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Working Papers

2022

1. Creative Disruption – Technology innovation, labour demand and the pandemic
   DoQSS Working Papers, Quantitative Social Science - UCL Social Research Institute, University College London View citations (6)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2022) View citations (6)
2. Turning Non-members into Members: Do Public Subsidies to Union Membership Matter?
   DoQSS Working Papers, Quantitative Social Science - UCL Social Research Institute, University College London
   See also Journal Article Turning non-members into members: Do public subsidies to union membership matter?, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2025) (2025)

2021

3. Chutes and Ladders? Job Opportunities for Generation COVID
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
4. Does the Rise of China Lead to the Fall of European Welfare States?
   Working Papers, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo Business School View citations (3)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2021)
   Working Papers, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo Business School (2021)
5. The firm-level link between productivity dispersion and wage inequality: A symptom of low job mobility?
   OECD Science, Technology and Industry Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (1)
   Also in OECD Economics Department Working Papers, OECD Publishing (2021) View citations (1)

2020

6. Do Public Subsidies of Union Membership Increase Union Membership Rates?
   DoQSS Working Papers, Quantitative Social Science - UCL Social Research Institute, University College London View citations (2)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020) View citations (2)
7. Hit by the Silk Road: How Wage Coordination in Europe Mitigates the China Shock
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Hit by the Silk Road: how wage coordination in Europe mitigates the China shock, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2023) View citations (3) (2023)
8. How Robots Change Within-Firm Wage Inequality
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (23)
9. Twisting the Demand Curve: Digitalization and the Older Workforce
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
   Also in Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2020) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Twisting the demand curve: Digitalization and the older workforce, Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier (2023) View citations (5) (2023)
10. Workforce Composition, Productivity and Pay: The Role of Firms in Wage Inequality
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (8)
    Also in OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, OECD Publishing (2020) View citations (7)
    OECD Economics Department Working Papers, OECD Publishing (2020) View citations (7)

2019

11. Better Late Than Never? How Late Completion Affects the Early Careers of Dropouts
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)

2017

12. The Dynamics of Gender Earnings Differentials: Evidence from Establishment Data
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (43)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2017) View citations (43)
    Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics (2017) View citations (44)
    See also Journal Article The dynamics of gender earnings differentials: Evidence from establishment data, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2021) View citations (16) (2021)
13. The Effects of Scientists and Engineers on Productivity and Earnings at the Establishment Where They Work
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
    See also Chapter The Effects of Scientists and Engineers on Productivity and Earnings at the Establishment Where They Work, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (7) (2018)
14. Union Density, Productivity and Wages
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (17)
    Also in National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research (2017) View citations (12)
    DoQSS Working Papers, Quantitative Social Science - UCL Social Research Institute, University College London (2017) View citations (12)

2016

15. Augmenting the Human Capital Earnings Equation with Measures of Where People Work
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    Also in Working Paper, Harvard University OpenScholar (2016) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Augmenting the Human Capital Earnings Equation with Measures of Where People Work, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2018) View citations (22) (2018)
    Chapter Augmenting the Human Capital Earnings Equation with Measures of Where People Work, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) (2015)
16. Weathering the Great Recession: Variation in Employment Responses by Establishments and Countries
    Working Paper, Harvard University OpenScholar View citations (1)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (1)

2015

17. It's Where You Work: Increases in Earnings Dispersion across Establishments and Individuals in the U.S
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2014) View citations (28)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2014) View citations (23)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2014) View citations (31)
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2014) View citations (38)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (30)

2013

18. Fair tax evasion
    Discussion Paper Series in Economics, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics View citations (7)
    Also in Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics (2006) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Fair Tax Evasion, Nordic Journal of Political Economy, Nordic Journal of Political Economy (2013) View citations (5) (2013)

2012

19. The Equality Multiplier: How Wage Setting and Welfare Spending Make Similar Countries Diverge
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2011

20. Challenges of Nordic labour markets: A polarization of working life?
    Discussion Papers, The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy
21. Immigrant Wage Profiles Within and Between Establishments
    Norface Discussion Paper Series, Norface Research Programme on Migration, Department of Economics, University College London View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Immigrant wage profiles within and between establishments, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2012) View citations (38) (2012)

2010

22. Do Higher Wages Come at a Price?
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article Do higher wages come at a price?, Journal of Economic Psychology, Elsevier (2012) View citations (31) (2012)

2009

23. How Does Innovation Affect Worker Well-being?
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (23)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2009) View citations (12)
24. Monopsonistic Discrimination, Worker Turnover, and the Gender Wage Gap
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (73)
    See also Journal Article Monopsonistic discrimination, worker turnover, and the gender wage gap, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2009) View citations (76) (2009)
25. Performance Pay and Within-Firm Wage Inequality
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Statistics Norway, Research Department (2008) View citations (10)
26. The Equality Multiplier
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)

2006

27. Wage Dispersion, Markets and Institutions: The Effects of the Boom in Education on the Wage Structure
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (27)
28. Who Pays for Performance?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article Who pays for performance?, International Journal of Manpower, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (2008) View citations (27) (2008)

