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Working Papers

2021

1. Directed Search with Phantom Vacancies
   Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020) View citations (2)
   Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (14)
   AMSE Working Papers, Aix-Marseille School of Economics, France (2017) View citations (9)
2. On the Foundations of Competitive Search Equilibrium with and without Market Maker
   Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2021)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2021)
   Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics (2021)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2021)
3. Vertical Differentiation in Frictional Product Markets
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2019

4. Multiple Applications, Competing Mechanisms, and Market Power
   Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (5)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (5)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2019) View citations (5)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2019) View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Theory (2020)

2018

5. The career dynamics of high-skilled women and men: Evidence from Sweden
   Working Paper Series, IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy View citations (29)
   See also Journal Article in European Economic Review (2018)

2017

6. Public-Sector Employment in an Equilibrium Search and Matching Model
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (31)
   Also in 2016 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2016) View citations (24)
   2011 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2011) View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article in The Economic Journal (2019)

2015

7. Burdett-Judd Redux
   2015 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
8. Parental leave and the glass ceiling in Sweden
   Working Paper Series, IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy View citations (37)

2014

9. Selection and the Measured Black-White Wage Gap Among Young Women Revisited
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)

2013

10. An Equilibrium Search Model of Synchronized Sales
    Sciences Po publications, Sciences Po View citations (16)
    Also in SciencePo Working papers Main, HAL (2013)
    Post-Print, HAL (2013) View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article in International Economic Review (2013)
11. Directed Search in the Housing Market
    2013 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (7)
    Also in Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (2010) View citations (9)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (9)
    2007 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2007)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2009) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Dynamics (2016)
12. Efficient Entry in Competing Auctions
    Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2014)
13. Efficient Entry in Competitive Search with Nonrival Meetings and Asymmetric Information
    2013 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics

2009

14. A Search-Theoretic Model of Equilibrium Cycles with Sales
    2009 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (1)
15. Efficiency in a Search and Matching Model with Endogenous Participation
    ILADES-UAH Working Papers, Universidad Alberto Hurtado/School of Economics and Business View citations (11)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2009) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Economics Letters (2010)
16. Opportunistic Matching in the Housing Market Over the Cycle
    2009 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
17. Unionization and the Evolution of the Wage Distribution in Sweden: 1968 to 2000
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in ILR Review (2011)

2008

18. The Effects of Labour Market Policies in an Economy with an Informal Sector
    ILADES-UAH Working Papers, Universidad Alberto Hurtado/School of Economics and Business View citations (3)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2006) View citations (24)
    Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics (2006) View citations (45)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2009)

2007

19. Counterfactual Distributions with Sample Selection Adjustments: Econometric Theory and an Application to the Netherlands
    Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article in Labour Economics (2009)
20. Search by Committee
    2007 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (2)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2007) View citations (2)
    Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics (2007) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Theory (2010)
21. The aggregate labor market effects of the Swedish knowledge lift program
    Working Paper Series, IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy View citations (3)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (1)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2006) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Dynamics (2009)

2006

22. Modeling the Effects of Labor Market Reforms in a Developing Economy
    2006 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (1)

2005

23. The Knowledge Lift: The Swedish Adult Education Program That Aimed to Eliminate Low Worker Skill Levels
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (54)
    Also in Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics (2005) View citations (41)
    Working Paper Series, IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy (2004) View citations (20)

2004

24. A Matching Model of the Housing Market: Searching for a Motivated Partner
    Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics
    Also in 2004 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2004)
25. Decomposing the Gender Wage Gap in the Netherlands with Sample Selection Adjustments
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (25)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2004) View citations (44)
26. Equilibrium Directed Search with Multiple Applications
    Econometric Society 2004 Latin American Meetings, Econometric Society View citations (1)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2003) View citations (3)
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (2004) View citations (1)
    Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics (2003) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Studies (2006)
27. Gender Wage Gaps in the Netherlands with Sample Selection Adjustments
    Econometric Society 2004 North American Winter Meetings, Econometric Society View citations (38)
28. The Knowledge Lift: Adult Education in Sweden
    2004 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics

2003

29. A Quantile Regression Decomposition of Urban-Rural Inequality in Vietnam
    Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2007)
30. Matching with Multiple Applications: The Limiting Case
    Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics View citations (25)

