Pål Erling Martinussen

Om

Research areas: comparative health system studies; welfare state reforms; health policy, management and organisation; local government; public policy and administration.

Pål E. Martinussen (b. 1969) is Professor at the Department of Sociology and Political Science at NTNU in Trondheim since 2014. He is author of numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals, such as Social Science & Medicine, BCM Health Services Research, Health Policy, Health Economics, Policy & Law, Local Government Studies, and has also published several book chapters and other scientific publications. Martinussen has had several visiting appointments at University of California, San Diego.

Publikasjoner

2017

Martinussen, Pål Erling; Neby, Simon; Vrangbæk, Karsten. (2017) Sykehuspolitisk styring i Norge: mellom politikk og forvaltning. Universitetsforlaget
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Martinussen, Pål Erling; Frich, Jan C; Vrangbæk, Karsten; Magnussen, Jon. (2017) Organisatoriske forhold og løsninger i spesialisthelsetjenesten – hva mener sykehuslegene?. Michael
Academic article
Borisova, Liubov V.; Martinussen, Pål Erling; Rydland, Håvard T.; Stornes, Per Gunnar; Eikemo, Terje Andreas. (2017) Public evaluation of health services across 21 European countries: The role of culture. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Academic article

2015

Halvorsen, Thomas; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2015) Benzodiazepine use in COPD: empirical evidence from Norway. The International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Academic article

2014

Halvorsen, Thomas; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2014) The geography of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A population-based study of Norway. Social Science and Medicine
Academic article

2013

Lillefjell, Monica; Haugan, Tommy; Martinussen, Pål Erling; Halvorsen, Thomas. (2013) Treatment outcomes among individuals in a musculoskeletal pain rehabilitation program related to the trends in the dispensing of prescribed medications. Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain
Academic article
Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2013) Referral quality and the cooperation between hospital physicians and general practice: the role of physician and community factors. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Academic article
Magnussen, Jon; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2013) From Centralization to Decentralization, and Back: Norwegian Health Care in a Nordic Perspective. Palgrave Macmillan
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2013) Hospital physicians' assessments of their interaction with GPS: The role of physician and community characteristics. Health Policy
Academic article

2012

Martinussen, Pål Erling; Magnussen, Jon. (2012) Do hospitals perform better when they are led by doctors? Evidence on costs, efficiency and medical quality. European Journal of Public Health
Abstract
Halvorsen, Thomas; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2012) The geography of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A population-based study of Norway. European Journal of Public Health
Abstract

2011

Lillefjell, Monica; Haugan, Tommy; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2011) Depression and pain experience predicts addictive drug use among chronic musculoskeletal pain patients in rehabilitation. Psychology and Health
Abstract
Martinussen, Pål Erling; Magnussen, Jon. (2011) Resisting market-inspired reform in healthcare: The role of professional subcultures in medicine. Social Science and Medicine
Academic article

2009

Martinussen, Pål Erling; Hagen, Terje P.. (2009) Reimbursement systems, organisational forms and patient selection: Evidence from day surgery in Norway. Health Economics, Policy and Law
Academic article
Martinussen, Pål Erling; Magnussen, Jon; Vrangbæk, Karsten; Saltman, Richard B. (2009) Introduction: the Nordic model of health care. Open University Press
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Reitan, Jarl; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2009) Improving care for COPD patients.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2008

Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2008) Self-interest or ideology? The attitude of Norwegian medical specialists towards private welfare services. Scandinavian Political Studies
Academic article

2007

Aasland, Olaf Gjerløw; Hagen, Terje P.; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2007) Sykehuslegenes syn på sykehusreformen. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening (Tidsskriftet)
Academic article

2006

Midttun, Linda; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2006) Response to Karlberg's comments on "Hospital waiting time in Norway: What is the role of organizational change?". Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Reader opinion piece

2005

Martinussen, Pål Erling; Midttun, Linda. (2005) Hospital waiting time in Norway: What is the role of organizational change?. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Academic article
Midttun, Linda; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2005) Hospital waiting time in Norway: What is therole of organisational change?. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Academic article
Martinussen, Pål Erling; Paulsen, Bård. (2005) Ny rolle for fylkespolitikerne: Fra eier til ombud. Springer Springer
Academic monograph

2004

Midttun, Linda; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2004) Day surgery and hospital efficiency: empirical analysis of Norwegian hospitals, 1999-2001. Health Policy
Academic article
Martinussen, Pål Erling; Paulsen, B. (2004) Nedlegging av en politisk arena: fylkeskommunal helsepolitikk før statlig overtakelse av sykehusene. Norsk statsvitenskapelig tidsskrift
Academic article
Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2004) Government Performance and Political Accountability at Subnational Level: The Electoral Fate of Local Incumbents in Norway. Scandinavian Political Studies
Academic article
Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2004) Majority Rule in Consensual Democracies: Explaining Political Influence in Norwegian Local Councils. Local Government Studies
Academic article

2002

Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2002) In Search of the Government in Local Government: Coalition Agreements and Office Payoffs in Norway. Scandinavian Political Studies
Academic article

