• Social Insurance
• Labour Economics
• Microeconometrics

Academic article

• Manduca, Robert; Hell, Maximilian; Adermon, Adrian et al. (2024). Measuring Absolute Income Mobility: Lessons from North America and Europe†. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Holmås, Tor Helge; Monstad, Karin (2020). Health effects of reduced workload for older employees. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Davis, Jonathan; Mazumder, Bhashkar et al. (2016). A comparison of intergenerational mobility curves in Germany, Norway, Sweden, and the US. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Nilsen, Øivind Anti; Vaage, Kjell (2015). Assessing the intergenerational correlation in disability pension recipiency. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Monstad, Karin (2015). Worried sick? Worker responses to a financial shock. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Rieck, Karsten Marshall Elseth; Vaage, Kjell (2014). Intergenerational Earnings Mobility and Divorce. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Naz, Ghazala (2014). Does paternity leave affect mothers' sickness absence?. (external link)
• Gjesdal, Sturla; Bratberg, Espen; Mæland, John Gunnar (2011). Gender differences in disability after sickness absence with musculoskeletal disorders: five-year prospective study of 37,942 women and 26,307 men. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Salvanes, Kjell Gunnar; Vaage, Kjell (2010). Has job stability decreased? Population data from a small open economy. (external link)
• Salvanes, Kjell G.; Bratberg, Espen; Vaage, Kjell (2010). Has Job Stability Decreased? Population Data from a Small Open Economy. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Gjesdal, Sturla; Mæland, John Gunnar (2009). Sickness absence with psychiatric diagnoses: Individual and contextual predictors of permanent disability. (external link)
• Gjesdal, Sturla; Bratberg, Espen; Mæland, John Gunnar (2009). Musculoskeletal impairments in the Norwegian working population: The prognostic role of diagnoses and socioeconomic status a prospective study of sickness absence and transition to disability pension. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Nilsen, Øivind Anti; Vaage, Kjell (2008). Job losses and child outcomes. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Tjøtta, Sigve (2008). Income effects of divorce in families with dependent children. (external link)
• Nilsen, Øivind Anti; Bratberg, Espen; Vaage, Kjell (2008). Job losses and child outcomes. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Nilsen, Øivind Anti; Vaage, Kjell (2007). Trends in intergenerational mobility across offspring's earnings distribution in Norway. (external link)
• Nilsen, Øivind Anti; Bratberg, Espen; Vaage, Kjell (2007). Trends in intergenerational mobility across offspring's earnings distribution in Norway. (external link)
• Holmås, Tor Helge; Bratberg, Espen; Baltagi, Badi (2005). A panel data study of physicians' labor supply: The case of Norway. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Tjøtta, Sigve; Øines, Torgeir (2005). Do voluntary international environmental agreements work?. (external link)
• Askildsen, Jan Erik; Bratberg, Espen; Nilsen, Øivind Anti (2005). Unemployment, labor force composition and sickness absence: a panel data study. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Nilsen, Øivind Anti; Vaage, Kjell (2005). Intergenerational earnings mobility in Norway: Levels and trends. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Nilsen, Øivind Anti; Vaage, Kjell (2005). Intergenerational earnings mobility in Norway: level and trends. (external link)
• Askildsen, Jan Erik; Bratberg, Espen; Nilsen, Øivind Anti (2005). Unemployment, labor force composition and sickness absence: a panel data study. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Holmås, Tor Helge; Thøgersen, Øystein (2004). Assessing the effects of an early retirement program. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Holmås, Tor Helge; Thøgersen, Øystein (2004). Assessing the effects of an early retirement program. (external link)
• Gjesdal, Sturla; Bratberg, Espen (2003). Diagnosis and duration of sickness absence as predictors for disability pension: Results from a three-year, multi-register based and prospective study. (external link)
• Gjesdal, Sturla; Bratberg, Espen (2002). The role of gender in long-term sickness absence and transitions to permanent disability benefits: results from a multiregister based, prospective study in Norway 1990-1995. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Dahl, Svenn-Åge; Risa, Alf Erling (2002). 'The double burden' - do combinations of career and family obligations increase sickness absence among women?. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Grasdal, Astrid L.; Risa, Alf Erling (2002). Evaluating social policy by experimental and nonexperimental methods. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Risa, Alf Erling; Vaage, Kjell (2001). Sosial utjevning og veksten i uføretrygden. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Lommerud, Kjell Erik; Nilsen, Øivind Anti et al. (2001). Utdanning og etablering i arbeidsmarkedet. (external link)
• Askildsen, Jan Erik; Bratberg, Espen; Nilsen, Øivind Anti (2000). Hva kan forklare det økte sykefraværet?. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Vaage, Kjell (2000). Spell durations with long unemployment insurance periods. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Nilsen, Øivind Anti (2000). Transitions from school to work and the early labour market experience. (external link)
• Askildsen, Jan Erik; Bratberg, Espen; Nilsen, Øivind Anti (2000). Hvorfor stiger sykefraværet i oppgangstider?. (external link)
• Askildsen, Jan Erik; Bratberg, Espen; Nilsen, Øivind Anti (2000). Hva kan forklare det økte sykefraværet?. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Nilsen, Øivind Anti (2000). Transitions from school to work and the early labour market experience. (external link)
• Nilsen, Øivind Anti; Askildsen, Jan Erik; Bratberg, Espen (2000). Hva kan forklare det økte sykefraværet?. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Vaage, Kjell (2000). Spell durations with long unemployment insurance periods. (external link)
• Nilsen, Øivind Anti; Askildsen, Jan Erik; Bratberg, Espen (2000). Hva kan forklare det økte sykefraværet?. (external link)
• Askildsen, Jan Erik; Bratberg, Espen; Nilsen, Øivind Anti (2000). Hvorfor stiger sykefraværet i oppgangstider?. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (1999). Disability Retirement in a Welfare State. (external link)
• Thue, Geir; Sandberg, S.; Bratberg, Espen et al. (1993). Dry chemistry instruments on primary care. I. Operating conditions and financial considerations. (external link)
• Thue, Geir; Sandberg, S.; Bratberg, Espen et al. (1993). Dry chemistry in primary care. I. Operating conditions and financial considerations. (external link)

