Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Falch, Torberg"
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Betydningen av fullført videregående opplæring for sysselsetting og inaktivitet blant unge voksne
Falch, Torberg; Nyhus, Ole Henning (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Vi analyserer i denne artikkelen hvordan fullføring av videregående opplæring påvirker sysselsettings- og utdanningstilbøyeligheten for 22-åringer i 2008. Fullføring innen 5 år etter avsluttet grunnskole er estimert til å ... -
Do Smaller Classes Always Improve Students' Long-run Outcomes?
Falch, Torberg; Sandsør, Astrid Marie Jorde; Strøm, Bjarne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)We exploit the strict class size rule in Norway and matched individual and school register information for 1982–2011 to estimate long-run causal effects on income and educational attainment. Contrary to recent evidence ... -
Effekten av lekser på elevprestasjoner: En økonometrisk analyse for 25 OECD-land
Berntsen, Morten (Master thesis, 2014) -
En analyse av ressursbruken i grunnskolen og fullføring i videregående opplæring: En paneldata analyse
Hatland, Kamilla (Master thesis, 2012) -
Essays on Economics of Education: Teacher Labor Market Choices and Immigrant Students
Gjefsen, Hege Marie (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2017:57, Doctoral thesis, 2017)Summary of the thesis This thesis studies two topics within economics of education: Recruitment and retainment of teachers, and how immigrants participate in education. The thesis consists of empirical studies based on ... -
Estimating the Elasticity of Labour Supply to an Enterprise Utilizing a Quasi-Natural Experiment
Falch, Torberg (Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2003:7, Research report, 2003)This paper utilizes institutional features to identify the supply of labour directed towards individual enterprises. The labour market for Norwegian teachers is characterized by a high degree of central regulations. In the ... -
Four Essays on Educational Governance and Student Outcomes
Nyhus, Ole Henning (Doctoral theses at NTNU, 2021:68, Doctoral thesis, 2021)Most of our wealth is held in human capital. Thus, it is natural that economists are devoting much effort to understanding educational and labor market issues. This thesis consists of four independent essays on topics ... -
Fullføring i den vidaregåande skulen: Ein empirisk analyse
Linga, Anders (Master thesis, 2012) -
Fullføring i videregående opplæring og fylkestingets sammensetning: En paneldatastudie
Sirirud, Linda Rossing (Master thesis, 2012) -
Gir økt skolestørrelse bedre elevresultater?: En empirisk undersøkelse av PISA i de nordiske landene
Ramstad, Nicolai (Master thesis, 2014) -
Kan økonomiske hensyn forsvare sammenslåinger av helseforetak?: En empirisk analsye av norske helseforetak i perioden 2000-2012
Vetlesen, Anders Carlsen (Master thesis, 2014) -
Teacher Sorting, Teacher Quality, and Student Composition: Evidence from Norway
Bonesrønning, Hans; Falch, Torberg; Strøm, Bjarne (Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2003:8, Research report, 2003)Using panel data for Norwegian schools, we establish a two-equation supply and demand model for teachers with approved education. Taking into account nationally determined teacher pay and a strict teacher appointment rule, ... -
Teacher Turnover and Non-Pecuniary Factors
Falch, Torberg; Strøm, Bjarne (Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2004:1, Research report, 2004)This paper studies teacher mobility using matched employee-employer panel data from Norwegian primary and lower secondary schools. The Norwegian institutional set-up with completely centralized wage setting for teachers ... -
The effect of education on cognitive ability
Falch, Torberg; Sandgren, Sofia (Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2006:9, Research report, 2006)We analyze whether the amount of schooling influences intelligence as measured by IQ tests. By use of a novel longitudinal dataset we are able to condition on early cognitive ability to account for selection into non-compulsory ... -
Three Essays on the Economics of Education in Upper Secondary Schooling
Bensnes, Simon Søbstad (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2017:162, Doctoral thesis, 2017)The thesis is a collection of three papers on the economics of education. All three use administrative data from Norwegian upper secondary education. The papers all take advantage of quasi-experimental variation to assess ... -
Videregående opplæring og arbeidsmarkedstilknytning for unge voksne
Falch, Torberg (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011) -
Wage Bargaining and Employer Objectives
Falch, Torberg (Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2002:24, Research report, 2002)This paper compares union wage bargaining outcomes across different types of employers. Five different employer objectives are discussed; profit–, welfare– and output maximization, and two specifications of a Leviathan. ... -
Wage Bargaining and Monopsony
Falch, Torberg; Strøm, Bjarne (Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2004:8, Research report, 2004)This paper identifies three possible outcomes of higher relative firm bargaining power in a unionized firm facing an upward sloping labor supply curve. The conventional regime with reduced wage and higher employment ... -
Wage Bargaining and Political Strength in the Public Sector
Falch, Torberg; Strøm, Bjarne (Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2003:6, Research report, 2003)This paper analysis the link between political strength and public sector wages using a unique matched individual-employer data set for Norwegian local governments during the period 1990-1998. The results indicate that ...