Research
Published Papers
"Peer Desirability and Academic Achievement"
Paper in one sentence: University students recieve higher grades if their peers are more physically attractive, and if the peers come from more affluent backgrounds.
Journal of Applied Econometrics, accepted for publication
"The electoral consequences of environmental accidents: Evidence from Chernobyl"
Paper in one sentence: After the 1986 Chernobyl diaster, the electoral support of the anti-nuclear Swedish Green Party increased significantly in areas affected by fallout, however, the Chernobyl premium on the green vote was relatively short-lived.
Journal of Public Economics, 2023
"Regional aspects of immigration-related changes in political preferences"
Media attention (selected): Svenska Dagbladet, Sydsvenskan (#1, #2, #3), Dagens Samhälle, Fokus, Barometern, Kristianstadbladet
Paper in one sentence: Whether immigration of refugees increases support for anti-immigration parties depends heavily on pre-influx municipal characteristics.
Journal of Regional Science, 2022
"Student beauty and grades under in-person and remote teaching"
Media attention (selected, international first, then Swedish-language): New York Post, Daily Mail, The Times, Fox News, Toronto Star, Euronews, Forbes, OE24, 24 heures, Aftonbladet, Expressen, SVT Nyheter, TV4 Nyheterna, Svenska Dagbladet, Sydsvenskan (#1, #2), Göteborgs-Posten, Hufvudstadsbladet, Upsala Nya Tidning, Östgöta Correspondenten, P4 Malmöhus, P4 Kristianstad, Barometern, Borås Tidning, Blekinge Läns Tidning, Bohuslänningen, Enköpings-Posten, Eskilstuna-Kuriren, Folkbladet, Hallandsposten, Hallands Nyheter, Katrineholms-Kuriren, Kristianstadbladet, Motala Vadstena Tidning, Norrbottens-Kuriren, Norrköpings Tidningar, Norrländska Socialdemokraten, Norran (#1, #2), Piteå-Tidningen, Södermanlands Nyheter, TTELA, Vimmerby Tidning, Västerbottens-Kuriren, Västerviks-Tidningen, Ystads Allehanda, Forskning & Framsteg (#1, #2)
Paper in one sentence: The beauty premium on university students' grades is due to discrimination for females, but the result of a productive attribute for males.
Economics Letters, 2022.
"FDML versus GMM for dynamic panel models with roots near unity"
Paper in one sentence: First-difference maximum likelihood (FDML) is an attractive option in terms of bias, size and power compared to GMM when estimating the AR(1) coefficient in a dynamic panel model.
Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 2021
"Half-panel jackknife estimation for dynamic panel models"
Paper in one sentence: The asymptotic bias that arises when estimating the AR parameter in an AR(1) dynamic panel model can be reduced if applying a jackknife based method.
Economics Letters, 2020
"Industrial employment and income inequality: Evidence from panel data."
Paper in one sentence: The decrease in manufacturing employment observed in many Western nations over the last decades has led to significant increases in inome inequality in these countries.
Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2018
Working Papers
"Gender, Socioeconomic Status, and Student Performance when Education is Partially Online"
(with Charlotta Olofsson)
Media attention (selected): Svenska Dagbladet, Sydsvenskan, Hallandsposten, Motala Vadstena Tidning, Norran, Dagens Samhälle, Forskning & Framsteg, Lundagård, #studietid
Paper in one sentence: Blended learning, that is, mixing online with in-person teaching, is likely to benefit students with broad social networks.
Current status: Submitted.