Bård Smedsvik - NTNU

About

I am a Ph.D. candidate in social policy at the department of social work. My research interests are welfare politics, labour market policies, social policy and social inequality.

I study how social policy affect groups and individuals. I am especially interested in the cross-section between passive and active social policy. I mostly work with norwegian register data. My main analytical approach is quantiative policy evalutation.

I have a masters degree in Political Science from NTNU

Hilary term 2022 i was a recognised student at the Department of Social Policy and Intervention, Universtiy of Oxford, and the Institute of New Economic Thinking (INET)

Publications

2024

Iacono, Roberto; Smedsvik, Bård. (2024) Behavioral Responses to Wealth Taxation: Evidence from a Norwegian Reform. CESifo Working Papers
Academic article
Hornset, Norunn; Smedsvik, Bård. (2024) Can increased support to foster care families reduce the number of moves for children in out-of-home care? Evidence from Norway. International Journal of Social Welfare
Academic article

2023

Smedsvik, Bård; Iacono, Roberto. (2023) (In)visible Sanctions: Micro-level Evidence on Compulsory Activation for Young Welfare Recipients. Journal of Social Policy
Academic article
Smedsvik, Bård. (2023) The Association Between Part-time Employment and Social Assistance Recipiency in Norway. Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies
Academic article

2022

Smedsvik, Bård; Iacono, Roberto; D'Agostino, Antonella. (2022) Immigration and social assistance: Evidence from the Norwegian welfare state. Social Policy & Administration
Academic article

Journal publications

Iacono, Roberto; Smedsvik, Bård. (2024) Behavioral Responses to Wealth Taxation: Evidence from a Norwegian Reform. CESifo Working Papers
Academic article
Hornset, Norunn; Smedsvik, Bård. (2024) Can increased support to foster care families reduce the number of moves for children in out-of-home care? Evidence from Norway. International Journal of Social Welfare
Academic article
Smedsvik, Bård; Iacono, Roberto. (2023) (In)visible Sanctions: Micro-level Evidence on Compulsory Activation for Young Welfare Recipients. Journal of Social Policy
Academic article
Smedsvik, Bård. (2023) The Association Between Part-time Employment and Social Assistance Recipiency in Norway. Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies
Academic article
Smedsvik, Bård; Iacono, Roberto; D'Agostino, Antonella. (2022) Immigration and social assistance: Evidence from the Norwegian welfare state. Social Policy & Administration
Academic article