• Social Insurance
• Labour Economics
• Microeconometrics

Academic article

• Sturla Gjesdal; Espen Bratberg (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)
• Espen Bratberg; Kjell Vaage (2000). Spell durations with long unemployment insurance periods. (external link)
• Øivind A Nilsen; Espen Bratberg; Kjell Vaage (2008). Job losses and child outcomes. (external link)
• Espen Bratberg; Øivind Anti Nilsen (2000). Transitions from school to work and the early labour market experience. (external link)
• Espen Bratberg; Tor Helge Holmås; Øystein Thøgersen (2004). Assessing the effects of an early retirement program. (external link)
• Øivind A Nilsen; Espen Bratberg; Kjell Vaage (2007). Trends in intergenerational mobility across offspring's earnings distribution in Norway. (external link)
• Espen Bratberg; Alf Erling Risa; Kjell Vaage (2001). Sosial utjevning og veksten i uføretrygden. (external link)
• Jan Erik Askildsen; Espen Bratberg; Øivind Anti Nilsen (2000). Hva kan forklare det økte sykefraværet?. (external link)
• Espen Bratberg; Ghazala Naz (2014). Does paternity leave affect mothers' sickness absence?. (external link)
• Espen Bratberg; Sigve Tjøtta (2008). Income effects of divorce in families with dependent children. (external link)
• Espen Bratberg; Tor Helge Holmås; Karin Monstad (2020). Health effects of reduced workload for older employees. (external link)
• Espen Bratberg; Jonathan Davis; Bhashkar Mazumder et al. (2016). A comparison of intergenerational mobility curves in Germany, Norway, Sweden, and the US. (external link)
• Jan Erik Askildsen; Espen Bratberg; Øivind Anti Nilsen (2000). Hvorfor stiger sykefraværet i oppgangstider?. (external link)
• Espen Bratberg; Kjell Vaage (2000). Spell durations with long unemployment insurance periods. (external link)
• Espen Bratberg; Karin Monstad (2015). Worried sick? Worker responses to a financial shock. (external link)
• Espen Bratberg; Astrid L. Grasdal; Alf Erling Risa (2002). Evaluating social policy by experimental and nonexperimental methods. (external link)
• Espen Bratberg (1999). Disability Retirement in a Welfare State. (external link)
• Espen Bratberg; Karsten Marshall Elseth Rieck; Kjell Vaage (2014). Intergenerational Earnings Mobility and Divorce. (external link)
• Espen Bratberg; Øivind A Nilsen; Kjell Vaage (2007). Trends in intergenerational mobility across offspring's earnings distribution in Norway. (external link)
• Espen Bratberg; Øivind A Nilsen; Kjell Vaage (2008). Job losses and child outcomes. (external link)
• Espen Bratberg; Tor Helge Holmås; Øystein Thøgersen (2004). Assessing the effects of an early retirement program. (external link)
• Jan Erik Askildsen; Espen Bratberg; Øivind A Nilsen (2005). Unemployment, labor force composition and sickness absence: a panel data study. (external link)
• Espen Bratberg; Øivind Anti Nilsen; Kjell Vaage (2005). Intergenerational earnings mobility in Norway: Levels and trends. (external link)
• Espen Bratberg; Svenn-Åge Dahl; Alf Erling Risa (2002). 'The double burden' - do combinations of career and family obligations increase sickness absence among women?. (external link)
• Espen Bratberg; Sigve Tjøtta; Torgeir Øines (2005). Do voluntary international environmental agreements work?. (external link)
• Espen Bratberg; Karin Monstad; Darina Steskal (2025). The impact of access to apprenticeship on dropout and early labour market outcomes. (external link)
• Espen Bratberg; Kjell Erik Lommerud; Øivind Anti Nilsen et al. (2001). Utdanning og etablering i arbeidsmarkedet. (external link)
• Sturla Gjesdal; Espen Bratberg (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)
• Tor Helge Holmås; Espen Bratberg; Badi Baltagi (2005). A panel data study of physicians' labor supply: The case of Norway. (external link)
• Øivind Anti Nilsen; Jan Erik Askildsen; Espen Bratberg (2000). Hva kan forklare det økte sykefraværet?. (external link)
• Espen Bratberg; Sturla Gjesdal; John Gunnar Mæland (2009). Sickness absence with psychiatric diagnoses: Individual and contextual predictors of permanent disability. (external link)
• Geir Thue; S. Sandberg; Espen Bratberg et al. (1993). Dry chemistry instruments on primary care. I. Operating conditions and financial considerations. (external link)
• Jan Erik Askildsen; Espen Bratberg; Øivind A Nilsen (2005). Unemployment, labor force composition and sickness absence: a panel data study. (external link)
• Espen Bratberg; Tor Helge Holmås; Egil Kjerstad et al. (2025). Health and Unemployment During a Negative Labor Demand Shock. (external link)
• Jan Erik Askildsen; Espen Bratberg; Øivind Anti Nilsen (2000). Hvorfor stiger sykefraværet i oppgangstider?. (external link)
• Espen Bratberg; Kjell Gunnar Salvanes; Kjell Vaage (2010). Has job stability decreased? Population data from a small open economy. (external link)
• Robert Manduca; Maximilian Hell; Adrian Adermon et al. (2024). Measuring Absolute Income Mobility: Lessons from North America and Europe†. (external link)
• Sturla Gjesdal; Espen Bratberg; John Gunnar Mæland (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)
• Øivind Anti Nilsen; Jan Erik Askildsen; Espen Bratberg (2000). Hva kan forklare det økte sykefraværet?. (external link)
• Jan Erik Askildsen; Espen Bratberg; Øivind Anti Nilsen (2000). Hva kan forklare det økte sykefraværet?. (external link)
• Espen Bratberg; Øivind Anti Nilsen (2000). Transitions from school to work and the early labour market experience. (external link)
• Geir Thue; S. Sandberg; Espen Bratberg et al. (1993). Dry chemistry in primary care. I. Operating conditions and financial considerations. (external link)
• Kjell G. Salvanes; Espen Bratberg; Kjell Vaage (2010). Has Job Stability Decreased? Population Data from a Small Open Economy. (external link)
• Sturla Gjesdal; Espen Bratberg; John Gunnar Mæland (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)
• Espen Bratberg; Øivind Anti Nilsen; Kjell Vaage (2005). Intergenerational earnings mobility in Norway: level and trends. (external link)
• Espen Bratberg; Øivind A Nilsen; Kjell Vaage (2015). Assessing the intergenerational correlation in disability pension recipiency. (external link)

