Karin Edmark, Ph D and Associate Professor (Docent)
Sandhamnsgatan 57 C
115 28 STOCKHOLM
karin.edmark@sofi.su.se
0733-990 592
ORCID: 0000-0002-5629-5499
Curriculum Vitae
Current position: Senior Lecturer at the Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI), Stockholm University.
Affiliations and other assignments: CESIfo, IFN, IFAU, Member of the Swedish Fiscal Policy Council (July 2024 –),
Previous positions: Researcher at the Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN), April 2010 – Aug 2015. Researcher at the Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation (IFAU), Sep 2007 – March 2010. Editor of Ekonomisk Debatt (Jan 2023 – Dec 2025).
Fields of interest: Applied micro economics; Economics of Education; Public and Labour Market Economics.
Personal details: Date of birth: Oct 25th 1977, Swedish citizen.
Education/Professional appointments:
04/2014: Associate Professorship (Docent) awarded by Uppsala University.
08/2002 – 09/2007: Postgraduate studies, Department of Economics, Uppsala University, (Thesis defence Sep 24th 2007, opponent: Jan K Brueckner, University of California at Irvine).
09/1998- 10/2002: M.Sc. (Economics) Uppsala University, Sweden.
Parental leave:
04/2012 – 12/2012: 40%
10/2011 – 03/2012: 100%
09/2006 – 08/2007: 40%
03/2006 – 08/2006: 100%
Publications:
International journals:
- Edmark K (2025), "The impact of local supply of upper secondary field of study", Economics of Education Review 108, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2025.102687.
- Sass, K and K Edmark (2025), “Competitive boys, equality-oriented girls? Evidence on a gender gap in education policy-related opinions among Norwegian youth”, Nordic Journal of Studies in Educational Policy, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/20020317.2025.2536242
- Lorentzen, T, Sass, K and K Edmark (2025), ”Videregående utdanning over to tiår: Elevsammensetning og segregering basert på landbakgrunn i Norges fire største byer”, Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning 1: 49-68. https://doi.org/10.18261/tfs.66.1
- Edmark, K and L Persson (2021), “The impact of attending an independent upper secondary school: Evidence from Sweden using school ranking data”, Economics of Education Review 84. DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2021.102148.
- Edmark, K (2019), “Location choices of Swedish independent schools”, The Annals of Regional Science 63: 219–239. DOI: 10.1007/s00168-019-00933-y.
- Dahlberg, M, Edmark, K and H Berg (previously Lundqvist) (2017), “Ethnic Diversity and Preferences for Redistribution: Reply”, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Vol 199:2, 288–294.
- Edmark, K, Liang, C, Mörk, E and H Selin (2016), ”The Swedish Earned Income Tax Credit: Did It Increase Employment?”, FinanzArchiv 72(4):475–503.
- Edmark K and K Hanspers (2015), “Is Welfare Dependency Inherited? Estimating Causal Welfare Transmission Effects using Swedish Sibling Data”, European Journal of Social Security 17(3):338–360, 2015.
- Edmark K, Frölich, M and V Wondratschek (2014), “School Choice Reform and Equality of Opportunity”, Labour Economics, 30:129–142.
- Wondratschek, V, Edmark K, and M Frölich (2013) “The Short- and Long-term Effects of School Choice on Student Outcomes – Evidence from a School Choice Reform in Sweden”, Annals of Economics and Statistics 111-112:71–102.
- Edmark, K and R Gordon, (2012), “The choice of organizational form by closely-held firms in Sweden: tax versus non-tax determinants”, Industrial and Corporate Change 22:219–243.
- Dahlberg, M, Edmark, K and H Lundqvist (2012), “Ethnic Diversity and Preferences for Redistribution”, Journal of Political Economy 120(1):41–76.
- Edmark, K (2009), “Migration Effects of Welfare Reform”, Scandinavian Journal of Economics 111(3):511-526.
- Edmark, K and M Dahlberg (2008), “Is there a "Race-to-the-Bottom" in the Setting of Welfare Benefit Levels? Evidence from a Policy Intervention”, Journal of Public Economics 92:1193–1209.
- Edmark, K and H Ågren (2008) “Identifying Strategic Interactions in Swedish Local Income Tax Policies”, Journal of Urban Economics 63(3):849–857.
- Edmark, K (2005), “Unemployment and Crime: Is There a Connection?” Scandinavian Journal of Economics 107(2):353–373.
Thesis:
- “Strategic Interactions among Swedish Local Governments”, Economic Studies 105, Department of Economics, Uppsala University, 2007.
Swedish Journals and Reports:
- Persson, L, Edmark K, Norbäck P-J and E Prawitz (2024), Näringslivets produktivitetsutveckling, SNS Konjunkturråds rapport 2024.
- Angelov, N and K Edmark (2016), “När skolan själv får välja – en ESO-rapport om friskolornas etableringsmönster”, ESO-rapport 2016:3.
- Edmark, K (2015) “Hur påverkar vinstmotivet och konsolideringen av skolmarknaden skolans verksamhet?”, Kapitel 5 i rapporten ”Vinster, välfärd och entreprenörskap”, Swedish Economic Forum Report 2015, red: Johan Eklund, Entreprenörskapsforum.
- Edmark, K, Frölich, M and V Wondratschek (2015), ”Det fria skolvalet – varken mirakelmedicin eller undergångsrecept”, Ekonomisk Debatt, 2015:2.
