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Arild Aakvik

Professor
Institutt for økonomi
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  • E-postarild.aakvik@uib.no
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    Fosswinckels gate 14
    5007 Bergen
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    Postboks 7802
    5020 Bergen

To download published articles see: Homepage

Selected publications:

12 of the publications are UHR level 2:

  • 22. "Does Free Public Health Care Increase Utilization and Reduce Spending? Heterogeneity and Long-Term Effects." World Development, 101, 2018, pp. 334-350. With Peter Hangoma (first author) and Bjarne Robberstad. (UHR level 2 - Development Studies).
  • 21. "Productivity dynamics, performance feedback and group incentives in a sales organization." Labour Economics, 46, pp. 110–117, 2017. With Frank Hansen and Gaute Torsvik. (UHR Level 2 - Economics). DOI information: 10.1016/j.labeco.2016.12.003
  • 20. "Health Shocks and Household Welfare in Zambia: An Assessment of Changing Risk." Journal of International Development, 30 (5), 790-817, 2017. With Peter Hangoma (first author) and Bjarne Robberstad. (UHR level 1 - Development Studies).
  • 19. "Explaining changes in child health inequality in the run up to the 2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): The case of Zambia." PLOS ONE. February 2017. With Peter Hangoma (first author) and Bjarne Robberstad. (UHR level 1 - Mathematics and Natural Sciences).
  • 18. "Prioritization and the Elusive Effect on Welfare – A Norwegian Health Care Reform Revisited," Social Science and Medicine, 128, pp. 290–300, March 2015. With Tor Helge Holmås and Egil Kjerstad. (UHR Level 2 - Health Science).
  • 17. "Intergenerational Earnings Mobility Revisited: Estimates Based on Lifetime Earnings." Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 114(1), pp 1-23, 2012. With Øivind Anti Nilsen, Kjell Vaage, and Karl Åge Jacobsen. (UHR Level 2 - Economics).
  • 16. "Do Collective Actions Clear Common Air? The Effect of International Environmental Protocols on Sulphur Emissions." European Journal of Political Economy, 27, pp 343-351, 2011. With Sigve Tjøtta. (UHR Level 1 - Economics).
  • 15. "Overworked? The relationship between workload and health worker performance in rural Tanzania." Journal of Health Economics, 29, pp 686-698, 2010. With Ottar Mæstad and Gaute Torsvik. (UHR Level 2 - Health Science).
  • 14. "Measuring heterogeneity in the returns to education using an education reform." European Economic Review, 54, pp 483-500, 2010. With Kjell Gunnar Salvanes and Kjell Vaage. (UHR Level 2 - Economics).
  • 13. "Does variation in general practitioner (GP) practice matter for the length of sick leave? A multilevel analysis based on Norwegian GP--patient data." Social Science and Medicine, 70, pp 1590-1598, 2010. With Tor Helge Holmås and M. Kamrul Islam. (UHR Level 2 - Health Science).
  • 12. "Variation in practice: A questionnaire survey of how congruence in attitudes between doctors and patients influence referral decisions." Medical Decision Making, 28, pp. 262-268, 2008. With Benedicte Carlsen and Ole Frithjof Norheim. (UHR Level 1 - Health Science).
  • 11. "Access to Primary Health Care and Health Outcomes: The Relationships between GP Characteristics and Mortality Rates." Journal of Health Economics, 25, 1139-1153, 2006. With Tor Helge Holmås. (UHR Level 2 - Health Science).
  • 10. "Patient involvement in clinical decision-making: The effect of GP attitude on patient satisfaction." Health Expectations, 9, pp. 148-157, 2006. With Benedicte Carlsen. (UHR Level 1 - Health Science).
  • 9. "Transitions to employment from labour market enterprises in Norway." International Journal of Social Welfare, 15: 121-130, 2006. With Svenn-Åge Dahl. (UHR Level 2 - Health and Social Science).
