Details about Henry Ohlsson

Homepage:	http://www.uueconomics.se/henryo/
Phone:	+46 707 303276
Workplace:	Nationalekonomiska Institutionen (Department of Economics), Uppsala Universitet (University of Uppsala), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2019

1. Taxes, frictions and asset shifting: when Swedes disinherited themselves
   Working Paper Series, IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy View citations (8)

2016

2. AVOIDING TAXES BY TRANSFERS WITHIN THE FAMILY
   Working Paper Series, Uppsala University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Avoiding taxes by transfers within the family, International Tax and Public Finance, Springer (2021) (2021)

2014

3. Estate Division: Equal Sharing as Choice, Social Norm, and Legal Requirement
   Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics View citations (7)
   Also in Working Paper Series, Center for Fiscal Studies, Uppsala University, Department of Economics (2014) View citations (7)
   Working Paper Series, Uppsala University, Department of Economics (2014) View citations (8)
4. Estates, bequests, and inheritances in Sweden - A look into the Belinda databases
   Working Paper Series, Center for Fiscal Studies, Uppsala University, Department of Economics View citations (10)
5. Inherited Wealth over the Path of Development: Sweden, 1810–2010
   Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics View citations (22)
   Also in Working Paper Series, Center for Fiscal Studies, Uppsala University, Department of Economics (2014) View citations (31)
   Working Paper Series, Center for Labor Studies, Uppsala University, Department of Economics (2014) View citations (21)

2012

6. Economic Incentives and the Timing of Births: Evidence from the German Parental Benefit Reform of 2007
   Publications of Darmstadt Technical University, Institute for Business Studies (BWL), Darmstadt Technical University, Department of Business Administration, Economics and Law, Institute for Business Studies (BWL) View citations (8)
   Also in Working Paper Series, Center for Fiscal Studies, Uppsala University, Department of Economics (2009) View citations (8)
   See also Journal Article Economic incentives and the timing of births: evidence from the German parental benefit reform of 2007, Journal of Population Economics, Springer (2013) View citations (76) (2013)
7. Who is at the Top? Wealth Mobility over the Life Cycle
   Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (7)
   Also in Working Paper Series, Center for Fiscal Studies, Uppsala University, Department of Economics (2012) View citations (7)
   Working Paper Series, Uppsala University, Department of Economics (2012) View citations (6)

2011

8. Carnegie visits Nobel: Do inheritances affect labor and capital income?
   Working Paper Series, Uppsala University, Department of Economics View citations (5)
   Also in Working Paper Series, Center for Fiscal Studies, Uppsala University, Department of Economics (2010) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article The Impact of Inheritances on Heirs' Labor and Capital Income, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter (2012) View citations (30) (2012)
9. Loss evasion and tax aversion
   Working Paper Series, Uppsala University, Department of Economics View citations (10)
   Also in Working Paper Series, Center for Fiscal Studies, Uppsala University, Department of Economics (2011) View citations (10)
   Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics (2011) View citations (10)
   See also Journal Article Tax Compliance and Loss Aversion, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association (2015) View citations (64) (2015)
10. Wealth mobility and dynamics over entire individual working life cycles
    Working Paper Series, European Central Bank View citations (4)
    Also in BCL working papers, Central Bank of Luxembourg (2011) View citations (4)

2010

11. Timing of death and the repeal of the Swedish inheritance tax
    Working Paper Series, Center for Fiscal Studies, Uppsala University, Department of Economics View citations (3)
    Also in Working Paper Series, Uppsala University, Department of Economics (2010) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Timing of death and the repeal of the Swedish inheritance tax, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier (2013) View citations (5) (2013)

2009

12. The legacy of the Swedish gift and inheritance tax, 1884-2004
    Working Paper Series, Center for Fiscal Studies, Uppsala University, Department of Economics
    Also in Working Paper Series, Uppsala University, Department of Economics (2007)
    See also Journal Article The legacy of the Swedish gift and inheritance tax, 1884–2004, European Review of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (2011) View citations (30) (2011)

