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Working Papers

2022

1. Children in the Aftermath of the Great Recession
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   See also Journal Article Children in the Aftermath of the Great Recession, Nationaløkonomisk tidsskrift, Nationaløkonomisk Forening (2022) (2022)
2. Danish Flexicurity: Rights and Duties
   CEBI working paper series, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. The Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality (CEBI) View citations (24)
   See also Journal Article Danish Flexicurity: Rights and Duties, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2022) View citations (25) (2022)

2020

3. Designing Reopening Strategies in the Aftermath of COVID-19 Lockdowns: Some Principles with an Application to Denmark
   IZA Policy Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)

2018

4. Benefit reentitlement conditions in unemployment insurance schemes
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2015) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Benefit reentitlement conditions in unemployment insurance schemes, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2018) (2018)

2015

5. Are Public or Private Providers of Employment Services More Effective? Evidence from a Randomized Experiment
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (12)
6. Estimating Equilibrium Effects of Job Search Assistance
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (6)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (51)
   Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University (2012) View citations (35)
   Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (2012) View citations (35)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (35)
   See also Journal Article Estimating Equilibrium Effects of Job Search Assistance, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2018) View citations (52) (2018)

2014

7. Can Active Labour Market Policies Combat Youth Unemployment?
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (15)

2013

8. Do Business Cycles Have Long-Term Impact for Particular Cohorts?
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University (2013)
   See also Journal Article Do Business Cycles Have Long-Term Impact for Particular Cohorts?, LABOUR, CEIS (2017) View citations (1) (2017)

2012

9. Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Early Meetings and Activation
   Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University View citations (28)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (27)
   See also Journal Article Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Early Meetings and Activation, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2017) View citations (31) (2017)
10. The Dynamics of Marriage and Divorce
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University View citations (1)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (1)
    Working Papers, HAL (2012) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article The Dynamics of Marriage and Divorce, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2015) View citations (25) (2015)

2011

11. The Relative Efficiency of Active Labour Market Policies: Evidence From a Social Experiment and Non-Parametric Methods
    Working Papers, University of Aarhus, Aarhus School of Business, Department of Economics View citations (11)
    Also in Working Paper Series, Center for Labor Studies, Uppsala University, Department of Economics (2011) View citations (10)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2011) View citations (11)
12. The relative efficiency of active labour market policy: evidence from a social experiment and non-parametric methods
    Working Paper Series, IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy View citations (4)

2010

13. Business Cycle Dependent Unemployment Insurance
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (13)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (2)
    Kiel Working Papers, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel) (2009) View citations (2)
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University (2010) View citations (14)

2009

14. The Effect of Sanctions and Active Labour Market Programmes on the Exit Rate From Unemployment
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University View citations (1)

2008

15. Crime and Partnerships
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2008)
    See also Journal Article Crime and partnerships, Review of Economics of the Household, Springer (2011) View citations (3) (2011)
16. The Role of Workfare in Striking a Balance between Incentives and Insurance in the Labour Market
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (15)
    Also in Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University (2008) View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article The Role of Workfare in Striking a Balance between Incentives and Insurance in the Labour Market, Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science (2014) View citations (13) (2014)

2007

17. A Statistical Programme Assignment Model
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (8)
    Also in Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University (2007) View citations (5)
18. Flexicurity – Labour Market Performance in Denmark
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (57)
    Also in Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University (2007) View citations (55)
    See also Journal Article Flexicurity: Labour Market Performance in Denmark, CESifo Economic Studies, CESifo Group (2007) View citations (103) (2007)
19. Sin City?
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
    Also in CAM Working Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. Centre for Applied Microeconometrics (2007)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2007)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2007)
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University (2007)
20. The Effect of Sanctions on the Job Finding Rate: Evidence from Denmark
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (32)
    Also in Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University (2007) View citations (35)

2006

21. Educational Homogamy: Preferences or Opportunities?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (7)
    Also in CAM Working Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. Centre for Applied Microeconometrics (2006) View citations (8)
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University (2006) View citations (8)
22. Home Ownership, Job Duration and Wages
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
    Also in Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University (2006) View citations (6)
    CAM Working Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. Centre for Applied Microeconometrics (2006) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Home ownership, job duration, and wages, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2008) View citations (68) (2008)
23. Working Late: Do Workplace Sex Ratios Affect Partnership Formation and Dissolution?
    CAM Working Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. Centre for Applied Microeconometrics
    Also in Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University (2006)
    See also Journal Article Working Late: Do Workplace Sex Ratios Affect Partnership Formation and Dissolution?, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2007) View citations (26) (2007)

2005

24. Marriage and the City
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (19)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2005) View citations (18)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (17)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2005) View citations (23)
    CAM Working Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. Centre for Applied Microeconometrics (2005) View citations (19)

