Bjørn-Atle Reme
Research interests
Social inequalities, mental health, social norms, perceptions of fairness, methods
Skills
Programming (R, Stata, some SQL, javascript and Python)
Economics, econometrics and causal identification
Machine learning
Current postition(s)
Associate professor at Department of Health Management and Health Economics, University of Oslo
Researcher at Centre for Fertility and Health at The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH)
Contact info
email: remebjornatle@gmail.com
Published/accepted papers
"Predictors of the post-COVID condition following mild SARS-CoV-2 infection", Nature Communications, 2023.
Co-authors: Jonas Gjesvik and Karin Magnusson
"Distressing testing: A propensity score analysis of high-stakes exam failure and mental health", in Child Development, 2023.
Co-authors: Kathryn Christine Beck, Helene Lie Røhr and Martin Flatø
"Job loss and psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic: a national prospective cohort study", in BMC Public Health, 2023.
Co-authors: Jonathan Wörn and Vegard F. Skirbekk
"Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sick leave among healthcare workers: a register-based observational study", in Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2023.
Co-authors: Mari Grøsland, Hege Gjefsen and Karin Magnusson
"A Meritocratic Origin of Egalitarian Behavior”, in The Economic Journal, 2022.
Co-authors: Johanna Mollerstrom, Alexander W. Cappelen and Bertil Tungodden
"Quantifying social segregation in large-scale networks", in Scientific Reports, 2022.
Co-authors: Johannes Bjelland, Andreas Kotsadam, Jo Thori Lind and Pål Roe Sundsøy.
“The Educational Burden of Disease: Associations Between 176 Disorders in Adolescence and Subsequent Educational Achievement”, in Lancet Public Health, 2022.
Co-authors: Magnus Nordmo, Fartein Ask Torvik, Martin Flatø, Jonas Kinge, Pål Surèn, Per Minor Magnus, Jonathan Wörn and Camilla Stoltenberg
“The ADHD deficit in school performance across sex and parental education: a prospective sibling-comparison register study of 344,152 Norwegian adolescents”, in JCCP Advances, 2022.
Co-authors: Hans Fredrik Sunde, Thomas H. Kleppestø, Kristin Gustavsson, Magnus Nordmo, Fartein and Ask Torvik.
“Mental health inequalities during the COVID-19 pandemic – evidence from a large longitudinal study”, in Scientific Reports, 2022.
Co-authors: Jonathan Wörn and Vegard Skirbekk
“Mental Health Benefits of Cohabitation and Marriage - a Longitudinal Analysis of Norwegian Register Data”, in Population Studies, 2022.
Co-authors: Øystein Kravdal and Jonathan Wörn
“Impact of Omicron on sick leave across industries: A population-wide study”, 2022, in Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 2023.
Co-authors: Mari Grøsland and Hege Gjefsen
"Inattention in Contract Markets: Evidence from a Consolidation of Options in Telecom”, in Management Science, 2021.
Co-authors: Helene Lie Røhr and Morten Sæthre
"Differential associations between types of social media use and university students' non-suicidal self-injury and suicidal behavior", in Computers in Human Behavior, 2021.
Co-authors: Mila Kingsbury, Jens Christoffer Skogen, Børge Sivertsen, Simon Øverland, Nathan Cantor, Mari Hysing, Keith Petrie and Ian Colman.
“Leadership and incentives”, in Management Science, 2015.
Co-authors: Bertil Tungodden, Alexander W. Cappelen and Erik Ø. Sørensen
“Luck, choice and responsibility - An experimental study of fairness views”, in Journal of Public Economics, 2015.
Co-authors: Johanna Mollerstrom and Erik Ø. Sørensen
“Sequential negotiations: substitutes vs complements”, in Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, 2016.
Co-authors: Lars Sørgard
"Spectrum policy and competition in mobile data", in Information Economics and Policy, 2016.
Co-authors: Gorm A. Grønnevet and Bjørn Hansen
"Competition in Markets with Quality Uncertainty and Network Effects", in Review of Network Economics, 2020.
Lectures/teaching
"Business economics" (HØKON1201) - full course, at Department of Health Management and Health Economics, UiO
"Data science for Economists" at the University of Oslo, on R and machine learning.
Lecture topic: On the relationship between traditional econometrics and big data/machine learning: “Big Data, Big Business”. Delivered several times at the Norwegian School of Economics.
Lecture topic: Behavioral business strategy. On the use of experiments as a tool for learning in a business setting and applications of behavioral economics: “Experiments in Business”. Delivered several times at the Norwegian School of Economics.
Experiences from major research communication, dissemination or outreach activities and/or invited presentations in public conferences
Presenting central research findings from the behavioural economics literature on the popular science show “Schrødingers Katt”, 05.09.2013.
Chapter “Arbeid og helse”, in special covid-issue of National Public Health Report, forthcoming. Co-authors: Jonathan Wörn, Anna Godøy, Rannveig H. Kaldager, Oddbjørn Raaum and Bernt Bratsberg.