  • 8. "Late careers and career exits in Norway." In H.-P. Blossfeld, S. Buchholz and D. Hofäcker (eds): Globalization, Uncertainty and Late Careers in Society. London: Routledge, 235-254, 2006. With Kjell Vaage and Svenn-Åge Dahl.
  • 7. "Educational Attainment and Family Background." German Economic Review, 6(3), pp. 377-394, 2005. With Kjell G. Salvanes and Kjell Vaage. (UHR Level 1 - Economics).
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  • 6. "Estimating treatment effects for discrete outcomes when responses to treatment vary: an application to Norwegian vocational rehabilitation programs." Journal of Econometrics, 125(1-2), pp. 15-51, 2005. With JJ Heckman and EJ Vytlacil. (UHR Level 2 - Economics).
  • 5. "Estimating the employment effects of education for disabled workers in Norway." Empirical Economics 28(3), pp. 515-533, 2003. (UHR Level 1 - Economics). Reprinted in (ed.) Badi Baltagi, Panel Data, Theory and Applications, Physica-Verlag, A Springer-Verlag Company, 2004.
  • 4. "A low-key social insurance reform - effects of multidisciplinary outpatient treatment for back pain patients in Norway." Journal of Health Economics, 22(5), pp. 747-762, 2003. With TH Holmås and E Kjerstad. (UHR Level 2 - Health Science).
  • 3. "Skill formation among vocational rehabilitation clients - public policy versus private incentives." Education Economics, 11(3), pp. 219-237, 2003. With Egil Kjerstad. (UHR Level 1 - Education).
  • 2. "Bounding a matching estimator: the case of a Norwegian training program." Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 63(1), pp. 115-143, 2001. (UHR Level 2 - Economics). Becker and Caliendo (2007) has written a Stata program for this estimator.
  • 1. "Three training parameters within a semiparametric factor model." Bulletin of the International Statistical Institute, 52 (Conference Journal), pp. 461-464, 1999. With JJ Heckman and EJ Vytlacil.
Vitenskapelig artikkel
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2024). Health Status, Life Expectancy and Early Claiming of Pension. SN Business & Economics.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2020). Sysselsettingseffekter av pensjonsreformen - avhenger de av helsetilstand. Søkelys på arbeidslivet. 4-19.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2017). Productivity dynamics, performance feedback and group incentives in a sales organization. Labour Economics. 110-117.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2017). Health Shocks and Household Welfare in Zambia: An Assessment of Changing Risk. Journal of International Development. 790-817.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2017). Explaining changes in child health inequality in the run up to the 2015 millennium development goals (MDGs): The case of Zambia. PLOS ONE. 1-21.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2017). Does Free Public Health Care Increase Utilization and Reduce Spending? Heterogeneity and Long-Term Effects. World Development. 334-350.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2015). Prioritization and the elusive effect on welfare - A Norwegian health care reform revisited. Social Science and Medicine. 290-300.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2012). Intergenerational earnings mobility revisited: estimates based on lifetime earnings. The Scandinavian Journal of Economics. 1-23.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2011). Do collective actions clear common air? The effect of international environmental protocols on sulphur emissions. European Journal of Political Economy. 343-351.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2010). Overworked? On the relationship between workload and health worker performance. Journal of Health Economics. 686-698.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2010). Measuring heterogeneity in the returns to education using an education reform. European Economic Review. 483-500.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2010). Does variation in general practitioner (GP) practice matter for the length of sick leave? A multilevel analysis based on Norwegian GP-patient data. Social Science and Medicine. 1590-1598.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2008). Variation in practice: A questionnaire survey of how congruence in attitudes between doctors and patients influences referral decisions. Medical decision making. 262-268.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2006). Transitions to employment from labour market enterprises in Norway. International Journal of Social Welfare. 121-130.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2006). Patient involvement in clinical decision making: the effect of GP attitude on patient satisfaction. Health Expectations.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2006). Access to Primary Health Care and Health Outcomes: The Relationships between GP Characteristics and Mortality Rates. Journal of Health Economics. 1139-1153.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2005). Estimating treatment effects for discrete outcomes when responses to treatment vary: an application to Norwegian vocational rehabilitation programs. Journal of Econometrics. 