We show that entrepreneurs are co-located within cities. One plausible source of such
spatial clustering is local social interactions, where individuals' decisions to become …

This article investigates how welfare generosity and active labour market policies relate to
employment commitment. As social policy is increasingly directed towards stimulating …

This article begins by discussing the various empirical strategies that have been used to
identify a causal relationship between peers, neighborhoods, or social contacts and an …

Dette er hovedrapporten for prosjektet Evaluering av lA-avtalen og nye regler for å redusere
sykefraværet. Evalueringsarbeidet har pågått i perioden februar 2008 til juni 2009 og …

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 …

This Ph. D. dissertation is a study of the experiences users have with the
Norwegianemployment and welfare administration in the context of a major reform process …

In this paper we explore the reasons for the apparent convergence in sickness and disability
policies across the OECD, asking whether and to what extent policy convergence should be …

År 1994 lanserades SAMS-indelningen som alltsedan dess har använts i svenska studier av
grannskapseffekter. Här visas att dessa områden inte är så homogena som det ibland …

This paper describes the development of population health and disability insurance
utilization for older workers in Sweden and analyzes the relation between the two. We use …

Rapporten analyserar skillnaden i sjukfrånvaro (både sjukpenning och sjuk-och
aktivitetsersättning (SA)) mellan kvinnor och män i Sverige och varför skillnaden har ökat …