“...We exploit the construction of the Öresund bridge, which connects a medium-sized city in Sweden to the capital of Denmark, to study the labor market effects of...”

“...An often overlooked population in discussions of prison reform is the children of inmates. How a child is affected depends both on what incarceration does to...”

“...We study a change in maternity leave entitlements in Norway. Mothers giving birth before July 1, 1977, were eligible for 12 weeks of unpaid leave, while those...”

“...Abstract We assess the case for generous government-funded maternity leave, focusing on a series of policy reforms in Norway that expanded paid leave from 18...”

“...This paper studies the long-term and life cycle consequences of increasing access to mother and child health care centers in the first year of life. Access to...”

“...Norwegian registry data are used to investigate the location decisions of a full population cohort of young adults as they complete their education, establish...”

“...Using a random judge design and panel data from Norway, we estimate that imprisonment discourages further criminal behavior, with reoffense probabilities...”

“...An important externality of smoking is the harm it might cause to those who do not smoke. This paper examines the impact on birth outcomes of children of...”