Blar i Bergen Open Research Archive på forfatter "Holmås, Tor Helge"
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Attitudes towards sickness absence in the nordic countries.
Holmås, Tor Helge; Dahl, Svenn-Åge; Skjeret, Frode (Working Paper, Working paper, 2008-12)Sickness absence between Nordic countries varies substantially. While Norway and Sweden have high sickness absence compared with other countries in Europe, absence due to sickness in Finland, Iceland and Denmark is relatively ... -
The causal effect of workload on labour supply of older employees
Bratberg, Espen; Holmås, Tor Helge; Monstad, Karin (Working paper; 6-2017, Working paper, 2017-12)Several policies are implemented to keep older workers in the labour force, but little is known about their effects. We investigate the effects of a particular program: at the age of 55, Norwegian teachers’ workload is ... -
Competition and physician behaviour: Does the competitive environment affect the propensity to issue sickness certificates?
Brekke, Kurt; Holmås, Tor Helge; Monstad, Karin; Straume, Odd Rune (Working paper; 1-2017, Working paper, 2017-09)Competition among physicians is widespread, but compelling empirical evidence on the impact on service provision is limited, mainly due to lack of exogenous variation in the degree of competition. In this paper we exploit ... -
Competition and physician behaviour: Does the competitive environment affect the propensity to issue sickness certificates?
Brekke, Kurt Richard; Holmås, Tor Helge; Monstad, Karin; Straume, Odd Rune (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Competition among physicians is widespread, but compelling empirical evidence on its impact on service provision is limited, mainly due to endogeneity issues. In this paper we exploit that many GPs, in addition to own ... -
Do Treatment Decisions Depend on Physicians’ Financial Incentives?
Brekke, Kurt; Holmås, Tor Helge; Monstad, Karin; Straume, Odd Rune (Working paper; 4-2015, Working paper, 2015-07)We study whether and how physicians respond to financial incentives, making use of detailed register data on the health-care services provided to patients by general practitioners (GPs) in Norway over a six-year period ... -
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 ... -
Effektevaluering av ny medisinsk vurdering (NMV) etter seks måneders sykmelding : underveisrapport
Mæland, Silje; Monstad, Karin; Holmås, Tor Helge; Øyeflaten, Irene; Husabø, Elisabeth; Aamland, Aase (Research report, 2016-09) -
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 ... -
Evaluering av kommunal medfinansiering
Askildsen, Jan Erik; Holmås, Tor Helge; Kaarbøe, Oddvar; Monstad, Karin (Working paper; 6-2015, Working paper, 2015-09)Prosjektet «Resultater av samhandlingsreformen: Bedre helse, bedre helsetjenester, bedre samfunnsøkonomi?» er et samarbeid mellom Uni Rokkansenteret, Frischsenteret og Avdeling for helseledelse og helseøkonomi (UiO) og er ... -
GP consultations for common mental disorders and subsequent sickness certification: register-based study of the employed population in Norway
Holmås, Tor Helge; Gjesdal, Sturla; Hetlevik, Øystein; Monstad, Karin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-08-17)Background. Challenges related to work are in focus when employed people with common mental disorders (CMDs) consult their GPs. Many become sickness certified and remain on sick leave over time. Objectives. To investigate ... -
Health effects of reduced workload for older employees
Bratberg, Espen; Holmås, Tor Helge; Monstad, Karin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)To keep elder employees in the labour force, introducing age-dependent job conditions can be a policy measure. However, we know little about the effect of such initiatives. We investigate the effects of a particular programme ... -
Hospital Readmission and Mortality Among Frail Elderly – The Importance of Spouse and Adult Children
Holmås, Tor Helge; Monstad, Karin; Steskal, Darina (Working paper; 7-2015, Working paper, 2015-12)In many Western societies, the aging of the population puts a strain on health care service delivery and financing. In particular, demand for specialist services attracts attention, as these services are the most costly. ... -
Keeping Nurses at Work: A Duration Analysis
Holmås, Tor Helge (6-2002, Working paper, 2002-06)A shortage of nurses is currently a problem in several countries, and an important question is therefore how one can increase the supply of nursing labour. In this paper we focus on the issue of nurses leaving the public ... -
Kommunale pleie- og omsorgstjenester – en studie av eldre med og uten nære pårørende
Holmås, Tor Helge; Kjerstad, Egil; Monstad, Karin (Working paper; 1-2016, Working paper, 2016-01)Befolkningsutviklingen tilsier at det i årene framover vil bli flere eldre med behov for hjelp. Det er stilt spørsmål ved om kommunesektoren vil makte å skaffe nok ressurser til eldreomsorgen, gitt de omsorgsbehovene vi ... -
Lifestyle and future need for social care
Askildsen, Jan Erik; Holmås, Tor Helge; Pervin, Tanjima (Working paper 13/2012, Working paper, 2012-12)Early-age lifestyle may be an important predictor of demand for social care later in life. Using a longitudinal dataset, in this paper we analyse the effects of previous lifestyle choices on the need for social care. ... -
Monitoring prioritization in a public health care sector
Askildsen, Jan Erik; Kaarbøe, Oddvar; Holmås, Tor Helge (Working Paper, Working paper, 2008-12)This paper presents a new way to monitor priority settings in public health care systems. We take departure in medical guidelines prescribing acceptable waiting times for different medical descriptions. Allocating ICD10 ... -
A Panel Data Study of Physicians’ Labor Supply: The Case of Norway
Baltagi, Badi H.; Bratberg, Espen; Holmås, Tor Helge (3-2003, Working paper, 2003-03)Physicians are key personnel in a sector which is important due to its size as well as the quality of service it provides. We estimate the labor supply of physicians employed at hospitals in Norway, using personnel register ... -
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 ... -
Sluttrapport for forsøk med ny medisinsk vurdering (NMV) etter seks måneders sykmelding
Mæland, Silje; Monstad, Karin; Holmås, Tor Helge; Øyeflaten, Irene; Husabø, Elisabeth; Aamland, Aase (Research report, 2018-03-09)Forsøket ny medisinsk vurdering (NMV) ved seks måneders sykmelding ble initiert fra politisk hold, og igangsatt våren 2015. Forsøket er er regulert av «Forskrift om forsøksordning med ny medisinsk vurdering av en annen ... -
Socioeconomic Status and Physicians' Treatment Decisions
Brekke, Kurt; Holmås, Tor Helge; Monstad, Karin; Straume, Odd Rune (Working paper; 2-2015, Working paper, 2015-05)This paper aims at shedding light on the social gradient by studying the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and provision of health care. Using administrative data on services provided by General Practitioners ...