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Working Papers

2024

1. Effect of secondary education on cognitive and non-cognitive skills
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2022) View citations (4)
   Working Papers, Työn ja talouden tutkimus LABORE, The Labour Institute for Economic Research LABORE (2022)
   See also Journal Article Effect of secondary education on cognitive and non-cognitive skills, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2024) (2024)

2021

2. The Making of Social Democracy The Economic and Electoral Consequences of Norway’s 1936 Folk School Reform
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
3. The Making of Social Democracy: The Economic and Electoral Consequences of Norway's 1936 Folk School Reform
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2021) View citations (6)
   Discussion Paper Series in Economics, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics (2021) View citations (4)

2019

4. Lost Boys: Access to Secondary Education and Crime
   ETLA Working Papers, The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy View citations (2)
   Also in Working Papers, VATT Institute for Economic Research (2018)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2019) View citations (2)

2017

5. The Timing of Puberty and Gender Differences in Educational Achievement
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
   Also in Working Papers, VATT Institute for Economic Research (2017) View citations (1)

2016

6. The Evolution of Social Mobility: Norway over the 20th Century
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (7)
   Also in Working Papers, VATT Institute for Economic Research (2016) View citations (1)

2015

7. Post-Secondary Education and Information on Labor Market Prospects: A Randomized Field Experiment
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (27)
   See also Journal Article Post-secondary education and information on labor market prospects: A randomized field experiment, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2020) View citations (16) (2020)

2014

8. Gender Differences in Strategic Behaviour under Competitive Pressure: Evidence on Omission Patterns in University Entrance Examinations
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)

2012

9. Aging and Productivity: Evidence from Piece Rates
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
10. Cross-Border Health and Productivity Effects of Alcohol Policies
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    Also in Working Paper Series, IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy (2012)
    See also Journal Article Cross-border health and productivity effects of alcohol policies, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2014) View citations (12) (2014)
11. Gender Differences in Education
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (31)

2009

12. In Brief: Gender differences in test scores
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
13. School Tracking and Development of Cognitive Skills
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (16)
    Also in Working Papers, VATT Institute for Economic Research (2009) View citations (12)
    Working Paper Series, IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy (2009) View citations (33)
    See also Journal Article School Tracking and Development of Cognitive Skills, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2013) View citations (79) (2013)

2006

14. Education Policy and Intergenerational Income Mobility: Evidence from the Finnish Comprehensive School Reform
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (29)
    Also in Working Paper Series, IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy (2006) View citations (20)
    Working Papers, Työn ja talouden tutkimus LABORE, The Labour Institute for Economic Research LABORE (2006) View citations (27)
15. Performance Pay and Earnings: Evidence from Personnel Records
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Performance Pay and Earnings: Evidence from Personnel Records, ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School (2008) View citations (44) (2008)

2005

16. Gender Differences in Educational Attainment: Evidence on the Role of the Tracking Age from a Finnish Quasi-Experiment
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (13)

2004

17. Complex Production Processes and Wage Inequality
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
18. Gender Differences in Job Assignment and Promotion on a Complexity Ladder of Jobs
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (11)
    Also in Working Paper Series, Trade Union Institute for Economic Research (2002) View citations (4)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Effect of secondary education on cognitive and non-cognitive skills
   Economics of Education Review, 2024, 103, (C)
   See also Working Paper Effect of secondary education on cognitive and non-cognitive skills, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2024) (2024)

2023

2. Lost boys? Secondary education and crime
   Journal of Public Economics, 2023, 218, (C) View citations (9)

2020

3. Post-secondary education and information on labor market prospects: A randomized field experiment
   Labour Economics, 2020, 66, (C) View citations (16)
   See also Working Paper Post-Secondary Education and Information on Labor Market Prospects: A Randomized Field Experiment, IZA Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (27) (2015)

2018

4. Cognitive consequences of the timing of puberty
   Labour Economics, 2018, 54, (C), 1-13 View citations (3)
5. School tracking and intergenerational social mobility
   IZA World of Labor, 2018, 56 View citations (2)
   Also in IZA World of Labor, 2014, 56 (2014) View citations (8)

2017

6. The Evolution of Social Mobility: Norway during the Twentieth Century
   Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2017, 119, (1), 5-33 View citations (30)

2015

7. Gender differences in behaviour under competitive pressure: Evidence on omission patterns in university entrance examinations
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2015, 115, (C), 94-110 View citations (34)

2014

8. Cross-border health and productivity effects of alcohol policies
   Journal of Health Economics, 2014, 36, (C), 125-136 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper Cross-Border Health and Productivity Effects of Alcohol Policies, IZA Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (1) (2012)

2013

9. Education and allocation of skills in Tunisia: evidence from an education reform
   IZA Journal of Labor & Development, 2013, 2, (1), 1-21 View citations (2)
10. School Tracking and Development of Cognitive Skills
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2013, 31, (3), 577 - 602 View citations (79)
    See also Working Paper School Tracking and Development of Cognitive Skills, IZA Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (16) (2009)

2009

11. School tracking and intergenerational income mobility: Evidence from the Finnish comprehensive school reform
    Journal of Public Economics, 2009, 93, (7-8), 965-973 View citations (199)

2008

12. Gender Differences in Educational Attainment: Evidence on the Role of Tracking from a Finnish Quasi‐experiment
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2008, 110, (4), 807-825 View citations (47)
13. Performance Pay and Earnings: Evidence from Personnel Records
    ILR Review, 2008, 61, (3), 297-319 View citations (44)
    See also Working Paper Performance Pay and Earnings: Evidence from Personnel Records, IZA Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (10) (2006)

2007

14. O‐ring Wage Inequality
    Economica, 2007, 74, (295), 515-536 View citations (6)

2006

15. Gender Differences in Promotion on a Job Ladder: Evidence from Finnish Metalworkers
    ILR Review, 2006, 59, (2), 285-301 View citations (46)

2002

16. Complexity, wages, and the O-ring production function: evidence from Finnish panel data
    Labour Economics, 2002, 9, (4), 531-546 View citations (9)

2001

17. The wage curve: evidence from the Finnish metal industry panel data
    Finnish Economic Papers, 2001, 14, (1), 51-60 View citations (11)

Chapters

2024

1. Commentary on contextual and demographic dimensions of intergenerational inequalities
   Chapter 22 in Research Handbook on Intergenerational Inequality, 2024, pp 286-290