• 67+ and still working. The importance of earlier job situation and retirement plans for extended careers 

      Hellevik, Tale; Herlofson, Katharina (Nordisk välfärdsforskning;Årgang 5, nr. 2-2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-17)
      The decision to raise the employment protection age limit in Norway (from 70 to 72) evoked considerable debate, with both employers’ associations and most trade union confederations opposing the change. The arguments set ...
    • Does a raised mandatory retirement age influence managers' attitudes to older workers? 

      Solem, Per Erik; Salomon, Robert H; Terjesen, Hans Christoffer Aargaard (Nordisk välfärdsforskning | Nordic Welfare Research;Årgang 5, nr. 2-2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-17)
      As a part of an international extending working life trend, Norway recently raised the mandatory retirement age (MRA) from 70 to 72 years. This article discusses possible effects on managers’ attitudes and behaviour towards ...
    • Licence to Care – Licensing Terms for For-Profit Residential Care for Children in Four Nordic Countries 

      Pålsson, David; Backe-Hansen, Elisabeth; Kalliomaa-Puha, Laura; Lausten, Mette; Pösö, Tarja (Nordisk välfärdsforskning | Nordic Welfare Research;Årgang 7, nr. 1-2022, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-05-16)
      Licensing is a public instrument used to control welfare services. One such service is residential care for children, which is targeted at children who experience maltreatment in their home environment and/or have behavioural ...
    • Nordic responses to extending working life. 

      Salomon, Robert H; Solem, Per Erik (Nordisk välfärdsforskning/Nordic Welfare Research;Årgang 5, nr. 2-2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-17)
      A challenge posed by the demographic transition is the funding of the welfare state, which, in the Nordic countries, is relatively generous, and will have to serve growing proportions of older citizens in need of home-help ...
    • Privatisation of residential care for children and youth in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden 

      Shanks, Emelie; Backe-Hansen, Elisabeth; Eriksson, Pia; Lausten, Mette; Lundström, Tommy; Ranta, Heikki; Sallnäs, Marie (Nordisk välfärdsforskning | Nordic Welfare Research;Årgang 6, nr. 3-2021,, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-12-09)
      Few studies have investigated the privatisation of residential care for children and youth, and no studies have compared, mapped, and discussed the care markets that have developed in the Nordic countries. Here, we map and ...