Current position
Senior researcher, Frisch Centre for Economic Research, 2022 - present
Co-position as researcher, Statistics Norway, 2020 - present
Former positions
Post doc, Frisch Centre for Economic Research, 2020 - 2022
Researcher, Statistics Norway, 2012-2019
Research Interests
Labor Economics, Economics of Education, Early intervention
Education
Ph.D. in Economics, University of Stavanger, 2012
MSc. in Economics, University of Oslo, 2006
Contact
n.e.drange'at'frisch.uio.no
nina.drange'at'gmail.com
+47 41457945 / Skype: ninadrange
Published Work
Drange, N. and A. M. J. Sandsør (2024): The effects of a free universal after-school program on child academic outcomes, Economics of Education Review, vol 98, February 2024, 102504.
Hart, R., S. Andersen and N. Drange (2022): Effects of extended paternity leave on family dynamics, Journal of Marriage and Family, 84(3), 814–839.
Drange, N. T. Gunnes and K. Telle (2021): Workload, staff composition, and sickness absence, Empirical Economics, vol. 61, issue 6, No 14, p. 3375-3400.
Drange, N and M. Rønning (2020): Child Care Center Quality and Early Child Development, Journal of Public Economics, 188, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2020.104204.
Drange, N. and K. Telle (2020): Child Care and Inequality of Opportunity. Descriptive Results from Norway, European Sociological Review, https://doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaa026.
Drange, N. and T. Havnes (2019): Child care before age two and the development of language and numeracy: Evidence from a lottery. Journal of Labor Economics, 37(2), p. 581-620.
Andersen, S. N., N. Drange and T. Lappegård (2018): Can a Cash Transfer to Families Change Fertility Behaviour? Demographic Research, 38, p. 897-928.
Drange, N. and K. Telle (2017): Preschool and School Performance of Children from Immigrant Families, Empirical Economics, 52(2), p. 825-867.
Havnes and A. M. J. Sandsør (2016): Kindergarten for All: Long-run Effects of a Universal Intervention, Economics of Education Review, 53, issue C, p. 164-181.[Download].
Drange, N. and K. Telle (2015): Promoting integration of immigrants: Effects of free child care on child enrollment and parental employment, Labour Economics, 34, p. 26-38, [Download]
Drange, N. (2015): Crowding Out Dad? The Effect of a Cash-for-Care Subsidy on Family Time Allocation, Nordic Journal of Political Economy, 40, article 2, [Download]
Drange, N and M. Rege (2013): Trapped at Home: The Effect of Mothers’ Temporary Labor Market Exits on Their Subsequent Work Career, Labour Economics, 24, p.125-136. [Download]
(Re-)Submitted Work / Work In Progress
An Evaluation of a National Program to Reduce Student Absenteeism in High School (with Michael Baker and Hege Gjefsen)
The impact of educational scholarships to adult skilled workers: Evidence from a randomized control trial (with Karen Hauge, Bjorn Dapi and Tao Zhang)
Preferences for and strategic manipulation of allocation to child care (with Martin E. Andresen and Monique de Haan)