Details about Oddbjørn Raaum

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Postal address:	Ymers vei 20 0588 Norway
Workplace:	Stiftelsen Frischsenteret for samfunnsøkonomisk forskning (Frisch Centre for Economic Research), Universitetet i Oslo (University of Oslo), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2024

1. Misreporting in the Norwegian Business Cash Support Scheme
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2023

2. Social Gradients in Employment during and after the COVID-19 Pandemic
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
3. Work Loss and Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2022

4. Do Funds for More Teachers Improve Student Outcomes?
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (2)
   Also in Discussion Papers, Statistics Norway, Research Department (2022) View citations (2)

2021

5. Socioeconomic Differences in the Long-Term Effects of Teacher Absence on Student Outcomes
   SocArXiv, Center for Open Science

2020

6. The First Weeks of the Coronavirus Crisis: Who Got Hit, When and Why? Evidence from Norway
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (49)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (50)

2019

7. Compliance effects of risk-based tax audits
   OSF Preprints, Center for Open Science View citations (6)
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2019) View citations (6)
8. Election Turnout Inequality - Insights from Administrative Registers
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
9. Excess Churn in Integrated Labor Markets
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Excess churn in integrated labor markets, Journal of Population Economics, Springer (2021) View citations (1) (2021)
10. Opening the Floodgates: Industry and Occupation Adjustments to Labor Immigration
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)

2018

11. Immigrant Responses to Social Insurance Generosity
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Immigrant Responses to Social Insurance Generosity, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2020) View citations (3) (2020)
12. Trends in Assortative Mating and Offspring Outcomes
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Trends in Assortative Mating and Offspring Outcomes, The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2023) View citations (3) (2023)
13. Welfare Activation and Youth Crime
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    See also Journal Article Welfare Activation and Youth Crime, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2019) View citations (4) (2019)

2017

14. Immigrant Labor Market Integration across Admission Classes
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (46)
    Also in RFBerlin Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) (2017) View citations (42)
15. Migrant labor in the Norwegian petroleum sector
    Development Working Papers, Centro Studi Luca d'Agliano, University of Milano

2016

16. Job Loss and Immigrant Labor Market Performance
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
    Also in RFBerlin Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) (2016) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Job Loss and Immigrant Labour Market Performance, Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science (2018) View citations (19) (2018)

2014

17. Immigrants, Labor Market Performance, and Social Insurance
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
    Also in RFBerlin Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) (2014) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Immigrants, Labour Market Performance and Social Insurance, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2014) View citations (53) (2014)
18. Labour Migrant Adjustments in the Aftermath of the Financial Crisis
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
    Also in RFBerlin Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) (2014) View citations (3)

2013

19. Immigrant skills and employment. Cross-country evidence from the Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey
    Discussion Papers, Statistics Norway, Research Department View citations (3)

2011

20. Educating Children of Immigrants: Closing the Gap in Norwegian Schools
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (15)
21. Immigrant Wage Profiles Within and Between Establishments
    Norface Discussion Paper Series, Norface Research Programme on Migration, Department of Economics, University College London View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Immigrant wage profiles within and between establishments, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2012) View citations (39) (2012)
22. Immigration and Wages: Evidence from Construction
    Norface Discussion Paper Series, Norface Research Programme on Migration, Department of Economics, University College London View citations (3)
    Also in RFBerlin Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) (2010) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Immigration and Wages: Evidence from Construction, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2012) View citations (74) (2012)

2010

23. Immigration Wage Impacts by Origin
    Norface Discussion Paper Series, Norface Research Programme on Migration, Department of Economics, University College London View citations (4)
    Also in RFBerlin Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) (2010) View citations (3)
24. Why Children of College Graduates Outperform their Schoolmates: A Study of Cousins and Adoptees
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (21)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Statistics Norway, Research Department (2010) View citations (26)

2009

25. Performance Pay and Within-Firm Wage Inequality
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Statistics Norway, Research Department (2008) View citations (10)

2008

26. Pennies from Heaven? Using Exogeneous Tax Variation to Identify Effects of School Resources on Pupil Achievements
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (11)
    Also in Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics (2007) View citations (6)
    Discussion Papers, Statistics Norway, Research Department (2007) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Pennies from heaven? Using exogenous tax variation to identify effects of school resources on pupil achievement, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2012) View citations (30) (2012)
27. The Effects of an Upper Secondary Education Reform on the Attainment of Immigrant Youth
    Discussion Papers, Statistics Norway, Research Department View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article The effects of an upper secondary education reform on the attainment of immigrant youth, Education Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2012) (2012)
28. When Minority Labor Migrants Meet the Welfare State
    RFBerlin Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2007) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article When Minority Labor Migrants Meet the Welfare State, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2010) View citations (49) (2010)

