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Working Papers

2024

1. AI, Automation and Taxation
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics (2024) View citations (2)
   IZA Policy Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2024) View citations (2)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2024) View citations (2)
   See also Chapter AI, automation and taxation, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2024) (2024)
2. Household specialization and competition for promotion
   Working Papers in Economics and Statistics, Linnaeus University, School of Business and Economics, Department of Economics and Statistics
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2022)
   ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany (2022)
   Working Paper Series, IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy (2024)
   See also Journal Article Household specialization and competition for promotion, Review of Economics of the Household, Springer (2025) (2025)
3. Optimal redistribution and education signaling
   Working Papers, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Department of Economics View citations (1)
   Also in Working Paper Series, IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy (2024) View citations (1)
4. Overconfidence and gender gaps in career outcomes: insights from a promotion signaling model
   Working Paper Series, IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2023)
5. Rethinking Commodity Taxation: The New StatusRedistribution Channel
   Working Papers, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Department of Economics
6. The Capital Advantage: Comparing Returns to Ability in the Labor and Capital Markets
   Working Papers in Economics and Statistics, Linnaeus University, School of Business and Economics, Department of Economics and Statistics

2023

7. Overconfidence and Gender Equality in the Labor Market
   ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany
8. The Different Returns to Cognitive Ability in the Labor and Capital Markets
   Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics
   Also in Working Paper Series, IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy (2023)
9. The Marginal Cost of Public Funds: A Brief Guide
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
   Also in Working Paper Series, IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy (2023)

2022

10. How Should Consumption Be Taxed?
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article How Should Consumption Be Taxed?, FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen (2024) (2024)
11. Nonlinear Taxation of Income and Education in the Presence of Income-Misreporting
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
    See also Journal Article Nonlinear taxation of income and education in the presence of income‐misreporting, Journal of Public Economic Theory, Association for Public Economic Theory (2023) (2023)

2021

12. Optimal Redistribution in the Presence of Signaling
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (2)
    Also in Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics (2021) View citations (2)
13. Social Exclusion and Optimal Redistribution
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
    Also in Umeå Economic Studies, Umeå University, Department of Economics (2021)

2020

14. A General Framework for Studying Contests
    ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany View citations (2)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2019) View citations (2)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2019) View citations (3)
    VfS Annual Conference 2020 (Virtual Conference): Gender Economics, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association (2020) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Simple equilibria in general contests, Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier (2022) View citations (7) (2022)
15. Ethnic Background and the Value of Self-Employment Experience: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment
    Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics
    See also Journal Article Ethnic Background and the Value of Self‐Employment Experience: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford (2021) View citations (2) (2021)
16. Ethnic Differences in Long-Term Self-Employment
    Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics
17. The Ability Gradient in Bunching
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (3)
    Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics (2020) View citations (2)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2020) View citations (3)

2019

18. Ethnicity and tax filing behavior
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (3)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2019) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Ethnicity and tax filing behavior, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2020) View citations (12) (2020)
19. Salience of Inherited Wealth and the Support for Inheritance Taxation
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (10)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (10)
    Working Papers, HAL (2019) View citations (10)
    World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL (2019) View citations (10)
    Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics (2019) View citations (10)
20. Skillnad på marginalen – en ESO-rapport om reformerad inkomstbeskattning
    ESO-rapporter, Expertgruppen för Studier i Offentlig ekonomi (Expert Group on Public Economics)

2018

21. How Should Capital Be Taxed? Theory and Evidence from Sweden
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (17)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (17)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2018) View citations (17)
22. How should capital be taxed? The Swedish experience
    World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, HAL (2018) View citations (1)

2017

23. Child Care Subsidies, Quality, and Optimal Income Taxation
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (9)
    Also in Working Paper Series, Uppsala University, Department of Economics (2017) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Child Care Subsidies, Quality, and Optimal Income Taxation, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association (2020) View citations (20) (2020)
24. Heterogeneity in Needs and Negative Marginal Tax Rates
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo

2016

25. Anti-discrimination Legislation and the Efficiency-Enhancing Role of Mandatory Parental Leave
    Working Paper Series, Uppsala University, Department of Economics View citations (4)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2016) View citations (3)
    Working Papers, "Carlo F. Dondena" Centre for Research on Social Dynamics (DONDENA), Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi (2016) View citations (4)
26. Estimating Participation Responses Using Transfer Program Reform
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (2)
    Also in Working Paper Series, IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy (2016) View citations (2)
    Working Paper Series, Center for Labor Studies, Uppsala University, Department of Economics (2016) View citations (2)
27. Political Preferences for Redistribution in Sweden
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (2)
    Also in Working Paper Series, Uppsala University, Department of Economics (2016) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Political preferences for redistribution in Sweden, The Journal of Economic Inequality, Springer (2017) View citations (12) (2017)
28. Public Pensions in a Multi-Period Mirrleesian Income Tax Model
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
29. The Anatomy of the Extensive Margin Labor Supply Response
    Working Paper Series, Uppsala University, Department of Economics View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article The Anatomy of the Extensive Margin Labor Supply Response, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2021) View citations (9) (2021)

2015

30. Optimal Commodity Taxation with Varying Quality of Goods
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
    See also Journal Article Optimal commodity taxation with varying quality of goods, Research in Economics, Elsevier (2016) (2016)
31. Optimal Wage Redistribution in the Presence of Adverse Selection in the Labor Market
    Working Papers, "Carlo F. Dondena" Centre for Research on Social Dynamics (DONDENA), Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi View citations (25)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2015) View citations (25)
    Working Papers, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Department of Economics (2015) View citations (25)
    Working Paper Series, Center for Fiscal Studies, Uppsala University, Department of Economics (2014)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2014)
    See also Journal Article Optimal wage redistribution in the presence of adverse selection in the labor market, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2015) View citations (20) (2015)

2013

32. How Should Commodities Be Taxed? A Counterargument to the Recommendation in the Mirrlees Review
    Working Paper Series, Center for Fiscal Studies, Uppsala University, Department of Economics View citations (4)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2013) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article How should commodities be taxed? A counter-argument to the recommendation in the Mirrlees Review, Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press (2015) View citations (8) (2015)
33. Using the Discrete Model to Derive Optimal Income Tax Rates
    Working Paper Series, Center for Fiscal Studies, Uppsala University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Using the Discrete Model to Derive Optimal Income Tax Rates, FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen (2015) View citations (8) (2015)

2012

34. Bunching and Non-Bunching at Kink Points of the Swedish Tax Schedule
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (16)
    Also in Working Paper Series, Center for Fiscal Studies, Uppsala University, Department of Economics (2011) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Bunching and non-bunching at kink points of the Swedish tax schedule, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2014) View citations (161) (2014)
35. Gender-Based and Couple-Based Taxation
    Working Paper Series, Center for Fiscal Studies, Uppsala University, Department of Economics View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Gender-based and couple-based taxation, International Tax and Public Finance, Springer (2013) View citations (27) (2013)

2010

36. Public Provision of Private Goods, Tagging and Optimal Income Taxation with Heterogeneity in Needs
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (6)
    Also in Working Paper Series, Center for Fiscal Studies, Uppsala University, Department of Economics (2010) View citations (8)
37. The Welfare Gains of Age Related Optimal Income Taxation
    Working Paper Series, Center for Fiscal Studies, Uppsala University, Department of Economics View citations (12)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2010) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article THE WELFARE GAINS OF AGE‐RELATED OPTIMAL INCOME TAXATION, International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association (2013) View citations (7) (2013)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Household specialization and competition for promotion
   Review of Economics of the Household, 2025, 23, (1), 141-163
   See also Working Paper Household specialization and competition for promotion, Working Papers in Economics and Statistics (2024) (2024)

2024

2. How Should Consumption Be Taxed?
   FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, 2024, 80, (3), 259-302
   See also Working Paper How Should Consumption Be Taxed?, CESifo Working Paper Series (2022) View citations (1) (2022)

2023

3. Nonlinear taxation of income and education in the presence of income‐misreporting
   Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2023, 25, (4), 679-726
   See also Working Paper Nonlinear Taxation of Income and Education in the Presence of Income-Misreporting, CESifo Working Paper Series (2022) (2022)
4. Taxing the wealthy: the choice between wealth and capital income taxation
   Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2023, 39, (3), 604-616

2022

5. Immigrant-native differences in long-term self-employment
   Small Business Economics, 2022, 58, (3), 1661-1697 View citations (3)
6. Simple equilibria in general contests
   Games and Economic Behavior, 2022, 134, (C), 264-280 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper A General Framework for Studying Contests, ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series (2020) View citations (2) (2020)