Report

• Vaage, Kjell; Bratberg, Espen; Holmås, Tor Helge et al. (2023). Health and unemployment during a negative labour demand shock. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Monstad, Karin; Steskal, Darina (2023). The impact of access to apprenticeship on dropout and early labour market outcomes. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Monstad, Karin; Steskal, Darina (2022). Effect of dropout on labour market outcomes for upper secondary vocational track students. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Monstad, Karin; Steskal, Darina (2021). Consequences of drop-out from upper secondary education. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Manduca, Robert; Hell, Maximilian et al. (2020). Trends in Absolute Income Mobility in North America and Europe. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Holmås, Tor Helge; Monstad, Karin (2018). Health effects of reduced workload for older employees. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Holmås, Tor Helge; Monstad, Karin (2017). The causal effect of workload on the labour supply of older employees. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Davis, Jonas; Mazumder, Bhashkar et al. (2015). A comparison of intergenerational mobility curves in Germany, Norway, Sweden and the U.S. (external link)
• Monstad, Karin; Bratberg, Espen (2013). Worried sick? Worker Responses to a Financial Shock. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Nilsen, Øivind Anti; Vaage, Kjell (2012). Is Recipiency of Disability Pension Hereditary?. (external link)
• Grasdal, Astrid; Bratberg, Espen; Andersland, Leroy et al. (2012). Veier til gradert eller full uførepensjon. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Monstad, Karin (2012). Worried sick? Worker responses to organizational turmoil. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Nilsen, Øivind Anti; Vaage, Kjell (2012). Is recipiency of disability pension hereditary?. (external link)
• Monstad, Karin; Bratberg, Espen (2011). Worried sick? Sickness absence during organizational turmoil. (external link)
• Vaage, Kjell; Bratberg, Espen; Rieck, Karsten M. E. (2011). Intergenerational Earnings Mobility and Divorce. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Holmås, Tor Helge; Islam, M. Kamrul et al. (2010). Teachers' sickness absence in primary schools: A panel data multilevel analysis. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Naz, Ghazala (2009). Does paternity leave affect mothers’ sickness absence?. (external link)
• Grasdal, Astrid; Bratberg, Espen; Vaage, Kjell et al. (2007). Kunnskapsoversikt om insentiv- og fordelingsvirkninger av trygdeordninger for midlertidig inntektssikring ved sykdom, rehabilitering, attføring og uførhet. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Gjesdal, Sturla; Mæland, John Gunnar (2007). Individual and contextual predictors of permanent disability after sickness absence with psychiatric diagnoses: Population based prospective cohort study. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Nilsen, Øivind Anti; Vaage, Kjell (2007). Job losses and child outcomes. (external link)
• Nilsen, Øivind Anti; Bratberg, Espen; Vaage, Kjell (2007). Job losses and child outcomes. (external link)
• Gjesdal, Sturla; Mæland, John Gunnar; Bratberg, Espen (2006). Musculoskeletal impairments and disability among women and men in the Norwegian working population: a multi-register based study 1997-2002. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Salvanes, Kjell Gunnar; Vaage, Kjell (2006). Has job stability decreased in Norway?. (external link)
• Gjesdal, Sturla; Bratberg, Espen; Mæland, John Gunnar (2006). Musculoskeletal impairments and disability among women and men in the Norwegian working population. A national multi-register based study 1997-2002. (external link)
• Salvanes, Kjell G.; Bratberg, Espen; Vaage, Kjell (2006). Has job stability decreased in Norway?. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Nilsen, Øivind Anti; Vaage, Kjell (2005). Intergenerational mobility: Trends across the earnings distribution. (external link)
• Nilsen, Øivind Anti; Bratberg, Espen; Vaage, Kjell (2005). Intergenerational mobility: trends across the earnings distribution. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Nilsen, Øivind Anti; Vaage, Kjell (2005). Intergenerational mobility : trends across the earnings distribution. (external link)
