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Working Papers

2019

1. Graduate migration, self-selection and urban wage premiums across the regional hierarchy
   Umeå Economic Studies, Umeå University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
2. Regional concentration of university graduates: The role of high school grades and parental background
   Umeå Economic Studies, Umeå University, Department of Economics

2015

3. Flexibility at a Cost – Should Governments Stimulate Tertiary Education for Adults?
   Working Paper Series, Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research View citations (3)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2015)
   See also Journal Article Flexibility at a cost – Should governments stimulate tertiary education for adults?, The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, Elsevier (2016) View citations (8) (2016)

2014

4. Back to the Future: Migration, Matching and the Power Couple Phenomenon in Sweden
   Umeå Economic Studies, Umeå University, Department of Economics
5. Regional Sorting of Human Capital – the Choice of Location among Young Adults in Sweden
   Umeå Economic Studies, Umeå University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Regional Sorting of Human Capital: The Choice of Location among Young Adults in Sweden, Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2016) View citations (9) (2016)
6. The Long-term Earnings Consequences of General vs. Specific Training of the Unemployed
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (7)
   Also in Working Paper Series, IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy (2014) View citations (9)
   See also Journal Article The long-term earnings consequences of general vs. specific training of the unemployed, IZA Journal of European Labor Studies, Springer (2015) View citations (17) (2015)

2011

7. Does Formal Education for Older Workers Increase Earnings? Analyzing Annual Data Stretching Over 25 Years
   Working Paper Series, Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research View citations (3)
   Also in Umeå Economic Studies, Umeå University, Department of Economics (2011) View citations (3)
8. Sex and Migration: Who is the Tied Mover?
   HUI Working Papers, HUI Research View citations (2)
   Also in Umeå Economic Studies, Umeå University, Department of Economics (2009) View citations (2)

2010

9. Can adult education delay retirement from the labour market?
   Working Paper Series, IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy View citations (4)
   Also in Working Paper Series, Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research (2008)
   Umeå Economic Studies, Umeå University, Department of Economics (2008) View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article Can adult education delay retirement from the labour market?, Journal of Population Economics, Springer (2012) View citations (28) (2012)

2009

10. Twice Chosen: Spouse Matching and Earnings Among Women in First and Second Marriages
    Umeå Economic Studies, Umeå University, Department of Economics View citations (2)

2004

11. Does Comprehensive Education Work for the Long-term Unemployed?
    Umeå Economic Studies, Umeå University, Department of Economics View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Does comprehensive education work for the long-term unemployed, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2008) View citations (46) (2008)
12. Kunskapslyftets privatekonomiska effekter – Nybörjare höstterminen 1997
    Umeå Economic Studies, Umeå University, Department of Economics
13. Productivity convergence across industries and regions in Norway and Sweden
    Umeå Economic Studies, Umeå University, Department of Economics View citations (1)

2003

14. Comparing home-grown fruits: productivity convergence across industries and regions
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (1)
15. Labour market programmes and geographical mobility: migration and commuting among programme participants and openly unemployed
    Working Paper Series, IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy View citations (9)

Journal Articles

2018

1. The creative class: do jobs follow people or do people follow jobs?
   Regional Studies, 2018, 52, (6), 745-755 View citations (6)
2. Youth-age characteristics as precursors of power couple formation and location choice
   Labour Economics, 2018, 52, (C), 98-111 View citations (2)

2016

3. Commuting and timing of retirement
   The Annals of Regional Science, 2016, 56, (1), 125-152
   Also in The Annals of Regional Science, 2016, 56, (1), 125-152 (2016)
4. Flexibility at a cost – Should governments stimulate tertiary education for adults?
   The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 2016, 7, (C), 69-86 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper Flexibility at a Cost – Should Governments Stimulate Tertiary Education for Adults?, Working Paper Series (2015) View citations (3) (2015)
5. Regional Sorting of Human Capital: The Choice of Location among Young Adults in Sweden
   Regional Studies, 2016, 50, (5), 757-770 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper Regional Sorting of Human Capital – the Choice of Location among Young Adults in Sweden, Umeå Economic Studies (2014) View citations (1) (2014)

2015

6. The long-term earnings consequences of general vs. specific training of the unemployed
   IZA Journal of European Labor Studies, 2015, 4, (1), 1-26 View citations (17)
   See also Working Paper The Long-term Earnings Consequences of General vs. Specific Training of the Unemployed, IZA Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (7) (2014)

2014

7. All in the family: Self-selection and migration by couples
   Papers in Regional Science, 2014, 93, (1), 101-124 View citations (6)
8. Does Formal Education for Older Workers Increase Earnings? — Evidence Based on Rich Data and Long-term Follow-up
   LABOUR, 2014, 28, (2), 163-189 View citations (15)
9. Is Your Commute Killing You? On the Mortality Risks of Long-Distance Commuting
   Environment and Planning A, 2014, 46, (6), 1496-1516 View citations (22)

2013

10. Education and retirement: does University education at mid-age extend working life?
    IZA Journal of European Labor Studies, 2013, 2, (1), 1-22 View citations (7)

2012

11. ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS AND REGIONAL MOBILITY OF LABOR: EVIDENCE FROM THE SWEDISH RECESSION, 1994–1995
    Contemporary Economic Policy, 2012, 30, (2), 178-194
12. Can adult education delay retirement from the labour market?
    Journal of Population Economics, 2012, 25, (2), 677-696 View citations (28)
    See also Working Paper Can adult education delay retirement from the labour market?, Working Paper Series (2010) View citations (4) (2010)

2011

13. See the future by looking at the past: predicting divorce with premarital earnings
    Applied Economics Letters, 2011, 18, (11), 997-1000

2008

14. Does comprehensive education work for the long-term unemployed
    Labour Economics, 2008, 15, (1), 54-67 View citations (46)
    See also Working Paper Does Comprehensive Education Work for the Long-term Unemployed?, Umeå Economic Studies (2004) View citations (7) (2004)
15. MIGRATION AND SELF‐SELECTION: MEASURED EARNINGS AND LATENT CHARACTERISTICS*
    Journal of Regional Science, 2008, 48, (4), 769-788 View citations (32)

2007

16. Is Migration Important for Regional Convergence? Comparative Evidence for Norwegian and Swedish Counties, 1980-2000
    Regional Studies, 2007, 41, (7), 901-915 View citations (29)

2005

17. Health-related disabilities and matching of spouses: Analysis of Swedish population data
    Journal of Population Economics, 2005, 18, (3), 491-507 View citations (4)

2004

18. Marital Matching and Earnings: Evidence from the Unmarried Population in Sweden
    Journal of Human Resources, 2004, 39, (4) View citations (34)
19. The effects of regional migration on gross income of labour in Sweden
    Economics of Governance, 2004, 83, (3), 581-595 View citations (14)
    Also in Papers in Regional Science, 2004, 83, (3), 581-595 (2004) View citations (14)

2003

20. Geographical Labour Mobility: Migration or Commuting?
    Regional Studies, 2003, 37, (8), 827-837 View citations (99)

1998

21. A panel study of migration, self-selection and household real income
    Journal of Population Economics, 1998, 11, (1), 113-126 View citations (40)
22. Internal Migration in Sweden: The Effects of Mobility Grants and Regional Labour Market Conditions
    LABOUR, 1998, 12, (2), 363-388 View citations (21)