Research

Working papers

Dietrichson, J., Seerup, J. K., Jensen, S. E. I., Klejs, J., Bengtsen, E., Strandby, M. W. & Thomsen, M. K. (2025). School-based language, math, and reading interventions for executive functions in children and adolescents: A systematic review (EdWorkingPaper: 25 -1198). Annenberg Institute at Brown University. https://doi.org/10.26300/x2kr-yh69

Kalmendal, A., Dietrichson, J., Håkansson, J., Edyburn, D., Nordström, T. & Carlsson, R. (2025). Visible flaws - A comprehensive assessment of Visible Learning. PsyArxiv, https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/7g8p6_v1

Anell, A., Dietrichson, J., Ellegård, L. M. & Kjellsson, G. (2022). Well-informed choices? Effects of information interventions in primary care on care quality. Working Paper 2022:2 Department of Economics, Lund University.

Journal publications

Seerup, J. K., Dietrichson, J., Jensen, V. M., & Bingley, P. (2025). Tutoring young children at risk of developing reading difficulties: Effects of an early tutoring intervention on literacy skills and executive functions. Journal of Education for Students Placed At Risk, online access. [Open access].

Anell, A., Dackehag, M., Dietrichson, J., Ellegård, L. M. & Kjellsson, G. (2025). Better off by risk adjustment? Socioeconomic disparities in care utilization in Sweden following a payment reform. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 44(3), 836-868. [Open access, Working paper].

Dietrichson, J. & Klokker, R. H. (2024). Predicting preschool problems. Children and Youth Services Review, 161, 107655. [Open access]

Dalgaard, N. T., Bondebjerg, A., Klokker, R. H., Viinholt, B. C. A., & Dietrichson, J. (2022).  Adult/child ratio and group size in early childhood education or care to promote the development of children aged 0-5 years: A systematic review. Campbell Systematic Reviews, 18(2), e1239. [Open access, Protocol]

Dietrichson, J., Gudmundsson, J., & Jochem, T. (2022). Why don’t we talk about it? Communication and coordination in teams. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 197, 257-278. [Journal article, Preprint, Online Appendix, Simulation code]

Filges, T., Dietrichson, J., Dalgaard, N. T., & Viinholt, B. A. (2022). Service learning for improving academic success in students in grade K to 12. Campbell Systematic Reviews, 18(1), e1210. [Open access, Data, Protocol, Title registration] 

Bøg, M., Dietrichson, J., & Isaksson, A. A. (2021). A multi-sensory tutoring program for students at-risk of reading difficulties: Evidence from a field experiment. Journal of Educational Research, 114(3), 233-251. [Journal article, Working paper]

Dietrichson, J., Ringsmose, C., Christoffersen, M., & Svinth, L. (2021). Participatory professional development and preschool quality: Evidence from a mixed-methods study. Nordic Studies in Education, 41(2), 80-110. [Open access]

Dietrichson J., Filges T., Seerup, J. K., Klokker R. H., Viinholt B. A., Bøg, M. & Eiberg, M. (2021). Targeted school-based interventions for improving reading and mathematics for students with, or at-risk of, academic difficulties in Grades K-6: A systematic review. Campbell Systematic Reviews, 17(2), e1152. [Open access, Protocol] 

Anell, A., Dietrichson, J., Ellegård, L. M. & Kjellsson, G. (2021). Information, switching costs, and consumer choice: Evidence from two randomized field experiments in Swedish primary health care. Journal of Public Economics, 196, 104390. [Journal article, Preprint, Online Appendix]

Dietrichson, J., Kristiansen, I. L., & Viinholt, B. A. (2020). Universal preschool programs and long-term child outcomes: A systematic review. Journal of Economic Surveys, 34(5), 1007-1043. [Journal article, Online appendix, Working paper]

Dietrichson, J., Ellegård, L. M., & Kjellsson, G. (2020). Patient choice, entry, and the quality of primary care: Evidence from Swedish reforms.  Health Economics, 29(6), 716-730. [Open access, Working paper]