2007

13. Compensatory Inter Vivos Gifts
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (2)
    Also in Macroeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany (2001) View citations (1)
    Economics Working Paper Archive, Levy Economics Institute (2000) View citations (14)
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics (2000) View citations (34)
    See also Journal Article Compensatory inter vivos gifts, Journal of Applied Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2009) View citations (40) (2009)
14. Living to Save Taxes
    Working Paper Series, Uppsala University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Living to save taxes, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2008) View citations (11) (2008)
15. Long term effects of public policy for displaced workers in Sweden – shipyard workers in the West and miners in the North
    Working Paper Series, Uppsala University, Department of Economics
16. Long-Run Changes in the Concentration of Wealth: An Overview of Recent Findings
    Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics View citations (21)
    Also in WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) (2006) View citations (11)
17. Tax avoidance - a natural experiment
    Working Paper Series, Uppsala University, Department of Economics View citations (7)
18. The equal division puzzle – empirical evidence on intergenerational transfers in Sweden
    Working Paper Series, Uppsala University, Department of Economics View citations (15)

2005

19. Tax Avoidance and Intra-Family Transfers
    Working Paper Series, Uppsala University, Department of Economics View citations (5)
    Also in Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics (2005) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Tax avoidance and intra-family transfers, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2006) View citations (29) (2006)

2003

20. Growth Effects of Government Expenditure and Taxation in Rich Countries: A Comment
    Research Papers in Economics, Stockholm University, Department of Economics View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Growth effects of government expenditure and taxation in rich countries: A comment, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2006) View citations (70) (2006)

2002

21. BEQUESTS, GIFTS, AND EDUCATION Swedish evidence on parents’ transfer behavior
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Bequests, gifts, and education: links between intergenerational transfers, Empirical Economics, Springer (2011) View citations (17) (2011)
22. Compensating wage differentials and shift work preferences
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (46)
    See also Journal Article Compensating wage differentials and shift work preferences, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2002) View citations (55) (2002)
23. Negative Externalities in Day Care: Optimal Tax Policy Response
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics

2001

24. COMPENSATING WAGE DIFFERENTIALS AND SHIFT WORK PREFERENCES. Evidence from France
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Compensating wage differentials and shift work preferences, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2002) View citations (55) (2002)

2000

25. Inter Vivos Gifts: Compensatory or Equal Sharing?
    Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers, Econometric Society View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Compensatory inter vivos gifts, Journal of Applied Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2009) View citations (40) (2009)

1999

26. Growth and the Public Sector: a Reply
    Working Papers, Uppsala - Working Paper Series View citations (40)
    Also in Working Paper Series, Uppsala University, Department of Economics (1998)
    See also Journal Article Growth and the public sector: A reply, European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier (1999) View citations (46) (1999)
27. Post Mortem Reputation, Compensatory Gifts and Equal Bequests
    Working Paper Series, Uppsala University, Department of Economics
    Also in Research Papers in Economics, Stockholm University, Department of Economics (1999) View citations (8)
    Working Papers, Uppsala - Working Paper Series (1999) View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Post mortem reputation, compensatory gifts and equal bequests, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2000) View citations (42) (2000)

1998

28. Bequest Motives: A Comparison of Sweden and the United States
    Working Paper Series, Uppsala University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, Uppsala - Working Paper Series (1998) View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article Bequest motives: a comparison of Sweden and the United States, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2001) View citations (115) (2001)
29. Ownership and Production Costs - Choosing Between Public Production and Contracting Out
    Working Paper Series, Uppsala University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, Uppsala - Working Paper Series (1998) View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article Ownership and Production Costs: Choosing between Public Production and Contracting-Out in the Case of Swedish Refuse Collection, Fiscal Studies, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2003) View citations (78) (2003)
30. Who Takes Care of the Children? The Quantity-Quality Model Revisited
    Working Papers, Uppsala - Working Paper Series View citations (5)
    Also in Working Paper Series, Uppsala University, Department of Economics (1998)
    Research Papers in Economics, Stockholm University, Department of Economics (1998) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Who takes care of the children? The quantity-quality model revisited, Journal of Population Economics, Springer (2002) View citations (10) (2002)