15-51.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2005). Educational Attainment and Family Budget Constraints. The German Economic Review. 377-394.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2005). Educational Attainment and Family Background. The German Economic Review. 377-394.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2004). [Anmeldelse] Peder Martin Lysestøl og Eilef A. Meland. Velferdsstatens økonomi. Sosiologisk Tidsskrift. 103-108.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2003). Skill formation among vocational rehabilitation clients - public policy vs private incentives. Education Economics. 219-237.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2003). Estimating the employment effects of education for disabled workers in Norway. Empirical Economics. 515-533.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2003). A low-key social insurance reform - effects of multidisciplinary outpatient treatment for back pain patients in Norway. Journal of Health Economics. 747-762.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2001). Bounding a matching estimator: the case of a Norwegian training program. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics. 115-143.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (1994). Overgangen fra attføring til arbeid. Sosialøkonomen. 16-18.
Rapport
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2019). Sysselsettingseffekter av pensjonsreformen – avhenger de av helsetilstand? .
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2018). Pregnancy, Parenthood and Productivity. .
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2018). Health, life expectancy and pension reform. .
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2017). The Effect of Retirement on Health Outcomes. .
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2017). Spousal responses to health shocks - effects on labour supply and social insurance. .
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2016). Spousal responses to health shocks. .
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2015). Productivity Dynamics and Sickness Absence around Childbirth. .
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2014). Prioritization and the Elusive Effect on Welfare - A Norwegian Health Care Reform Revisited. .
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2014). Evaluating a National Labour and Welfare Administration Reform (NAV). .
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2008). Sources of measurement errors in earnings data: new estimates of intergenerational elasticities. .
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2008). Sources of measurement errors in earnings data: New estimates of intergenerational elasticities. .
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2008). Does variation in GP practice matter for the length of sickness absenteeism? A multilevel analysis based on Norwegian GP--patient data. .
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2008). Does variation in GP practice matter for the length of sickness absenteeism? A multilevel analysis based on Norwegian GP--patient data. .
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2007). Kunnskapsoversikt om insentiv- og fordelingsvirkninger av trygdeordninger for midlertidig inntektssikring ved sykdom, rehabilitering, attføring og uførhet. .
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2005). Educational attainment and family background. 10. 10. .
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2004). Late careers and career exits in Norway. .
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2003). Measuring heterogeneity in the returns to education in Norway using educational reforms. 815. 815. .
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2003). Measuring heterogeneity in the returns to education in Norway using educational reforms. 4088. 4088. .
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2003). Measuring heterogeneity in the returns to education in Norway using educational reforms. 08/03. 08/03. .
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2002). Measuring the heterogeneity in the returns to education using different educational reforms. 26. 26. .
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2002). Measuring the heterogeneity in the returns to education using different educational reforms. 26. 26. .
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2001). Økonomisk evaluering av legemidler - en nytte- kostnadsanalyse av Visudyne-terapi. .
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2001). Endringer i regler for uføre- og alderspensjonister - hvordan påvirkes arbeidstilbudet for disse gruppene. R19/01. R19/01. .
  • Vis forfatter(e) (1999). Training effects on employment when the training effects are heterogenous: An application to Norwegian vocational rehabilitation programs. 0599. 0599. .
  • Vis forfatter(e) (1999). Estimating the employment effects of education for disabled workers in Norway. 0399. 0399. .
  • Vis forfatter(e) (1999). Bounding a matching estimator: the case of a Norwegian training program. 0499. 0499. .
