Simen Markussen
Akebakkeskogen 65a
0490 Oslo
simen.markussen@frisch.uio.no
Curriculum Vitae
Born: 1978, Sarpsborg, Norway
Research interests: Labor economics and health, evaluation of labor market policies,
social insurance programs, pensions.
Affiliation: Senior research fellow at the Frisch Centre for Economic Research, Oslo
Norway. Associate Investigator at CEPAR, University of New South Wales, Sydney
Australia.
Research papers
Published in international journals
1. Markussen, S., Røed, K., 2014, Social Insurance Networks, Journal of Human
Resources, accepted manuscript
2. Markussen, S, Røed, K, 2014, Daylight and Absenteeism, Economics and Human
Biology, accepted manuscript
3. Markussen, S, Røed, K, Røgeberg O, 2013, The changing of the guards – Can
physicians contain social insurance costs?, Journal of Health Economics, accepted
manuscript
4. Hernæs, E, Markussen, S, Piggott, J, Vestad, O, 2013, Does retirement age impact
mortality?, Journal of Health Economics (accepted for publishing)
5. Fevang E, Markussen, S, Røed, K, 2013, The Sick Pay Trap, Journal of Labor
Economics (accepted for publishing)
6. Markussen, S, Mykletun, A, Røed, K, 2012, The Case for Presenteeism, Journal
of Public Economics (available online)
7. Biørn, E., Gaure, S., Markussen, S., Røed, K., 2012, The rise in absenteeism,
Journal of Population Economics, (available online)
8. Markussen, S., 2012, The individual cost of sick leave, Journal of Population
Economics, (available online)
9. Markussen, S., Røed, K., Røgeberg, O., Gaure, S., 2011, The Anatomy of
Absenteeism, Journal of Health Economics Vol.30, pp 277-292
10. Markussen, S., 2008, How the left prospers from prosperity, European Journal of
Political Economy , Vol 24/2 (2008) pp 329-342
Published in Norwegian journals
1. Fevang, E., Markussen, S., Røed, K., 2014, NAV reformen – støvet legger seg
etter en tubulent omstilling, Søkelys på arbeidslivet, 1/2014
2. Fevang, E, Markussen, S, Røed, K, 2013, Sykepengefellen, Samfunnsøkonomen
3. Holden, S, Markussen, S, Røed, K, 2012, Arbeid til alle?, Samfunnsøkonomen, 92012, p. 92-104
4. Markussen, S, Røgeberg, OJ, 2012, Sykefravær rundt større livshendelser,
indikasjon på endring i legers utskrivingspraksis, Tidsskriftet for den norske
legeforening, 10, 1234-4
5. Markussen, S., Schreiner, R., 2012, Færre i arbeid og lenger på trygd, Søkelys på
arbeidslivet (to be published early 2012).
6. Markussen, S., 2011, Mer av det samme – kommentar til statsbudsjettet,
Samfunnsøkonomen, Nr.8.
7. Markussen, S., 2010, Da sykefraværet falt som en stein, Samfunnsøkonomen, Nr.3
8. Dale-Olsen, H., Markussen, S., 2010, Økende sykefravær over tid, Søkelys på
Arbeidslivet, Nr. ½
9. Bergsvik, D., Markussen, S., Raaum, O.,2010, Tok en tredagers? Mønstre i det
egenmeldte fraværet, Søkelys på Arbeidslivet, Nr 4.
10. Velferdsstatens barn: en gjeng latsabber? Røst Helse 1, (2008)
11. Økonomisk sykefraværsforskning: hva vet vi og hvor bør vi gå? Søkelys på
arbeidslivet, Nr1, årgang 24 (2007), s.63-81
Working paper
1. The effects of motherhood, with Marte Strøm
2. The impacts of vocational rehabilitation, with Knut Røed, IZA DP 7892
3. Generous activation, with Knut Røed
Refereeing
Journal of Health Economics, Labour Economics, Journal of Population Economics,
European Journal of Political Economy, Søkelys på Arbeidslivet, RØST,
Actasociologica, Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, IZA Journal of Labour
Economics
Book reviews
Reconsidering Retirement, for the Journal of Pensions Economics
Columns and other writing
Columnist in Norwegian newspaper Dagens Næringsliv from 2012
Columnist for Norwegian internet journal Minerva 2011-2012
Research grants and project management
1. Disentangling absenteeism, research grant from NRC
2. Evaluering av NAV-reformen (Evaluation of a major Norwegian welfare
reform)
3. Evaluering av Kvalifiseringsprogrammet (Evaluation of a Norwegian program
to promote employment targeted towards social assistant recipients)
4. Evaluering av Tiltak for personer med nedsatt arbeidsevne (Evaluation of
treatment programs for workers with (temporary) disabilities.
Supervision of phd-students
Nils August Andresen (2011-)
Ragnhild Schreiner (2012-)
Marte Ulvestad (2013-)
Supervision of masters degree students
Agne Liutkeviciute (2013), Helene Ytterborg (2012), Ragnhild Schreiner (2011),
Søren Klitkou (2011), Lars C. Otterbeck (2011), Daniel Bergsvik (2009), Hannah
McMurray (2009), Line Eielsen (2008).
Teaching
2010-12
Econ 4715 Labour Economics, UiO
Education
2001-2003
2004-2006
2010
Bachelors degree in economics, University of Oslo
Masters degree in economics, University of Oslo
Phd in economics, University of Oslo
Previous work experience
1997-1998
1999-2001
2004-2005
President of Norges Gymnasiastsamband (Norwegian school students
union)
Secretary General of Europeisk Ungdom (Young European Federalists
in Norway)
Research assistant for Professor Steinar Holden, UiO