM) on vertical labour market outcomes, such as wages and employment, has been widely studied, less is known about the impact of ISM on horizontal outcomes, such as job characteristics. We contribute to filling this gap by studying whether ISM experience is associated with having a job with an international profile, in terms of job content in the domestic labour market or working abroad. We ana…
Do mergers in higher education influence student applications
Mergers and consolidations among higher education institutions (HEIs) have become increasingly common in recent decades. In this paper, we use a Norwegian reform to examine whether mergers between HEIs affect their competitiveness in attracting prospective students. The reform reduced the number of public HEIs from 32 to 21, with many colleges gaining university status through mergers. We use a synthetic control approach to assess the impact of t…
The political economy of aid allocation
The political economy of aid allocation
Impact of international student mobility on international profile of jobs
While the impact of international student mobility (ISM) on vertical labour market outcomes, such as wages and employment, has been widely studied, less is known about the impact of ISM on horizontal outcomes, such as job characteristics. We contribute to filling this gap by studying whether ISM experience is associated with having a job with an international profile, in terms of job content in the domestic labour market or working abroad. We ana…
Do mergers in higher education influence student applications
Mergers and consolidations among higher education institutions (HEIs) have become increasingly common in recent decades. In this paper, we use a Norwegian reform to examine whether mergers between HEIs affect their competitiveness in attracting prospective students. The reform reduced the number of public HEIs from 32 to 21, with many colleges gaining university status through mergers. We use a synthetic control approach to assess the impact of t…
Sticky places
A college on every cape
The expansion of higher educational systems in Western countries in the latter half of the 20th century is central to the reversal of the gender gap in education. In Norway, major reforms starting in the late 1960s aimed at making higher education more accessible for large segments of the population. This occurred through the establishment, upgrading, and gradual expansion of local colleges across the country, especially in female-dominated field…
Higher education (4 works) · Demographic economics (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Higher Education Governance and Development (2 works) · Higher Education Research Studies (2 works) · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies (2 works) · Action (physics (1 work) · Affect (linguistics (1 work) · Aid effectiveness (1 work)