• Nilsen, Øivind Anti; Bratberg, Espen; Vaage, Kjell (2005). Intergenerational mobility: trends across the earnings distribution. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Tjøtta, Sigve; Øines, Torgeir (2003). Do voluntary international environmental agreements work?. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Nilsen, Øivind Anti; Vaage, Kjell (2003). Assessing changes in intergenerational earnings mobility. (external link)
• Baltagi, Badi H.; Bratberg, Espen; Holmås, Tor Helge (2003). A panel data study of physicians labor supply: The case of Norway. (external link)
• Baltagi, Badi H.; Bratberg, Espen; Holmås, Tor Helge (2003). A panel data study of physicians' labor supply: The case of Norway. (external link)
• Askildsen, Jan Erik; Bratberg, Espen; Nilsen, Øivind Anti (2002). Unemployment, labour force composition and sickness absence. A panel data study. (external link)
• Askildsen, Jan Erik; Bratberg, Espen; Nilsen, Øivind Anti (2002). Unemployment, labour force composition and sickness absence: a panel data study. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Tjøtta, Sigve (2002). Income effects of divorce in families with dependent children. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Nilsen, Øivind Anti; Vaage, Kjell (2002). Assessing changes in intergenerational earnings mobility. (external link)
• Askildsen, Jan Erik; Bratberg, Espen; Nilsen, Øivind Anti (2002). Unemployment, labour force composition and sickness absence. A panel data study. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Nilsen, Øivind Anti; Vaage, Kjell (2002). Assessing changes in intergenerational earnings mobility. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Tjøtta, Sigve (2002). Income effects of divorce in families with dependent children. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Holgersen, Lars P.; Vårdal, Erling (2001). Explaining off-farm labour supply: The importance of income. (external link)
• Gjesdal, Sturla; Bratberg, Espen (2001). Diagnosis and duration in sickness-absence as predictors for disability pension. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Grasdal, Astrid Louise; Risa, Alf Erling (2000). Evaluating social policy by experimental and nonexperimental methods. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Holmås, Tor Helge; Thøgersen, Øystein (2000). Assessing the effects of early retirement programs. (external link)
• Askildsen, Jan Erik; Bratberg, Espen; Nilsen, Øivind Anti (2000). Sickness absence over the business cycle. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Risa, Alf Erling (2000). Insentivvirkninger i helserelaterte trygdeordninger. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Grasdal, Astrid L.; Risa, Alf Erling (2000). Evaluating social policy by experimental and nonexperimental methods. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Holmås, Tor Helge; Thøgersen, Øystein (2000). Assessing the effects of early retirement programs. (external link)
• Askildsen, Jan Erik; Bratberg, Espen; Nilsen, Øivind Anti (2000). Sickness absence over the business cycle. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Risa, Alf Erling (2000). Insentivvirkninger i helserelaterte trygdeordninger. (external link)
• Thøgersen, Øystein; Bratberg, Espen; Holmås, Tor Helge (2000). Assessing the effects of early retirement programs. (external link)
• Thøgersen, Øystein; Bratberg, Espen; Holmås, Tor Helge (2000). Assessing the effects of early retirement programs. (external link)
• Tjøtta, Sigve; Bratberg, Espen (1999). Levekår i barnefamilier etter skilsmisse. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Legernes, Lars Einar; Vårdal, Erling (1999). From Fixers to Floaters: An Empirical Analysis of the Decline in Fixed Exchange Rate Regimes 1973-1995. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Dahl, Svenn-Åge; Risa, Alf Erling (1998). Kvinners sykefravær. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Nilsen, Øivind Anti (1998). Transitions from school to work: Search time and job duration. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Dahl, Svenn-Åge; Risa, Alf Erling (1998). "The double burden" - Are modern females overworked by career and family?. (external link)
• Holmås, Tor Helge; Bratberg, Espen (1998). Tidligpensjonering. En empirisk analyse. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Kjell, Vaage (1996). Spell durations with long unemployment insurance period. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (1996). Sickness duration and disability eligibility. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (1994). Short run exits from long term sickness. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Risa, Alf Erling (1992). Technological diffusion trough profit seeking and epidemic information processes. (external link)

