Blar i Discussion papers (SAM) på forfatter "Løken, Katrine Vellesen"
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Care or cash? : the effect of child care subsidies on student performance
Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Løken, Katrine Vellesen; Salvanes, Kjell Gunnar (Discussion paper;13/2012, Working paper, 2012-05)Given the wide use of childcare subsidies across countries, it is surprising how little we know about the effect of these subsidies on children’s longer run outcomes. Using a sharp discontinuity in the price of childcare ... -
A flying start or no effect? : long term consequences of maternal time investments in children during their first year of life
Carneiro, Pedro; Løken, Katrine Vellesen; Salvanes, Kjell Gunnar (Discussion paper, Working paper, 2010-10)We study the impact of increasing the time that the mother spends with her child in the first year of her life. In particular, we examine a reform that increased paid and unpaid maternity leave entitlements in Norway. ...