Astrid de Linde

• Brodeur, Abel; Mikola, Derek; Cook, Nikolai; Fiala, Lenka; Brailey, Thomas & Briggs, Ryan [Show all 347 contributors for this article] (2026). Reproducibility and robustness of economics and political science research. Nature. ISSN 0028-0836. 652, p. 151–156. doi: 10.1038/s41586-026-10251-x. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Science aspires to be cumulative. Reproducibility efforts strengthen science by testing the reliability of published findings, promoting self-correction, and informing policy-making1. Computational reproductions, whereby independent researchers reproduce the results of published studies, are an essential diagnostic tool2–10. Such efforts should have greater visibility11–16. However, little social science reproduction and robustness has been conducted at scale10,13,17–23. Here we reproduced original analyses and conducted robustness checks of 110 articles that were published in leading economics and political science journals with mandatory data and code sharing policies17,18. We found that more than 85% of published claims were computationally reproducible. In robustness checks, our reanalyses showed that 72% of statistically significant estimates remain significant and in the same direction, and the median reproduced effect size is nearly the same as the originally published effect size (that is, 99% of the published effect size). Additionally, 6 independent research teams examined 12 pre-specified hypotheses about determinants of robustness. Research teams with more experience found lower levels of robustness, and robustness did not correlate with author characteristics or data availability. Robustness checks and reproduction of analyses with existing and updated data based on 110 articles in economics and political science journals with data and code-sharing requirements found high levels of robustness and reproducibility and determined that robustness was not dependent on author characteristics or data availability.

• Linde, Astrid de; Grytten, Jostein Ivar; Skau, Irene & Kinge, Jonas Minet (2025). Maternity Ward Closures and Infant Health Outcomes, Maternal Health Outcomes, and Birth Procedures. Health Economics. ISSN 1057-9230. 35(2), p. 360–376. doi: 10.1002/hec.70053. Full text in Research Archive
• Linde, Astrid de; Grytten, Jostein Ivar; Skau, Irene & Kinge, Jonas Minet (2024). Maternity ward closures and infant health outcomes, maternal health outcomes, and birth procedures. HERO skriftserie / Working paper. ISSN 1501-9071. Full text in Research Archive
• Kinge, Jonas Minet; Linde, Astrid de; Dieleman, Joseph; Vollset, Stein Emil; Knudsen, Ann Kristin Skrindo & Aas, Eline (2023). Production losses from morbidity and mortality by disease, age and sex in Norway. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. ISSN 1403-4948. p. 1–5. doi: 10.1177/14034948231188237. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Aim: The inclusion of production losses in health care priority setting is extensively debated. However, few studies allow for a comparison of these losses across relevant clinical and demographic categories. Our objective was to provide comprehensive estimates of Norwegian production losses from morbidity and mortality by age, sex and disease category. Methods: National registries, tax records, labour force surveys, household and population statistics and data from the Global Burden of Disease were combined to estimate production losses for 12 disease categories, 38 age and sex groups and four causes of production loss. The production losses were estimated via lost wages in accordance with a human capital approach for 2019. Results: The main causes of production losses in 2019 were mental and substance use disorders, totalling NOK121.6bn (32.7% of total production losses). This was followed by musculoskeletal disorders, neurological disorders, injuries, and neoplasms, which accounted for 25.2%, 7.4%, 7.4% and 6.5% of total production losses, respectively. Production losses due to sick leave, disability insurance and work assessment allowance were higher for females than for males, whereas production losses due to premature mortality were higher for males. The latter was related to neoplasms, cardiovascular disease and injuries. Across age categories, non-fatal conditions with a high prevalence among working populations caused the largest production losses. Conclusions: The inclusion of production losses in health care priority debates in Norway could result in an emphasis on chronic diseases that occur among younger populations at the expense of fatal diseases among older age groups.

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• Hansen, Johan Andre Liseth; Lizardi, Eduardo Alberto Ramirez & Linde, Astrid de (2025). The impact of severe illness on the family: Evidence from cancer shocks. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

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• Linde, Astrid de (2024). The Effect of Mergers of Out-of-Hours Care. Full text in Research Archive
• Linde, Astrid de (2024). The Effect of Mergers of Out-of-Hours Care. Full text in Research Archive
• Linde, Astrid de (2024). Maternity ward closures and infant health outcomes, maternal health outcomes, and birth procedures. Full text in Research Archive
• Linde, Astrid de (2024). Maternity ward closures and infant health outcomes, maternal health outcomes, and birth procedures. Full text in Research Archive
• Linde, Astrid de (2023). Maternity ward closures and infant health outcomes, maternal health outcomes, and birth procedures. Full text in Research Archive
• Linde, Astrid de (2023). Maternity ward closures and infant health outcomes, maternal health outcomes, and birth procedures. Full text in Research Archive
• Linde, Astrid de (2023). Maternity ward closures and infant health outcomes, maternal health outcomes, and birth procedures. Full text in Research Archive
• Linde, Astrid de (2023). Maternity ward closures and infant health outcomes, maternal health outcomes, and birth procedures. Full text in Research Archive
• Linde, Astrid de (2023). Maternity ward closures and infant health outcomes, maternal health outcomes, and birth procedures. Full text in Research Archive

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