Blar i Uni Research Rokkansenteret på forfatter "Monstad, Karin"

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    • The causal effect of workload on labour supply of older employees 

      Bratberg, Espen; Holmås, Tor Helge; Monstad, Karin (Working paper; 6-2017, Working paper, 2017-12)
      Several policies are implemented to keep older workers in the labour force, but little is known about their effects. We investigate the effects of a particular program: at the age of 55, Norwegian teachers’ workload is ...

    • Competition and physician behaviour: Does the competitive environment affect the propensity to issue sickness certificates? 

      Brekke, Kurt; Holmås, Tor Helge; Monstad, Karin; Straume, Odd Rune (Working paper; 1-2017, Working paper, 2017-09)
      Competition among physicians is widespread, but compelling empirical evidence on the impact on service provision is limited, mainly due to lack of exogenous variation in the degree of competition. In this paper we exploit ...

    • Do Treatment Decisions Depend on Physicians’ Financial Incentives? 

      Brekke, Kurt; Holmås, Tor Helge; Monstad, Karin; Straume, Odd Rune (Working paper; 4-2015, Working paper, 2015-07)
      We study whether and how physicians respond to financial incentives, making use of detailed register data on the health-care services provided to patients by general practitioners (GPs) in Norway over a six-year period ...

    • Evaluating the Effect of a National Labour and Welfare Administration Reform (Nav-reform) on Employment, Social Insurance and Social Assistance 

      Aakvik, Arild; Monstad, Karin; Holmås, Tor Helge (Working paper 04-2014, Working paper, 2014-04)
      A national labour and welfare administration reform (NAV reform) is evaluated on employment outcomes and use of social insurance and assistance schemes. The reform was implemented step-wise over time during 2006—2010 at ...

    • Evaluering av kommunal medfinansiering 

      Askildsen, Jan Erik; Holmås, Tor Helge; Kaarbøe, Oddvar; Monstad, Karin (Working paper; 6-2015, Working paper, 2015-09)
      Prosjektet «Resultater av samhandlingsreformen: Bedre helse, bedre helsetjenester, bedre samfunnsøkonomi?» er et samarbeid mellom Uni Rokkansenteret, Frischsenteret og Avdeling for helseledelse og helseøkonomi (UiO) og er ...

    • Hospital Readmission and Mortality Among Frail Elderly – The Importance of Spouse and Adult Children 

      Holmås, Tor Helge; Monstad, Karin; Steskal, Darina (Working paper; 7-2015, Working paper, 2015-12)
      In many Western societies, the aging of the population puts a strain on health care service delivery and financing. In particular, demand for specialist services attracts attention, as these services are the most costly. ...

    • Kommunale pleie- og omsorgstjenester – en studie av eldre med og uten nære pårørende 

      Holmås, Tor Helge; Kjerstad, Egil; Monstad, Karin (Working paper; 1-2016, Working paper, 2016-01)
      Befolkningsutviklingen tilsier at det i årene framover vil bli flere eldre med behov for hjelp. Det er stilt spørsmål ved om kommunesektoren vil makte å skaffe nok ressurser til eldreomsorgen, gitt de omsorgsbehovene vi ...

    • Socioeconomic Status and Physicians' Treatment Decisions 

      Brekke, Kurt; Holmås, Tor Helge; Monstad, Karin; Straume, Odd Rune (Working paper; 2-2015, Working paper, 2015-05)
      This paper aims at shedding light on the social gradient by studying the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and provision of health care. Using administrative data on services provided by General Practitioners ...

    • Worried sick? Sickness absence during organizational turmoil 

      Bratberg, Espen; Monstad, Karin (Working Paper, Working paper, 2011-12)
      Sickness absence has risen over the past years in Norway. An explanation put forward is that a tougher labour market represents a health hazard, while a competing hypothesis predicts that loss of job security works as a ...

    • Worried sick? Worker Responses to a Financial Shock 

      Bratberg, Espen; Monstad, Karin (Working paper 07/2013, Working paper, 2013-12)
      Excessive sickness absence may hurt productivity and put a strain on public finances. One explanation put forward for increasing absence rates is that a tougher labour market represents a health hazard. A competing hypothesis ...