1996

31. Working Time, Employment, and Work Sharing: Evidence from Sweden
    SSE/EFI Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance, Stockholm School of Economics View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Working time, employment, and work sharing: Evidence from Sweden, Empirical Economics, Springer (2000) View citations (19) (2000)

1995

32. Asymmetric Cycles and Temporal Aggregation
    Working Papers, Uppsala - Working Paper Series View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Asymmetric Time Series and Temporal Aggregation, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (1999) View citations (26) (1999)
33. Growth and the Public Sector: A Critical Review Essay
    Working Papers, Uppsala - Working Paper Series View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Growth and the public sector: A critical review essay, European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier (1997) View citations (173) (1997)
34. Ownership and Input Prices a Comparison of Public and Private Entreprises
    Working Papers, Uppsala - Working Paper Series
    See also Journal Article Ownership and input prices: A comparison of public and private enterprises, Economics Letters, Elsevier (1996) View citations (11) (1996)
35. Self-Employment and Self-Financing
    Working Papers, Uppsala - Working Paper Series View citations (11)
36. Wages for Women and Publicly Financed Day Care
    Working Papers, Uppsala - Working Paper Series View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Wages, taxes and publicly provided day care, Journal of Population Economics, Springer (1998) View citations (33) (1998)

1994

37. Political Cycles and Cyclical Policies. A New Test Approach Using Fiscal Forecasts
    SSE/EFI Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance, Stockholm School of Economics View citations (2)

1991

38. Cointegrating Sectoral Wages in Sweden - a Maximum Likelihood Approach
    Working Papers, Uppsala - Working Paper Series View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Long-Run Relations between Private and Public Sector Wages in Sweden, Empirical Economics, Springer (1994) View citations (34) (1994)
39. Inventory Investment in Swedish Manufacturing Firms - an error Correction Analysis
    Working Papers, Uppsala - Working Paper Series
    See also Journal Article Inventory investment in Swedish manufacturing firms, Finnish Economic Papers, Finnish Economic Association (1993) (1993)
40. Lags in the Effects of labor Market Policy - an Empirical Analysis of Job Creation Measures
    Working Papers, Uppsala - Working Paper Series View citations (4)

1990

41. JOB CREATION MEASURES AS ACTIVIST FISCAL POLICY: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF POLICY REACTION BEHAVIOR
    Working Papers, Uppsala - Working Paper Series
    See also Journal Article Job creation measures as activist fiscal policy -- an empirical analysis of policy reaction behavior, European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier (1992) View citations (7) (1992)
42. POLITICAL DETERMINANTS OF BUDGET DEFICITS: COALITION EFFECTS VERSUS MINORITY EFFECTS
    Working Papers, Uppsala - Working Paper Series View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Political determinants of budget deficits: Coalition effects versus minority effects, European Economic Review, Elsevier (1991) View citations (140) (1991)
43. WHERE IN THE SWEDISH GOVERNMENT BUDGET CAN A COUNTERCYCLICAL STABILIZATION POLICY BE FOUND?
    Working Papers, Uppsala - Working Paper Series View citations (1)
44. Wage Linkages Between Private and Public Sectors
    Working Papers, Uppsala - Working Paper Series View citations (29)

Journal Articles

2025

1. The Swedish business elite and the gift explosion of 1947
   Scandinavian Economic History Review, 2025, 73, (1), 63-85

2023

2. Giving to the children or the taxman?
   European Economic Review, 2023, 153, (C) View citations (4)

2021

3. Avoiding taxes by transfers within the family
   International Tax and Public Finance, 2021, 28, (1), 1-23
   See also Working Paper AVOIDING TAXES BY TRANSFERS WITHIN THE FAMILY, Working Paper Series (2016) View citations (2) (2016)

2020

4. Inherited Wealth over the Path of Development: Sweden, 1810–2016
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2020, 18, (3), 1123-1157 View citations (11)

2019

5. Estate division: equal sharing, exchange motives, and Cinderella effects
   Journal of Population Economics, 2019, 32, (4), 1437-1480 View citations (3)

2015

6. Tax Compliance and Loss Aversion
   American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2015, 7, (4), 132-64 View citations (64)
   See also Working Paper Loss evasion and tax aversion, Working Paper Series (2011) View citations (10) (2011)

