Sara Cools

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Position Research Professor
Degree PhD
Contact +47 984 96 736 sara.cools@samfunnsforskning.no

Sara Cools is currently on leave.

Economist interested in the welfare state

Sara Cools holds a PhD in economics from the University of Oslo. Her research focuses on the links between family and work, education and inequality.

Her papers are published in several international journals, and she regularly writes for the Norwegian newspaper Klassekampen. The article Causal effects of paternity leave on children and parents was awarded the Scandinavian Journal of Economics prize for best paper in 2015. 

Tags: Working Life, Welfare, Gender Equality

Publications

  • Bergsvik, Janna; Cools, Sara & Hart, Rannveig Kaldager (2023). Explaining Residential Clustering of Large Families. European Journal of Population. 39. doi: 10.1007/s10680-023-09655-6. Full text in Research Archive
  • Cools, Sara; Finseraas, Henning & Røgeberg, Ole (2021). Local Immigration and Support for Anti-Immigration Parties: A Meta-Analysis. American Journal of Political Science (AJPS). 65(4), p. 988–1006. doi: 10.1111/ajps.12613. Full text in Research Archive
  • Cools, Sara; Finseraas, Henning & Rasmussen, Magnus Bergli (2020). The Immigrant-Native Gap in Union Membership: A Question of Time, Sorting, or Culture? Labour. doi: 10.1111/labr.12186. Full text in Research Archive
  • Cools, Sara; Flatø, Martin & Kotsadam, Andreas (2020). Rainfall shocks and intimate partner violence in sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Peace Research. 57(3), p. 377–390. doi: 10.1177/0022343319880252.
  • Barth, Erling; Cools, Sara & Strøm, Marte (2019). Geographic variation in social mobility: Polarization, migration and mothers' labour force participation. Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning. 60(3), p. 300–308. doi: 10.18261/issn.1504-291X-2019-03-08. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hart, Rannveig Kaldager & Cools, Sara (2019). Identifying interaction effects using random fertility shocks. Demographic Research. 40, p. 261–278. doi: 10.4054/DEMRES.2019.40.10. Full text in Research Archive
  • Cools, Sara & Schøne, Pål (2019). Overgang fra utdanning til arbeid blant høyt utdannede etterkommere av innvandrere. Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning. 60(2), p. 140–165. doi: 10.18261/issn.1504-291X-2019-02-02. 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 & Kotsadam, Andreas (2017). Resources and Intimate Partner Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa. World Development. 95, p. 211–230. doi: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2017.02.027. Full text in Research Archive
  • Cools, Sara & Hart, Rannveig Kaldager (2017). The Effect of Childhood Family Size on Fertility in Adulthood: New Evidence From IV Estimation. Demography. 54(1), p. 23–44. doi: 10.1007/s13524-016-0537-z. 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
  • Cools, Sara; Fiva, Jon H. & Kirkebøen, Lars Johannessen (2015). Causal Effects of Paternity Leave on Children and Parents. The Scandinavian Journal of Economics. 117(3), p. 801–828. doi: 10.1111/sjoe.12113.
  • 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.

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  • 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
  • Cools, Sara & Strøm, Marte (2020). Ønsker om barn – en spørreundersøkelse om fertilitet, arbeidsliv og familiepolitikk. 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
  • Cools, Sara; Hardoy, Ines & von Simson, Kristine (2018). Sosial bakgrunn, utdanning, arbeid og stønader til personer under 30 år med nedsatt arbeidsevne. Institutt for samfunnsforskning. Full text in Research Archive

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  • Cools, Sara (2024). #41 - Sara Cools: Fertilitet - "reproduktiv krise"? [Internet]. Podcastserie: Ganske aktuelt med Kenneth Bergh.
  • Evensen, Miriam; Cools, Sara & Hermansen, Are Skeie (2023). Healthier Kids? Health Advantage and Generational Assimilation among Immigrant-Origin Youth. .
  • Cools, Sara; Sievertsen, Hans Henrik & Strøm, Marte (2023). Job Security and Fertility Decisions: Evidence from a Temporary Work Reform.
  • Strøm, Marte; Cools, Sara & Hoen, Maria Forthun (2023). Overganger mellom atypisk arbeid og faste ansettelser.
  • Hart, Rannveig Kaldager & Cools, Sara (2023). Den utdøende trebarnsfamilien . Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.).
  • Modalsli, Jørgen; Cools, Sara & Strøm, Marte (2023). Occupational change, income growth and inequality in Norway, 1980-2019 .
  • Cools, Sara (2022). The economics of the cultural sector and the role of cultural policy during the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway.
  • Bergsvik, Janna; Cools, Sara & Hart, Rannveig Kaldager (2020). Explaining residential clustering of fertility. SSB - Discussion papers.
  • Cools, Sara & Schøne, Pål (2019). Utdanningssted forklarer ulikhet på toppen av yrkeshierarkiet. Dagens næringsliv.
  • Flatø, Martin; Kotsadam, Andreas & Cools, Sara (2014). Weather Shocks and Violence Against Women in Sub-Saharan Africa.
  • Markussen, Simen; Strøm, Marte & Cools, Sara (2014). Family size and parents health.
  • Cools, Sara; Fiva, Jon H. & Kirkebøen, Lars Johannessen (2011). Unyansert om pappaperm. Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.).
  • Cools, Sara; Fiva, Jon H. & Kirkebøen, Lars Johannessen (2011). Pappaperm. Samfunnsøkonomen. 125(9), p. 21–23.

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