Vegar Bjørnshagen
Biographic Data
| ID | 358982 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vegar Bjørnshagen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vegar |
| FAMILY NAME | Bjørnshagen |
| SIGNATURE | BJØRNSHAGEN V |
| AFFILIATIONS | OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9471-4853 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 30 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Disability, gender, and hiring discrimination: A field experiment
This article examines disability discrimination in the hiring process and explores variation in how the intersection of disability and gender shapes employers’ hiring behavior. We use data from a field experiment in which 2,048 job applications with randomly assigned information about disability were sent to Swedish employers with vacancies. Nondisabled applicants received 33% more callbacks than similarly qualified wheelchair users despite apply…
Do Large Employers Discriminate Less? An Exploration of Company Size Variation in Disability Discrimination Based on Data from two Field Experiments
Recent field experiments have documented that discrimination constitutes a barrier to employment for people with disabilities. Less is known about how disability discrimination varies across contexts in the labor market. This study explores whether hiring discrimination based on a history of mental health problems and against wheelchair users varies with company size using data from two field experiments. The study provides mixed evidence suggest…
Labour market inclusion of young people with mental health problems in Norway
People with mental health problems face barriers to labour market inclusion. In this study, we investigate the extent to which employers are attentive and willing to include young people with mental health problems. The study contributes to existing know- ledge by exploring contextual factors that shape employers’ hiring behaviour. The findings show that taking on a social responsibility to contribute to an inclusive working life (as indicated by…
The mark of mental health problems. A field experiment on hiring discrimination before and during Covid-19
Disability Disadvantage: Experimental Evidence of Hiring Discrimination against Wheelchair Users
Disability is associated with persistent labour market disadvantages. What is not clear is the extent to which these disadvantages result from employers' discriminatory hiring decisions. Although observational research and laboratory experiments provide indicative evidence of its existence, few studies have used randomized field experiments such as correspondence studies to investigate the occurrence of disability discrimination. This article ext…
Who Do You Reach? A Norwegian Pilot Project on HIV Self-Testing that Targeted Men Who Have Sex with Men
Disability Disadvantage: Experimental Evidence of Hiring Discrimination against Wheelchair Users
Disability is associated with persistent labour market disadvantages. What is not clear is the extent to which these disadvantages result from employers' discriminatory hiring decisions. Although observational research and laboratory experiments provide indicative evidence of its existence, few studies have used randomized field experiments such as correspondence studies to investigate the occurrence of disability discrimination. This article ext…
The mark of mental health problems. A field experiment on hiring discrimination before and during Covid-19
Do Large Employers Discriminate Less? An Exploration of Company Size Variation in Disability Discrimination Based on Data from two Field Experiments
Recent field experiments have documented that discrimination constitutes a barrier to employment for people with disabilities. Less is known about how disability discrimination varies across contexts in the labor market. This study explores whether hiring discrimination based on a history of mental health problems and against wheelchair users varies with company size using data from two field experiments. The study provides mixed evidence suggest…
Disability, gender, and hiring discrimination: A field experiment
This article examines disability discrimination in the hiring process and explores variation in how the intersection of disability and gender shapes employers’ hiring behavior. We use data from a field experiment in which 2,048 job applications with randomly assigned information about disability were sent to Swedish employers with vacancies. Nondisabled applicants received 33% more callbacks than similarly qualified wheelchair users despite apply…
Who Do You Reach? A Norwegian Pilot Project on HIV Self-Testing that Targeted Men Who Have Sex with Men
Labour market inclusion of young people with mental health problems in Norway
People with mental health problems face barriers to labour market inclusion. In this study, we investigate the extent to which employers are attentive and willing to include young people with mental health problems. The study contributes to existing know- ledge by exploring contextual factors that shape employers’ hiring behaviour. The findings show that taking on a social responsibility to contribute to an inclusive working life (as indicated by…
The mark of mental health problems. A field experiment on hiring discrimination before and during Covid-19
Disability Disadvantage: Experimental Evidence of Hiring Discrimination against Wheelchair Users
Disability is associated with persistent labour market disadvantages. What is not clear is the extent to which these disadvantages result from employers' discriminatory hiring decisions. Although observational research and laboratory experiments provide indicative evidence of its existence, few studies have used randomized field experiments such as correspondence studies to investigate the occurrence of disability discrimination. This article ext…
Do Large Employers Discriminate Less? An Exploration of Company Size Variation in Disability Discrimination Based on Data from two Field Experiments
Recent field experiments have documented that discrimination constitutes a barrier to employment for people with disabilities. Less is known about how disability discrimination varies across contexts in the labor market. This study explores whether hiring discrimination based on a history of mental health problems and against wheelchair users varies with company size using data from two field experiments. The study provides mixed evidence suggest…
Disability, gender, and hiring discrimination: A field experiment
This article examines disability discrimination in the hiring process and explores variation in how the intersection of disability and gender shapes employers’ hiring behavior. We use data from a field experiment in which 2,048 job applications with randomly assigned information about disability were sent to Swedish employers with vacancies. Nondisabled applicants received 33% more callbacks than similarly qualified wheelchair users despite apply…
Psychology (6 works) · Demographic economics (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (4 works) · Norwegian (4 works) · Discrimination and Equality Law (3 works) · Field (mathematics (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Mental health (3 works) · Political science (3 works)