2007

29. American exceptionalism in a new light: a comparison of intergenerational earnings mobility in the Nordic countries, the United Kingdom and the United States
    The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics View citations (2)
    Also in Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics (2005) View citations (42)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2006) View citations (154)
    Economic Research Papers, University of Warwick - Department of Economics (2005) View citations (13)
30. Marital Sorting, Household Labor Supply, and Intergenerational Earnings Mobility across Countries
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics View citations (44)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2007) View citations (43)
    See also Journal Article Marital Sorting, Household Labor Supply, and Intergenerational Earnings Mobility across Countries, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter (2008) View citations (23) (2008)
31. Nonlinearities in Intergenerational Earnings Mobility: Consequences for Cross-Country Comparisons
    The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics View citations (119)
    Also in Economic Research Papers, University of Warwick - Department of Economics (2006) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Nonlinearities in Intergenerational Earnings Mobility: Consequences for Cross-Country Comparisons, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2007) View citations (140) (2007)

2006

32. Who Pays for Performance?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article Who pays for performance?, International Journal of Manpower, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (2008) View citations (27) (2008)

2005

33. Earnings persistence across generations: Transmission through health?
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics View citations (43)
34. Pupil Achievement, School Resources and Family Background
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (11)
35. Young and Out: An Application of a Prospects-Based Concept of Social Exclusion
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Young and out: An application of a prospects-based concept of social exclusion, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier (2009) View citations (4) (2009)

2004

36. Inter-Industry Wage Differentials and Unobserved Ability: Siblings Evidence from Five Countries
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (22)
37. Pupil achievement, school resources and family backgr
    Discussion Papers, Statistics Norway, Research Department View citations (4)

2003

38. Business cycles and the impact of labour market programmes
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics View citations (4)
39. Do Business Cycle Conditions at the Time of Labour Market Entry Affect Future Unemployment?
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics View citations (4)
40. Do individual programme effects exceed the costs? Norwegian evidence on long run effects of labour market training
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics View citations (3)
41. Local Unemployment and the Earnings Assimilation of Immigrants in Norway
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics View citations (20)
42. Local Unemployment and the Relative Wages of Immigrants: Evidence from the Current Population Surveys
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics View citations (27)
    See also Journal Article Local Unemployment and the Relative Wages of Immigrants: Evidence from the Current Population Surveys, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2006) View citations (96) (2006)
43. The Effect of Programme Participation on the Transition Rate from Unemployment to Employment
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics View citations (6)
44. The Impact of a Primary School Reform on Educational Stratification: A Norwegian Study of Neighbour and School Mate Correlations
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (20)
45. The Neighbourhood Is Not What It Used to Be
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article The Neighbourhood is Not What it Used to be, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2006) View citations (78) (2006)

2002

46. Explaining Variations in Wage Curves: Theory and Evidence
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics View citations (18)

2001

47. The neighbourhood is not what it used to be: has there been equalisation of opportunity across families and communities in Norway
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics View citations (1)

2000

48. Brother Correlations in Earnings in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden Compared to the United States
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (24)
    See also Journal Article Brother correlations in earnings in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden compared to the United States, Journal of Population Economics, Springer (2002) View citations (72) (2002)
49. Earnings assimilation of immigrants in Norway: a reappraisal
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Earnings assimilation of immigrants in Norway – A reappraisal, Journal of Population Economics, Springer (2003) View citations (39) (2003)

1999

50. The effect of schooling on earnings: the role of family background studied by a large sample of Norwegian twins
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics View citations (2)

1998

51. UNION WAGES EFFECTS: DOES MEMBERSHIP MATTER?
    Economic Research Papers, University of Warwick - Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (1998) View citations (4)
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics (1995)
    See also Journal Article Union Wage Effects: Does Membership Matter?, Manchester School, University of Manchester (2000) View citations (26) (2000)
52. Unemployment and Relative Earnings of Immigrants
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics View citations (5)

1995

53. Unemployment, Labour Market Programmes and Wages in Norway
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics View citations (9)

1993

54. Wage-Bargaining and International Market Integration
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics

1991

55. Labour Market Training and Employment Probabilities- Preliminary Results from Norway
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics

1990

56. CENTRALISED VERSUS LOCAL WAGE-SETTING WITH INSIDER UNIONS
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics
57. INSIDER PREFERENCES, ALTRUISM AND TRADE UNION OBJECTIVES
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics

1989

58. THE OPEN SHOP UNION AND MANAGEMENT OPPOSITION
    The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics
59. The Open Shop Union, Wages and Management Opposition
    Economic Research Papers, University of Warwick - Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article The Open Shop Union, Wages, and Management Opposition, Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press (1993) View citations (42) (1993)
60. WAGE MODERATION AND UNIONS STRUCTURE
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Wage Moderation and Union Structure, Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press (1991) View citations (23) (1991)

1988

61. PROFIT SHARING WITH CENTRAL AND LOCAL WAGE BARGAINING
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics

1986

62. Wage Formation in a Two-sector Open Economy with Two Strong Unions
    Discussion Papers (REL - Recherches Economiques de Louvain), Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES)
    See also Chapter Wage Formation in a Two-sector Open Economy with Two Strong Unions, Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan (1989) (1989)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Evaluating compliance gains of expanding tax enforcement
   Economica, 2024, 91, (361), 142-162

2023

2. Every tenth child: Heterogeneity in characteristics and life-course patterns among children in contact with child welfare services
   Children and Youth Services Review, 2023, 155, (C)
3. OPENING THE FLOODGATES: PARTIAL AND GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ADJUSTMENTS TO LABOR IMMIGRATION
   International Economic Review, 2023, 64, (1), 3-21
4. Trends in Assortative Mating and Offspring Outcomes
   The Economic Journal, 2023, 133, (651), 928-950 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Trends in Assortative Mating and Offspring Outcomes, IZA Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (8) (2018)

2022

5. Birth Order and Voter Turnout
   British Journal of Political Science, 2022, 52, (1), 475-482

2021

6. Excess churn in integrated labor markets
   Journal of Population Economics, 2021, 34, (3), 865-892 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Excess Churn in Integrated Labor Markets, IZA Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (1) (2019)

2020

7. Immigrant Responses to Social Insurance Generosity
   Labour Economics, 2020, 65, (C) View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Immigrant Responses to Social Insurance Generosity, IZA Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (1) (2018)

2019

8. Welfare Activation and Youth Crime
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2019, 101, (4), 561-574 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Welfare Activation and Youth Crime, IZA Discussion Papers (2018) (2018)

2018

9. Job Loss and Immigrant Labour Market Performance
   Economica, 2018, 85, (337), 124-151 View citations (19)
   See also Working Paper Job Loss and Immigrant Labor Market Performance, IZA Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (2) (2016)

2014

10. Immigrants, Labour Market Performance and Social Insurance
    Economic Journal, 2014, 124, (580), F644-F683 View citations (53)
    See also Working Paper Immigrants, Labor Market Performance, and Social Insurance, IZA Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (2) (2014)
11. Immigration Wage Effects by Origin
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2014, 116, (2), 356-393 View citations (30)

2012

12. Immigrant wage profiles within and between establishments
    Labour Economics, 2012, 19, (4), 541-556 View citations (39)
    See also Working Paper Immigrant Wage Profiles Within and Between Establishments, Norface Discussion Paper Series (2011) View citations (1) (2011)
13. Immigration and Wages: Evidence from Construction
    Economic Journal, 2012, 122, (565), 1177-1205 View citations (74)
    See also Working Paper Immigration and Wages: Evidence from Construction, Norface Discussion Paper Series (2011) View citations (3) (2011)
14. Pennies from heaven? Using exogenous tax variation to identify effects of school resources on pupil achievement
    Economics of Education Review, 2012, 31, (5), 601-614 View citations (30)
    See also Working Paper Pennies from Heaven? Using Exogeneous Tax Variation to Identify Effects of School Resources on Pupil Achievements, IZA Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (11) (2008)
15. Performance Pay, Union Bargaining and Within-Firm Wage Inequality
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2012, 74, (3), 327-362 View citations (23)
16. The effects of an upper secondary education reform on the attainment of immigrant youth
    Education Economics, 2012, 20, (5), 447-473
    See also Working Paper The Effects of an Upper Secondary Education Reform on the Attainment of Immigrant Youth, Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (1) (2008)

2010

17. When Minority Labor Migrants Meet the Welfare State
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2010, 28, (3), 633-676 View citations (49)
    See also Working Paper When Minority Labor Migrants Meet the Welfare State, RFBerlin Discussion Paper Series (2008) (2008)

