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Working Papers

2024

1. The Boost for reading
   Working Paper Series, IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy

2023

2. Education and social mobility
   Working Paper Series, IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy

2022

3. Preferences and opportunities in the marriage market. How comprehensive schooling made the wealthy marry down
   Working Paper Series, IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy

2021

4. All geared towards success? Cultural origins of gender gaps in student achievement
   Working Paper Series, IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article All geared towards success? Cultural origins of gender gaps in student achievement, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2023) View citations (4) (2023)
5. Immigrant peers in the class: responses among natives and the effects on long-run revealed preferences
   Working Paper Series, IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy
6. Swedish children and youth during the COVID-19 pandemic
   Working Paper Series, IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy

2020

7. A researcher’s guide to the Swedish compulsory school reform
   Working Paper Series, IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy View citations (3)
   Also in Working Paper Series, Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research (2007) View citations (20)
   CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE (2008) View citations (37)
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2008) View citations (16)

2019

8. How much does marital sorting contribute to intergenerational socio-economic persistence?
   Working Paper Series, IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article How Much Does Marital Sorting Contribute to Intergenerational Socioeconomic Persistence?, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2022) View citations (5) (2022)

2017

9. Does grade configuration matter for school performance? Short- and long-run effects of school reorganisation
   Working Paper Series, IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy

2016

10. Education and equality of opportunity: what have we learned from educational reforms?
    Working Paper Series, IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy View citations (5)

2015

11. School choice and segregation: evidence from Sweden
    Working Paper Series, IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy View citations (10)

2011

12. The Effect of Education on Criminal Convictions and Incarceration: Causal Evidence from Micro-data
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article The Effect of Education on Criminal Convictions and Incarceration: Causal Evidence from Micro‐data, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2015) View citations (92) (2015)
13. The Role of Mothers and Fathers in Providing Skills: Evidence from Parental Deaths
    Economics Working Papers, European University Institute View citations (33)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2011) View citations (32)

2010

14. In brief: A Swedish model for UK schools?
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
15. The Causal Eff ect of Parent’s Schooling on Children’s Schooling
    Working Paper Series, Center for Labor Studies, Uppsala University, Department of Economics View citations (4)
16. The Causal Effect of Parents' Schooling on Children's Schooling - A Comparison of Estimation Methods
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (10)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2008) View citations (51)
    See also Journal Article The Causal Effect of Parents' Schooling on Children's Schooling: A Comparison of Estimation Methods, Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association (2011) View citations (289) (2011)

2009

17. Does Money Matter for Schools?
    CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (6)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2009) View citations (2)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2008) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Does money matter for schools?, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2010) View citations (34) (2010)
18. Meet the Parents? The Causal Effect of Family Size on the Geographic Distance between Adult Children and Older Parents
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
    Also in Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research (2009) View citations (3)
19. Targeting Non-Cognitive Skills to Improve Cognitive Outcomes: Evidence from a Remedial Education Intervention
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article Targeting Noncognitive Skills to Improve Cognitive Outcomes: Evidence from a Remedial Education Intervention, Journal of Human Capital, University of Chicago Press (2014) View citations (19) (2014)

2008

20. Intergenerational Mobility and Assortative Mating: Effects of an Educational Reform
    CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (9)
    Also in Working Paper Series, Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research (2006) View citations (19)

2005

21. Is the Gender Gap in School Performance Affected by the Sex of the Teacher?
    Working Paper Series, Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research View citations (25)
    See also Journal Article Is the gender gap in school performance affected by the sex of the teacher, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2008) View citations (80) (2008)

2004

22. Estimating Long-Term Consequences of Teenage Childbearing - An Examination of the Siblings Approach
    Working Paper Series, Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Estimating Long-Term Consequences of Teenage Childbearing: An Examination of the Siblings Approach, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2005) View citations (38) (2005)

Journal Articles

2023

1. All geared towards success? Cultural origins of gender gaps in student achievement
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2023, 209, (C), 222-242 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper All geared towards success? Cultural origins of gender gaps in student achievement, Working Paper Series (2021) View citations (1) (2021)
2. Immigrant peers in the class: Effects on natives’ long-run revealed preferences
   Labour Economics, 2023, 82, (C)

2022

3. How Much Does Marital Sorting Contribute to Intergenerational Socioeconomic Persistence?
   Journal of Human Resources, 2022, 57, (2), 372-399 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper How much does marital sorting contribute to intergenerational socio-economic persistence?, Working Paper Series (2019) View citations (2) (2019)

2019

4. Does grade configuration matter? Effects of school reorganisation on pupils’ educational experience
   Journal of Urban Economics, 2019, 109, (C), 14-26 View citations (1)

2016

5. Parental choice, neighbourhood segregation or cream skimming? An analysis of school segregation after a generalized choice reform
   Journal of Population Economics, 2016, 29, (4), 1155-1190 View citations (42)

2015

6. The Effect of Education on Criminal Convictions and Incarceration: Causal Evidence from Micro‐data
   Economic Journal, 2015, 125, (587), 1290-1326 View citations (92)
   See also Working Paper The Effect of Education on Criminal Convictions and Incarceration: Causal Evidence from Micro-data, CEPR Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (18) (2011)

2014

7. Targeting Noncognitive Skills to Improve Cognitive Outcomes: Evidence from a Remedial Education Intervention
   Journal of Human Capital, 2014, 8, (2), 126 - 160 View citations (19)
   See also Working Paper Targeting Non-Cognitive Skills to Improve Cognitive Outcomes: Evidence from a Remedial Education Intervention, IZA Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (15) (2009)

2013

8. Meet the Parents? Family Size and the Geographic Proximity Between Adult Children and Older Mothers in Sweden
   Demography, 2013, 50, (3), 903-931 View citations (13)

2011

9. The Causal Effect of Parents' Schooling on Children's Schooling: A Comparison of Estimation Methods
   Journal of Economic Literature, 2011, 49, (3), 615-51 View citations (289)
   See also Working Paper The Causal Effect of Parents' Schooling on Children's Schooling - A Comparison of Estimation Methods, CESifo Working Paper Series (2010) View citations (10) (2010)

2010

10. Does money matter for schools?
    Economics of Education Review, 2010, 29, (6), 1154-1164 View citations (34)
    See also Working Paper Does Money Matter for Schools?, CEE Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (6) (2009)

2008

11. Is the gender gap in school performance affected by the sex of the teacher
    Labour Economics, 2008, 15, (1), 37-53 View citations (80)
    See also Working Paper Is the Gender Gap in School Performance Affected by the Sex of the Teacher?, Working Paper Series (2005) View citations (25) (2005)

2005

12. Estimating Long-Term Consequences of Teenage Childbearing: An Examination of the Siblings Approach
    Journal of Human Resources, 2005, 40, (3) View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper Estimating Long-Term Consequences of Teenage Childbearing - An Examination of the Siblings Approach, Working Paper Series (2004) View citations (5) (2004)