Publications

Articles in international journals (with peer review)

Fischer, M., Lövdén, M., Nilsson, T. and Seblova, D (2023). Very Early-Life Risk Factors for Developing Dementia: Evidence From Full Population Registers. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, forthcoming.

Berggren, N., Ljunge, M. and Nilsson, T (2023). Immigrants from more tolerant cultures integrate deeper into destination countries. Journal of Comparative Economics, forthcoming.

Cattan, S., Kamhöfer, D., Karlsson, M.,  and Nilsson, T (2023) The Short and Long-Term Effects of Student Absence, The Economic Journal, 133 (650), 888–903.

Dackehag, M., Ellegård, L.M., Gerdtham, U.G. and Nilsson, T (2023). Macroeconomic fluctuations and individual use of psychotropic medications: evidence from Swedish administrative data. European Journal of Public Health, 33(1), pp.93-98.

Johansson, A., Berggren, N., and Nilsson, T. (2022). Intolerance predicts climate skepticism. Energy Economics, 105, 105719.

Fischer, M, Heckley, G., Karlsson, M. and Nilsson, T. (2022). Revisiting Sweden's Comprehensive School Reform: Effects on Education and Earnings. Journal of Applied Econometrics, 37(4), 811-819.

Bhalotra, S., Karlsson, M., Nilsson, T. and Schwarz, N. (2022). Infant Health, Cognitive Performance and Earnings: Evidence from Inception of the Welfare State in Sweden. Review of Economics and Statistics, 104 (6), 1138–1156.

Boberg-Fazlic, N., Ivets, M., Karlsson, M., and Nilsson, T.(2021). Disease and fertility: Evidence from the 1918-19 influenza pandemic in Sweden. Economics and Human Biology, 43, 101020.

Fischer, M., Gerdtham, U.G., Heckley, G., Karlsson, M., Kjelsson, G. and Nilsson, T. (2021). Education and health: long-run effects of peers, tracking and years. Economic Policy, 36(105), 3-49.

Seblova, N. et al (2020). Does prolonged education causally affect dementia risk when adult socioeconomic status is not altered? A Swedish natural experiment on 1.3 million individuals. American Journal of Epidemology, 190(5), 817-826.

Berggren, N. and Nilsson, T. (2021). Economic Freedom and Antisemitism. Journal of Institutional Economics, 14(2): 289-304.

Fischer, M., Karlsson, M., Nilsson, T. and Schwarz, N. (2020). The Long-Term Effects of Long Terms – Compulsory Schooling Reforms in Sweden. Journal of European Economic Association, 18(6):2776-2823.

Gouveia, F., Nilsson, T. and  Berggren, N (2020). Religiosity and Discrimination against Same-Sex Couples: The Case of Portugal’s Rental Market. Journal of Housing Economics, 50(December):101729.  

Dackehag, M, Ellegård E, Gerdtham, U, and Nilsson, T. (2020). Social assistance and mental health: evidence from longitudinal administrative data on pharmaceutical consumption. Applied Economics, 52(20).

Berggren, N., Ljunge, M. and Nilsson, T. (2019). Roots of Tolerance among Second-generation Immigrants. Journal of Institutional Economics, 15(6): 999-1016. 

Bergh, A., Mirkina, I. and T, Nilsson (2019). Can social spending cushion the inequality effect of globalization? Economics & Politics, 32(1), 104-142.

Dackehag, M., Ellegård, L. M., Gerdtham, U. G. and Nilsson, T. (2018). Debt and mental health: new insights about the relationship and the importance of the measure of mental health. European journal of public health, 29(3), 488-493.

Bhalotra, S., Karlsson, M. and T, Nilsson (2017), Infant Health and Longevity: Evidence from A Historical Intervention in Sweden. Journal of European Economic Association, 15(5): 1101-1157. Link

Berggren, N., Bjørnskov, C. and T, Nilsson (2018), Do Equal Rights for a Minority Affect General Life Satisfaction? Journal of Happiness Studies, 19(5):1465-1483. 

Berggren, N., and T, Nilsson (2016), Tolerance in the United States: Does economic freedom transform racial, religious, political and sexual attitudes?, European Journal of Political Economy, 45:53-70. 

Berggren, N., Bjørnskov, C., and T, Nilsson (2016), What Aspects of Society Matter for the Quality of Life of a Minority? Global Evidence from the New Gay Happiness Index, Social Indicators Research, 132(3):1163-1192. Link

Bergh, A., Mirkina, I. and T, Nilsson (2015), Do the poor benefit from globalization regardless of institutional quality?, Applied Economic Letters, 23(10), 708-712.

Welander, A., Lyttkens, CH., and T, Nilsson (2015). Globalization, Democracy, and Child Health in Developing Countries, Social Science & Medicine, Vol 136-137, 52-63. Link.

Berggren, N and Nilsson, T. (2015). Globalization and the transmission of social values: The case of tolerance, Journal of Comparative Economics, Vol 43, 371-389. Link.

