Janna Bergsvik

• Bergsvik, Janna; Fauske, Agnes & Hart, Rannveig Kaldager (2021). Can Policies Stall the Fertility Fall? A Systematic Review of the (Quasi‐) Experimental Literature. Population and Development Review. ISSN 0098-7921. 47(4), p. 913–964. doi: 10.1111/padr.12431. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  In the course of the twentieth century, social scientists and policy analysts have produced a large volume of literature on whether policies boost fertility. This paper describes the results of a systematic review of the literature on the effects of policy on fertility since 1970 in Europe, the United States,Canada, and Australia. Empirical studies were selected through extensive systematic searches, including studies using an experimental or quasi‐experimental design. Thirty‐five studies were included, covering reforms of parental leave, childcare, health services, and universal child transfers. In line with previous reviews, we find that childcare expansions increase completed fertility, while increased cash transfers have temporary effects. New evidence on parental leave expansions, particularly from Central Europe, suggests larger effects than previously established. High‐earning couples benefit more from parental leave expansions, while expanding childcare programs can reduce social inequalities on other domains. Subsidizing assisted reproductive treatments shows some promise of increasing birth rates for women over the age of 35. Countries that to date have limited support for families can build on solid evidence if they choose to expand these programs.

• Bergsvik, Janna (2020). Linking Neighbors’ Fertility: Third Births in Norwegian Neighborhoods. Comparative population studies. ISSN 1869-8980. 45(October). doi: 10.12765/CPoS-2020-21.
• Bergsvik, Janna; Kitterød, Ragni Hege & Wiik, Kenneth Aarskaug (2020). Parenthood and Couples' Relative Earnings in Norway. European Sociological Review. ISSN 0266-7215. 36(2), p. 218–235. doi: 10.1093/esr/jcz062. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  With the advance of the gender revolution, income dynamics in couples are changing. Nonetheless, in most Western societies, parenthood still promotes specialized gender roles. Utilizing Norwegian register data on all married and cohabiting couples born 1946–1989, we investigate possible changes in the associations between parenthood and within-couple inequality in earnings in the years 2005–2014. Precisely, using interactions and fixed effects models, we compare the development of within-couple gender gaps in earnings over time between childless couples and couples with children of different ages, and within couples before and after childbirth. Results showed that the gender gap in earnings in couples increased with the number of children and was most distinct among couples with children below 6 years. However, the association between parenthood and withincouple inequality in earnings was reduced across the study period, a development partly driven by a decreasing fatherhood premium evident from 2009 onwards. Not only women’s but also men’s income development is now negatively affected by having young children in the household. Our findings, thus, indicate important changes in how men and women prioritize paid labour after a childbirth.

• Fauske, Agnes; Hart, Rannveig Kaldager & Bergsvik, Janna (2019). Protocol for ‘Effects of policy on fertility: A systematic review of (quasi)experiments.’. SocArXiv. doi: 10.31235/osf.io/t8vsg.
• Bergsvik, Janna; Kitterød, Ragni Hege & Wiik, Kenneth Aarskaug (2016). Forsørgermønstre blant par – likestilling eller spesialisering? Søkelys på arbeidslivet. ISSN 1504-8004. 33(4), p. 379–402. doi: 10.18261/issn.1504-7989-2016-04-06. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Analyser av registerdata om pensjonsgivende inntekt viser at omtrent 48 prosent av gifte eller samboende par hadde en likestilt forsørgerpraksis i 2013, ved at partene hadde omtrent like store inntekter. Mannen hadde klart høyest inntekt i 46 prosent av parene, mens kvinnen hadde høyest inntekt i 6 prosent av parene. En likestilt forsørgerpraksis er vanligst når kvinnen har lang utdanning og det ikke er små barn eller mange barn i husholdningen, når kvinnens utdanning er rettet mot et mannsdominert yrke, når mannens utdanning er rettet mot et kvinnedominert yrke i offentlig sektor, og når kvinnen har lengre utdanning enn mannen.