- Edmark, K (2014), “Olika vägval för jämlik skola”, underlagsrapport till LOs projekt Full sysselsättning och solidarisk lönepolitik, Landsorganisationen i Sverige.
- Edmark K, Liang, C, Mörk, E and H Selin (2012),”Därför går det inte att utvärdera jobbavdraget”, Ekonomisk Debatt, 2012:5
- Dahlberg, M, Edmark K, Hansen J and E Mörk (2008), Fattigdom i folkhemmet – Från socialbidrag till självförsörjning, SNS Välfärdsråds rapport 2008.
- Edmark K and H Ågren (2007), ”Skattekonkurrerar svenska kommuner?”, Ekonomisk Debatt, 2007:1.
- Edmark K (2002), ”Arbetslöshetens effekter på brottsligheten”, Ekonomisk Debatt, 2002:5
Books chapters:
- Edmark, K (2017), “Skolval och friskolor – är det ett bra recept för att förbättra skolan?” Book Chapter in the anthology Nationalekonomis frågor, Studentlitteratur AB.
Referee for academic journals:
International Tax and Public Finance, The Journal of Labor Economics, Social Science Research, Labour Economics, International Review of Law and Economics, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Eastern Economic Journal, Portuguese Economic Journal, Economics of Education Review, Journal of Economic Surveys, European Sociological Review, Oxford Economic Papers, German Economic Review, Economic Journal, Canadian Journal of Economics, Small Business Economics, Social Science Research, Education Economics, European Journal of Political Economy, The Annals of Regional Science.
Academic visits:
09/2010-07/2011: Visiting Scholar, Dept. of Economics, University of California at San Diego
09/2009-03/2010: Visiting Researcher, IIES, Stockholm University
01/2005-06/2005: Visiting Research Student, STICERD, London School of Economics
Teaching:
2015-ongoing Lecturer, Macro Labor Economics within the course “Labour Relations and Management I”, Basic Level, Stockholm University
2020-2021 Lecturer, Applied Statistical Methods for the Working Life, Basic Level, Stockholm University
2014-2015: Lecturer, Econometric Theory, Master Level, Uppsala University
2010, 2013: Lecturer, Public Economics, Undergraduate Level, Uppsala University
2009: Lecturer, Applied Econometrics, Master Level, Uppsala University
2003-2004: Teaching Assistant, Microeconomics, Basic Level, Uppsala University
Student supervision and other academic assignments:
Thesis supervisor : Ph D student Iman Dadgar, SOFI, Stockholm University 2017–2022.
Thesis co-supervisor: Martin Kjellqvist, Department of Economics, Uppsala University 2008–2009 (Licentiate)
Opponent PhD Dissertation: Elin Molin, Stockholm School of Economics (2019)
Second opponent PhD Dissertation: Trond Erik Lunder, Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim (2015)
Final Seminar discussant (preceding the PhD defence): Elisabet Olme, Stockholm University (2019); Vivika Halapuu, Uppsala University (2018); Henrik Andersson, Uppsala University (2018); Anders Bornhäll, Örebro University (2017); Emma Neuman, Linneaus University (2015); Mattias Engdahl, Uppsala University (2013); Anna Persson, Uppsala University (2013)
Thesis grading committee: Andrew Proctor, Stockholm School of Economics (2023), Felix Schafmeister, Stockholm School of Economics (2022), Vivika Halapuu, Uppsala University (2021), Cristina Bratu, Uppsala University (2019), Julia Boguslaw, Stockholm University (2017); Abiel Sebhatu, Stockholm School of Economics (2017); Niklas Kaunitz, Stockholm University (2017); Linuz Aggeborn, Uppsala University (2016); Emma Neuman, Linneaus University (2015)
External funding awarded as project leader:
2021: The Institute for Education and Labour Market Policy Evaluation (IFAU), Påverkar elevernas rangordning i skolan deras mentala hälsa? Total grant: SEK 1 157 085.
2018: Swedish Research Council, “Choice and Competition in the Swedish Preschool Sector: Impact on Employees and Segregation”, Dnr: 2018-04714, Total grant: SEK 5 337 478.
2018: The Institute for Education and Labour Market Policy Evaluation (IFAU), ”Gymnasielinjer och arbetsmarknadsutfall - effektskattning och metodutvärdering”, Dnr 157/2918, Total grant: SEK 1 232 000.
2014: Swedish Research Council, “Analysis of students’ school choices, and of the effects of private school attendance”, Dnr: 2014-1783, Total grant: SEK 3 577 000.
2008: Swedish Research Council, “Effects of School Choice”, Dnr: 2008-5114, Total grant: SEK 1 220 000.
Scholarships, Travel grants and Awards:
2010: Travel grant from Jan Wallander and Tom Hedelius Foundation and the Tore Browaldh Foundation.
2008: A three year post doc grant from the Jan Wallander and Tom Hedelius Foundation and the Tore Browaldh Foundation.
2004: “The Peggy and Richard Musgrave Prize" for the article “Is there a "Race-to-the-Bottom" in the Setting of Welfare Benefit Levels? Evidence from a Policy Intervention” presented at the 2004 Congress of the International Institute of Public Finance (IIPF)
2004: Travel Grant from Jan Wallander and Tom Hedelius Foundation
2004: Ingemar Carlsson memorial scholarship (awarded by Nationalekonomiska föreningen, Uppsala University)