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At Fafo, we publish our own reports, notes and briefs. Most are in Norwegian, but we also have some English publications (see «In English»). 

All our more recent Fafo reports in Norwegians also have summaries translated to English (see «Summaries»).

Our researchers publish scientific articles and book chapters and books, as well as take part as authors of external reports and publications.

In addition, they are active communicators in the media, at seminars and in other forums. 

An overview of all this is collected on these publication pages.

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Most recent Fafo publications

Background

Myalgic encephalomyelitis is an illness that affects the labor capability and need for services among those affected. Interventions and services for comparable illnesses are either inaccessible or ineffective for this group. Partners and parents may take on the caregiver burden, affecting their labor capability and health.

Objective

This study tested how limited treatment and support options available to persons with myalgic encephalomyelitis is associated to work participation, health, and use of public transfers among partners and parents of those affected.

Methods

We used administrative data from Norwegian patient registries from 2009 to 2018 on the diagnostic code G93.3, matched with population register income and health data from Statistics Norway. The dataset made it possible to identify a sample of partners and parents of persons with the diagnosis. The data included a control group drawn from the general population. We used optimal pair matching to construct separate datasets for pairs of matched individuals from the control group and the group of G93.3 cases, their mothers, fathers, and male and female partners.

Results

Having a partner or child with the G93.3 diagnosis contributes to strengthening traditional gender roles. Female family members worked less, and male family members worked more. Whereas female family members more often ended up depending on public transfers, male family members did so less often. All caregiver groups experienced increased personal health problems.

Conclusions

When tailoring support for the patient group, welfare services should consider how especially female family caregivers may be adversely affected by insufficient or inadequate support.

Journal articles

«Alle må bo og med riktig hjelp kan alle bo.»

Velferdsstatens boligtilbud: Kommunale utleieboliger i Norge
25. August | Inger Lise Skog Hansen & Ketil Bråthen

Ekstern nettutgaveFafo-side

Books

The Islamic Council of Norway and the Challenge of Representing Islam in Europe

The Islamic Council of Norway and the Challenge of Representing Islam in Europe
24. July | Olav Elgvin

Ekstern nettutgaveFafo-side

Books

Lønnsdannelse og samfunnsøkonomi

07. July | Ragnar Nymoen & Elin Svarstad

Ekstern nettutgaveFafo-side

Journal articles

From bargaining to balance: How unions shape gender wage outcomes

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization
03. July | Fredrik B. Kostøl & Elin Svarstad

Ekstern nettutgaveFafo-side

Journal articles

Making sense of the unexpected: neural tube defects in Ethiopia

Discover Social Science and Health
19. June | Markus Roos Breines, Mohammed Aliyi, Kidist Asnake, Nega Assefa, Berhanu Damise, Ketema Degefa, Gurmu Feyissa, Getahun Wakwaya & Lola Madrid

Ekstern nettutgaveFafo-side

Journal articles

Deep freezing the labour market through job retention schemes during the pandemic

Economic and Industrial Democracy
24. May | Jørgen Svalund, Mattias Bengtsson & Laust Høgedahl

Ekstern nettutgaveFafo-side

External reports
20 December 2024 | © International Labour Organization 2024 | Fafo-side
This report examines the growth and penetration of digital labour platforms across various sectors in Uganda, drawing insights from surveys conducted with 647 workers. The survey encompasses workers in the taxi, delivery, online freelance and e-commerce platforms, with traditional taxi drivers and delivery workers also included for comparative analysis in that sector. The report explores the experiences of workers and discusses their working conditions, earnings and gender dynamics on the digital labour platforms. It also explores the regulatory gaps with regard to platform governance.
External reports

European shipbuilding in a globalised market – Country Report Norway

06. November | Jon Erik Dølvik, Anne Mette Ødegård, Sondre Thorbjørnsen & Ines Wagner | ETUI Report

Ekstern nettutgaveFafo-side

External reports

Twenty years after the EU’s eastward enlargement

05. November | Jon Erik Dølvik & Ines Wagner | ETUI Policy Brief

Ekstern nettutgaveFafo-side

Conference papers

Attitudes towards the unemployment benefit system in Norway after the Covid-19 pandemic

13. September | Jørgen Svalund & Balder Blinkenberg

Fafo-side

Conference papers

Income security for self-employed during the pandemic

13. September | Jørgen Svalund

Fafo-side

05 September 2025 | Mona Bråten, Johanne Stenseth Huseby, Kristin Jesnes, Sigurd M. Nordli Oppegaard, Kaja Reegård & Elin Svarstad
Op-eds and commentaries

Randsonen av arbeidslivet – hva skal til for å få ordna forhold?

05. September | Mona Bråten, Johanne Stenseth Huseby, Kristin Jesnes, Sigurd M. Nordli Oppegaard, Kaja Reegård & Elin Svarstad

Ekstern nettutgaveFafo-side

Op-eds and commentaries

Ulvene er ikke så ensomme som det blir påstått

27. August | Olav Elgvin

Ekstern nettutgaveFafo-side

Op-eds and commentaries

Imamenes familierådgivning møter et reelt behov

19. August | Olav Elgvin

Ekstern nettutgaveFafo-side

Popular science

Kraftig økning i nasjonale minstelønninger i EU-land

26. June | Anne Mette Ødegård

Ekstern nettutgaveFafo-side

Op-eds and commentaries

Når er det nok utnytting?

19. June | Kristin Jesnes

Ekstern nettutgaveFafo-side

TV radio podcast

Hva er feriepenger?

13. June | Jørgen Svalund

Ekstern nettutgaveFafo-side