2004

25. A Danish Profiling System
    CAM Working Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. Centre for Applied Microeconometrics View citations (9)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2004) View citations (10)
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University (2004) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article A Danish Profiling System, Nationaløkonomisk tidsskrift, Nationaløkonomisk Forening (2006) View citations (1) (2006)
26. Do Children Stabilize Danish Marriages?
    CAM Working Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. Centre for Applied Microeconometrics View citations (2)
27. Estimating the Threat Effect of Active Labour Market Programmes
    CAM Working Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. Centre for Applied Microeconometrics View citations (37)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2004) View citations (52)
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University (2004) View citations (45)

2003

28. Are Home Owners Really More Unemployed?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (8)
    Also in CAM Working Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. Centre for Applied Microeconometrics (2003) View citations (11)
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Are Homeowners Really More Unemployed?, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2006) View citations (125) (2006)
29. Do Children Stabilize Marriages?
    Working Papers, University of Aarhus, Aarhus School of Business, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University View citations (1)
30. Rent Control and Unemployment Duration
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
    Also in CAM Working Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. Centre for Applied Microeconometrics (2003) View citations (1)
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Rent control and unemployment duration, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2005) View citations (25) (2005)

2001

31. Structurally Dependent Competing Risks
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (15)
    Also in Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Structurally dependent competing risks, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2001) View citations (19) (2001)

2000

32. Wages, Training and Job Turnover in a Search-Matching Model
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)

Undated

33. Determinants of Divorce in Denmark
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University View citations (7)
34. Mortality and Socio-economic Differences in a Competing Risks Model
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University View citations (1)
35. Rent Control and Tenancy Duration
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University
    See also Journal Article Rent control and tenancy duration, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2002) View citations (53) (2002)

Journal Articles

2022

1. Children in the Aftermath of the Great Recession
   Nationaløkonomisk tidsskrift, 2022, 2022, (1), 28
   See also Working Paper Children in the Aftermath of the Great Recession, IZA Discussion Papers (2022) (2022)
2. Danish Flexicurity: Rights and Duties
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2022, 36, (4), 81-102 View citations (25)
   See also Working Paper Danish Flexicurity: Rights and Duties, CEBI working paper series (2022) View citations (24) (2022)
3. Economic policy lessons from two years with the Covid-19 pandemic
   Nationaløkonomisk tidsskrift, 2022, 2022, (1), 37

2021

4. ARE IMPACTS OF EARLY INTERVENTIONS IN THE SCANDINAVIAN WELFARE STATE CONSISTENT WITH A HECKMAN CURVE? A META‐ANALYSIS
   Journal of Economic Surveys, 2021, 35, (1), 106-140 View citations (4)

2019

5. Bridging the gap from welfare to education: Propensity score matching evaluation of a bridging intervention
   PLOS ONE, 2019, 14, (5), 1-20 View citations (4)
6. The Effect of Active Labour Market Programmes and Benefit Sanctions on Reducing Unemployment Duration
   Journal of Labor Research, 2019, 40, (2), 202-229 View citations (4)

2018

7. Benefit reentitlement conditions in unemployment insurance schemes
   Labour Economics, 2018, 52, (C), 27-39
   See also Working Paper Benefit reentitlement conditions in unemployment insurance schemes, CEPR Discussion Papers (2018) (2018)
8. Estimating Equilibrium Effects of Job Search Assistance
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2018, 36, (4), 1073 - 1125 View citations (52)
   See also Working Paper Estimating Equilibrium Effects of Job Search Assistance, CESifo Working Paper Series (2015) View citations (6) (2015)

2017

9. Do Business Cycles Have Long-Term Impact for Particular Cohorts?
   LABOUR, 2017, 31, (3), 309-336 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Do Business Cycles Have Long-Term Impact for Particular Cohorts?, IZA Discussion Papers (2013) (2013)
10. Do public or private providers of employment services matter for employment? Evidence from a randomized experiment
    Labour Economics, 2017, 45, (C), 169-187 View citations (9)
11. Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Early Meetings and Activation
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2017, 119, (3), 541-570 View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Early Meetings and Activation, Economics Working Papers (2012) View citations (28) (2012)

2015

12. The Dynamics of Marriage and Divorce
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2015, 33, (1), 123 - 170 View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper The Dynamics of Marriage and Divorce, Economics Working Papers (2012) View citations (1) (2012)

2014

13. The Role of Workfare in Striking a Balance between Incentives and Insurance in the Labour Market
    Economica, 2014, 81, (321), 86-116 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper The Role of Workfare in Striking a Balance between Incentives and Insurance in the Labour Market, CESifo Working Paper Series (2008) View citations (15) (2008)

2013

14. The effectiveness of active labor market policies: Evidence from a social experiment using non-parametric bounds
    Labour Economics, 2013, 24, (C), 58-67 View citations (5)

