“...Increasing wealth provides key motivation for students to forgo earnings and struggle through exams. But, as we argue in this paper, schooling generates many...”

“...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...”

“...Teenage peers are perceived as being important, but there is little conclusive evidence demonstrating this. This paper uses data on the population of Norway...”

“...Using population data from Norway, we examine the effects of stress induced by the death of the mother's parent during pregnancy on both the short-run and the...”

“...This article investigates whether increasing mandatory educational attainment through compulsory schooling legislation encourages women to delay childbearing...”

“...This paper uses Norwegian data to estimate the effect of family size on IQ scores of men. Instrumental variables (IV) estimates using sex composition as an...”

“...We exploit a unique data set, combining rich experimental data with high-quality administrative data, to study dropout from the college track in Norway, and...”

“...We analyze the effect of technological change on labor and total factor productivity in the Lofoten fishery, using detailed data for 130 years. Our findings...”

“...Using Norwegian population panel data with nearly career-long earnings histories, we provide a detailed picture of the causal relationship between schooling...”

“...We study the migration behavior of displaced workers and find that job displacement increases regional mobility. We find, however, that noneconomic factors,...”