2021

7. Ethnic Background and the Value of Self‐Employment Experience: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment
   Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2021, 83, (6), 1287-1310 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Ethnic Background and the Value of Self-Employment Experience: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment, Working Paper Series (2020) (2020)
8. Perceptions of Inherited Wealth and the Support for Inheritance Taxation
   Economica, 2021, 88, (350), 532-569 View citations (24)
9. The Anatomy of the Extensive Margin Labor Supply Response
   Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2021, 123, (1), 33-59 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper The Anatomy of the Extensive Margin Labor Supply Response, Working Paper Series (2016) View citations (7) (2016)

2020

10. Child Care Subsidies, Quality, and Optimal Income Taxation
    American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2020, 12, (4), 1-37 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper Child Care Subsidies, Quality, and Optimal Income Taxation, CESifo Working Paper Series (2017) View citations (9) (2017)
11. Ethnicity and tax filing behavior
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2020, 116, (C) View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Ethnicity and tax filing behavior, CESifo Working Paper Series (2019) View citations (3) (2019)
12. HOW SHOULD CAPITAL BE TAXED?
    Journal of Economic Surveys, 2020, 34, (4), 812-846 View citations (54)
13. Pareto efficient income taxation without single-crossing
    Social Choice and Welfare, 2020, 55, (3), 547-594 View citations (5)

2019

14. Nonlinear and piecewise linear income taxation, and the subsidization of work-related goods
    International Tax and Public Finance, 2019, 26, (4), 806-834 View citations (2)
15. The Welfare-Enhancing Role of Parental Leave Mandates
    The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2019, 35, (1), 77-126 View citations (18)

2017

16. Gender Wage Gap and the Welfare-Enhancing Role of Parental Leave Rules
    ifo DICE Report, 2017, 15, (02), 03-07
17. Political preferences for redistribution in Sweden
    The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2017, 15, (4), 345-367 View citations (12)
    Also in The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2017, 15, (4), 345-367 (2017) View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper Political Preferences for Redistribution in Sweden, CESifo Working Paper Series (2016) View citations (2) (2016)

2016

18. Optimal commodity taxation with varying quality of goods
    Research in Economics, 2016, 70, (1), 89-100
    See also Working Paper Optimal Commodity Taxation with Varying Quality of Goods, CESifo Working Paper Series (2015) (2015)

2015

19. How should commodities be taxed? A counter-argument to the recommendation in the Mirrlees Review
    Oxford Economic Papers, 2015, 67, (2), 455-478 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper How Should Commodities Be Taxed? A Counterargument to the Recommendation in the Mirrlees Review, Working Paper Series, Center for Fiscal Studies (2013) View citations (4) (2013)
20. Optimal wage redistribution in the presence of adverse selection in the labor market
    Journal of Public Economics, 2015, 131, (C), 41-57 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper Optimal Wage Redistribution in the Presence of Adverse Selection in the Labor Market, Working Papers (2015) View citations (25) (2015)
21. Using the Discrete Model to Derive Optimal Income Tax Rates
    FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, 2015, 71, (1), 106-117 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Using the Discrete Model to Derive Optimal Income Tax Rates, Working Paper Series, Center for Fiscal Studies (2013) View citations (2) (2013)

2014

22. Bunching and non-bunching at kink points of the Swedish tax schedule
    Journal of Public Economics, 2014, 109, (C), 36-49 View citations (161)
    See also Working Paper Bunching and Non-Bunching at Kink Points of the Swedish Tax Schedule, CESifo Working Paper Series (2012) View citations (16) (2012)
23. Commentaires. Évaluer les limites à la redistribution: approches partielles ou approche globale ?
    Économie et Statistique, 2014, 467, (1), 163-171

2013

24. Gender-based and couple-based taxation
    International Tax and Public Finance, 2013, 20, (4), 653-686 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper Gender-Based and Couple-Based Taxation, Working Paper Series, Center for Fiscal Studies (2012) View citations (7) (2012)
25. THE WELFARE GAINS OF AGE‐RELATED OPTIMAL INCOME TAXATION
    International Economic Review, 2013, 54, (4), 1219-1249 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper The Welfare Gains of Age Related Optimal Income Taxation, Working Paper Series, Center for Fiscal Studies (2010) View citations (12) (2010)

Chapters

2024

1. AI, automation and taxation
   Chapter 19 in Handbook on Labour Markets in Transition, 2024, pp 354-370
   See also Working Paper AI, Automation and Taxation, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2024) (2024)