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Marte Strøm

Economist researching labor markets and family economics

Marte Strøm is a Research Professor at Institute for Social Research and holds a PhD in Economics from University of Oslo (2012).

Strøm’s research focuses on labor economics and family economics, particularly alternative forms of employment, such as temporary contracts and agency work. She also studies gender differences in education and labor markets, as well as the relationship between work, inequality, and fertility. Her research often combines administrative register data with empirical methods to examine how institutions and public policies affect workers and families.

Strøm leads several research projects, including Temp Agency Work: Worker Welfare, Organization and Efficiency (TEMPO) and EU labor immigration and the organization of work (IMMORG), funded by the Research Council of Norway. She has also led several commissioned projects on alternative forms of employment for the Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion and the social partners in working life. From 2026, she serves as Editor of Nordic Economic Policy Review.

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Projects

Publications

  • Schøne, Pål & Strøm, Marte (2026). Train or hire? Labour immigration and firms’ investments in the skilling of workers. Labour Economics. 100, p. 1–15. doi: 10.1016/j.labeco.2026.102878. Full text in Research Archive
  • Røed, Marianne; Schøne, Pål & Strøm, Marte (2025). How important is girls’ ‘Biological Head Start’ in explaining gender differences in education and the labour market? Economics and Human Biology. 56. doi: 10.1016/j.ehb.2024.101466. Full text in Research Archive
  • Schøne, Pål & Strøm, Marte (2021). International labor market competition and wives’ labor supply responses. Labour Economics. 70(June). doi: 10.1016/j.labeco.2021.101983. Full text in Research Archive
  • Finseraas, Henning & Strøm, Marte (2021). Voter responses to refugee arrivals: Effects of settlement policy. European Journal of Political Research. doi: 10.1111/1475-6765.12461. Full text in Research Archive
  • Albæk, Karsten; Asplund, Rita; Barth, Erling; Lindahl, Lena; Strøm, Marte & Vanhala, Pekka (2020). Bedre sent enn aldri? Hvordan sen fullføring av videregående skole påvirker tidlig karriere. Søkelys på arbeidslivet. 37(01-02), p. 124–141. doi: 10.18261/issn.1504-7989-2020-01-02-08. Full text in Research Archive
  • Markussen, Simen & Strøm, Marte (2020). Children and labor market outcomes: separating the effects of the first three children. Journal of Population Economics. doi: 10.1007/s00148-020-00807-0. Full text in Research Archive
  • Schøne, Pål; Simson, Kristine von & Strøm, Marte (2019). Peer gender and educational Choices. Empirical Economics. doi: 10.1007/s00181-019-01697-2. Full text in Research Archive
  • Barth, Erling; Cools, Sara & Strøm, Marte (2019). Geografisk variasjon i sosial mobilitet: Polarisering i arbeidslivet, fraflytting og mødres yrkesaktivitet. Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning (TfS). 60(3), p. 300–308. doi: 10.18261/issn.1504-291X-2019-03-08. Full text in Research Archive
  • Finseraas, Henning; Skorge, Øyvind Søraas & Strøm, Marte (2018). Does education affect immigration attitudes? Evidence from an education reform. Electoral Studies: an international journal on voting and electoral systems and strategy. 55(Oct), p. 131–135. doi: 10.1016/j.electstud.2018.06.009. Full text in Research Archive
  • Cools, Sara; Schøne, Pål & Strøm, Marte (2017). Forskyvninger i skolestart: Hvilken rolle spiller kjønn og sosial bakgrunn? Søkelys på arbeidslivet. 34(4), p. 273–289. doi: 10.18261/issn.1504-7989-2017-04-03. Full text in Research Archive
  • Cools, Sara; Markussen, Simen & Strøm, Marte (2017). Children and Careers: How Family Size Affects Parents’ Labor Market Outcomes in the Long Run. Demography. 54(5), p. 1773–1793. doi: 10.1007/s13524-017-0612-0. Full text in Research Archive
  • Cools, Sara; Markussen, Simen & Strøm, Marte (2015). Menns og kvinners sykefravær: Hvilken rolle spiller antall barn? Søkelys på arbeidslivet. 32(4), p. 325–343. doi: 10.18261/issn.1504-7989-2017-04-03. Full text in Research Archive
  • Strøm, Marte (2014). How husbands and wives vote. Electoral Studies: an international journal on voting and electoral systems and strategy. 35, p. 215–229. doi: 10.1016/j.electstud.2014.01.006. Full text in Research Archive
  • Cools, Sara & Strøm, Marte (2014). Parenthood wage penalties in a double income society. Review of Economics of the Household. 14, p. 391–416. doi: 10.1007/s11150-014-9244-y. Full text in Research Archive