  • Vis forfatter(e) (1999). Assessing the effects of labour market training in Norway. .
  • Vis forfatter(e) (1994). Success or selection in vocational rehabilitation programs. .
Faglig foredrag
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2018). Helse, aldring, sysselsetting og uttak av pensjon.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2015). Structural Equation Modeling.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2015). Productivity decline of older workers.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2015). Productivity Dynamics and Sickness Absence around Childbirth.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2013). "Evaluating the Effect of a National Labour and Welfare Administration Reform on Employmnet, Social Insurance and Social Assistance".
Populærvitenskapelig foredrag
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2013). Anvendt trygdeforskning anvendt i undervisningen.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2003). Utfordringer i velferdsstaten.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2003). Konsekvenser for folketrygden av økt satsing på multidisiplinær behandling av ryggpasienter.
Vitenskapelig foredrag
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2017). Spousal response to health shocks and deaths - effects on labor supply and social insurance.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2016). Spousal responses to health shocks – effects on labour supply and social insurance.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2016). Aging, health and retirement.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2014). Flere i arbeid, færre på trygd?
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2013). Evaluering av "Raskere tilbake".
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2012). Gir NAV-reformen økt sysselsetting og redusert trygdebruk?
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2012). Evaluating a National Labour and Welfare Administration Reform.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2008). Modernisert folketrygd - erfaringer fra Sverige.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2007). Tema: Sykefravær og NAV.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2007). Evaluering av NAV-Reformen.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2007). Do Collective Actions Clear Common Air? The Effect of International Environmental Protocols on Sulphur Emissions.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2007). Do Collective Actions Clear Common Air.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2007). Databehov NAV-evalueringen.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2006). The design and evaluation of incentives for health care providers organiserer.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2006). Evaluation of international voluntary protocols using program evaluation.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2006). Evaluation of international voluntary protocols using program evaluation.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2006). Economic resources and health outcomes.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2005). The Effect of Reimbursement Incentives on DRG Creep in Norwegian Hospitals.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2005). Educational Attainment and Family Background.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2005). DRG.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2004). Tidligpensjonering - bare et spørsmål om økonomi?
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2004). The Relationship Between Economic Conditions, Access to Health Care, and Health Outcomes.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2004). The Relationship Between Economic Conditions, Access to Health Care, and Health Outcomes.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2004). QALY-analyser av nye legemidler.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2004). Nytte- kostnadsanalyser av helsetiltak.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2004). Heterogeneity in the returns to education.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2004). Enterprise Heterogeneity and Early Retirement.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2004). Determinants of health.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2004). Comments on Road Accidents.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2003). Økonomisk analyse av tverrfaglig behandling for ryggpasienter.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2003). Sammenhengen mellom bedriftskarakteristika og overgang til tidligpensjon.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2003). Reimbursement incentives: An empirical analysis of norwegian hospitals.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2003). Nytte- kostnadsanalyser av helsetiltak.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2003). Estimating treatment effects in health economics.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2003). Comments on causal effect of early initiation on adolescent smoking patterns.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2003). Bedriftsheterogenitet og tidligpensjonering.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2002). A low-key social insurance reform - treatment effects for back pain patients in Norway.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2002). A low-key social insurance reform - treatment effects for back pain patients in Norway.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2002). A low-key social insurance reform - treatment effects for back pain patients in Norway.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2001). The effects of a school reform on educational outcomes and earnings.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2001). The effect of a school reform on educational outcomes and earnings.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2001). The effect of a school reform on educational outcomes and earnings.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2001). Samfunnsøkonomisk evaluering av legemidler.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2001). Om helse- og legemiddeløkonomi i Bergen.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2001). Om Nobelprisen 2000.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2001). Economic evaluation of pharmaceuticals.
Leserinnlegg
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2001). Heckman opptatt av utdanningsreformer. På Høyden ( UiBs nettavis).
