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Working Papers

2026

1. Misogyny and xenophobia online: a matter of anonymity
   Working Papers in Economics and Statistics, Linnaeus University, School of Business and Economics, Department of Economics and Statistics
2. The Effect of Anonymity in Social Media on Fake News Sharing
   Working Papers in Economics and Statistics, Linnaeus University, School of Business and Economics, Department of Economics and Statistics

2024

3. Do Women on Boards Matter? Network and Spillover Effects on Gender Gaps within Firms
   IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER

2023

4. The Demography of Sweden’s Transgender Population – Patterns, Changes, and Sociodemographics
   Working Paper Series, Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research View citations (1)

2020

5. Misogynistic and Xenophobic Hate Language Online: A Matter of Anonymity
   Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics
   Also in Working Paper Series, Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research (2020)

2019

6. Exploration in Teams and the Encouragement Effect: Theory and Evidence
   Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University

2018

7. Gender and altruism in a random sample
   Research Papers in Economics, Stockholm University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Gender and altruism in a random sample, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier (2018) View citations (9) (2018)
8. Gender, risk preference and willingness to compete in a random sample of the Swedish population
   Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (4)
   Also in Working Paper Series, Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research (2018) View citations (4)

2015

9. Cooperativeness and competitiveness in children
   Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE View citations (8)
   See also Journal Article Cooperativeness and competitiveness in children, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier (2015) View citations (7) (2015)

2014

10. Gender and economic preferences in a large random sample
    Research Papers in Economics, Stockholm University, Department of Economics View citations (12)

2013

11. A matter of transient anonymity: Discrimination by gender and foreignness in online auctions
    Research Papers in Economics, Stockholm University, Department of Economics
12. Gender and Competition in Adolescence: Task Matter
    Research Papers in Economics, Stockholm University, Department of Economics View citations (19)

2012

13. Gender and Cooperation in Children: Experiments in Colombia and Sweden
    Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE View citations (1)
    Also in SSE/EFI Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance, Stockholm School of Economics (2012) View citations (9)
    Research Papers in Economics, Stockholm University, Department of Economics (2012) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Gender and Cooperation in Children: Experiments in Colombia and Sweden, PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science (2014) View citations (6) (2014)
14. In Bloom: Gender Differences in Preferences among Adolescents
    SSE/EFI Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance, Stockholm School of Economics View citations (4)
15. Social context and fairness perceptions: The role of status
    Research Papers in Economics, Stockholm University, Department of Economics

2011

16. Age at pubertal onset and educational outcomes
    Research Papers in Economics, Stockholm University, Department of Economics View citations (3)
17. Dominance and Submission: Social Status Biases Economic Sanctions
    SSE/EFI Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance, Stockholm School of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in Research Papers in Economics, Stockholm University, Department of Economics (2011) View citations (2)
18. Gender Differences in Competitiveness and Risk Taking: Comparing Children in Colombia and Sweden
    Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE View citations (10)
    Also in Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE (2010) View citations (22)
    Research Papers in Economics, Stockholm University, Department of Economics (2010) View citations (6)
    SSE/EFI Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance, Stockholm School of Economics (2011) View citations (54)
    See also Journal Article Gender differences in competitiveness and risk taking: Comparing children in Colombia and Sweden, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2012) View citations (172) (2012)
19. Outrunning the Gender Gap – Boys and Girls Compete Equally
    SSE/EFI Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance, Stockholm School of Economics View citations (45)
    Also in Research Papers in Economics, Stockholm University, Department of Economics (2011) View citations (25)
    SIFR Research Report Series, Institute for Financial Research (2009) View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article Outrunning the gender gap—boys and girls compete equally, Experimental Economics, Springer (2011) View citations (60) (2011)
20. Updating, Self-Confidence and Discrimination
    IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Updating, self-confidence, and discrimination, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2013) View citations (24) (2013)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Gender quotas on corporate boards of directors
   World of Labour, 2025, 7v3 View citations (2)
2. The End of an Impossible Choice: Removing Infertility as a Prerequisite for Legal Gender Recognition
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2025, 115, 515-21

2023

3. Network Connections and Board Seats: Are Female Networks Less Valuable?
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2023, 41, (2), 323 - 360 View citations (9)

2022

4. Beyond a Dichotomous Understanding of Online Anonymity: Bridging the Macro and Micro Level
   Sociological Research Online, 2022, 27, (2), 486-503 View citations (2)
5. Changing Property Rights in the Family: Evidence from an Inheritance Reform
   Journal of Law and Economics, 2022, 65, (2), 343 - 368 View citations (1)
6. Duration of Mentoring Relationship Predicts Child Well-Being: Evidence from a Danish Community-Based Mentoring Program
   IJERPH, 2022, 19, (5), 1-15 View citations (1)

2020

7. Exploration in Teams and the Encouragement Effect: Theory and Experimental Evidence
   Management Science, 2020, 66, (12), 5861-5885 View citations (3)

2019

8. Gender, risk preferences and willingness to compete in a random sample of the Swedish population✰
   Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2019, 83, (C) View citations (27)
9. The effect of competition on discrimination in online markets—Anonymity and selection
   PLOS ONE, 2019, 14, (8), 1-18 View citations (2)

2018

10. Gender and altruism in a random sample
    Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2018, 77, (C), 72-77 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Gender and altruism in a random sample, Research Papers in Economics (2018) View citations (1) (2018)

2015

11. Cooperativeness and competitiveness in children
    Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2015, 59, (C), 32-41 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Cooperativeness and competitiveness in children, Documentos CEDE (2015) View citations (8) (2015)
12. Gender and preferences at a young age: Evidence from Armenia
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2015, 118, (C), 318-332 View citations (53)

2014

13. Gender and Cooperation in Children: Experiments in Colombia and Sweden
    PLOS ONE, 2014, 9, (3), 1-7 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Gender and Cooperation in Children: Experiments in Colombia and Sweden, Documentos CEDE (2012) View citations (1) (2012)

2013

14. Updating, self-confidence, and discrimination
    European Economic Review, 2013, 60, (C), 144-169 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper Updating, Self-Confidence and Discrimination, IZA Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (3) (2011)

2012

15. Gender differences in competitiveness and risk taking: Comparing children in Colombia and Sweden
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2012, 83, (1), 11-23 View citations (172)
    See also Working Paper Gender Differences in Competitiveness and Risk Taking: Comparing Children in Colombia and Sweden, Documentos CEDE (2011) View citations (10) (2011)

2011

16. Outrunning the gender gap—boys and girls compete equally
    Experimental Economics, 2011, 14, (4), 567-582 View citations (60)
    See also Working Paper Outrunning the Gender Gap – Boys and Girls Compete Equally, SSE/EFI Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance (2011) View citations (45) (2011)