Dietrichson J., Filges T., Klokker R. H., Viinholt B. A., Bøg, M. & Jensen, U. H. (2020). Targeted school-based interventions for improving reading and mathematics for students with, or at-risk of, academic difficulties in Grades 7-12: A systematic review. Campbell Systematic Reviews, 16(2), e1081. [Open access, Protocol]

Filges, T., Torgerson, C., Gascoine, L., Dietrichson, J., Nielsen, C., & Viinholt, B. A., (2019).  Effectiveness of continuing professional development training of welfare professionals on outcomes for children and young people: A systematic review. Campbell Systematic  Reviews, 15(4), e1060. [Open access]

Pontoppidan, M., Keilow, M., Dietrichson, J., Solheim, O. J., Opheim, V., Gustafson, S., & Andersen, S. C. (2018). Randomised controlled trials in Scandinavian educational research. Educational Research, 60(3), 311-335. [Open access]

Anell, A., Dackehag, M., & Dietrichson, J. (2018). Does risk-adjusted payment influence primary care providers’ decision on where to set up practices? BMC Health Services Research, 18:179. [Open access] 

Ellegård, L M., Dietrichson, J., & Anell, A. (2018). Can pay-for-performance to primary care providers stimulate appropriate use of antibiotics? Health Economics,   27, e39-e54. [Open access]

Dietrichson, J., Bøg, M., Filges, T., & A-M. Klint Jørgensen (2017). Academic interventions for elementary and middle school students with low socioeconomic status: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Review of Educational Research, 87(2), 243-282. [Journal article, Preprint, Appendix A: References in meta-analysis, Appendix B: Supplementary analyses, Appendix C: Protocol]

Dietrichson, J. & Ellegård, L M. (2015). Assist or desist? Conditional bailouts and fiscal discipline in local governments. European Journal of Political Economy, 38, 153-168. [Journal article, Preprint]

Dietrichson, J. & Ellegård, L M. (2015). Institutions improving fiscal performance: Evidence from Swedish municipalities. International Tax and Public Finance, 22(3), 861-886. [Journal article, Preprint] 

Protocols and title registrations for ongoing systematic reviews and field experiments

Dietrichson, J., Klokker, R., Filges, T., Bengtsen, E., & Piggott, T. D. (2024). Protocol: Machine learning for selecting moderators in meta-analysis: A systematic review of methods and their applications, and an evaluation using data on tutoring interventions. Campbell Systematic Reviews, 20(4), e70009. [Protocol]

Bingley, P., Dietrichson, J., Friis-Hansen, M., Jensen, V. M., & Seerup, J. K. (2024). The short- and medium-term effects of an early literacy tutoring intervention. AEA RCT Registry. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.11007-1.1. [Protocol]

Dalgaard, N. T., Bondebjerg, A., Bengtsen, E., Dietrichson, J., & Bach-Mortensen, A. (2024). Protocol: Interventions aimed at preventing out-of-home placement of children: A systematic review. Campbell Systematic Reviews, 20(2), e1395. [Protocol]

Dietrichson, J., Thomsen, M. K., Seerup, J. K., Strandby, M. W., Viinholt, B. A., & Bengtsen, E. (2022). PROTOCOL: School-based language, math, and reading interventions for executive functions in children and adolescents: A systematic review. Campbell Systematic Reviews, 18(3), e1262. [Protocol, Title registration]

Thomsen, M. K., Seerup, J. K., Dietrichson, J., Bondebjerg, A., & Viinholt, B. A. (2022). PROTOCOL: Testing frequency and student achievement: A systematic review. Campbell Systematic Reviews, 18(1), e1212. [Protocol, Title registration]

Monographs

Dietrichson, J., (2013). Designing Public Organizations and Institutions: Essays on Coordination and Incentives. Lund Economic Studies 171, Doctoral dissertation, Lund University.