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• Wiik, Kenneth Aarskaug & Bergsvik, Janna (2022). Partner choice and earnings among the children of immigrants in Norway. SocArXiv. doi: 10.31235/osf.io/u7hj3.
• Siow, Maria; Syse, Astri & Bergsvik, Janna (2021). Can China boost its birth rate by adopting the Nordic position? Scandinavian baby-making secrets may need a change in mindset. [Newspaper]. South China Morning Post.
• Syse, Astri; Tømmerås, Ane Margrete; Bergsvik, Janna & Sønstebø, Anders (2021). Vi har fått flere grå hår av coronaen, bokstavelig talt. VG : Verdens gang. ISSN 0805-5203.
• Bergsvik, Janna (2021). Family demographic change in Norway 1970-2020: Trends and drivers.
• Bergsvik, Janna (2021). Befolkningsutviklingen i pandemiåret 2020.
• Bergsvik, Janna (2021). Nabolaget påvirker fødselstallene. [Internet]. Kilden Kjonnsforksning.no.
• Bergsvik, Janna & Wiik, Kenneth Aarskaug (2021). Family Life Pathways and Labor Market Participation: Differences Across Migrant Generations, (Parents’) Country of Birth, and Gender.
• Bergsvik, Janna (2020). Effekter av politiske tiltak på fruktbarheten.
• Bergsvik, Janna (2020). Effekter av politiske tiltak på fruktbarhet.
• Bergsvik, Janna (2020). Barnehager og skattelettelser gir flere fødsler. [Internet]. SSB.no.
• Bergsvik, Janna (2020). Kan politiske tiltak påvirke fallende fruktbarhet i Norge? [TV]. NRK nyhetsmorgen.
• Prestegård, Sofie & Bergsvik, Janna (2020). Love Island-Andrea (25) fryser ned egg i norsk eggbank: – Jeg blir en levende reklameplakat. [TV]. TV2 Nyhetene kl. 21.
• Bergsvik, Janna; Fauske, Agnes & Hart, Rannveig Kaldager (2020). Policy effects on fertility: A systematic review of (quasi)experiments. SSB - Discussion papers. ISSN 0809-733X.
• Bergsvik, Janna; Cools, Sara & Hart, Rannveig Kaldager (2020). Explaining residential clustering of fertility. SSB - Discussion papers. ISSN 0809-733X.
• Bergsvik, Janna (2019). Effects of policy on fertility: A systematic review of (quasi)experiments. .
• Bergsvik, Janna (2019). Har du to barn og naboen tre? Da er sannsynligheten høy for at du får et barn til. Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.). ISSN 0804-3116.
• Bergsvik, Janna (2019). Inntektsulikhet mellom partnere - en likestillingsutfordring?
• Bergsvik, Janna (2019). Parenthood and couples’ relative earnings in Norway 2005-2014.
• Bergsvik, Janna (2019). Explaining spatial clustering of fertility.
• Bergsvik, Janna (2019). Linking neighbors’ fertility: Third births in Norwegian neighborhoods. Discussion papers. ISSN 1892-753X. Show summary

  The aim of this paper is to gain more insight on the drivers behind geographical variations in family sizes by pointing out the role of neighborhoods and neighbors for two-child couples’ transitions to third births. Couples’ decisions about fertility behavior are influenced by their social context where immediate neighborhoods and neighbors may play a significant role. Furthermore, as neighborhoods are important contexts of childrearing, couples may sort geographically based on their fertility preferences. Using detailed geo-data from Norwegian administrative registers to locate couples in flexible ego-centered neighborhoods, this paper introduces a new dimension of spatial fertility variations. Results from regression models show that the family size of neighbors is positively related to each other. That is, the likelihood that two-child couples have a third child increases with the share of families with three or more children in the neighborhood. This relationship remains significant also after controlling for a range of couple characteristics, housing, neighboring women’s educational level and time-constant characteristics of neighborhoods. It is also consistent for various neighborhood definitions which in this study range from the 12 to the 500 nearest neighbors. However, the strength of the association between neighbors’ fertility increases with the number of neighbors, providing evidence that residential sorting is a dominant driver.

• Bergsvik, Janna; Kitterød, Ragni Hege & Wiik, Kenneth Aarskaug (2018). Parenthood and couples' relative earnings in Norway 2005-2014. Discussion papers. ISSN 1892-753X.
• Bergsvik, Janna & Birkvad, Ida Roland (2017). Menn føler fortsatt forsørgeransvar. [Internet]. Kilden kjonnsforskning.no.
• Bergsvik, Janna; Lappegård, Trude & Kravdal, Øystein (2021). Couples in context: Understanding family dynamics in Norway. Institutt for Sosiologi og Samfunnsgeografi.

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