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  • Bensnes, Simon Søbstad; Cools, Sara; Hoen, Maria Forthun & Strøm, Marte (2026). Regelendring for innleie fra bemanningsforetak 2023: konsekvenser for ansatte og innleieforetak. Sluttrapport. Institutt for samfunnsforskning. Full text in Research Archive
  • Bøckmann, Ester; Cools, Sara & Strøm, Marte (2025). Vil vi ha barn? Andre runde av spørreundersøkelsen om fertilitet, arbeidsliv og familiepolitikk. Institutt for samfunnsforskning. Full text in Research Archive
  • Bensnes, Simon Søbstad; Cools, Sara; Flaarønning, Trond; Hoen, Maria Forthun & Strøm, Marte (2025). Ett år etter innstramming: følgeevaluering av regelendringen for innleie fra bemanningsforetak. Delrapport. Institutt for samfunnsforskning. Full text in Research Archive
  • Cools, Sara; Hoen, Maria Forthun & Strøm, Marte (2023). Atypisk arbeid blant personer med lav inntekt i Norge, 1997–2021. Institutt for samfunnsforskning. Full text in Research Archive
  • Cools, Sara; Hoen, Maria Forthun & Strøm, Marte (2023). Atypisk arbeid som hovedtilknytning i arbeidslivet 1995–2021: Omfang, arbeidsvilkår og overganger til fast arbeid. Institutt for samfunnsforskning. Full text in Research Archive
  • Strøm, Marte & Wentzel, Mirjam (2022). Innleie og forutsigbarhet for arbeid: En evaluering av endringene i arbeidsmiljøloven 2019. Institutt for samfunnsforskning. Full text in Research Archive
  • Flaarønning, Trond; Hoen, Maria Forthun & Strøm, Marte (2021). Utsetting og atypisk arbeid i foretak: Sammenheng med lønnsomhet, lønn og direkte ansettelser i perioden 2005–2019. Institutt for samfunnsforskning. Full text in Research Archive
  • Strøm, Marte & Simson, Kristine von (2020). Atypisk arbeid i Norge, 1995–2018 : Omfang, arbeidstakervelferd og overgangsrater. Institutt for samfunnsforskning. Full text in Research Archive
  • Cools, Sara & Strøm, Marte (2020). Ønsker om barn – en spørreundersøkelse om fertilitet, arbeidsliv og familiepolitikk. Institutt for samfunnsforskning. Full text in Research Archive
  • Schøne, Pål & Strøm, Marte (2019). International Labor Market Competition and Spousal Labor Supply Responses. IZA Institute of Labor economics. Full text in Research Archive
  • Albæk, Karsten; Asplund, Rita; Barth, Erling; Lindahl, Lena; Strøm, Marte & Vanhala, Pekka (2019). Better Late than Never? How Late Completion Affects the Early Career of Dropouts. IZA Institute of Labor Economics. Full text in Research Archive
  • Strøm, Marte; Simson, Kristine von & Østbakken, Kjersti Misje (2018). Midlertidige ansettelser og grupper med svak tilknytning til arbeidslivet. Institutt for samfunnsforskning. Full text in Research Archive
  • Cools, Sara & Strøm, Marte (2018). Mellom arbeidsliv og familieliv: Hvilken betydning har arbeidsmarkedssituasjonen for om menn og kvinner velger å få barn? Institutt for samfunnsforskning. Full text in Research Archive
  • Dale-Olsen, Harald; Strøm, Marte; Østbakken, Kjersti Misje & Barth, Erling (2018). Avtaleformer, lønnsvekst og lønnsspredning. Institutt for samfunnsforskning. Full text in Research Archive
  • Strøm, Marte; Barth, Erling & Schøne, Pål (2014). Er lønnsgapet mellom kvinner og men i ferd med å lukkes? NOU 2015:6, Arbeids- og sosialdepartementet. Full text in Research Archive

