Susanna Sten-Gahmberg
Areas of Research
- Young people’s transition to working life
- Rehabilitation and disability
- The careers of light entrepreneurs
- Employment and pension accrual of informal carers
Presentation
I have a PhD in economics from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), where I specialised in applied microeconomic methods. I have also worked with qualitative research methods, combining quantitative and qualitative methods. In the last few years I worked as a consultant for a Norwegian private research company. I worked with decision-makers in public administration and on public service evaluation.
My research covers labour market, welfare, health and education economics. I am interested in the transition of young people from education to work, but also in the factors that influence this transition, such as mental health and social exclusion. I am also interested in phenomena that can contribute to a more sustainable public sector, such as preventive work, closer cooperation between public actors and the development of new services.
Ongoing research projects
- Rehabilitees’ view on the process of vocational rehabilitation
- The careers of light entrepreneurs
- Work history of young disability pensioners
Read more: Ongoing Research Projects.
Publications
- Liukko, J. & Pasanen, J. & Sten-Gahmberg, S. (2023) Kuntoutujien näkökulma työeläkekuntoutuksen suunnitteluun : Työkokeiluun osallistuvien kuntoutujien haastatteluihin perustuva tutkimus. [Rehabilitees’ perspective on rehabilitation planning under the earnings-related pension system. Study based on interviews with rehabilitees participating in a work trial.] Eläketurvakeskuksen tutkimuksia : 05/2023.
- Polvinen, A. & Tenhunen, S. & Järnefelt, N. & Kivelä, M. & Kuivalainen, S. & Nivalainen, S. & Sten-Gahmberg, S. (2023) Työnteko vanhuuseläkkeellä : Kyselytutkimus palkkatyöstä vanhuuseläkkeelle vuosina 2019-2021 siirtyneille. [Working in retirement. Survey of persons retiring from work on an old-age pension in 2019–2021.] Eläketurvakeskuksen tutkimuksia 04/2023.
- Bråten, R. H. & Sten-Gahmberg, S. & Bugge, C. & Kristiansen, I. S. & Gardsjord, E. S. & Sæther, E. M. (2023). Økt bruk av psykiske diagnoser for unge. Tidsskrift for norsk psykologforening.
- Bråten, R. H. ja Sten-Gahmberg, S. (2022). Unge uføre og veien til uføretrygd. Søkelys på arbeidslivet, 39, (1), p.1-19.