Governance, management and performance in the Norwegian educational system

 

Senior researchers on the project

Hans Bonesrønning (SØF/NTNU), Lars-Erik Borge (SØF/NTNU), Torberg Falch (SØF/NTNU, project leader), Bjarne Strøm (SØF/NTNU), Rune Sørensen (BI)

Junior researchers on the project

Kaja Høiseth Brugård (SØF), Lars Monkerud (BI), Jon Marius Vaag Iversen (SØF), Päivi Lujala (SØF/NTNU), Rune Reiling (SØF)

Participating institutions

Center for economic Research at NTNU (SØF), Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Department of Public Governance, BI Norwegian School of Management (BI)

International collaborators

Eric Bettinger, Stanford University, David Figlio, Northwestern University, Mikael Lindahl, Uppsala University, Sofia Sandgren Massih, Uppsala University, Hessel Oosterbeek, University of Amsterdam, Ludger Wößmann, Ifo Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich

Financing of the project

Norwegian Research Council

Project period

2010 ‒ 2014

 

Aim of the project

This project will analyze the relationship between governance, management and performance in the Norwegian educational system. The project covers both compulsory and upper

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Working papers

Torberg Falch and Justina AV Fischer: Public sector decentralization and school performance: International evidence. MPRA Paper No. 20331, 2010

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Recent relevant publications in international journals

Hans Bonesrønning: “Are Parental Effort Allocations Biased by Gender?” Education Economics, forthcoming

Lars-Erik Borge and Per Tovmo: “Myopic or constrained by balanced-budget-rules? The intertemporal spending behavior of Norwegian local governments”, FinanzArchiv, forthcoming.

Torberg Falch and Sofia Sandgren Massih: “The effect of education on cognitive ability”, Economic Inquiry, forthcoming.

Torberg Falch, Kåre Johansen and Bjarne Strøm: “Teacher shortages and the business cycle”, Labour Economics, 2009, vol. 16, p. 648-658.

Jostein Grytten and Rune J. Sørensen:”Patient choice and access to primary physician services in Norway”, Health Economics, Policy and Law 2009, vol. 4, 11-27.

Torberg Falch: “The elasticity of labor supply at the establishment level”, Journal of Labor Economics, forthcoming.

Rune J. Sørensen and Lars Helland: “Geographical redistribution with disproportional representation: a politico-economic model of Norwegian road projects”,  Public Choice, 2009, vol. 139, 5-19.

Hans Bonesrønning: “The Effects of Grading Practices on Gender Differences in Academic Performance”, Bulletin of Economic Research, Vol 60, 2008, 245-264.

Hans Bonesrønning: “Peer Group Effects in Education Production: Is it About Congestion?” Journal of Socio-Economics, Vol 37, 2008, 328-342

Lars-Erik Borge, Torberg Falch and Per Tovmo: “Public sector efficiency: The roles of political and budgetary institutions, fiscal capacity, and democratic participation”, Public Choice, 2008, 136, 475-495.

Lars-Erik Borge and Jørn Rattsø: “Property taxation as incentive for cost control: Empirical evidence for utility services in Norway”, European Economic Review, 2008, 52, 1035-1054.

Torberg Falch, Marte Rønning and Bjarne Strøm: “A cost model of schools: School size, school structure and student composition”, in N. Soguel and P. Jaccard (eds), Governance and performance of education systems, Springer, 2008

Nicoline Frølich and Bjarne Strøm: “Higher education funding and incentives: Evidence from the Norwegian funding reform”, European Journal of Education 2008, vol. 43, 555-576.

Torberg Falch og Marte Rønning: “The influence of student achievement on teacher turnover”, Education Economics, 2007, 15, 177-202.

Lars-Erik Borge and Linn Renée Naper: “Efficiency potential and efficiency variation in Norwegian lower secondary schools”, Finanzarchiv, 2006, 62, 221-249.

Blom-Hansen, J., Monkerud, L. and Sørensen, R.J. ”Do Parties Matter for Local Revenue Policies? A comparison of Denmark and Norway”, European Journal of Political Research 2006, vol. 45, 445-465.

 

Recent relevant reports in Norwegian

Hans Bonesrønning og Jon Marius Vaag  Iversen: Prestasjonsforskjeller mellom skoler og kommuner. Analyser av nasjonale prøver 2008. SØF-rapport 01/10

Torberg Falch, Anne Borge Johannesen og Bjarne Strøm: Kostnader av frafall i videregående opplæring. SØF-rapport 08/09.

Torberg Falch og Ole Henning Nyhus: Frafall fra videregående opplæring og arbeidsmarkedstilknytning for unge voksne. SØF-rapport 07/09.

Bjarne Strøm, Lars-Erik Borge og Halvdan Haugsbakken: Tidsbruk og organisering i grunnskolen: Sluttrapport. SØF-rapport 04/09.

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