2001

Martinussen, Pål Erling; Pettersen, Per Arnt. (2001) Linking Coalitions to Policy Output: The Case of Local Government in Norway. Environment and Planning. C, Government and Policy
Academic article

Tidsskriftspublikasjoner

Martinussen, Pål Erling; Hilland, Geir Haakon Iversen. (2025) Mo Money Mo Problems? Economic Freedom and Subjective Happiness in Europe, 2010–2020. Journal of Happiness Studies
Academic article
Martinussen, Pål Erling; Blekesaune, Arild. (2024) Try a Little Tendering: Institutional, Political, and Financial Influence on Local Contracting in Norway. International Journal of Public Administration
Academic article
Zyzak, Barbara ; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2024) OK computer: applying the public service logic on digital health services. Public Management Review
Academic article
Hilland, Geir Haakon Iversen; Hagen, Terje P.; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2023) Stayin’ alive: The introduction of municipal in-patient acute care units was associated with reduced mortality and fewer hospital readmissions. Social Science and Medicine
Academic article
Kellner, Adrian; Martinussen, Pål Erling; Feiring, Eli. (2023) Don't stand so close to me: Perceptions of others’ compliance with COVID-19 recommendations and support for strict policy measures in Norway. Health Policy
Academic article
Bach, Tobias; Trondal, Jarle; Aars, Jacob; Lindén, Tord Skogedal; Martinussen, Pål Erling; Winsvold, Marte Slagsvold. (2022) Hvorfor trenger vi en ny infrastruktur for norsk forvaltningsforskning?. Norsk statsvitenskapelig tidsskrift
Academic article
Martinussen, Pål Erling; Rydland, Håvard Thorsen. (2022) (I can't get no) satisfaction: A comparative study of healthcare recommodification in Europe, 2010-18. Social Science and Medicine
Academic article
Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2022) Let's stick together: The role of self-interest and ideological beliefs for supporting a ‘solidaristic’ health policy in Norway. Health Policy
Academic article
Kjøstolfsen, Gjertrud Hole; Baheerathan, Janusha; Martinussen, Pål Erling; Magnussen, Jon. (2021) Financial incentives and patient selection: Hospital physicians’ views on cream skimming and economic management focus in Norway. Health Policy
Academic article
Martinussen, Pål Erling; Davidsen, Tonje. (2021) ‘Professional-supportive’ versus ‘economic-operational’ management: the relationship between leadership style and hospital physicians’ organisational climate. BMC Health Services Research
Academic article
Martinussen, Pål Erling; Rydland, Håvard Thorsen. (2020) Is a Decentralised Health Policy Associated With Better Self-rated Health and Health Services Evaluation? A Comparative Study of European Countries. International Journal of Health Policy and Management
Academic article
Martinussen, Pål Erling; Magnussen, Jon; Vrangbæk, Karsten; Frich, Jan C. (2020) Should I stay or should I go? The role of leadership and organisational context for hospital physicians’ intention to leave their current job. BMC Health Services Research
Academic article
Martinussen, Pål Erling; Blekesaune, Arild; Aas, Simen Ø.. (2019) En søppelvogn til begjær? Om sammenhengen mellom bruk av markedsmekanismer og innbyggertilfredshet med kommunale renovasjonstjenester. Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning (TfS)
Academic article
Nordheim, Oda; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2019) Happiness and the role of social protection: how types of social spending affected individuals' life satisfaction in OECD countries, 1980?2012. Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy
Academic article
Martinussen, Pål Erling; Magnussen, Jon. (2019) Is having private health insurance associated with less support for public healthcare? Evidence from the Norwegian NHS. Health Policy
Academic article
Traina, Gloria; Martinussen, Pål Erling; Feiring, Eli. (2019) Being Healthy, Being Sick, Being Resposnible: Attitudes towards Responsibility for Health in a Public Healthcare System. Public Health Ethics
Academic article
Kampevoll, Fredrik; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2018) Gøy på landet? Betydningen av lokale trekk for innvandreres bosetting i rurale kommuner. Norsk statsvitenskapelig tidsskrift
Academic article
Martinussen, Pål Erling; Frich, Jan C; Vrangbæk, Karsten; Magnussen, Jon. (2017) Organisatoriske forhold og løsninger i spesialisthelsetjenesten – hva mener sykehuslegene?. Michael
Academic article
Borisova, Liubov V.; Martinussen, Pål Erling; Rydland, Håvard T.; Stornes, Per Gunnar; Eikemo, Terje Andreas. (2017) Public evaluation of health services across 21 European countries: The role of culture. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Academic article
Halvorsen, Thomas; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2015) Benzodiazepine use in COPD: empirical evidence from Norway. The International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Academic article
Halvorsen, Thomas; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2014) The geography of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A population-based study of Norway. Social Science and Medicine
Academic article
Lillefjell, Monica; Haugan, Tommy; Martinussen, Pål Erling; Halvorsen, Thomas. (2013) Treatment outcomes among individuals in a musculoskeletal pain rehabilitation program related to the trends in the dispensing of prescribed medications. Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain
Academic article
Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2013) Referral quality and the cooperation between hospital physicians and general practice: the role of physician and community factors. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Academic article
Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2013) Hospital physicians' assessments of their interaction with GPS: The role of physician and community characteristics. Health Policy
Academic article
Martinussen, Pål Erling; Magnussen, Jon. (2012) Do hospitals perform better when they are led by doctors? Evidence on costs, efficiency and medical quality. European Journal of Public Health
Abstract
Halvorsen, Thomas; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2012) The geography of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A population-based study of Norway. European Journal of Public Health
Abstract
Lillefjell, Monica; Haugan, Tommy; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2011) Depression and pain experience predicts addictive drug use among chronic musculoskeletal pain patients in rehabilitation. Psychology and Health
Abstract
Martinussen, Pål Erling; Magnussen, Jon. (2011) Resisting market-inspired reform in healthcare: The role of professional subcultures in medicine. Social Science and Medicine
Academic article
Martinussen, Pål Erling; Hagen, Terje P.. (2009) Reimbursement systems, organisational forms and patient selection: Evidence from day surgery in Norway. Health Economics, Policy and Law
Academic article
Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2008) Self-interest or ideology? The attitude of Norwegian medical specialists towards private welfare services. Scandinavian Political Studies
Academic article
Aasland, Olaf Gjerløw; Hagen, Terje P.; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2007) Sykehuslegenes syn på sykehusreformen. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening (Tidsskriftet)
Academic article
Midttun, Linda; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2006) Response to Karlberg's comments on "Hospital waiting time in Norway: What is the role of organizational change?". Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Reader opinion piece
Martinussen, Pål Erling; Midttun, Linda. (2005) Hospital waiting time in Norway: What is the role of organizational change?. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Academic article
Midttun, Linda; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2005) Hospital waiting time in Norway: What is therole of organisational change?. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Academic article
Midttun, Linda; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2004) Day surgery and hospital efficiency: empirical analysis of Norwegian hospitals, 1999-2001. Health Policy
Academic article
Martinussen, Pål Erling; Paulsen, B. (2004) Nedlegging av en politisk arena: fylkeskommunal helsepolitikk før statlig overtakelse av sykehusene. Norsk statsvitenskapelig tidsskrift
Academic article
Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2004) Government Performance and Political Accountability at Subnational Level: The Electoral Fate of Local Incumbents in Norway. Scandinavian Political Studies
Academic article
Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2004) Majority Rule in Consensual Democracies: Explaining Political Influence in Norwegian Local Councils. Local Government Studies
Academic article
Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2002) In Search of the Government in Local Government: Coalition Agreements and Office Payoffs in Norway. Scandinavian Political Studies
Academic article
Martinussen, Pål Erling; Pettersen, Per Arnt. (2001) Linking Coalitions to Policy Output: The Case of Local Government in Norway. Environment and Planning. C, Government and Policy
Academic article