Permanent working papers

Bøg, M., Dietrichson, J., & Isaksson, A. A. (2018). A multi-sensory literacy program for  at-risk students in kindergarten: Promising results from a small-scale Swedish intervention. [Working paper]

Dietrichson, J. (2013). Coordination incentives, performance measurement, and resource allocation in public sector organizations. Working paper 2013:26, Department of Economics, Lund University. [Working paper]

Publications in Danish and Swedish 

Jensen, B., Walker, R., Greve, J., Beuchert, L., Dietrichson, J., & Boisen, L. A. (2024). Pædagogisk kvalitet i dagplejen (PKD). Rapport, Danmarks Institut for Pædagogik og Uddannelse (DPU) og TrygFondens Børneforskningscenter ved Aarhus Universitet, VIVE – Det Nationale Forsknings- og Analysecenter for Velfærd. 

Dalgaard, N. T., Bondebjerg, A., Dietrichson, J., & Klokker, R. H. (2023). Professor drager fejlslutninger som bidrager til misforståelser.  Berlingske, Opinion, 2023-11-01, s. 23. [pdf-version]

Dietrichson, J., & Seerup, J. K. (2021). Små grupper i undervisningen er nøglen til at indhente læringstab. Skolemonitor.dk. 

Beuchert, L., Dietrichson, J., & Myrup Jensen, V. (2020). Forsøg med Alternativ Ressourceanvendelse - Baggrundsnotat med forslag til modeller. Notat, København: VIVE - Det nationale forsknings- og analysecenter for velfærd. 

Bøg, M., Dietrichson, J., & Isaksson, A. A. (2019). En multisensorisk läsinlärningsmetod för elever med risk för lässvårigheter: Resultat från ett randomiserat fältexperiment. IFAU Working Paper 2019:7, Uppsala: Institutet för arbetsmarknads- och utbildningspolitisk utvärdering. [Rapport]

Dietrichson, J., Karmsteen, K., Nielsen, B. C. V., Rasmussen, I. S., & Smith, M. A. (2017). Data om elevernes læring og progression – En forskningskortlægning og syntese. København: SFI – Det Nationale Forskningscenter for Velfærd.

Bøg, M. & Dietrichson, J. (2016). Utvärdering av Sofias lässtart - en multisensorisk läsinlärningsmetod för elever i förskole- och första klass. Rapport, Dietrichson Consulting AB.

Ellegård, L. M., Dietrichson, J., & Anell, A. (2016). Ger målrelaterad ersättning till vårdcentraler en lämpligare förskrivning av antibiotika? Ekonomisk Debatt, 6/2016.

Bøg, M., Dietrichson, J., & Højmark Pedersen, U. (2016). KøbenhavnerAkademiet – Evaluering af en læringsindsats for drenge i 8. klasse med faglige udfordringer  og uudnyttet potentiale. København: SFI – Det Nationale Forskningscenter for Velfærd. 

Dietrichson, J. & Ellegård, L. M. (2016). Att hålla budget – piska eller morot? Kommunal ekonomi, nr 2/2016.

Anell, A., Dackehag, M., & Dietrichson, J. (2016). Vilken betydelse har CNI-ersättning för etablering av privata vårdcentraler? Delrapport 2B, Utvärdering av hälsoval i primärvården respektive vårdval inom specialistvården i Region Skåne, KEFU.

Dietrichson, J., Bøg, M., Filges, T., & Klint Jørgensen, A-M., (2015). Skolerettede indsatser for elever med svag socioøkonomisk baggrund – en systematisk forskningskortlægning og syntese. København: SFI – Det Nationale Forskningscenter for Velfærd, 15:07.

Dietrichson, J. & Ellegård, L. M. (2014). Budgetprocessens betydelse för god ekonomisk hushållning, KEFU rapport, 2014:6.

Dietrichson, J. & Ellegård, L. M. (2013). Är statligt krisstöd förenligt med god ekonomisk hushållning i kommunerna?, Ekonomisk debatt, nr 8/2013.