Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Aakvik, Arild"
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Does Free Public Health Care Increase Utilization and Reduce Spending? Heterogeneity and Long-Term Effects
Hangoma, Peter; Robberstad, Bjarne; Aakvik, Arild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Zambia removed user fees in publicly supported–government and faith-based–health facilities in 54 out of 72 districts in 2006. This was extended to rural areas of previously unaffected districts in 2007. The natural ... -
Does variation in general practitioner (GP) practice matter for the length of sick leave? A multilevel analysis based on Norwegian GP-patient data
Aakvik, Arild; Holmås, Tor Helge; Islam, M. Kamrul (Journal article, 2010-05)In Norway, as in many countries, the national insurance system is under economic stress from demographic change impacting on the pensions versus contributions balance, and an increasing number of disability and sickness ... -
Evaluating the Effect of a National Labour and Welfare Administration Reform (Nav-reform) on Employment, Social Insurance and Social Assistance
Aakvik, Arild; Monstad, Karin; Holmås, Tor Helge (Working paper 04-2014, Working paper, 2014-04)A national labour and welfare administration reform (NAV reform) is evaluated on employment outcomes and use of social insurance and assistance schemes. The reform was implemented step-wise over time during 2006—2010 at ... -
Explaining changes in child health inequality in the run up to the 2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): The case of Zambia
Hangoma, Peter; Aakvik, Arild; Robberstad, Bjarne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-02-07)Background: Child health interventions were drastically scaled up in the period leading up to 2015 as countries aimed at meeting the 2015 target of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). MDGs were defined in terms of ... -
Frafallsproblemet: Hvor blir det av studentene?
Aakvik, Arild (UPED-skrift nr. 1/2004, Working paper, 2004) -
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 ... -
Productivity dynamics, performance feedback and group incentives in a sales organization
Aakvik, Arild; Hansen, Frank; Torsvik, Gaute (Journal article, 2017-06)This paper investigates the effect of performance feedback on productivity in a company where workers operate in teams and receive a bonus that depends on both individual worker and team productivity. To address this issue, ...