• Health Status, Life Expectancy and Early Claiming of Pension 

      Aakvik, Arild; Holmås, Tor Helge; Kjerstad, Egil (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
      Prior to 2011, individual life expectancy played no role in the Norwegian old-age pension system. However, after the 2011 reform, life expectancy became a central factor for early pension take-up. Asymmetric information ...
    • Prioritization and the elusive effect on welfare - A Norwegian health care reform revisited 

      Aakvik, Arild; Holmås, Tor Helge; Kjerstad, Egil (Journal article, 2015-03)
      The Faster Return to Work (FRW) scheme that Norwegian authorities implemented in 2007 is an example of a policy that builds on the human capital approach. The main idea behind the scheme is that long waiting times for ...