Masters thesis

• Kaur, Jaspreet; Bratberg, Espen (2023). Helseeffekter av oljekrisen i 2014. Masteroppgave. (external link)
• Borthen, Dina; Bratberg, Espen (2023). Effekten av introduksjonsprogrammet for flyktninger. Masteroppgave. (external link)
• Krokedal, Linn; Bratberg, Espen (2022). Arbeidsavklaringspenger. En sammenligning med erstattede ordninger. Masteroppgave. (external link)
• Sørlie, Thea Kristine Hovelsrud; Bratberg, Espen (2022). Uføretrygdet som ung voksen. En sammenlikning av uførerisikoen i 1996 og 2019. Masteroppgave. (external link)
• Kjøge, Fredrik Alexander; Bratberg, Espen (2022). Kjønnsforskjeller i uføretrygden. Masteroppgave. (external link)
• Vigsø, Kristian Bjørndal; Bratberg, Espen (2021). Hvem emigrerer fra Norge? Masteroppgave. (external link)
• Mundal, Else; Bratberg, Espen (2020). Intergenerasjonell inntektsmobilitet: Betydninga av familiestorleik og plassering i søskenflokken. (external link)
• Langaas, Sverre Falck; Bratberg, Espen; Aakvik, Arild (2020). Intergenerasjonell inntektsmobilitet: hvordan forklare den geografiske variasjonen?. (external link)
• Nytun, Magnus Pettersen; Bratberg, Espen (2019). Intergenerasjonell inntektsmobilitet: En undersøkelse av persistens i inntektsulikhet mellom innvandrere og nordmenn i Norge. (external link)
• Helset, Peder Grimstad; Bratberg, Espen (2019). Innvandra og innfødde nordmenn sin intergenerasjonelle mobilitet. (external link)
• Lyngroth, Cedrik Andersen; Bratberg, Espen (2018). Kostnader av sykemelding for enkeltindividet. (external link)
• Hägglund, Debora Eva E.; Bratberg, Espen; Gabrielsen, Tommy Staahl (2017). Informasjon og konkurranse i det norske dagligvaremarkedet. (external link)
• Eikrem, Amund S; Bratberg, Espen (2017). Overgangen frå utdanning til arbeid - jobbsøk og tidleg utfall i arbeidsmarknaden. (external link)
• Larsson, Gunnar; Bratberg, Espen (2017). Arbeidsavklaringspenger. En sammenligning med tidligere ordninger. (external link)
• Børslien, Maren Eimind; Bratberg, Espen (2016). Regionale variasjonar i intergenerasjonell mobilitet i Noreg. Masteroppgave. (external link)
• Alne, Ragnar Hjellset; Bratberg, Espen; Vaage, Kjell (2016). Uførereformen 2015 - En effektevaluering. Masteroppgave. (external link)
• Larssen, Dag Ove; Bratberg, Espen (2016). Intergenerasjonell inntektsmobilitet og intragenerasjonell inntektsulikhet. Masteroppgave. (external link)
• Maren Eimind, Børslien; Bratberg, Espen (2016). Regionale variasjonar i intergenerasjonell mobilitet i Noreg. Masteroppgave. (external link)
• Svorstøl, Marita; Bratberg, Espen (2016). Sosial og geografisk mobilitet. Masteroppgave. (external link)
• Schnelle, Kenneth; Bratberg, Espen; Vaage, Kjell (2015). Intergenerational Mobility in Norway: Transition Probabilities and Directional Rank Mobility. Mastergradsoppgave. (external link)
• Sognefest-Haaland, Johanne; Bratberg, Espen (2015). En empirisk analyse av jobbmobilitet mellom offentlig og privat sektor. Masteroppgave. (external link)
• Sortland, Magne; Bratberg, Espen; Vaage, Kjell (2015). Sannsynligheten for overgang til uføretrygd etter endt sykemelding – En forløpsanalyse. Masteroppgave. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Svetlakova, Nadezda (2013). Yrkesdeltakelse blant norske og innvandrerkvinner i 1993-2008. Masteroppgave. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Abrahamsen, Signe Aase (2013). En effektevaluering av ordningen med tidsbegrenset uførestønad. Masteroppgave. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Haugen, Rune (2013). Gradert uførepensjon. En empirisk analyse av pensjonstilgangen og utviklingen i årene etter. Masteroppgave. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Hagen, Kristin (2012). Hvorfor blir det flere unge uføre? En sammenlikning av uførerisikoen for unge voksne i 1992 og 2001. Masteroppgave. (external link)

