Senter for velferds- og arbeidslivsforskning (SVA)
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Uptake of cash benefits among children with a disability in Norway: The role of parental socioeconomic characteristics and immigrant background
(International Journal of Social Welfare;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Caring for a disabled child involves both indirect and direct economic costs, which in turn may create a financial burden for the family. Using Norway as a case, we examine if public compensatory measures reach those most ... -
The State as a Marketizer vs. the Marketization of the State: Two Organizational Models of Public Sector Corporatization
(Public Organization Review;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Governments engage in corporatization by creating corporate entities or reorganizing existing ones. These corporatization activities refect an interplay between political agency and environmental pressures, including ... -
Evaluating COVID-19 Impact, Vaccination, Birth Registration, and Underreporting in a Predominantly Indigenous Population in Chiapas, Mexico
(BMC Infectious Diseases;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background: Indigenous populations globally face significant health disparities compared to non-Indigenous groups, primarily due to marginalization and limited access to healthcare. In Mexico, which is home to the largest ... -
The politics of the minimum wage: Explaining introduction and levels
(British Journal of Industrial Relations;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)There is much economics research on the effects ofminimum wages, but little research on their poli-tics. Yet, ever more advanced capitalist democracieshave introduced minimum wages, and the setting ofminimum wage levels ... -
Everything but the Marriage Certificate: Unmarried Partners in Norwegian Immigration Regulation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Pandemic border closures separated previously transnational couples, including unmarried partners, revealing under-researched forms of transnational family life. From this point of departure, we reexamine Norwegian family ... -
Follow the money: Income requirements in Norwegian Immigration Regulations
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2021)Following the 2015 refugee crisis, Norwegian politicians introduced proposals to extend a family reunification income requirement to refugee sponsors and to introduce an income requirement for permanent residence. Family ... -
Do integration requirements undermine egalitarianism?
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2023)For decades, policy makers have expressed concerns about immigration potentially undermining the welfare state. In this chapter, we examine a new income requirement for obtaining permanent residence. We argue that this ... -
‘Gamers’ Crafted by Consumption: The Influence of Consumption on Gender Identities in Video Games
(Consumers and Consumption in Comparison;, Chapter; Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Playing online games is a highly gendered consumption activity. While female players are objectified and harassed within the gaming community, male players tend to be stigmatized through unfavorable stereotypes. More than ... -
Getting to Grippe With Influenza: An Investigation of Why the Disease Is Called That
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)We investigate influenza-related terminology to gain a deeper understanding of what may have driven the choice in disease name when competing options were available. It is unclear why influenza in English should be called ... -
Automation and worker organisation
(Applied Economics Letters;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)In this study, we estimate the effect of workplace automation on the probability of unionization,examining different worker groups in the manufacturing sector in Norway. The results show thatautomation increases the ... -
Ulik lønn for likt arbeid? Lønnsforskjeller mellom kvinner og menn, 2015–2022
(Rapport – Institutt for samfunnsforskning;, Research report, 2024)Lønnsforskjellene mellom kvinner og menn består. I perioden vi studerer (2015–2022), har den gjennomsnittlige forskjellen i timelønn ligget nesten uendret på rundt 13 prosent. En viktig forklaring er at kvinner og menn ... -
Algorithmic Governance and Co-determination in Norway: Insights from White-Collar Workers and Trade Union Representatives in the Finance and News Media Industries
(Research report, 2024)This report focuses on the intersection of algorithmic governance and co-determination in the financial and news media industries of Norway. We interrogate the possibilities and limitations of the Norwegian (micro) model ... -
Urban transitions towards sufficiency-oriented circular post-consumer textile economies
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Wealthy cities are the primary hubs for excessive consumption and disposal of fashion and textiles. As such, cities have the power to support urban transitions toward more circular and sufficient consumption patterns. ... -
Traumesensitiv opplæring for barn og unge som har opplevd krig og flukt. Kontekstualisering av Better Learning Program fra bruk i konfliktområder til norsk skolekontekst.
(Research report, 2024)De siste årene har millioner av mennesker blitt drevet på flukt. De fleste flyktninger som kommer til Norge opplever det som trygt å være her, men mange har utfordringer knyttet til integrering, språk, tilhørighet, sosial ... -
Introduction to Volume II: Interrogating Cultures of Policing and Intelligence in the Big Data Era
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2024)Advances in artificial intelligence combined with the increasing role of private security, tech, and consulting companies, are reshaping contemporary policing and the ways in which we ensure security, enforce law, and ... -
Hvordan virker utlånsforskriften? En oppsummering av forskningslitteraturen
(Samfunnsøkonomen;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)I denne artikkelen forsøker vi å svare på om utlånsforskriften har virket etter hensikten og hvilke kostnader den påfører husholdningene. Forskningslitteraturen indikerer at boliglånsregulering bidrar til noe lavere gjelds- ... -
Comparative analysis of COVID-19 diagnoses and mortality among hospitalized Indigenous and Non-Indigenous populations in Chile: 2020–2021
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background Current literature presents mixed effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Indigenous communities. We aim to highlight potential disparities and temporal shifts in both the impact of COVID-19 and vaccine uptake ... -
The 1919–21 influenza pandemic in Greenland
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)In Alaska, the 1918–20 influenza pandemic was devastating, with mortality rates up to 90% of the population, while in other arctic regions in northern Sweden and Norway mortality was considerably lower. We investigated the ... -
Approaches to inclusive education A review of the literature on inclusive education for children and youth with disabilities in low-income countries in Africa and Asia
(NIBR Rapport;, Book; Research report, 2024)This report responds to an assignment commissioned by Norad to review peer reviewed literature on inclusive education in ten selected countries in Africa and Asia: Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mali, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, ... -
Showing Social Solidarity with Future Generations
(Book, 2024)Today’s generations can affect the future ecosystem more than any previous generations and aggravate the welfare of future people. People who have not yet been born are excluded from political decisions important to their ...
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