2001

31. Equilibrium Search with Time-Varying Unemployment Benefits
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2005)
32. Is There a Glass Ceiling in Sweden?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (40)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (2003)
33. Matching with Multiple Applications
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Economics Letters (2003)
34. Using Employer Hiring Behavior to Test the Educational Signaling Hypothesis
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2001) View citations (1)
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management (2001)
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (2001) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Scandinavian Journal of Economics (2006)

2000

35. A Matching Model with Endogenous Skill Requirements
    Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers, Econometric Society View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article in International Economic Review (2002)

1996

36. Career Interruptions and Subsequent Earning: A Reexamination Using Swedish Data
    Working Papers, Uppsala - Working Paper Series View citations (2)
    Also in Working Paper Series, Uppsala University, Department of Economics (1996) View citations (45)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Resources (1999)

1995

37. A Cross-Country Comparison of Attitudes Towards Mothers Working and their Actual Labor Market Experience
    Working Papers, Uppsala - Working Paper Series View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in LABOUR (2000)

1991

38. Comparative Statics in Dynamic Programming Models with an Application to Job Search
    Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control (1991)
39. Dual Labour Markets, Efficiency Wages, and Search
    Working Papers, Stockholm - International Economic Studies
    Also in Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics (1990)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (1992)

1990

40. Documentation of the Planning Survey Data: Cross-Section and Panel
    Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics
41. Equilibrium in Search Models with Adverse Selection
    Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics

1988

42. Job Search and Youth Unemployment: Analysis of Swedish Data
    Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics
    See also Journal Article in European Economic Review (1989)

1985

43. The Efficiency of Search Under Competition and Monopsony
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1986)

1983

44. An Equilibrium Model of Search Unemployment
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations (1)
    Also in Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics (1983)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1984)
45. General Equilibrium Without an Auctioneer
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University

1982

46. A Putty-Clay Model of Demand Uncertainty and Investment
    Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics
47. General Search Market Equilibrium
    Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics
48. The Micro Initialization of MOSES
    Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics View citations (1)

1980

49. A Procedure for Testing the Signalling Hypothesis
    Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (1981)

Journal Articles

2020

1. Multiple applications, competing mechanisms, and market power
   Journal of Economic Theory, 2020, 190, (C) View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper (2019)

2019

2. Public-sector Employment in an Equilibrium Search and Matching Model
   The Economic Journal, 2019, 129, (617), 35-61 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper (2017)

2018

3. On-the-job search with match-specific amenities
   Economics Letters, 2018, 162, (C), 15-17 View citations (1)
4. Reprint of: The career dynamics of high-skilled women and men: Evidence from Sweden
   European Economic Review, 2018, 109, (C), 83-102 View citations (19)
5. The career dynamics of high-skilled women and men: Evidence from Sweden
   European Economic Review, 2018, 105, (C), 83-102 View citations (30)
   See also Working Paper (2018)

2016

6. Directed Search in the Housing Market
   Review of Economic Dynamics, 2016, 19, 218-231 View citations (28)
   See also Working Paper (2013)
   Software Item (2015)

2015

7. The black–white wage gap among young women in 1990 vs. 2011: The role of selection and educational attainment
   Labour Economics, 2015, 33, (C), 66-71

2014

8. Efficient Entry in Competing Auctions
   American Economic Review, 2014, 104, (10), 3288-96 View citations (37)
   See also Working Paper (2013)

2013

9. AN EQUILIBRIUM SEARCH MODEL OF SYNCHRONIZED SALES
   International Economic Review, 2013, 54, (2), 473-493 View citations (16)
   See also Working Paper (2013)

2012

10. A note on Peters and Severinov, “Competition among sellers who offer auctions instead of prices”
    Journal of Economic Theory, 2012, 147, (1), 389-392 View citations (35)

2011

11. Search Theory: The 2010 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2011, 113, (2), 237-259 View citations (8)
12. Unionization and the Evolution of the Wage Distribution in Sweden: 1968 to 2000
    ILR Review, 2011, 64, (5), 1039-1057 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2009)

2010

13. Efficiency in a search and matching model with endogenous participation
    Economics Letters, 2010, 106, (1), 48-50 View citations (39)
    See also Working Paper (2009)
14. Search by committee
    Journal of Economic Theory, 2010, 145, (4), 1386-1407 View citations (43)
    See also Working Paper (2007)