2009

18. Young and out: An application of a prospects-based concept of social exclusion
    Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2009, 38, (1), 173-187 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Young and Out: An Application of a Prospects-Based Concept of Social Exclusion, Memorandum (2005) View citations (1) (2005)

2008

19. Marital Sorting, Household Labor Supply, and Intergenerational Earnings Mobility across Countries
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2008, 7, (2), 49 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper Marital Sorting, Household Labor Supply, and Intergenerational Earnings Mobility across Countries, Memorandum (2007) View citations (44) (2007)
20. Who pays for performance?
    International Journal of Manpower, 2008, 29, (1), 8-29 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper Who Pays for Performance?, IZA Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (14) (2006)

2007

21. Nonlinearities in Intergenerational Earnings Mobility: Consequences for Cross-Country Comparisons
    Economic Journal, 2007, 117, (519), C72-C92 View citations (140)
    See also Working Paper Nonlinearities in Intergenerational Earnings Mobility: Consequences for Cross-Country Comparisons, The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS) (2007) View citations (119) (2007)

2006

22. Do Business Cycle Conditions at the Time of Labor Market Entry Affect Future Employment Prospects?
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2006, 88, (2), 193-210 View citations (94)
23. Do Labour Market Programmes Speed up the Return to Work?*
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2006, 68, (5), 541-568 View citations (34)
24. Local Unemployment and the Relative Wages of Immigrants: Evidence from the Current Population Surveys
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2006, 88, (2), 243-263 View citations (96)
    See also Working Paper Local Unemployment and the Relative Wages of Immigrants: Evidence from the Current Population Surveys, Memorandum (2003) View citations (27) (2003)
25. The Neighbourhood is Not What it Used to be
    Economic Journal, 2006, 116, (508), 200-222 View citations (78)
    See also Working Paper The Neighbourhood Is Not What It Used to Be, IZA Discussion Papers (2003) View citations (3) (2003)

2004

26. Identifying Earnings Assimilation of Immigrants under Changing Macroeconomic Conditions
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2004, 106, (1), 1-22 View citations (108)

2003

27. Administrative registers - Unexplored reservoirs of Scientific Knowledge?
    Economic Journal, 2003, 113, (488), F258-F281 View citations (24)
28. Earnings assimilation of immigrants in Norway – A reappraisal
    Journal of Population Economics, 2003, 16, (1), 177-193 View citations (39)
    See also Working Paper Earnings assimilation of immigrants in Norway: a reappraisal, Memorandum (2000) View citations (2) (2000)

2002

29. Brother correlations in earnings in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden compared to the United States
    Journal of Population Economics, 2002, 15, (4), 757-772 View citations (72)
    See also Working Paper Brother Correlations in Earnings in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden Compared to the United States, IZA Discussion Papers (2000) View citations (24) (2000)
30. Labour market training in Norway--effect on earnings
    Labour Economics, 2002, 9, (2), 207-247 View citations (18)
31. Unemployment and Earnings Assimilation of Immigrants
    LABOUR, 2002, 16, (3), 469-489 View citations (6)

2000

32. The Effect of Schooling on Earnings: Evidence on the role of family background from a large sample of Norwegian twins
    Nordic Journal of Political Economy, 2000, 26, 95-113 View citations (3)
33. Union Wage Effects: Does Membership Matter?
    Manchester School, 2000, 68, (3), 259-275 View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper UNION WAGES EFFECTS: DOES MEMBERSHIP MATTER?, Economic Research Papers (1998) View citations (1) (1998)

1999

34. Does unemployment cause unemployment? Micro evidence from Norway
    Applied Economics, 1999, 31, (10), 1207-1218 View citations (8)

1993

35. The Open Shop Union, Wages, and Management Opposition
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1993, 45, (4), 589-604 View citations (42)
    See also Working Paper The Open Shop Union, Wages and Management Opposition, Economic Research Papers (1989) (1989)

1991

36. Wage Moderation and Union Structure
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1991, 43, (3), 409-23 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper WAGE MODERATION AND UNIONS STRUCTURE, Memorandum (1989) View citations (1) (1989)

Chapters

1989

1. Wage Formation in a Two-sector Open Economy with Two Strong Unions
   Palgrave Macmillan
   See also Working Paper Wage Formation in a Two-sector Open Economy with Two Strong Unions, Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES) (1986) (1986)