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Mastekaasa, Arne (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)Evidence from many countries show that public sector employees have considerably higher rates of absenteeism than have private sector employees. Based on regression analyses of a large probability sample of the Norwegian ...
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Mastekaasa, Arne (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2003)In recent decades there has been a very strong increase in the number of people enrolled in higher education in Norway. This increase has taken place although the economic returns to schooling in Norway are low. The increase ...
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Løset, Gøril Kvamme; Dale-Olsen, Harald; Hellevik, Tale; Mastekaasa, Arne; von Soest, Tilmann; Østbakken, Kjersti Misje (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)Previous research offers limited understanding as to why sickness absence is higher among women than among men, but attitudes and norms have been suggested as plausible explanations of this gender gap. The purpose of the ...
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Mastekaasa, Arne (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background: Most studies show that women have considerably higher rates of sickness absence than men, but little is known on how the gender gap has developed over time. Methods: Data are taken from the EU Labour Force ...
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Melsom, Anne May; Mastekaasa, Arne (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)Women have much higher sickness absence rates than men. One prominent hypothesis is that this is a result of gender segregation in the labour market and the differences in employment or working conditions that follow from ...
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Borgen, Nicolai T.; Mastekaasa, Arne (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)Studies typically find large variation in labor market outcomes not only between educational levels, but also among individuals with a higher education. However, the importance of different types of horizontal divisions ...
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Hermansen, Are Skeie; Borgen, Nicolai Topstad; Mastekaasa, Arne (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)Abstract Schools and residential neighbourhoods constitute key contexts of development beyond the family of origin. Yet, few prior studies address whether the overall impact of these childhood contexts on adult ...
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Mastekaasa, Arne; Melsom, Anne May (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)Previous research indicates that women fare less well than men on a wide range of healthrelated measures, including sickness absence from work. Possible explanations are that women have—on average—less healthy jobs than ...
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Mastekaasa, Arne (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)Korttids sykefravær, her definert som sykefravær av mindre enn én ukes varighet, er relativt lite studert. Her benytter vi data fra Statistisk sentralbyrås Arbeidskraftundersøkelser (2006–2013) til å belyse om korttidsfraværet ...
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Mastekaasa, Arne; Dale-Olsen, Harald; Hellevik, Tale; Løset, Gøril Kvamme; Østbakken, Kjersti Misje (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)Aims: Women have much higher rates of sickness absence than men, but the causes of the difference are not well understood. This study examines whether managers have more lenient attitudes toward women’s than toward men’s ...
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Mastekaasa, Arne; Birkelund, Gunn Elisabeth (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)In recent years, multidimensional conceptualizations of social origin have become increasingsly common in social stratification research. We provide evidence on the associations between four origin measures, parents’ class, ...
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Mastekaasa, Arne (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)The author analyzes the relationship between unionization and absences due to sickness in Norway using register data covering the entire population employed in the private sector during 2003 to 2007. A few previous studies ...