• Can Female Doctors Cure the Gender STEMM Gap? Evidence From Exogenously-Assigned General Practitioners 

      Riise, Julie; Willage, Barton; Willen, Alexander L.P. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      We use exogenously-assigned general practitioners to study the effects of female role models on educational outcomes of girls. Girls who are exposed to female GPs are more likely to sort into male-dominated education ...
    • The Impact of Paid Maternity Leave on Maternal Health 

      Bütikofer, Aline; Riise, Julie; Skira, Meghan M. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      We examine the impact of the introduction of paid maternity leave in Norway in 1977 on maternal health in the medium and long term. Using administrative data combined with survey data on the health of women around age 40, ...
    • Pasientvelferd eller kostnadshensyn: fastlegenes dilemma 

      Carlsen, Benedicte; Riise, Julie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-09)
      Det er en jevnt økende etterspørsel etter helsetjenester i Norge; folk blir eldre, nye livsstilsrelaterte plager utvikles og stadig nye lidelser kan behandles. Det økte trykket gjør rasjonering og prioritering i helsevesenet ...