Lecture

• Bratberg, Espen; Monstad, Karin; Steskal, Darina (2021). The consequences of drop-out from upper secondary education. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Monstad, Karin (2014). Syk av bekymring? Sykefravær og finanskrise. (external link)

Academic lecture

• Steskal, Darina; Monstad, Karin; Bratberg, Espen (2020). Drop-out effects using access to apprenticeship contracts as instruments (WP5). (external link)
• Monstad, Karin; Bratberg, Espen; Holmås, Tor Helge (2017). The causal effect of workload on labour supply of older employees. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2016). Effekter av redusert arbeidstid for eldre. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2015). A Comparison of Intergenerational Mobility Curves in Germany, Norway, Sweden and the US . (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Monstad, Karin (2014). Worried sick? Worker responses to a financial shock. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Monstad, Karin (2013). Syk av bekymring? Sykefravær i en krisetid. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2013). Assessing the Intergenerational Correlation in Disability Pension Recipiency. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Monstad, Karin (2013). Worried sick? Sickness absence during organizational turmoil. (external link)
• Monstad, Karin; Bratberg, Espen (2012). Worried sick?Sickness absence during organizational turmoil. (external link)
• Monstad, Karin; Bratberg, Espen (2012). Worried sick? Sickness absence during organizational turmoil. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2012). Is Recipiency of Disability Pension Hereditary?. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2011). Intergenerational earnings mobility and divorce. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2011). Worried sick? Sickness absence during organizational turmoil. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2010). Timing of School Tracking and High School Dropout. The Effect of a School Reform. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2007). Job losses and child outcomes. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2007). Job losses and child outcomes. (external link)
• Gjesdal, Sturla; Bratberg, Espen; Mæland, John Gunnar (2007). The gender-gap in musculoskeletal morbidity - biological or socioeconomic explanations?. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2006). Applications and awards for disability pensions: The Norwegian case. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2006). Decreasing job stability in Norway?. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2006). Applications and awards for disability benefits. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2005). Applications and awards for disability pensions: The Norwegian case. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2005). Applications and awards for disability pensions: The Norwegian case. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2005). Applications and awards for disability pensions: The Norwegian case. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2004). Norge er i verdenstoppen i antall uføre. Hva kan årsakene være?. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2003). Inntektsvirkninger av skilsmisse. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2003). Assessing changes in intergenerational earnings mobiility. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2003). Assessing the effects of an early retirement program. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2003). Assessing changes in intergenerational earnings mobility. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2003). Assessing changes in intergenerational earnings mobility. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2003). A panel data study of physicians' labor supply: The case of Norway. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2003). A panel data study of physicians' labor supply: The case of Norway. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Tjøtta, Sigve; Øines, Torgeir (2003). Do voluntary international enviromental agreements work?. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2003). A panel data study of physicians' labor supply: The case of Norway. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2003). Overganger til uføretrygd estimert med registerdata. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2002). Sickness absence and unemployment. A panel data study. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2002). Assessing changes in intergenerational earnings mobility. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2002). Unemployment, labour force composition and sickness absence. A panel data study. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2001). Sickness absence and unemployment. A panel data study. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2001). Evaluating social policy by experimental and nonexperimental methods. (external link)
• Gjesdal, Sturla; Bratberg, Espen (2001). The role of gender in long-term sickness absence and transition to disability pension. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2001). Sykefravær og arbeidsledighet. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2001). Empiriske resultater om sykmelding og uføretrygd. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2000). Assessing the effects of early retirement programs. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2000). Sickness absence and business cycles. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2000). Transitions from school to work: Search time and job duration. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2000). Assessing the effects of early retirement programs. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2000). Evaluation in a changing welfare state: Experiments and accumulation of knowledge. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2000). Sickness absence over the business cycle. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2000). Assessing the effects of early retirement programs. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2000). Sickness absence over the business cycle. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2000). Transitions from school to work: Search time and job duration. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2000). Assessing the effects of early retirement programs. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (1999). Transitions from school to work. Search time and job duration. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (1999). Transitions from school to work. Search time and job duration. (external link)
• Askilsen, Jan Erik; Bratberg, Espen; Nilsen, Øivind Anti (1999). Sickness absenteeism: Sectoral and business cycle differences. (external link)
• Nilsen, Øivind Anti; Bratberg, Espen (1999). Transitions from school to work: Search time and job duration. (external link)
• Askildsen, Jan Erik; Bratberg, Espen; Nilsen, Øivind Anti (1999). Sickness absenteeism: Sectoral and business cycle differences. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (1998). Transitions from School to Work: Search Time and Job Duration". (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (1998). 'The Double Burden' - Are Modern Females Overworked by Career and Family?. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (1998). 'The Double Burden' - Are Modern Females Overworked by Career and Family?. (external link)

