• (Breaking) intergenerational transmission of mental health 

      Bütikofer, Aline; Ginja, Rita; Karbownik, Krzysztof; Landaud, Fanny (SAM DP;14/2023, Working paper, 2023-06-30)
      We estimate health associations across generations and dynasties using information on healthcare visits from administrative data for the entire Norwegian population. A parental mental health diagnosis is associated with a ...
    • Does Your Doctor Matter? Doctor Quality and Patient Outcomes 

      Ginja, Rita; Riise, Julie; Willage, Barton; Willén, Alexander (SAM DP;08/2022, Working paper, 2022-06)
      We estimate doctor value-added and provide evidence on the distribution of physician quality in an entire country, combining rich population-wide register data with random assignment of patients to general practitioners ...
    • School Selectivity, Peers, and Mental Health 

      Bütikofer, Aline; Ginja, Rita; Landaud, Fanny; Løken, Katrine V. (DP SAM;21/2020, Working paper, 2020-10-14)
      Although many students suffer from anxiety and depression, and students often identify school pressure and concerns about their futures as the main reasons for their worries, little is known about the consequences of a ...