Anmeldelse
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2004). Velferdsstatens økonomi. Sosiologisk Tidsskrift. 103-108.
Hovedfagsoppgave
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2020). Sysselsettingseffekter av pensjonsreformen 2011. Var det geografisk variasjon. Masteroppgave.
Mastergradsoppgave
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2020). Measuring Particle Matter Air Pollution in Bergen Caused by Traffic in 2017 – 18.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2020). Intergenerasjonell inntektsmobilitet: hvordan forklare den geografiske variasjonen?
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2019). Nowcasting av norsk BNP med maskinlæringsalgoritmer.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2018). En samfunnsøkonomisk lønnsomhetsvurdering av en app for pasienter med irritabel tarm-syndrom. Masteroppgave.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2018). En nytte-kostnadsanalyse av Utredningsmottakets diagnostisering og behandling av medisinske pasienter innlagt for øyeblikkelig hjelp. Masteroppgave.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2017). En samfunnsøkonomisk analyse av en sammenknytning av Gjøvikbanen og Dovrebanen. Er en sammenknytning av Gjøvikbanen og Dovrebanen samfunnsøkonomisk lønnsom og hvilke implikasjoner vil en mer ambisiøs miljøpolitikk ha for utbyggingen?
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2015). Tiltak for å redusere sykefraværet på norske arbeidsplasser. Masteroppgave.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2014). Flere i arbeid? Nav-reformen - tegn til læringseffekt? Masteroppgave.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2014). Barns betydning for inntektsforskjellen mellom kvinner og menn over livsløpet: en empirisk analyse. Masteroppgave.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2014). Arbeidsmarkedet og progresjon i videregående opplæring. Materoppgave.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2013). Finansielle insentiver og sosial dynamikk - En empirisk analyse. Masteroppgave.
Populærvitenskapelig artikkel
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2004). Hvem går av med tidligpensjon? Søkelys på arbeidsmarkedet. 13-20.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2004). Hvem går av med tidligpensjon? Søkelys på arbeidsmarkedet. 13-20.
Kronikk
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2015). Slik virker pensjonsreforma. Aftenposten Innsikt.
Doktorgradsavhandling
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2019). Four essays on ageing, health and labour market participation.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2019). Empirical Essays on Health and Aging.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2017). Social Protection, Health Risk, and Household Welfare in Zambia.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (1999). Five essays on the microeconometric evaluation of job training programs.
Intervju
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2007). Nordmenn vil arbeide lengst.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2006). Behandling av pasienter på sykepenger.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2005). Privat formidling av arbeidskraft.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2005). Flat skatt.
Programdeltagelse
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2007). Pensjonsreformen.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2005). For lite utval.
Vitenskapelig Kapittel/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2006). Late careers and career exits in Norway. 20 sider.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2004). Frafallsproblemet: Hvor blir det av studentene? 9 sider.
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2001). Samfunnsøkonomisk evaluering av legemidler. 22 sider.
Nettsider (opplysningsmateriale)
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2014). Trygdeforskningsseminaret 1.-2. desember 2014 Bergen.
Intervju tidsskrift
  • Vis forfatter(e) (2014). Nav-reformen ga færre i jobb og flere på trygd. Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.).

Se fullstendig oversikt over publikasjoner i CRIStin.

  • Pensjonsreform og seleksjon: Økonomisk tilpassing til opptent pensjonsgrunnlag i alderstrygda. 2008 - 2009 / Prosjektnummer 801919, Uni Research Rokkansenteret.
  • Evaluering av Nav-reformen, 2007-2014, Uni Research Rokkansenteret.
  • CMI projects related to health economics in Tanzania, 2007-2010.
  • Gruppe for trygdeøkonomi, 2010-2016. Norges Forskningsråd (VAM).
  • Aging, health and labour market participation, Uni Research Rokkansenteret. Prosjektet er en bevilging under VAM ved Norges forskningsråd for perioden 2014-2018.
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