Doctoral dissertation

• Andersland, Leroy; Løken, Katrine Vellesen; Bratberg, Espen (2018). Four Essays on the Determinants of Human Capital Accumulation in Norway . (external link)
• Kostøl, Andreas Ravndal; Mogstad, Magne; Bratberg, Espen et al. (2017). Causes and Consequences of Labor Market Mismatch and the Rise in Disability Insurance Receipt . (external link)
• Fløgstad, Cathrin Ness; Hagen, Rune Jansen; Bratberg, Espen (2017). Aid and public debt: Essays on fo eign and domestic capital flows in developing countries . (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Osland , Liv Aileen (2008). Spatial Variation in Housing Prices: Econometric Analyses of Regional Housing Markets. (external link)
• Robberstad, Bjarne; Norheim, Ole Frithjof; Kvåle, Gunnar et al. (2005). Economic evaluation of health interventions in sub-Saharan Africa : applied economic evaluations and studies on time preferences for health in Tanzania. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (1996). Incentives in social insurance. (external link)

Feature article

• Bratberg, Espen; Vaage, Kjell (2015). Norge er fortsatt på trygdetoppen. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Grasdal, Astrid (2013). Dagens unge kan bli nødt til å jobbe 165 timer mer i året. (external link)
• Tjøtta, Sigve; Bratberg, Espen (2000). Skaper fattige fedre. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2000). Skaper fattige fedre. (external link)
• Tjøtta, Sigve; Bratberg, Espen (1999). Anmeldt rapporten Levekår i barnefamilier etter skilsmisse. (external link)
• Tjøtta, Sigve; Bratberg, Espen (1999). Levekår i barnefamilier etter skilsmisse. (external link)