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  • Hoen, Maria Forthun; Bensnes, Simon; Schmieder, Johannes; Schoefer, Benjamin & Strøm, Marte (2026). The Effects of Banning Outsourcing: The 2023 Restriction of Temp Agency Hiring in the Construction Sector in Oslo. Full text in Research Archive
  • Schmieder, Johannes; Bensnes, Simon; Hoen, Maria Forthun; Schoefer, Benjamin & Strøm, Marte (2026). The Effects of Banning Outsourcing: The 2023 Restriction of Temp Agency Hiring in the Construction Sector in Oslo. Full text in Research Archive
  • Bhuller, Manudeep; Strøm, Marte & Wentzel, Mirjam (2026). Cushioning a Downturn: Labor Unions and the External Labor Margin. Full text in Research Archive
  • Strøm, Marte; Bensnes, Simon; Cools, Sara & Hoen, Maria Forthun (2026). Stabilitet for noen – svekket jobbtilgang for andre. Full text in Research Archive
  • Wentzel, Mirjam; Bhuller, Manudeep & Strøm, Marte (2026). Cushioning a Downturn: Labor Unions and the External Labor Margin. Full text in Research Archive
  • Bøckmann, Ester; Cools, Sara & Strøm, Marte (2026). How Partner Disagreement Shapes Fertility: Gender, Timing, and the Resolution of Competing Preferences. Full text in Research Archive
  • Strøm, Marte (2025). Fra fast ansatt i bemanningsbyrå til hva? Full text in Research Archive
  • Bøckmann, Ester & Strøm, Marte (2025). Having It All? Broadband Technology and The Growing Divide Between High and Low Skilled Women. Full text in Research Archive
  • Cools, Sara; Sievertsen, Hans Henrik & Strøm, Marte (2025). Temporary work and fertility: evidence from Norway. Full text in Research Archive
  • Cools, Sara; Sievertsen, Hans Henrik & Strøm, Marte (2025). Temporary work and fertility: evidence from Norway. Full text in Research Archive
  • Cools, Sara; Strøm, Marte & Bøckmann, Ester (2025). Hvorfor synker fødselstallene? Svarene i vår undersøkelse viser noen tydelige mønstre. Full text in Research Archive
  • Wentzel, Mirjam; Schmieder, Johannes; Schoefer, Benjamin & Strøm, Marte (2025). Does Domestic Outsourcing Hurt Workers? Evidence from Norway. Full text in Research Archive
  • Wentzel, Mirjam; Bhuller, Manudeep & Strøm, Marte (2025). Firms' Internal and External Labor Adjustments. Full text in Research Archive
  • Strøm, Marte; Røed, Marianne & Schøne, Pål (2025). Tidlig modning gir små kjønnsforskjeller i karakterer. [Journal]. Kilden. Full text in Research Archive
  • Bøckmann, Ester & Strøm, Marte (2024). Having it All? Broadband Technology and The Growing Divide Between High and Low Skilled Women. Full text in Research Archive
  • Bøckmann, Ester & Strøm, Marte (2024). Having it All? Broadband Technology and The Growing Divide Between High- and Low-Skilled Women. Full text in Research Archive
  • Schmieder, Johannes; Schoefer, Benjamin; Strøm, Marte & Wentzel, Mirjam (2024). Outsourcing Norway. Full text in Research Archive
  • Røed, Marianne; Schøne, Pål & Strøm, Marte (2024). How Important is the “Biological Head Start” of Girls for Explaining Gender Differences in Education and the Labor Market? Full text in Research Archive
  • Strøm, Marte (2024). Nobelforedraget. Full text in Research Archive
  • Strøm, Marte (2024). Nobelforedraget. Samfunnsøkonomen. 1(1). Full text in Research Archive
  • Bhuller, Manudeep; Strøm, Marte & Wentzel, Mirjam (2024). Economic Downturns, Adjustment Costs, and External Labor Utilization. Full text in Research Archive
  • Bhuller, Manudeep; Strøm, Marte & Wentzel, Mirjam (2024). Economic Downturns, Adjustment Costs, and External Labor Utilization. Full text in Research Archive
  • Bhuller, Manudeep; Strøm, Marte & Wentzel, Mirjam (2024). Economic Downturns, Adjustment Costs, and External Labor Utilization. Full text in Research Archive
  • Strøm, Marte; Bhuller, Manudeep & Wentzel, Mirjam (2024). Economic Downturns, Adjustment Costs, and External Labor Utilization. Full text in Research Archive
  • Bøckmann, Ester & Strøm, Marte (2024). Having it all? Broadband technology and the growing divide between high and low skilled women. Full text in Research Archive
  • Bøckmann, Ester & Strøm, Marte (2024). Having it all? Broadband technology and the growing divide between high and low skilled women. Full text in Research Archive
