University of Gothenburg

Publications

The Department of Economics prioritises high-quality research and publishing in leading peer-reviewed journals. Most of our research output first appears in the Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics series. Published journal articles, working papers and PhD theses are listed through the links on this page. Book chapters, forthcoming journal articles are often listed on the personal web pages.

Forthcoming (selection)

D’Arcy, M. Nistotskaya, O. Olsson, "Cadasters and Economic Growth: A Long-Run Cross-Country Panel", forthcoming in Journal of Political Economy

Recent publications (selection)

Andreas Dzemski, Ryo Oku, Confidence Set for Group Membership, published in Quantitative Economics  (2024) 

Laura Mayoral, Ola OlssonFloods, droughts, and environmental circumscription in early state development: The case of ancient Egypt, published in Journal of economic growth (2024)

Heather Congdon Fors, Ann-Sofie Isaksson, Annika Lindskog, Changing local customs: The long run impacts of Christian missions on female genital cutting in Africa, published in Journal of Development Economics (2024).

Florin G. Maican, M. Orth, M. J. Roberts, V. Vuong, The Dynamic Impact of Exporting on Firm R&D Investment, published in Journal of the European Economic Association (2023)

Henrik Andersson, Per Engstrom, Katarina Nordblom, Susanna Wanander, Nudges and threats: soft versus hard incentives for tax compliance, published in Economic Policy (2023)

Pauline Rossi and Yun Xiao, Spillovers in Childbearing Decisions and Fertility Transitions: Evidence from China, published in Journal of the European Economic Association (2023).

Ivan Fernandez-Val, Aico van Vuuren, Francis Vella, Franco Peracchi, Selection and the distribution of female real hourly wages in the United States, published in Quantitative Economics (2023)

Ferraro, PJ, T Cherry, J Shogren, C Vossler, T Cason, H Byerly Flint, J Hochard, O Johansson-StenmanP Martinsson, J Murphy, S Newbold, L Thunstrom, D van Soest, K van't Veld, A Dannenberg, G Loewenstein, L van Boven (2023), Create a culture of experiments in environmental programs, published in Science (2023)

Felix Holzmeister, Martin Holmén, Michael Kirchler, Matthias Stefan, Erik Wengström, Delegation Decisions in Finance, published in Management Science (2023)

M. Jaime, C. Salazar, F. Alpizar, Fredrik CarlssonCan school environmental education programs make children and parents more pro-environmental?, published in Journal of Development Economics (2023)

Ming ZengCurrency Carry, Momentum, and Global Interest Rate Volatility, published in Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. 

Anna Bindler, Randi Hjalmarsson, N. Ketel, Andreea Mitrut Discontinuities in the Age-Victimisation Profile and the Determinants of Victimisation, published in Economic Journal (2023)

Martin Holmén, Felix Holzmeister, Michael Kirchler, Matthias Stefan, and Erik Wengström. Economic Preferences and Personality Traits Among Finance Professionals and the General Population, published in Economic Journal (2023)

O. Malamud, Andreea Mitrut, C. Pop-Eleches, The Effect of Education on Mortality and Health: Evidence from a Schooling Expansion in Romania, published in Journal of Human Resources (2023)

Peter H. Howard, Qingran Li, Thomas Sterner, Glenn Rudebusch, Brian Prest, William A. Pizer, Richard Newell, Michael Livermore, Ben Groom, Max Sarinsky, Christian Gollier, Kenneth T. Gillingham, Mark Freeman, Moritz Drupp, Maureen Cropper, Caroline Cecot, Michael Bauer, Gernot Wagner. US benefit-cost analysis requires revision, letter in Science (2023).

Journal Articles and Books

The primary outlet for research is international peer-reviewed journals in economics. All new publications, including peer-reviewed journal articles, are included in the University publications' list. Here you may also find published books and book chapters.

Working Papers

New research from the Department of Economics is first published in the Working Papers in Economics series. All papers are available at Swopec, Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics.

Doctoral Theses

The doctoral theses are available as PDF:s at Gupea, Gothenburg University Publications Electronic Archive.