Popular scientific lecture

• Monstad, Karin; Bratberg, Espen (2014). Sjuk av bekymring? Sjukefråvær i organisasjonar i krise. (external link)
• Monstad, Karin; Bratberg, Espen (2013). Krise kan gje kortare sjukefråvær. (external link)
• Monstad, Karin; Bratberg, Espen (2011). Worried sick? Sickness absence under organizational turmoil. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2008). Hva vet vi om sykefraværet?. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2008). Kan arbeidsmarkedspolitikken fremskynde tilbakevending til arbeidsmarkedet? Norske forskningsresultater. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2007). Utstøtning blant yngre. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2007). Utstøtning blant yngre. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2000). Sickness absence and business cycles. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2000). Evaluation in a changing welfare state: Experiments and accumulation of knowledge. (external link)
• Lommerud, Kjell Erik; Bratberg, Espen; Nilsen, Øivind Anti et al. (1999). Utdanning, ungdom og overganger. (external link)
• Askildsen, Jan Erik; Bratberg, Espen; Nilsen, Øivind Anti (1999). Sickness absenteeism: Sectoral and business cycle differences. (external link)

Interview

• Monstad, Karin; Bratberg, Espen (2014). Redsel for å miste jobben minskar sjukefråveret. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Vaage, Kjell (2005). Vil neppe stå lenger i arbeidslivet. Stortingets pensjonskompromiss stimulerer ikke folk til å stå lenger i arbeidslivet. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2005). Nettprat: Heller trygd enn dårlig jobb. Flere 30- og 40-åringer blir uføretrygdet. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2005). Heller trygd enn dårlig jobb. Flere 30- og 40-åringer blir uføretrygdet. (external link)
• Nilsen, Øivind Anti; Bratberg, Espen; Vaage, Kjell (2005). Lettere å klatre sosialt. Fedrenes status betyr mindre enn før. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen (2002). Myter for fall i debatten om sykefravær. (external link)
• Tjøtta, Sigve; Bratberg, Espen (2002). Postiv norsk rapport - Miljøavtaler virker. (external link)

Poster

• Monstad, Karin; Bratberg, Espen (2012). Worried sick? Worker response to organizational turmoil. (external link)

Abstract

• Bratberg, Espen; Gjesdal, Sturla; Mæland, John Gunnar (2007). Individual and contextual determinants of long-term sickness absence and disability pensioning with psychiatric diagnoses: population-based prospective cohort study. (external link)

Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

• Bratberg, Espen; Salvanes, Kjell Gunnar; Vaage, Kjell (2006). Avtakande jobbstabilitet i Noreg?. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Salvanes, Kjell G.; Vaage, Kjell (2006). Avtakande jobbstabilitet i Noreg?. (external link)
• Grasdal, Astrid L.; Bratberg, Espen; Risa, Alf Erling (2001). Økonomisk evaluering av rehabiliteringstiltak. (external link)
• Bratberg, Espen; Grasdal, Astrid L.; Risa, Alf Erling (2001). Økonomisk evaluering av rehabiliteringstiltak. (external link)
• Thøgersen, Øystein; Bratberg, Espen; Holmås, Tor Helge (1998). Økonomiske incentiver og tidligpensjonering. (external link)

Popular scientific article

• Askildsen, Jan Erik; Bratberg, Espen; Nilsen, Øivind Anti (2004). Svingninger i sykefraværet: Er arbeidsledigheten avgjørende?. (external link)
• Askildsen, Jan Erik; Bratberg, Espen; Nilsen, Øivind Anti (2004). Svingninger i sykefraværet: Er arbeidsledigheten avgjørende?. (external link)

Reader opinion piece

• Tjøtta, Sigve; Bratberg, Espen (2000). Skaper fattige fedre. (external link)

See a complete overview of publications in Cristin.

SELECTED INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS

Robert Manduca , Maximilian Hell, Adrian Adermon, Jo Blanden, Espen Bratberg, Anne Gielin, Hans van Kippersluis, Keun Bok Lee, Stephen Machin, Martin D. Munk, Martin Nybom, Yuri Ostrovsky, Sumaiya Rahman, and Outi Sirniö: Measuring Absolute Income Mobility: Lessons from North America and Europe. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, VOL. 16, NO. 2, APRIL 2024, (pp. 1–30)

Health effects of reduced workload for older employees. (With Tor Helge Holmås and Karin Monstad). Health Economics, 29(5), 554-566, 2020, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/hec.4002  

A Comparison of Intergenerational Mobility Curves in Germany, Norway, Sweden and the U.S. (With J Davies, M Nybom, B Mazumder, D Schnitzlein, K Vaage). Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 119(1), 72-101, 2017