Research report

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

Academic book chapter

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

Master’s thesis

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

Popular science article

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

Conference lecture

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

Doctoral thesis (PhD)

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

Lecture

• Espen Bratberg (2007). Utstøtning blant yngre. (external link)
• Espen Bratberg; Karin Monstad; Darina Steskal (2021). The consequences of drop-out from upper secondary education. (external link)
• Espen Bratberg (2008). Hva vet vi om sykefraværet?. (external link)
• Espen Bratberg (2007). Utstøtning blant yngre. (external link)
• Espen Bratberg (2000). Sickness absence and business cycles. (external link)
• Espen Bratberg (2000). Evaluation in a changing welfare state: Experiments and accumulation of knowledge. (external link)
• Karin Monstad; Espen Bratberg (2011). Worried sick? Sickness absence under organizational turmoil. (external link)
• Kjell Erik Lommerud; Espen Bratberg; Øivind Anti Nilsen et al. (1999). Utdanning, ungdom og overganger. (external link)
• Espen Bratberg; Karin Monstad (2014). Syk av bekymring? Sykefravær og finanskrise. (external link)
• Karin Monstad; Espen Bratberg (2013). Krise kan gje kortare sjukefråvær. (external link)
• Karin Monstad; Espen Bratberg (2014). Sjuk av bekymring? Sjukefråvær i organisasjonar i krise. (external link)
• Espen Bratberg (2008). Kan arbeidsmarkedspolitikken fremskynde tilbakevending til arbeidsmarkedet? Norske forskningsresultater. (external link)
• Jan Erik Askildsen; Espen Bratberg; Øivind Anti Nilsen (1999). Sickness absenteeism: Sectoral and business cycle differences. (external link)

Conference poster

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

Media interview

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

Media feature article

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

Letter to the editor

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

Conference abstract

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

See a complete overview of publications in Cristin.

SELECTED INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS

Espen Bratberg, Karin Monstad, and Darina Steskal: The impact of access to apprenticeship on dropout and early labour market outcomes. Accepted for publication, International Journal of Educational Research.

Espen Bratberg, Tor Helge Holmås, Egil Kjerstad, and Kjell Vaage: Health and unemployment during a negative labour demand shock. Accepted for publication, Health Economics.

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. 

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