This study evaluates the costs and benefits of alternative COVID-19 strategies for Norway, drawing on ex-post evidence from countries that pursued markedly different approaches. We argue that an elimination strategy-combining strict infection control with stringent border measures until a...

We estimate doctor value-added (VA) combining population-wide patient-doctor register data with exogenous variation in the assignment of patients to GPs. We find substantial variation in the quality of GPs as measured by patients' post-assignment mortality. Certain doctor characteristics and...

We use narrative monetary policy shocks and local projections to estimate the impact of monetary policy on consumption and investment. We use granular data to investigate how the response varies across consumption categories, investment types, and sectors. Our findings indicate that both...

How reliable is historical microdata? Understanding historical labor force participation is crucial for assessing long-term trends in economic development and intergenerational mobility. Most existing historical studies are, however, limited to men, and little is known about how reliable...

Cappelen et al. (2025) conduct an online experiment among Chinese and Norwegian adults to measure and compare the acceptance of inequality among children in the two societies. They find a significantly higher acceptance of inequality among children in China. The acceptance of inequality among...

This paper introduces a framework for estimating long-run series of measures of overall inequality and top wealth shares when data consist of a combination of historical tabulations and modern administrative registers of taxable wealth. The proposed framework is applicable when historical wealth...

This study investigates the prevalence and patterns of irregular deposit practices and legal breaches concerning tenancy deposits in Norway's private rental housing sector. Irregularities in handling tenancy deposits can adversely affect tenants, particularly vulnerable groups like students and...

This VET policy brief produced by Cedefop presents a snapshot of vocational education and training policy developments in Norway between 2020 and the end of 2024. It presents the context and the challenges the country faces, a selection of the latest VET-related statistics, as well as the...

"Trade Policy Reviews" analyse the trade policies and practices of each member of the WTO. The reviews consist of three parts: an independent report by the WTO Secretariat, a report by the government, and the concluding remarks by the Chair of the WTO's Trade Policy Review Body. The opening...

This document presents Eurostat's assessment of the quality of the national and regional accounts data submitted by Member States, Iceland, Norway and Switzerland in 2024, according to the ESS quality standards and the ESA 2010 Regulation. It also includes information on the quality of key...

The motherhood penalty is well-documented, but what happens at the other end of the reproductive spectrum? Menopause - a transition often marked by debilitating physical and psychological symptoms - also entails substantial costs. Using population-wide Norwegian and Swedish data and...

Child penalties in paid working hours are persistent and widen the gender earnings gap. This paper studies an important mechanism through which working hours are affected: peer effects. Using three unique layers of peer networks: neighbours, colleagues, and family, we analyse peer effects on...

We use data from a Norwegian field experiment where young students were taught mathematics in small, homogenous groups to investigate how treatment effects varied across middle-achieving students dependent on their rank order and their tutors’ instructional practices. We find that individuals...

Vocational education and training (VET) plays a key role in Denmark's strategy for lifelong learning, alongside addressing the challenges of globalisation and technological change. Danish education and training consist of a mainstream system and a system of adult education and training that...

Norway is based on a civil law system, with the Constitution at the top and national laws and regulations defining the system in detail. The interpretation of laws is based on both preparatory works and interpretations by the courts. The court system is based on three levels: the municipal...

How does college education shape entrepreneurship? We first document striking differences between college fields in the share of students becoming entrepreneurs. We then leverage quasi-random variation in college admissions near GPA-based thresholds to study the causal impact of the college...