Espen Bratberg
Biographic Data
| ID | 6550439 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Espen Bratberg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Espen |
| FAMILY NAME | Bratberg |
| SIGNATURE | BRATBERG E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bergen |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 36 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The impact of access to apprenticeship on dropout and early labour market outcomes
This article investigates the effect of apprenticeship availability within a dual vocational education system. • The analysis benefits from register data on individual student preferences when they apply for apprenticeship. • Outcomes can be observed with no loss because of attrition, and estimations control for a rich set of information on student background. • Better access to apprenticeship strongly reduces the risk of upper secondary dropout …
Intergenerational earnings mobility and divorce
Does Paternity Leave Affect Mothers' Sickness Absence
Female labour force participation is high in Norway but sickness absence rates are higher for women than for men. This may be partly a result of unequal sharing of childcare in the family. In this article, we consider the effect of paternity leave on sickness absence among women who have recently given birth to a child. A 4-week paternity quota is reserved for the father but there is also a larger pool of leave days that parents can share among t…
Sickness absence with psychiatric diagnoses
Income effects of divorce in families with dependent children
Assessing the effects of an early retirement program
The Double Burden
Women working full time in the labour market often face a second shift at home. We investigate whether this double burden increases sickness absence among Norwegian women. When selection is not accounted for in the analyses, increasing the number of children decreases sickness absence for a given labour‐market career. However, women combining careers with children constitute a selected group less prone to absence. When sample selection is account…
The Double Burden
Women working full time in the labour market often face a second shift at home. We investigate whether this double burden increases sickness absence among Norwegian women. When selection is not accounted for in the analyses, increasing the number of children decreases sickness absence for a given labour‐market career. However, women combining careers with children constitute a selected group less prone to absence. When sample selection is account…
Income effects of divorce in families with dependent children
Does Paternity Leave Affect Mothers' Sickness Absence
Female labour force participation is high in Norway but sickness absence rates are higher for women than for men. This may be partly a result of unequal sharing of childcare in the family. In this article, we consider the effect of paternity leave on sickness absence among women who have recently given birth to a child. A 4-week paternity quota is reserved for the father but there is also a larger pool of leave days that parents can share among t…
Intergenerational earnings mobility and divorce
Assessing the effects of an early retirement program
The Double Burden
Women working full time in the labour market often face a second shift at home. We investigate whether this double burden increases sickness absence among Norwegian women. When selection is not accounted for in the analyses, increasing the number of children decreases sickness absence for a given labour‐market career. However, women combining careers with children constitute a selected group less prone to absence. When sample selection is account…
Assessing the effects of an early retirement program
Income effects of divorce in families with dependent children
Sickness absence with psychiatric diagnoses
Intergenerational earnings mobility and divorce
Does Paternity Leave Affect Mothers' Sickness Absence
Female labour force participation is high in Norway but sickness absence rates are higher for women than for men. This may be partly a result of unequal sharing of childcare in the family. In this article, we consider the effect of paternity leave on sickness absence among women who have recently given birth to a child. A 4-week paternity quota is reserved for the father but there is also a larger pool of leave days that parents can share among t…
The impact of access to apprenticeship on dropout and early labour market outcomes
This article investigates the effect of apprenticeship availability within a dual vocational education system. • The analysis benefits from register data on individual student preferences when they apply for apprenticeship. • Outcomes can be observed with no loss because of attrition, and estimations control for a rich set of information on student background. • Better access to apprenticeship strongly reduces the risk of upper secondary dropout …
Demographic economics (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Demography (4 works) · Norwegian (4 works) · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (3 works) · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (3 works) · Labour economics (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Retirement, Disability, and Employment (3 works)