Bøker

Martinussen, Pål Erling; Paulsen, Bård. (2005) Ny rolle for fylkespolitikerne: Fra eier til ombud. Springer Springer
Academic monograph

Del av bok/rapport

Martinussen, Pål Erling; Rydland, Håvard T.; Veggeland, Frode. (2024) No Fun: Healthcare Recommodification and Well-Being in Europe. Palgrave Macmillan
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Lindaas, Nils Arne; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2021) The politics of privatisation: A panel data analysis of the local political situation and share of private kindergartens in Norwegian municipalities. Fagbokforlaget
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Martinussen, Pål Erling; Neby, Simon; Vrangbæk, Karsten. (2017) Sykehuspolitisk styring i Norge: mellom politikk og forvaltning. Universitetsforlaget
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Magnussen, Jon; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2013) From Centralization to Decentralization, and Back: Norwegian Health Care in a Nordic Perspective. Palgrave Macmillan
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Martinussen, Pål Erling; Magnussen, Jon; Vrangbæk, Karsten; Saltman, Richard B. (2009) Introduction: the Nordic model of health care. Open University Press
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Reitan, Jarl; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2009) Improving care for COPD patients.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Undervisning

Emner

Formidling

2022

Academic lecture

Zyzak, Barbara Krystyna; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2022) Increasing visibility of end-users in public value creation. Applying Public Service Logic (PSL) to digitalization of health care services in Norway. International Research Society for Public Management , Virtual konferanse 2022-04-19 - 2022-04-22

2020

Academic lecture

Martinussen, Pål Erling; Veggeland, Frode. (2020) Low political trust is bad for your health: A comparative study of 24 European countries. Universitetet i Tromsø Nasjonal fagkonferanse i statsvitenskap , Tromsø 2020-01-06 - 2020-01-08

2019

Academic lecture

Veggeland, Frode; Martinussen, Pål Erling; Rydland, Håvard T.. (2019) Low political trust is bad for your health: A comparative study of 24 European countries . NTNU Nasjonal fagkonferanse i statsvitenskap , Trondheim 2019-01-07 - 2019-01-09