Berggren, N and Nilsson, T. (2014). Market institutions bring tolerance, especially where there is social trust, Applied Economic Letters, Vol 21(17): 1234-1237. Link. Pdf.

Bergh, A., and T, Nilsson (2014). Is Globalization Reducing Absolute Poverty?, World Development, Vol 62(10), 42-61. Link.

Karlsson, M., Nilsson, T., and S, Pichler (2014). The Impact of the 1918 Spanish Flu Epidemic on Economic Performance in Sweden - An Investigation into the Consequences of an Extraordinary Mortality Shock, Journal of Health Economics, Vol 36, 1-19. Link.

Bergh, A, Mirkina, I., and T, Nilsson (2014). Globalization and institutional quality - a panel data analysis, Oxford Development Studies, 42(3), 365-394. Link.

Bergh, A and Nilsson, T. (2014). When more poor means less poverty: On income inequality and purchasing power, Southern Economic Journal, Vol 81(1), 232-246. Link.

Fischer, M., Karlsson, M., and T, Nilsson (2013). Effects of Compulsory Schooling on Mortality: Evidence from Sweden, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH), 10(8), 3596-3618. Link.

Berggren, N and Nilsson, T. (2013). Does economic freedom foster tolerance?, Kyklos, 66(2), 177-207. Link.

Bergh, A and Nilsson, T. (2010). Good for Living? On the relationship between globalization and life expectancy, World Development, Vol 38(9), 1191-1203. Link.

Bergh, A., and T. Nilsson. (2010). Do liberalization and globalization increase income inequality? European Journal of Political Economy, Vol 26(4), 488-505. Link.

Karlsson, M., Nilsson, T., Lyttkens, C.H.  and Leeson, G. (2010). Income Inequality and Health: Importance of a Cross-country Perspective, Social Science & Medicine, Vol 70, 875-885. Link.

Karlsson, M, Nilsson, T, and Lyttkens, C.H (2010). Health, Happiness, Inequality, Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research, Vol 10(1), 497-500.

Nilsson, T. (2010). Health, Wealth and Wisdom - Exploring Multidimensional Inequality in a Developing Country, Social Indicators Research, Vol. 95(2), 299-323. Link.

Books and Chapters in books

Berggren, N and Nilsson, T (2020). ”Economic Freedom as a Driver of Trust and Tolerance”. In Gwartney, James, Lawson, Robert, Hall, Joshua och Murphy, Ryan (Eds.), Economic Freedom of the World: 2020 Annual Report. Vancouver: Fraser Institute: 187-211.

Bergh, A., Nilsson, T. and Waldenström, D. (2016), Sick of inequality? An introduction to the relationship between inequality and health, Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, UK.

Nilsson, T and A, Bergh  (2014) Income Inequality, Health and Development - In Search of a Pattern, Research on Economic Inequality Volume 21: Health and Inequality, edited by Pedro Rosa Dias, and Owen O’Donnell, Emerald.

Bergh, A., Nilsson, T. and Waldenström, D. (2012), Blir vi sjuka av inkomstskillnader? En introduktion till sambanden mellan inkomst ojämlikhet och hälsa, Studentlitteratur: Lund 2012

Nilsson, T (2013), Multidimensional inequality in Zambia, Encyclopedia of Quality of Life Research, Springer 2013

Monographs

Nilsson, T. (2009), Inequality, Globalization and Health, Lund Economic Studies No. 157

Articles without peer review

Nilsson, Therese (2019). "Ojämlikhet i sinnet: Richard Wilkinson och Kate Pickett: Den inre ojämlikheten – hur mer jämlika samhällen minskar stress, förbättrar hälsan och ökar allas välbefinnande", Ekonomisk debatt 47(8): Bokrecension. Link

Berggren, Niclas och Nilsson, Therese (2014). "Sex reflexioner om ojämlikhet". Ekonomisk Debatt, 42(7): Ledare. Link

Berggren, Niclas och Therese Nilsson, "Nationalekonomers politiska relevans", Ekonomisk Debatt 42(4): Ledare. Link

Berggren, N and Nilsson, T. (2014). "Påvens ekonomiska snedsteg" Ekonomisk Debatt, 42(1): Ledare. Link

Berggren, N and Nilsson, T. (2013)."Lärdomar av en jubilar" Ekonomisk Debatt, 41(4): Ledare. Link

Karlsson, M, Nilsson T and S Pichler (2013). "Effekten av spanska sjukan på ekonomiska utfall i Sverige", Ekonomisk Debatt 41(1). Link

Nilsson, T. (2013)."Vi behöver mer kunskap kring hur biståndet ska utformas." Ekonomisk Debatt, 41(2): 3-4. Ledare. Link

Nilsson, T. (2013). ”Nya spelregler för tredje uppgiften”, Ekonomisk Debatt, 41(7): 3-4. Ledare. Link

Nilsson, T. and D. Waldenström (2011), Hur kan ojämlikhetens hälsoeffekter identifieras?, Ekonomisk Debatt 39(4), 6–18. Link