Social origin and the risks of disadvantage in Denmark and Norway: the early life course of young adults

Øyvind Nicolay Wiborg and Rasmus Juul Møberg
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Øyvind Nicolay Wiborg: University of Oslo, Norway, oyvind.wiborg@sosgeo.uio.no
Rasmus Juul Møberg: Aalborg University, Denmark, rjm@epa.aau.dk

Work, Employment & Society, 2010, vol. 24, issue 1, 105-125

Abstract: This study uses comparable Danish and Norwegian administrative registers in the period 1992 to 2003 to examine how social origin affects unemployment risks and social assistance reception over the early life course. Denmark and Norway have traditionally been viewed as similar in political, cultural and social aspects. However, labour market regulation in Denmark is more liberal than in Norway. This study therefore serves as a unique comparison of the impact of social origin under varying conditions of labour market regulation. Although the absolute probability of being disadvantaged decreases as individuals progress in age from 20 to 30 and varies between Denmark and Norway, the relative impact of social background is stable and similar. The results offer little support to theories that put a strong emphasis on inter-generational transmission through educational achievements, but rather point toward the importance of ascriptive resources. Generalised estimating equations are used to assess the repeated outcomes.

Keywords: life course; social disadvantage; social origin; social welfare assistance; unemployment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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