2009

15. Counterfactual distributions with sample selection adjustments: Econometric theory and an application to the Netherlands
    Labour Economics, 2009, 16, (4), 383-396 View citations (138)
    See also Working Paper (2007)
16. The Aggregate Labor Market Effects of the Swedish Knowledge Lift Program
    Review of Economic Dynamics, 2009, 12, (1), 129-146 View citations (40)
    See also Working Paper (2007)
17. The Effects of Labour Market Policies in an Economy with an Informal Sector
    Economic Journal, 2009, 119, (539), 1105-1129 View citations (107)
    Also in Economic Journal, 2009, 119, (539), 1105-1129 (2009) View citations (191)
    See also Working Paper (2008)

2007

18. A quantile regression decomposition of urban-rural inequality in Vietnam
    Journal of Development Economics, 2007, 83, (2), 466-490 View citations (116)
    See also Working Paper (2003)
19. OPPORTUNISTIC MATCHING IN THE HOUSING MARKET
    International Economic Review, 2007, 48, (2), 641-664 View citations (105)

2006

20. Equilibrium Directed Search with Multiple Applications
    Review of Economic Studies, 2006, 73, (4), 869-891 View citations (196)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
21. Using Employer Hiring Behavior to Test the Educational Signaling Hypothesis*
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2006, 108, (3), 361-372 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper (2001)

2005

22. Equilibrium Search With Time-Varying Unemployment Benefits
    Economic Journal, 2005, 115, (505), 631-648 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper (2001)

2004

23. Matching with multiple applications revisited
    Economics Letters, 2004, 84, (3), 311-314 View citations (45)

2003

24. Is There a Glass Ceiling in Sweden?
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2003, 21, (1), 145-177 View citations (591)
    See also Working Paper (2001)
25. Matching with multiple applications
    Economics Letters, 2003, 78, (1), 67-70 View citations (50)
    See also Working Paper (2001)

2002

26. A Matching Model with Endogenous Skill Requirements
    International Economic Review, 2002, 43, (1), 283-305 View citations (250)
    See also Working Paper (2000)
27. The effect of information on the well-being of the uninformed: what's the chance of getting a decent meal in an unfamiliar city?
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2002, 20, (2), 139-162 View citations (7)

2000

28. A Cross-country Comparison of Attitudes Towards Mothers Working and their Actual Labor Market Experience
    LABOUR, 2000, 14, (4), 591-607 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper (1995)

1999

29. Career Interruptions and Subsequent Earnings: A Reexamination Using Swedish Data
    Journal of Human Resources, 1999, 34, (2), 294-311 View citations (225)
    See also Working Paper (1996)
30. Unemployment Compensation Finance and Efficiency Wages
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1999, 17, (1), 141-67 View citations (21)

1998

31. Nash Equilibrium Efficiency Wage Distributions
    International Economic Review, 1998, 39, (1), 183-203 View citations (14)

1996

32. A note on the long-run properties of the shirking model
    Labour Economics, 1996, 3, (2), 189-195 View citations (10)

1992

33. Dual Labor Markets, Efficiency Wages, and Search
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1992, 10, (4), 438-61 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper (1991)
34. Non-Existence of Single-Wage Equilibria in Search Models with Adverse Selection
    Review of Economic Studies, 1992, 59, (3), 617-624 View citations (17)

1991

35. Comparative statics in dynamic programming models with an application to job search
    Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 1991, 15, (4), 755-769 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper (1991)

1989

36. Job search and youth unemployment Analysis of Swedish data
    European Economic Review, 1989, 33, (2-3), 416-425 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper (1988)

1986

37. General Equilibrium Wage and Price Distributions
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1986, 101, (4), 687-706 View citations (6)
38. The Efficiency of Search under Competition and Monopsony
    Journal of Political Economy, 1986, 94, (6), 1246-57 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper (1985)

1984

39. An Equilibrium Model of Search Unemployment
    Journal of Political Economy, 1984, 92, (5), 824-40 View citations (239)
    See also Working Paper (1983)

1981

40. A procedure for testing the signalling hypothesis
    Journal of Public Economics, 1981, 15, (1), 123-132 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper (1980)

Chapters

2015

1. Parental Leave and the Glass Ceiling in Sweden☆This research was supported by a grant from IFAU, Uppsala. A presentation based on this material was given as the Presidential Address by the first author at the European Society of Population Economics in Braga, Portugal, in June 2014
   A chapter in Gender Convergence in the Labor Market, 2015, vol. 41, pp 89-114

Software Items

2015

1. Code files for "Directed Search in the Housing Market"
   Computer Codes, Review of Economic Dynamics
   See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Dynamics (2016)

Editor

1. Revista de Analisis Economico – Economic Analysis Review
   Universidad Alberto Hurtado/School of Economics and Business