Fafos fagbevegelsesprogram

See Norwegian version for more information on the project.

Forskere ved Fafos arbeidslivsgruppe

Project manager:
Kristin Alsos

Fafo's Publications

Masterʼs Thesis

The politics of mandatory extensions of collective bargaining

The proportion of workers covered by collective agreements has fallen in most OECD countries over the last decades. One of the main ways governments can increase collective bargaining coverage is t...

Masteroppgave i samfunnsøkonomisk analyse

Applaus eller lønnsløft?

I mars 2020 kunne man høre applaus fra balkonger over hele landet, da befolkningen ville takke helse- og omsorgspersonell for den krevende jobben de har gjort i forbindelse med koronapandemien. Nor...

Masteroppgave i Statsvitenskap

Gratispassasjerer til besvær?

Denne masteroppgaven analyserer hvordan innføringen av allmengjorte tariffavtaler i 2004 har påvirket fagforeningsgraden i Norge. Ved bruk av synthetic control-metoden, blir effekten av allmenngjør...

Master’s thesis, Sociology

Firm hand on the tiller

Denne masteroppgåva kartlegg og samanliknar endringar i kollektive partstilhøve i arbeidslivet og forhandlingsmodellar i Sverige og Noreg sidan år 2000, med særleg vekt på organiserte arbeidsgjevar...

Masteroppgave i økonomi og administrasjon

Lønn og lønnsforskjeller blant siviløkonomer og sivilingeniører i privat sektor

Denne masteroppgaven studerer lønnsutvikling og lønnsspredning blant norske siviløkonomer og sivilingeniører i privat sektor i perioden 2004-2012. Grunnlaget for analysen er Statistisk sentralbyrås...

Fafo-notat 2017:10

Norske bedrifters bruk av og erfaringer med østeuropeisk arbeidskraft

Det er nå 13 år siden den første, store EU-utvidelsen. Da ble Polen, Latvia, Litauen, Estland, Tsjekkia, Slovakia, Slovenia og Ungarn innlemmet i det indre markedet. I 2007 kom Bulgaria og Romania ...

Other types of publications and dissemination

Shifting gears: how platform companies maintain power in app-based food delivery in Norway

2024

Jesnes, K. (2024). Shifting gears: how platform companies maintain power in app-based food delivery in Norway. Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/10242589241228199

Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research

Trade Unions in Norway

2024

Alsos, K. & Nergaard, K. (2024). Trade Unions in Norway. Institut Montaigne. https://www.institutmontaigne.org/en/expressions/trade-unions-norway

Institut Montaigne

Do unions care about low-paid workers? Evidence from Norway

2023

Svarstad, Elin. 2023. Do Unions Care About Low-paid Workers? Evidence From Norway. Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society 00 (0): 1–25. https://doi.org/10.1111/irel.12349

Industrial Relations

Wage inequality and union membership at the establishment level: An econometric study using Norwegian data

2022

Svarstad E., & Nymoen R. (2022). Wage inequality and union membership at the establishment level: An econometric study using Norwegian data. Oxford Economic Papers. https://doi.org/10.1093/oep/gpac018

Oxford Economic Papers

The role of worker collectives among app-based food delivery couriers in France, Germany and Norway: All the same or different?

2021

Jesnes K., Neumann D., Trappmann V. & de Becdelièvre P. (2021) The role of worker collectives among app-based food delivery couriers in France, Germany and Norway: All the same or different?. In J. Drahokoupil and K. Vandaele (Ed.) (2021). A Modern Guide To Labour and the Platform Economy. (pp. 258 - 273) Elgar Modern Guides.

Unions, collective agreements and productivity

2022

Svarstad, E. & Kostøl, F. B. (2022). Unions, collective agreements and productivity: A firm-level analysis using Norwegian matched employer-employee panel data. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 1– 31. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjir.12662

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Employment Models of Platform Companies in Norway: A Distinctive Approach?

2019

Jesnes, K. (2019). Employment Models of Platform Companies in Norway: A Distinctive Approach? Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, Vol 9, Special issue No 56.

Svårt att hitta en rättvis lönemodell i Norden

2018

Alsos, K. & Nergaard, K. (2018). Svårt att hitta en rättvis lönemodell i Norden. Kronikk i Arbetet.

Hotellstreiken kan tvinge frem ny praksis for lønnsnemnd.

2016

Nergaard, Kristine og Kristin Alsos (2016). Hotellstreiken kan tvinge frem ny praksis for lønnsnemnd. Aftenposten. 2. mai.

Experts oppsigelse av tariffavtalen kan gi flere konflikter

2016

Nergaard, Kristine (2016). Experts oppsigelse av tariffavtalen kan gi flere konflikter. Aftenposten. 6.april.

Offer for egen suksess?

2014

Dølvik, J. E. & Nergaard, K. (2014). Offer for egen suksess? DN, 9. april.

The Nordic Countries

2015

Eldring, L. & Alsos, K. (2015). The Nordic Countries. In M. van Klaveren, D. Gregory, & T. Schulten, T. (eds.), Minimum Wages Collective Bargaining and Economic Development in Asia and Europe. A Labour Perspective (p. 273-286). Palgrave MacMillan.

Exploring New Intermediaries in the Labour Market

2023

Nesheim, T. & Jesnes K. (2023) Exploring New Intermediaries in the Labour Market. Industrial Relations 77(4). https://doi.org/10.7202/1097691ar

Securing wage floors in the absence of a statutory minimum wage

2021

Alsos, K. & Eldring, L. (2021). Securing wage floors in the absence of a statutory minimum wage. Minimum wage regulations in Scandinavia facing low-wage competition. In I. Dingeldey, D. Grimshaw & T. Schulten (red) Minimum wages and the multiple functions of wages. Routledge https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429402234

Collective wage regulation in northern Europe under strain

2018

Dølvik, J. E., Marginson, P., Alsos, K., Arnholtz, J., Meardi, G., Müller, T. & Trygstad, S. (2018). Collective wage regulation in northern Europe under strain: Multiple drivers of change and differing responses. European Journal of Industrial Relations. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831X18790815