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Working Papers

2024

1. Politicians' Neighborhoods: Where Do They Live and Does It Matter?
   Working Paper Series, Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research
   Also in Discussion Papers, Nottingham Interdisciplinary Centre for Economic and Political Research (NICEP) (2021) View citations (2)

2023

2. The Class Ceiling in Politics
   Working Paper Series, Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research
3. The Gender Gap in Meaningful Work
   Working Paper Series, Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article The Gender Gap in Meaningful Work, Management Science, INFORMS (2024) (2024)
4. Workplace Sex Composition and Appreciation at Work
   Working Paper Series, Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research

2022

5. The Gender Gap in Meaningful Work: Explanations and Implications
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

2020

6. Sexual Harassment and Gender Inequality in the Labor Market
   Working Paper Series, Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research View citations (1)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (17)
   See also Journal Article Sexual Harassment and Gender Inequality in the Labor Market, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2023) (2023)
7. The Rise of New Political Parties in Western Democracies / El auge de nuevos partidos políticos en las democracias occidentales / L’ascens de nous partits polítics en les democràcies occidentals
   IEB Reports, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB)

2018

8. Gender and Dynastic Political Recruitment
   Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics

2017

9. Who Becomes a Politician?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (107)
   Also in Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics (2016) View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article Who Becomes A Politician?, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2017) View citations (105) (2017)

2016

10. All the Single Ladies: Job Promotions and the Durability of Marriage
    Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article All the Single Ladies: Job Promotions and the Durability of Marriage, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2020) View citations (37) (2020)

2014

11. Preferential Voting, Accountability and Promotions into Political Power: Evidence from Sweden
    Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics View citations (9)
12. The Glass Ceiling in Politics: Formalization and Empirical Tests
    Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics View citations (6)

2013

13. Gender Quotas and the Crisis of the Mediocre Man: Theory and Evidence from Sweden
    Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics View citations (43)
    See also Journal Article Gender Quotas and the Crisis of the Mediocre Man: Theory and Evidence from Sweden, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2017) View citations (169) (2017)
14. The Power of Parties
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (14)

2012

15. A Gubernatorial Helping Hand? How Governors Affect Presidential Elections
    Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics View citations (2)
16. Female Representation but Male Rule? Party Competition and the Political Glass Ceiling
    Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics View citations (3)
    Also in Working Paper Series, Center for Labor Studies, Uppsala University, Department of Economics (2012) View citations (2)

2011

17. Mechanical and Psychological Effects of Electoral Reform
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Mechanical and Psychological Effects of Electoral Reform, British Journal of Political Science, Cambridge University Press (2016) View citations (15) (2016)

2010

18. Shades of brown and green: Party effects in proportional election systems
    Working Papers, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article SHADES OF BROWN AND GREEN: PARTY EFFECTS IN PROPORTIONAL ELECTION SYSTEMS, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2014) View citations (142) (2014)

Journal Articles

2024

1. The Gender Gap in Meaningful Work
   Management Science, 2024, 70, (10), 7004-7023
   See also Working Paper The Gender Gap in Meaningful Work, Working Paper Series (2023) View citations (2) (2023)

2023

2. Economic and Social Outsiders but Political Insiders: Sweden’s Populist Radical Right
   The Review of Economic Studies, 2023, 90, (2), 675-706 View citations (8)
3. Sexual Harassment and Gender Inequality in the Labor Market
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2023, 137, (4), 2163-2212
   See also Working Paper Sexual Harassment and Gender Inequality in the Labor Market, Working Paper Series (2020) View citations (1) (2020)

2020

4. All the Single Ladies: Job Promotions and the Durability of Marriage
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2020, 12, (1), 260-87 View citations (37)
   See also Working Paper All the Single Ladies: Job Promotions and the Durability of Marriage, Working Paper Series (2016) View citations (11) (2016)
5. Who wins preference votes? An analysis of party loyalty, ideology, and accountability to voters
   Journal of Theoretical Politics, 2020, 32, (1), 11-35 View citations (2)

2018

6. The Power of Parties: Evidence from Close Municipal Elections in Norway
   Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2018, 120, (1), 3-30 View citations (47)

2017

7. Dynastic Political Rents? Economic Benefits to Relatives of Top Politicians
   Economic Journal, 2017, 127, (605), F495-F517 View citations (20)
8. Gender Quotas and the Crisis of the Mediocre Man: Theory and Evidence from Sweden
   American Economic Review, 2017, 107, (8), 2204-42 View citations (169)
   See also Working Paper Gender Quotas and the Crisis of the Mediocre Man: Theory and Evidence from Sweden, Working Paper Series (2013) View citations (43) (2013)
9. Who Becomes A Politician?
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2017, 132, (4), 1877-1914 View citations (105)
   See also Working Paper Who Becomes a Politician?, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (107) (2017)

2016

10. Mechanical and Psychological Effects of Electoral Reform
    British Journal of Political Science, 2016, 46, (2), 265-279 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper Mechanical and Psychological Effects of Electoral Reform, CESifo Working Paper Series (2011) View citations (10) (2011)
11. The Primary Effect: Preference Votes and Political Promotions
    American Political Science Review, 2016, 110, (3), 559-578 View citations (41)

2015

12. Partisan Imbalance in Regression Discontinuity Studies Based on Electoral Thresholds
    Political Science Research and Methods, 2015, 3, (2), 169-186 View citations (5)

2014

13. SHADES OF BROWN AND GREEN: PARTY EFFECTS IN PROPORTIONAL ELECTION SYSTEMS
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2014, 12, (5), 1361-1395 View citations (142)
    See also Working Paper Shades of brown and green: Party effects in proportional election systems, Working Papers (2010) View citations (8) (2010)

2013

14. Elections and reform: The adoption of civil service systems in the U.S. states
    Journal of Theoretical Politics, 2013, 25, (3), 363-387 View citations (14)

2012

15. Gubernatorial Midterm Slumps
    American Journal of Political Science, 2012, 56, (4), 931-948 View citations (17)

2011

16. Patronage and Elections in U.S. States
    American Political Science Review, 2011, 105, (3), 567-585 View citations (18)