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Socioeconomic background of parents influences young people’s payment difficulties

The probability of young people ending up with debt problems is linked to their parents’ socioeconomic background.

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What determines the receipt of help from adult children?

Older parents have varying expectations about how much support they ought to receive from their adult children, while adult children have their own perspectives on the matter. However, attitudes alone do not determine who will provide help when the need arises.

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– We need to imagine a more sustainable future for Norway’s welfare state

If Norway wants its welfare state to support future generations, and today’s population, research says it will need to imagine its place in a more sustainable global system.

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Our way of life threatens future generations

If current trends continue, today’s six-year-olds are expected to face twice as many wildfires and five times as many droughts during their lifetimes compared to today’s adults.

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Elderly with no partner or family contact face higher risk of early death

A large Norwegian study shows that social isolation and loneliness can significantly increase the risk of early death among older adults.

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Norway’s hidden gender inequality

Norway is a gender equal and diverse country, but disparities in parenting roles persist with detrimental economic implications.

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Mothers of disabled children work less, take more sick leave, and often leave the workforce entirely

“There are schemes designed to alleviate the burden on mothers, but evidence suggests they are not effective,” says NOVA researcher Kaja Larsen Østerud.

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A holistic approach to supporting victimized children

Barnahus is an innovative model of caring for and supporting children who have been the victim of violence and sexual abuse. It provides a safe and supportive environment to meet their legal, medical, and psychological needs.

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What the Industrial Revolution can teach us about today’s technological revolution

Technological revolutions have happened before, but none are quite so wide-ranging as the one we are currently living through. The past holds examples for how we can mitigate the negative consequences of and make sure the benefits don’t just go to those who already have power.

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New research sheds light on mortality rate disparities in Alaska during the 1918 flu pandemic

Exposure to earlier illness likely holds the key to understanding why some groups in Alaska suffered disproportionately high death rates in the 1918 influenza pandemic, OsloMet researchers have found.

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Norway leading in digitalization, but not everyone is benefitting

Digitizing government welfare services is supposed to help make services more accessible to everyone. Are they unintentionally leaving people behind?

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The oil fund will not be there for our grandchildren

A close look at the principles governing the management of Norway’s oil fund shows that it may run out in two generations or less.

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