Ongoing projects

mALE Fertility, Partnership Formation and Earnings 

Joint with Lina Aldèn (Linneaus University), Malin Tallås Ahlzén (SOFI) and Marianne Sundström (SOFI); Funded by the Swedish Research Council (VR) and the Jan Wallander & Tom Hedelius Foundation. 

The aim of this project is to investigate the causal mechanisms behind fatherhood and no, or low, use of parental leave benefits among men who do have children. Since the extensive margins of male fertility and parental leave have been largely neglected in the literature, despite their relevance both for research and policy, our project fills a knowledge gap. Moreover, we also study the impact of technological change on inequality for labour market, family, demographic, and health outcomes of men and women.

income INEQUALITY and gender 

Joint work with Roman Bobilev (SSE), Erwan Dujeancourt (SU), Anna Norén (JIBS) and Jesper Roine (SSE).

While income inequality is commonly studied at the household level, in this project the focus is to examine individual-level inequality in order to measure differences between genders and within genders. Particular attention is given to the top of the total income distribution and the mechanisms behind the increased share of women in the top. 

Gender Norms and managers

Project together with Anna Thoursie (Ledarna & SOFI) and Ledarna; Funded by the Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare (FORTE)

By the use of well-established survey methods, the intent is to shed light on the potential gender-specific treatment of men and women co-workers by managers. The respondents will here be actual managers instead of university students with instructions and incentives to act as managers.