2013

7. Economic incentives and the timing of births: evidence from the German parental benefit reform of 2007
   Journal of Population Economics, 2013, 26, (1), 87-108 View citations (76)
   See also Working Paper Economic Incentives and the Timing of Births: Evidence from the German Parental Benefit Reform of 2007, Publications of Darmstadt Technical University, Institute for Business Studies (BWL) (2012) View citations (8) (2012)
8. Timing of death and the repeal of the Swedish inheritance tax
   Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2013, 45, (C), 113-123 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Timing of death and the repeal of the Swedish inheritance tax, Working Paper Series, Center for Fiscal Studies (2010) View citations (3) (2010)

2012

9. Long‐term effects of public policy for displaced workers in Sweden
   International Journal of Manpower, 2012, 33, (5), 514-538 View citations (6)
10. The Impact of Inheritances on Heirs' Labor and Capital Income
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2012, 12, (1), 37 View citations (30)
    See also Working Paper Carnegie visits Nobel: Do inheritances affect labor and capital income?, Working Paper Series (2011) View citations (5) (2011)

2011

11. Bequests, gifts, and education: links between intergenerational transfers
    Empirical Economics, 2011, 40, (2), 343-358 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper BEQUESTS, GIFTS, AND EDUCATION Swedish evidence on parents’ transfer behavior, Working Papers in Economics (2002) View citations (3) (2002)
12. The legacy of the Swedish gift and inheritance tax, 1884–2004
    European Review of Economic History, 2011, 15, (3), 539-569 View citations (30)
    See also Working Paper The legacy of the Swedish gift and inheritance tax, 1884-2004, Working Paper Series, Center for Fiscal Studies (2009) (2009)

2009

13. Compensatory inter vivos gifts
    Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2009, 24, (6), 993-1023 View citations (40)
    See also Working Paper Compensatory Inter Vivos Gifts, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers (2007) View citations (2) (2007)
    Working Paper Inter Vivos Gifts: Compensatory or Equal Sharing?, Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers (2000) View citations (4) (2000)

2008

14. Living to save taxes
    Economics Letters, 2008, 100, (3), 340-343 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Living to Save Taxes, Working Paper Series (2007) View citations (1) (2007)

2006

15. Growth effects of government expenditure and taxation in rich countries: A comment
    European Economic Review, 2006, 50, (1), 211-218 View citations (70)
    See also Working Paper Growth Effects of Government Expenditure and Taxation in Rich Countries: A Comment, Research Papers in Economics (2003) View citations (12) (2003)
16. Tax avoidance and intra-family transfers
    Journal of Public Economics, 2006, 90, (8-9), 1669-1680 View citations (29)
    See also Working Paper Tax Avoidance and Intra-Family Transfers, Working Paper Series (2005) View citations (5) (2005)

2004

17. Action collective et différences compensatrices: le cas des travailleurs masculins à horaires atypiques
    Economie & Prévision, 2004, n° 164-165, (3), 57-79 View citations (1)
    Also in Économie et Prévision, 2004, 164, (3), 57-79 (2004) View citations (1)

2003

18. Ownership and Production Costs: Choosing between Public Production and Contracting-Out in the Case of Swedish Refuse Collection
    Fiscal Studies, 2003, 24, (4), 451-476 View citations (78)
    See also Working Paper Ownership and Production Costs - Choosing Between Public Production and Contracting Out, Working Paper Series (1998) View citations (2) (1998)

2002

19. Compensating wage differentials and shift work preferences
    Economics Letters, 2002, 74, (3), 393-398 View citations (55)
    See also Working Paper COMPENSATING WAGE DIFFERENTIALS AND SHIFT WORK PREFERENCES. Evidence from France, Working Papers in Economics (2001) View citations (8) (2001)
    Working Paper Compensating wage differentials and shift work preferences, Post-Print (2002) View citations (46) (2002)
20. Who takes care of the children? The quantity-quality model revisited
    Journal of Population Economics, 2002, 15, (3), 455-461 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Who Takes Care of the Children? The Quantity-Quality Model Revisited, Working Papers (1998) View citations (5) (1998)