2005

29. Employer Size or Skill-Group Size Effect on Wages?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    See also Journal Article Employer Size or Skill Group Size Effect on Wages?, ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School (2011) View citations (11) (2011)
30. Unreported Labour
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2005) View citations (1)

2003

31. Local Unemployment and the Earnings Assimilation of Immigrants in Norway
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics View citations (20)
32. Local Unemployment and the Relative Wages of Immigrants: Evidence from the Current Population Surveys
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics View citations (27)
    See also Journal Article Local Unemployment and the Relative Wages of Immigrants: Evidence from the Current Population Surveys, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2006) View citations (95) (2006)

2002

33. Dimensions of the Wage-dimensions Relationship in the Nordic Countries: Wage Flexibility without Wage Curves
    Discussion Papers, The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy View citations (3)
34. Explaining Variations in Wage Curves: Theory and Evidence
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics View citations (18)

2000

35. Dimensions of the Wage-Unemployment Relationship in the Nordic Countries: Wage Flexibility Without Wage Curves
    Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers, Econometric Society View citations (18)
    Also in Working Papers, Carleton - School of Public Administration (1999) View citations (1)
    Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics (1999) View citations (10)

1999

36. Monopsonistic Discrimination and the Gender-Wage Gap
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (25)

1998

37. UNION WAGES EFFECTS: DOES MEMBERSHIP MATTER?
    Economic Research Papers, University of Warwick - Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (1998) View citations (4)
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics (1995)
    See also Journal Article Union Wage Effects: Does Membership Matter?, Manchester School, University of Manchester (2000) View citations (26) (2000)

1993

38. Bargaining Regimes and Wage Dispersion
    Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, Working Paper Series, Institute of Industrial Relations, UC Berkeley

1992

39. Bargaining Structure, Wage Determination, and Wage Dispersion in 6 OECD-Countries
    Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, Working Paper Series, Institute of Industrial Relations, UC Berkeley View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Bargaining Structure, Wage Determination, and Wage Dispersion in 6 OECD Countries, Kyklos, Wiley Blackwell (1994) View citations (18) (1994)
40. Labor Market Institutions and the Industry Wage Distribution: Evidence from Austria, Norway, and the U.S
    Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, Working Paper Series, Institute of Industrial Relations, UC Berkeley View citations (19)
41. Why Do Some Firms Pay More? An Empirical Investigation of Inter-Firm Wage Differentials
    Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, Working Paper Series, Institute of Industrial Relations, UC Berkeley

1991

42. Disagreement Points in Wage Bargaining
    Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, Working Paper Series, Institute of Industrial Relations, UC Berkeley View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Turning non-members into members: Do public subsidies to union membership matter?
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2025, 229, (C)
   See also Working Paper Turning Non-members into Members: Do Public Subsidies to Union Membership Matter?, DoQSS Working Papers (2022) (2022)

2024

2. The Equality Hurdle: Resolving the Welfare State Paradox
   Work, Employment & Society, 2024, 38, (3), 766-786

2023

3. Hit by the Silk Road: how wage coordination in Europe mitigates the China shock
   Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2023, 125, (1), 32-72 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Hit by the Silk Road: How Wage Coordination in Europe Mitigates the China Shock, IZA Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (2) (2020)
4. Openness and the welfare state: risk and income effects in protection without protectionism
   European Journal of Political Economy, 2023, 79, (C) View citations (2)
5. Twisting the demand curve: Digitalization and the older workforce
   Journal of Econometrics, 2023, 233, (2), 443-467 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Twisting the Demand Curve: Digitalization and the Older Workforce, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (3) (2020)

2021

6. The dynamics of gender earnings differentials: Evidence from establishment data
   European Economic Review, 2021, 134, (C) View citations (16)
   See also Working Paper The Dynamics of Gender Earnings Differentials: Evidence from Establishment Data, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (43) (2017)

2020

7. Union Density Effects on Productivity and Wages
   The Economic Journal, 2020, 130, (631), 1898-1936 View citations (47)

2018

8. Augmenting the Human Capital Earnings Equation with Measures of Where People Work
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2018, 36, (S1), S71 - S97 View citations (22)
   See also Working Paper Augmenting the Human Capital Earnings Equation with Measures of Where People Work, NBER Working Papers (2016) View citations (6) (2016)
   Chapter Augmenting the Human Capital Earnings Equation with Measures of Where People Work, NBER Chapters, 2015 (2015) (2015)
9. Tax Evasion in Firms
   LABOUR, 2018, 32, (1), 23-44 View citations (6)

2017

10. The Expanding Gender Earnings Gap: Evidence from the LEHD-2000 Census
    American Economic Review, 2017, 107, (5), 110-14 View citations (112)

2016

11. It's Where You Work: Increases in the Dispersion of Earnings across Establishments and Individuals in the United States
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2016, 34, (S2), S67 - S97 View citations (265)
12. THE EQUALITY MULTIPLIER: HOW WAGE COMPRESSION AND WELFARE EMPOWERMENT INTERACT
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2016, 14, (5), 1011-1037 View citations (13)
    Also in Journal of the European Economic Association, 2016, 14, (5), 1011-1037 (2016) View citations (14)

