About
Magne Bråthen is an economist with a PhD in social work and social policy. He has extensive research experience across a range of topics within the field of labor and welfare. His work includes evaluations of policy reforms and labor market programs, analyses of how NAV organizes its services, and studies on the integration of vulnerable groups into the labor market. Currently, he is working on research projects focusing on:
- How NAV counselors collaborate with employers, and
- The characteristics of companies that hire people with disabilities
Fields of study
Subject areas
Security Evaluation Studies Inclusion in the Labour Market
Research groups
Research projects
Ongoing research projects
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Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration's Labour Market Engagement
In this project, WRI and PROBA will examine how Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration's (NAV) caseworkers understand and uphold the objective of meeting employers’ needs for labour (a “market perspective”).
Completed research projects
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Sustained employment of 'hard-to-place' citizens in small and medium sized enterprises: A mixed-method study in Norway and the Netherlands (ENGAGE)
We aim to develop new knowledge about how small and medium sized enterprises (SME) can contribute successfully to the sustained workplace inclusion of vulnerable ‘hard-to-place’ citizens, and can be supported effectively in doing so.
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Welfare State Life Courses: Social Inequalities in the Co-evolution of Employment, Health and Critical Life Events (WELLIFE).
This project is a multidisciplinary Nordic collaboration researching inequalities in health and opportunities in the Nordic welfare states, and how they unfold over individuals life courses.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Gjersøe, Heidi Moen
;
Alecu, Andreea Ioana
;
Bråthen, Magne
;
Dahl, Espen
(2025).
Labour Market Programmes, Service Individualisation and Employment Outcomes.
10 p.
Social Policy & Administration.
https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.13132
Malmberg-Heimonen, Ira
;
Frøyland, Kjetil
;
Spjelkavik, Øystein
;
Tøge, Anne Grete
;
Bråthen, Magne
(2025).
Enhancing implementation of the Individual Placement and Support for Young Adults programme in Norway: identifying challenges and facilitators.
European Social Work Research (ESWR).
https://doi.org/10.1332/27551768Y2024D000000027
Espen, Dahl;
van der Wel, Kjetil A.
;
Hermansen, Åsmund
;
Bråthen, Magne
(2025).
Work Hazards and Social Class among ‘successful’ ALMP-Participants in Norway.
30 p.
Journal of Comparative Social Work.
Vol. 19.
https://doi.org/10.31265/jcsw.v19i2.664
Breit, Eric
;
Bråthen, Magne
;
Sadeghi, Talieh
(2025).
Distinctions between inclusive and non-inclusive companies for persons with disability: Exploring the impact of COM-B and HRM practices.
10 p.
Work : A journal of Prevention, Assesment and rehabilitation.
Vol. 81.
https://doi.org/10.1177/10519815251320275
Bilsteen, Josephine; Alenius, Suvi;
Bråthen, Magne
; Børch, Klaus; Ekstrøm, Claus Thorn; Kajantie, Eero Olavi; Lashkarian, Mariam; Nurhonen, Markku; Risnes, Kari Ravndal; Sandin, Sven;
Wel, Kjetil A. van der
; Wolke, Dieter; Nybo Andersen, Anne-Marie
(2021).
Gestational Age, Parent Education, and Education in Adulthood.
Pediatrics.
https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2021-051959
Jensen, Maria Reinholdt;
van der Wel, Kjetil A.
;
Bråthen, Magne
(2021).
Adolescent Mental Health Disorders and Upper
Secondary School Completion – The Role of Family
Resources.
15 p.
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00313831.2021.1983864
Heggebø, Kristian
;
Bråthen, Magne
;
Hermansen, Åsmund
(2020).
Deltakelse på arbeidsmarkedstiltak – hjelp til selvhjelp?
Helserelatert ulikhet i sysselsetting blant langtidsmottakere av økonomisk sosialhjelp.
Søkelys på arbeidslivet.
https://doi.org/10.18261/issn.1504-7989-2020-01-02
Bråthen, Magne
;
Wel, Kjetil A. van der
;
Løyland, Borghild
(2020).
Mental Health and Access to Active Labor Market Programs.
18 p.
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies.
Vol. 10.
https://doi.org/10.18291/njwls.v10i3.121843
Bråthen, Magne
(2020).
Nav-veilederes dilemmaer i oppfølgingen av personer med psykiske helseproblemer.
Søkelys på arbeidslivet.
Vol. 37.
https://doi.org/10.18261/issn.1504-7989-2020-01-02