2012

15. Active labour market policies in a recession
    IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 2012, 1, (1), 1-19 View citations (12)

2011

16. Crime and partnerships
    Review of Economics of the Household, 2011, 9, (3), 307-325 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Crime and Partnerships, Economics Working Papers (2008) (2008)
17. State Dependent Unemployment Benefits
    Journal of Risk & Insurance, 2011, 78, (2), 325-344 View citations (9)
18. The Effect of Sanctions on Exit from Unemployment: Evidence from Denmark
    Economica, 2011, 78, (312), 751-778 View citations (52)

2010

19. Choosing the Best Training Programme: Is there a Case for Statistical Treatment Rules?*
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2010, 72, (2), 172-201 View citations (1)
20. Marriage and the city: Search frictions and sorting of singles
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2010, 67, (2), 206-218 View citations (55)

2009

21. Educational Homogamy: How Much is Opportunities?
    Journal of Human Resources, 2009, 44, (4) View citations (32)
22. Sin City? Why is the Divorce Rate Higher in Urban Areas?*
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2009, 111, (3), 439-456 View citations (6)

2008

23. Do children stabilize relationships in Denmark?
    Journal of Population Economics, 2008, 21, (2), 395-417 View citations (22)
24. Flexicurity in Denmark
    ifo DICE Report, 2008, 6, (04), 15-20
25. Home ownership, job duration, and wages
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2008, 63, (1), 130-145 View citations (68)
    See also Working Paper Home Ownership, Job Duration and Wages, IZA Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (6) (2006)
26. The Threat Effect of Active Labour Market Programmes*
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2008, 110, (2), 385-401 View citations (84)

2007

27. Flexicurity: Labour Market Performance in Denmark
    CESifo Economic Studies, 2007, 53, (3), 389-429 View citations (103)
    See also Working Paper Flexicurity – Labour Market Performance in Denmark, CESifo Working Paper Series (2007) View citations (57) (2007)
28. Working Late: Do Workplace Sex Ratios Affect Partnership Formation and Dissolution?
    Journal of Human Resources, 2007, 42, (3) View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper Working Late: Do Workplace Sex Ratios Affect Partnership Formation and Dissolution?, CAM Working Papers (2006) (2006)

2006

29. A Danish Profiling System
    Nationaløkonomisk tidsskrift, 2006, 2006, (1), 209-229 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper A Danish Profiling System, CAM Working Papers (2004) View citations (9) (2004)
30. Are Homeowners Really More Unemployed?
    Economic Journal, 2006, 116, (514), 991-1013 View citations (125)
    See also Working Paper Are Home Owners Really More Unemployed?, IZA Discussion Papers (2003) View citations (8) (2003)
31. En sundhedsøkonomisk analyse af antallet af røntgenundersøgelser af lænderyggen hos 20-49 årige henvist fra primærsektoren
    Nationaløkonomisk tidsskrift, 2006, 2006, (1), 362-376

2005

32. Mortality and socio-economic differences in Denmark: a competing risks proportional hazard model
    Economics & Human Biology, 2005, 3, (1), 17-32 View citations (9)
33. Rent control and unemployment duration
    Journal of Public Economics, 2005, 89, (11-12), 2165-2181 View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper Rent Control and Unemployment Duration, IZA Discussion Papers (2003) View citations (6) (2003)
34. Two Tests of Divorce Behaviour on Danish Marriage Market Data
    Nationaløkonomisk tidsskrift, 2005, 2005, (1), 416-432
35. Wage - labour activities by agricultural households in Nicaragua
    Journal of Development Studies, 2005, 41, (7), 1221-1246 View citations (6)

2004

36. Endogenous wage dispersion in a search-matching model
    Labour Economics, 2004, 11, (5), 623-645 View citations (25)
37. Is Your Love in Vain? Another Look at Premarital Cohabitation and Divorce
    Journal of Human Resources, 2004, 39, (2) View citations (50)

2003

38. Estimation of the multinomial logit model with random effects
    Applied Economics Letters, 2003, 10, (7), 389-392 View citations (6)
39. Short- and long-term unemployment: How do temporary layoffs affect this distinction?
    Empirical Economics, 2003, 28, (1), 23-44 View citations (24)
40. The response of youth unemployment to benefits, incentives, and sanctions
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2003, 19, (2), 301-316 View citations (58)

2002

41. Rent control and tenancy duration
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2002, 52, (3), 542-560 View citations (53)
    See also Working Paper Rent Control and Tenancy Duration, Economics Working Papers

2001

42. Structurally dependent competing risks
    Economics Letters, 2001, 73, (2), 169-173 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper Structurally Dependent Competing Risks, IZA Discussion Papers (2001) View citations (15) (2001)