  • Cools, Sara; Sievertsen, Hans Henrik & Strøm, Marte (2023). Job Security and Fertility Decisions: Evidence from a Temporary Work Reform. Full text in Research Archive
  • Strøm, Marte; Simson, Kristine von & Østbakken, Kjersti Misje (2023). Lowering the Threshold or Increasing Insecurity? The Distributional Effects of Job Protection Deregulation. Full text in Research Archive
  • Strøm, Marte; Simson, Kristine von & Østbakken, Kjersti Misje (2023). Lowering the Threshold or Increasing Insecurity? The Distributional Effects of Job Protection Deregulation. Full text in Research Archive
  • Strøm, Marte & Hoen, Maria Forthun (2023). Regulating temporary agency work - the effect of equal pay legislation on wages and employment opportunities. Full text in Research Archive
  • Strøm, Marte; Markussen, Simen & Hoen, Maria Forthun (2023). Regulating temporary agency work - the effect of equal pay legislation on wages. Full text in Research Archive
  • Strøm, Marte; Markussen, Simen & Hoen, Maria Forthun (2023). Regulating temporary agency work - the effect of equal pay legislation on wages. Full text in Research Archive
  • Strøm, Marte; Cools, Sara & Hoen, Maria Forthun (2023). Overganger mellom atypisk arbeid og faste ansettelser. Full text in Research Archive
  • Bhuller, Manudeep; Strøm, Marte & Wentzel, Mirjam (2023). Economic Downturns, Adjustment Costs, and External Labor Utilization. Full text in Research Archive
  • Modalsli, Jørgen; Cools, Sara & Strøm, Marte (2023). Occupational change, income growth and inequality in Norway, 1980-2019. Full text in Research Archive
  • Bøckmann, Ester & Strøm, Marte (2022). Working time flexibility and family size. Full text in Research Archive
  • Strøm, Marte; Simson, Kristine von & Østbakken, Kjersti Misje (2022). Temporary employment reforms and employment probabilities. Full text in Research Archive
  • Strøm, Marte; Simson, Kristine von & Østbakken, Kjersti Misje (2022). Temporary employment reform and employment probabilities. Full text in Research Archive
  • Strøm, Marte & Østbakken, Kjersti Misje (2020). Temporary work reform - effects on job probabilities and earnings. Full text in Research Archive
  • Strøm, Marte; Simson, Kristine von & Schøne, Pål (2016). Girls helping girls - the impact of female peers for grades and educational choices. Full text in Research Archive
  • Strøm, Marte; Schøne, Pål & Simson, Kristine von (2015). Girls helping girls - the impact of female peers for grades and educational choices. Full text in Research Archive
  • Strøm, Marte; Schøne, Pål & Simson, Kristine von (2015). Girls helping girls - the impact of female peers for grades and educational choices. Full text in Research Archive
  • Strøm, Marte & Markussen, Simen (2015). The effects of motherhood. Full text in Research Archive
  • Markussen, Simen & Strøm, Marte (2015). The effects of motherhood. Full text in Research Archive
  • Schøne, Pål & Strøm, Marte (2015). Girls helping girls: The impact of female peers for grades and educational outcomes. Full text in Research Archive
  • Schøne, Pål; Strøm, Marte & Simson, Kristine von (2015). Girls helping Girls. The impact of female peers for grades and educational choices. Full text in Research Archive
  • Strøm, Marte (2014). Family size and health. Full text in Research Archive
  • Strøm, Marte (2014). Foreldres sykefravær. Full text in Research Archive
  • Markussen, Simen; Strøm, Marte & Cools, Sara (2014). Family size and parents health. Full text in Research Archive
  • Markussen, Simen & Strøm, Marte (2014). The effects of motherhood. Full text in Research Archive
  • Strøm, Marte (2013). Family size and health. Full text in Research Archive
  • Strøm, Marte (2013). Random kids - decomposing the effects of fertility on labor market outcomes. Full text in Research Archive
  • Strøm, Marte (2013). Understanding the gender gap in sickness absence. Full text in Research Archive
  • Strøm, Marte (2013). The Effects of Motherhood. Full text in Research Archive
  • Strøm, Marte (2012). Understanding the gender gap in sickness absence. Full text in Research Archive
  • Strøm, Marte (2012). Foreldres arbeidstilbud. Samfunnsøkonomen. 8, p. 22–25. Full text in Research Archive

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