Worried sick? Worker responses to a financial shock (with Karin Monstad). Labour Economics, 33, 111-120, 2015

Intergenerational correlation in disability benefits recipiency. Oxford Economic Papers, 67.(2)  205-226. 2015 (with Øivind A Nilsen and Kjell Vaage)

Does paternity leave affect mothers' sickness absence? European Sociological Review, 0(4), 500-511,  2014 (with Ghazala Naz). doi: 10.1093/esr/jcu058

Intergenerational Earnings Mobility and Divorce. Journal of Population Economics, 27(4), 2014, 1107-1126 (with Karsten Rieck and Kjell Vaage). Online version: http://rd.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00148-014-0515-y

Gender differences in disability after sickness absence with musculoskeletal disorders. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 12 (37), 2011, http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/12/37. (With Sturla Gjesdal and John G Mæland)

Has job stability decreased? Population data from a small open economy. Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 112 (1), 163-183, 2010. (With Kjell G Salvanes and Kjell Vaage)

Musculoskeletal impairments in the Norwegian working population: the prognostic role of diagnoses and socioeconomic status. A prospective study of sickness absence and transition to disability pension. Spine, 34(14), 2009, 1519-1525. (With Sturla Gjesdal and John G Mæland.) 

Sickness absence with psychiatric diagnoses: Individual and contextual predictors of permanent disability. Health and Place, 15(1), 2009, 308-314. (With Sturla Gjesdal and John G Mæland.)   

Job losses and child outcomes. Labour Economics, 15, 2008, 591-603. (With Øivind A Nilsen and Kjell Vaage.)  

Income effects of divorce in families with dependent children. Journal of Population Economics, 21(2), 2008, 439-461. (With Sigve Tjøtta) 

Trends in intergenerational mobility across offspring's earnings distribution in Norway. Industrial Relations, 46(1), 2007, 112-129. (With Øivind A. Nilsen and Kjell Vaage.) 

Do voluntary international environmental agreements work? Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 50(3), 2005, 583-597. (With Sigve Tjøtta and Torgeir Øines.) 

Intergenerational earnings mobility in Norway: Levels and trends. Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 107(3), 2005, 419-435. (With Øivind A. Nilsen and Kjell Vaage.) 

Unemployment, labor force composition and sickness absence: A panel data study. Health Economics, 14(11), 2005, 1087-1101. (With Jan Erik Askildsen and Øivind Anti Nilsen.) 

A panel data study of physicians' labor supply: The case of Norway. Health Economics, 14 (10), 2005, 1035-1045. (With Badi H. Baltagi and Tor Helge Holmås.) 

Assessing the effects of an early retirement program. Journal of Population Economics, 17(3), 2004, 387 - 408. (With Tor Helge Holmås and Øystein Thøgersen.) 

Diagnosis and duration in sick-absence as predictors for disability pension. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 31(3), 2003, 246-254. (With Sturla Gjesdal.) 

The role of gender in long-term sickness absence and transition to permanent disability benefits. Results from a multiregister based, prospective study in Norway 1990-1995. European Journal of Public Health,  12(3), 2002, 180-186. (With Sturla Gjesdal.) 

'The double burden' - Do combinations of career and family obligations increase sickness absence among women? European Sociological Review, 18(2), 2002, 233-249. (With Svenn-Åge Dahl and Alf Erling Risa.) 

Evaluating social policy by experimental and nonexperimental methods. Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 104 (1), 147-171, 2002. (With Astrid Grasdal and Alf Erling Risa.) 

Transitions from school to work: Search time and job duration. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 62, 2000, 909-929. (With Øivind Anti Nilsen.) 

Spell durations with long unemployment insurance periods. Labour Economics, 7 (2),  153-180, 2000. (With Kjell Vaage.) 

Disability retirement in a welfare state. Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 101(1), 1999, 97-114. 

WORK IN PROGRESS

Espen Bratberg, Karin Monstad, and Darina Steskal: Effect of dropout on labour market outcomes for upper secondary vocational track students Working Paper 06/22, Department of Economics

• 1996 Dr polit i samfunnsøkonomi, Universitetet i Bergen
• 2004 Professor i samfunnsøkonomi, Universitetet i Bergen