• Image concerns in ex-ante self-assessments–Gender differences and behavioral consequences 

      Häckl-Schermer, Simone Valerie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-06)
      While differences in confidence have been identified as a driver behind gender gaps in the labor market, less is known about the moderators of these differences. This paper uses a laboratory experiment to investigate how ...
    • Job displacement and crime: Evidence from Norwegian register data 

      Rege, Mari; Skardhamar, Torbjørn; Telle, Kjetil Elias; Votruba, Mark E (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-09)
      We estimate the job displacement effect on criminal behavior for young adult Norwegian men separated from their plant of employment during a mass layoff. Displaced workers experience a 20 percent increase in criminal charge ...
    • Job displacement and crime: Evidence from Norwegian register data 

      Rege, Mari; Skardhamar, Torbjørn; Telle, Kjetil Elias; Votruba, Mark E (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-10)
      We estimate the job displacement effect on criminal behavior for young adult Norwegian men separated from their plant of employment during a mass layoff. Displaced workers experience a 20 percent increase in criminal charge ...
    • Relative performance feedback to teams 

      Gjedrem, William Gilje; Kvaløy, Ola (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-07)
      Work teams often receive feedback on how well their team is performing relative to their benchmarks. In this paper, we investigate experimentally how teams respond to relative performance feedback (RPF). We find that when ...
    • Variation in Center Quality in a Universal Publicly Subsidized and Regulated Childcare System 

      Rege, Mari; Solli, Ingeborg Foldøy; Størksen, Ingunn; Votruba, Mark E (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-12)
      A large literature suggests that high quality childcare programs can produce positive and lasting effects by promoting math, language and social-emotional skills, referred to as school readiness skills, especially for ...