Uppsala Center for Labor Studies

Director
Bertil Holmlund, Uppsala University

Scientific Advisory board
Richard Freeman, Harvard University
Karl-Ove Moene, University of Oslo
Nina Smith, Aarhus University

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Uppsala Center for Labor Studies

Call for Papers
Conference on Families, Children and Human Capital Formation

On October 19-20, 2012, CESifo Economic Studies and Uppsala Center for Labor Studies (UCLS) will hold a joint conference on “Families, Children and Human Capital Formation” in Munich. The purpose of the conference is to stimulate research on this theme. We welcome both empirical and theoretical papers that address policy-relevant questions. More information

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7th Nordic Summer Institute in Labour Economics
June 5-6, 2012 in Bergen
Programme

The seventh annual Nordic Summer Institute in Labour Economics will take place at Bryggen Hotell, in the center of Bergen. More information
Bergen

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Working papers
Per Engström, Pathric Hägglund and Per Johansson
Early interventions and disability insurance: Experience from a field experiment, 2012:10


Olle Folke and Johanna Rickne
Female representation but male rule? Party competition and the political glass ceiling, 2012:9

Helge Bennmarker, Oskar Nordström Skans and Ulrika Vikman
Workfare for the old and long-term unemployed, 2012:8

Bertil Holmlund
Wage and Employment Determination in Volatile Times: Sweden 1913–1939, 2012:7

Pedro Carneiro and Rita Ginja
Long Term Impacts of Compensatory Preschool on Health and Behavior: Evidence from Head Start, 2012:6

 

 




 


 

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UCLS in Swedish media

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”Framgång med hög sysselsättningsgrad trots finanskris”

Published:2012-03-06

Inlägg – Arbetslöshet.

Höjd a-kassa konsumeras inte

Published:2011-10-13

Forskning | Att höja ersättningsnivån i a-kassan fungerar måttligt som en finanspolitisk åtgärd för att höja konsumtionen, visar en studie från Uppsala universitet.

"Ingen som chockades av valet"

Published:2011-10-10

Mottagarna av årets ekonomipris har varit nominerade i flera år men var ändå inga förhandsfavoriter. De har utvecklat modeller som används av beslutsfattare världen över, konstaterar Uppsalaprofessorn Eva Mörk.