2015

13. Political Reinforcement: How Rising Inequality Curbs Manifested Welfare Generosity
    American Journal of Political Science, 2015, 59, (3), 565-577 View citations (12)
14. Reprint of "The Scandinavian model—An interpretation"
    Journal of Public Economics, 2015, 127, (C), 17-29 View citations (2)

2014

15. The Scandinavian model—An interpretation
    Journal of Public Economics, 2014, 117, (C), 60-72 View citations (30)

2013

16. Fair Tax Evasion
    Nordic Journal of Political Economy, 2013, 38, 3 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Fair tax evasion, Discussion Paper Series in Economics (2013) View citations (7) (2013)
17. The Effects of Organizational Change on Worker Well-Being and the Moderating Role of Trade Unions
    ILR Review, 2013, 66, (4), 989-1011 View citations (48)

2012

18. Do higher wages come at a price?
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2012, 33, (1), 251-263 View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper Do Higher Wages Come at a Price?, CEP Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (14) (2010)
19. Immigrant wage profiles within and between establishments
    Labour Economics, 2012, 19, (4), 541-556 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper Immigrant Wage Profiles Within and Between Establishments, Norface Discussion Paper Series (2011) View citations (1) (2011)
20. Performance Pay, Union Bargaining and Within-Firm Wage Inequality
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2012, 74, (3), 327-362 View citations (23)

2011

21. Employer Size or Skill Group Size Effect on Wages?
    ILR Review, 2011, 64, (2), 341-355 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Employer Size or Skill-Group Size Effect on Wages?, IZA Discussion Papers (2005) (2005)
22. Polarization of the Nordic Labour Markets
    Finnish Economic Papers, 2011, 24, (2), 87-110 View citations (11)

2009

23. Monopsonistic discrimination, worker turnover, and the gender wage gap
    Labour Economics, 2009, 16, (5), 589-597 View citations (76)
    See also Working Paper Monopsonistic Discrimination, Worker Turnover, and the Gender Wage Gap, IZA Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (73) (2009)

2008

24. Who pays for performance?
    International Journal of Manpower, 2008, 29, (1), 8-29 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper Who Pays for Performance?, IZA Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (14) (2006)

2006

25. Local Unemployment and the Relative Wages of Immigrants: Evidence from the Current Population Surveys
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2006, 88, (2), 243-263 View citations (95)
    See also Working Paper Local Unemployment and the Relative Wages of Immigrants: Evidence from the Current Population Surveys, Memorandum (2003) View citations (27) (2003)

2005

26. Family ownership and productivity: the role of owner-management
    Journal of Corporate Finance, 2005, 11, (1-2), 107-127 View citations (118)

2004

27. Identifying Earnings Assimilation of Immigrants under Changing Macroeconomic Conditions
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2004, 106, (1), 1-22 View citations (107)

2002

28. Skill-group size and wages
    New Zealand Economic Papers, 2002, 36, (1), 83-84 View citations (4)

2000

29. Union Wage Effects: Does Membership Matter?
    Manchester School, 2000, 68, (3), 259-275 View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper UNION WAGES EFFECTS: DOES MEMBERSHIP MATTER?, Economic Research Papers (1998) View citations (1) (1998)

1998

30. Measuring wage effects of plant size
    Labour Economics, 1998, 5, (4), 425-448 View citations (42)

1997

31. Firm-Specific Seniority and Wages
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1997, 15, (3), 495-506 View citations (41)

1994

32. Bargaining Structure, Wage Determination, and Wage Dispersion in 6 OECD Countries
    Kyklos, 1994, 47, (1), 81-93 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper Bargaining Structure, Wage Determination, and Wage Dispersion in 6 OECD-Countries, Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, Working Paper Series (1992) View citations (3) (1992)

Edited books

2009

1. Education and Inequality Across Europe
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (54)

Undated

2. Education and Wage Inequality in Europe. A Literature Review
   ETLA B, The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy View citations (6)

Chapters

2018

1. The Effects of Scientists and Engineers on Productivity and Earnings at the Establishment Where They Work
   A chapter in US Engineering in a Global Economy, 2018, pp 167-191 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper The Effects of Scientists and Engineers on Productivity and Earnings at the Establishment Where They Work, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (13) (2017)

2015

2. Augmenting the Human Capital Earnings Equation with Measures of Where People Work
   A chapter in Firms and the Distribution of Income: The Roles of Productivity and Luck, 2015
   See also Working Paper Augmenting the Human Capital Earnings Equation with Measures of Where People Work, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (6) (2016)
   Journal Article Augmenting the Human Capital Earnings Equation with Measures of Where People Work, University of Chicago Press (2018) View citations (22) (2018)

2009

3. Education, Wage Inequality and the Labour Market
   Chapter 1 in Education and Inequality Across Europe, 2009, pp 1-23
4. Within-group Wage Inequality and the Expansion of Tertiary Education
   Chapter 8 in Education and Inequality Across Europe, 2009, pp 171-191

1999

5. The Employer's Wage Policy and Worker Turnover
   A chapter in The Creation and Analysis of Employer-Employee Matched Data, 1999, pp 285-312