2001

21. Bequest motives: a comparison of Sweden and the United States
    Journal of Public Economics, 2001, 79, (1), 205-236 View citations (115)
    See also Working Paper Bequest Motives: A Comparison of Sweden and the United States, Working Paper Series (1998) View citations (2) (1998)
22. Intergenerational Transfers, Taxes and the Distribution of Wealth. Editors' Preface
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2001, 103, (3), 367-367

2000

23. Post mortem reputation, compensatory gifts and equal bequests
    Economics Letters, 2000, 68, (2), 165-171 View citations (42)
    See also Working Paper Post Mortem Reputation, Compensatory Gifts and Equal Bequests, Working Paper Series (1999) (1999)
24. Working time, employment, and work sharing: Evidence from Sweden
    Empirical Economics, 2000, 25, (1), 169-187 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper Working Time, Employment, and Work Sharing: Evidence from Sweden, SSE/EFI Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance (1996) View citations (7) (1996)

1999

25. Asymmetric Time Series and Temporal Aggregation
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1999, 81, (2), 341-344 View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper Asymmetric Cycles and Temporal Aggregation, Working Papers (1995) View citations (2) (1995)
26. Growth and the public sector: A reply
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1999, 15, (2), 359-366 View citations (46)
    See also Working Paper Growth and the Public Sector: a Reply, Working Papers (1999) View citations (40) (1999)
27. What determines when undergraduates complete their theses? Evidence from two economics departments
    Economics of Education Review, 1999, 18, (1), 79-88 View citations (13)

1998

28. SELF‐EMPLOYMENT AND WEALTH INEQUALITY
    Review of Income and Wealth, 1998, 44, (1), 25-41 View citations (57)
29. Wages, taxes and publicly provided day care
    Journal of Population Economics, 1998, 11, (2), 185-204 View citations (33)
    See also Working Paper Wages for Women and Publicly Financed Day Care, Working Papers (1995) View citations (3) (1995)

1997

30. Growth and the public sector: A critical review essay
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1997, 13, (1), 33-52 View citations (173)
    See also Working Paper Growth and the Public Sector: A Critical Review Essay, Working Papers (1995) View citations (10) (1995)

1996

31. Ownership and input prices: A comparison of public and private enterprises
    Economics Letters, 1996, 53, (1), 33-38 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Ownership and Input Prices a Comparison of Public and Private Entreprises, Working Papers (1995) (1995)
32. Self-Employment and Windfall Gains: Evidence from the Swedish Lottery
    Economic Journal, 1996, 106, (439), 1515-26 View citations (266)

1994

33. Long-Run Relations between Private and Public Sector Wages in Sweden
    Empirical Economics, 1994, 19, (3), 343-60 View citations (34)
    See also Working Paper Cointegrating Sectoral Wages in Sweden - a Maximum Likelihood Approach, Working Papers (1991) View citations (1) (1991)

1993

34. Inventory investment in Swedish manufacturing firms
    Finnish Economic Papers, 1993, 6, (2), 96-107
    See also Working Paper Inventory Investment in Swedish Manufacturing Firms - an error Correction Analysis, Working Papers (1991) (1991)

1992

35. Job creation measures as activist fiscal policy -- an empirical analysis of policy reaction behavior
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1992, 8, (2), 269-280 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper JOB CREATION MEASURES AS ACTIVIST FISCAL POLICY: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF POLICY REACTION BEHAVIOR, Working Papers (1990) (1990)

1991

36. Economics of wage determination: Heinz Konig, ed., (Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1990) pp. xi+373, ISBN 3-540-52324-3
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1991, 7, (3), 423-424
37. Political determinants of budget deficits: Coalition effects versus minority effects
    European Economic Review, 1991, 35, (8), 1597-1603 View citations (140)
    See also Working Paper POLITICAL DETERMINANTS OF BUDGET DEFICITS: COALITION EFFECTS VERSUS MINORITY EFFECTS, Working Papers (1990) View citations (5) (1990)

1985

38. Optimal policy rules and regime switching in disequilibrium models
    Journal of Public Economics, 1985, 27, (2), 247-254 View citations (1)

Chapters

2008

1. Contracting Out in Sweden: Ownership and Production Costs
   Springer