Blar i Department of Sociology på forfatter "Lorentzen, Thomas"
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Are low-skilled young people increasingly useless, and are men the losers among them?
Vogt, Kristoffer Chelsom; Lorentzen, Thomas; Hansen, Hans-Tore (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Claims that low-skilled young people, and especially the men among them, are being excluded from the labour market have been influential over recent decades, contributing to an increasing concern over the issue of early ... -
Changes in health-related rehabilitation trajectories following a major Norwegian welfare reform
Wittlund, Sina; Lorentzen, Thomas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background In this study we investigated the health-related rehabilitation trajectories of young Norwegian adults between 2004–2019. The study period is interesting because it overlaps with an extensive welfare system ... -
Disability pension dynamics in early adulthood: A two-decade longitudinal study of educational, work and welfare-state trajectories in Norway
Wittlund, Sina Marion; Mykletun, Arnstein; Lorentzen, Thomas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Since the 1990's, structural transformations in the Norwegian economy have decreased employment opportunities for low-skilled young people lacking formal education credentials. In parallel with these economic ... -
The effect of hospital mergers on long-term sickness absence among hospital employees: a fixed effects multivariate regression analysis using panel data
Kjekshus, Lars Erik; Bernstrøm, Vilde Hoff; Dahl, Espen; Lorentzen, Thomas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-02-03)Background: Hospitals are merging to become more cost-effective. Mergers are often complex and difficult processes with variable outcomes. The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of mergers on long-term sickness ... -
The effect of hospital mergers on long-term sickness absence among hospital employees: a fixed effects multivariate regression analysis using panel data
Kjekshus, Lars Erik; Bernstrøm, Vilde; Dahl, Espen; Lorentzen, Thomas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-02-03)Background: Hospitals are merging to become more cost-effective. Mergers are often complex and difficult processes with variable outcomes. The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of mergers on long-term sickness ... -
Gendered transition structures: life course patterns after completion of gender-segregated vocational education in Norway
Lorentzen, Thomas; Vogt, Kristoffer Chelsom (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)In this article, we present the results from a sequence analysis of two cohorts of young people skilled in gender-segregated vocational education in Norway. By using administrative data on monthly statuses in education, ... -
Generosity's Double-Edged Sword: Unmasking the Impact of Raised Social Assistance Rates in Norway
Lorentzen, Thomas; Dahl, Espen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)As long as welfare arrangements have been in existence, there has been a strong belief that high-benefit generosity leads to welfare reliance. In this study, we investigate whether an increase in welfare generosity in ... -
If unpartnered at the birth of a child, how would you fare? A life-course perspective on contemporary single motherhood
Lorentzen, Thomas; Syltevik, Liv Johanne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)In this article, we use population-based administrative data and multichannel sequence analysis to investigate the trajectories of single mothers in Norway who had a child while unpartnered in 1993, 2001 and 2008. Our ... -
Nøkkeltallrapport Bergen: Elevers erfaringer med og meninger om valg av videregående skole
Sass, Katharina; Aga, Sarah Christin; Lorentzen, Thomas (Bergen Studies in Sociology;18/2024, Research report, 2024) -
The societal impact of individual placement and support implementation on employment outcomes for young adults receiving temporary health-related welfare benefits: A difference-in-differences study
Brinchmann, Beate; Rinaldi, Miles; Wittlund, Sina; Lorentzen, Thomas; Moe, Cathrine Fredriksen; McDaid, David; Killackey, Eoin; Mykletun, Arnstein (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background Individual placement and support (IPS) is an evidence-based practice that helps individuals with mental illness gain and retain employment. IPS was implemented for young adults at a municipality level through ... -
Trajectories among recipients of social assistance in Norway: A local approach
Dahl, Espen; Lorentzen, Thomas; Hermansen, Åsmund; Roaldsnes, Andreas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)