Anders Bjorklund

Stockholm University

Professor

Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI)

S-106 91 Stockholm

Sweden

IZA Institute of Labor Economics

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1.

American Exceptionalism in a New Light: A Comparison of Intergenerational Earnings Mobility in the Nordic Countries, the United Kingdom and the United States

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1938
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 30 Jan 2006
Markus Jantti, Bernt Bratsberg, Knut Roed, Oddbjorn Raaum, Robin Naylor, Eva Osterbacka, Anders Bjorklund and Tor Eriksson
Stockholm University, University of Oslo - Ragnar Frisch Centre for Economic Research, Ragnar Frisch Centre for Economic Research, University of Oslo - Ragnar Frisch Centre for Economic Research, University of Warwick - Department of Economics, Åbo Akademi University, Stockholm University and Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business Economics
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intergenerational mobility, earnings inequality, long-run earnings

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Is There a Glass Ceiling in Sweden?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 282
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 23 Apr 2001 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
James Albrecht, Anders Bjorklund and Susan Vroman
Georgetown University - Department of Economics, Stockholm University and Georgetown University
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glass ceiling, quantile regression, Gender gap

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Education and Family Background: Mechanisms and Policies

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Education and Family Background: Mechanisms and Policies

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5002
Number of pages: 83 Posted: 29 Jun 2010
Anders Bjorklund and Kjell G. Salvanes
Stockholm University and NHH Norwegian School of Economics - Department of Economics
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intergenerational mobility, sibling correlations, education, education reform

Education and Family Background: Mechanisms and Policies

NHH Dept. of Economics Discussion Paper No. 14/2010
Number of pages: 84 Posted: 05 Jun 2010 Last Revised: 08 Jun 2010
Kjell G. Salvanes and Anders Bjorklund
NHH Norwegian School of Economics - Department of Economics and Stockholm University
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Intergenerational mobility, Sibling correlations, Education, Education reform

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The Role of Mothers and Fathers in Providing Skills: Evidence from Parental Deaths

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5425
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 18 Jan 2011
Jerome Adda, Anders Bjorklund and Helena Holmlund
University College London - Department of Economics, Stockholm University and IFAU - Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation
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family background, cognitive and noncognitive skills, parental death

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Family Structure and Child Outcomes in the United States and Sweden

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 20 Aug 2004
Anders Bjorklund, Donna K. Ginther and Marianne Sundstrom
Stockholm University, University of Kansas - Department of Economics and Stockholm University - Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI)
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family structure, parental separation, child welfare, educational attainment

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Does Marriage Matter for Children? Assessing the Causal Impact of Legal Marriage

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3189
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 03 Dec 2007
Anders Bjorklund, Donna K. Ginther and Marianne Sundstrom
Stockholm University, University of Kansas - Department of Economics and Stockholm University - Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI)
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family structure, marriage, child well-being, educational attainment

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IQ and Family Background: Are Associations Strong or Weak?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4305
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 28 Jul 2009
Anders Bjorklund, Karin Hederos Eriksson and Markus Jantti
Stockholm University, Stockholm University and Stockholm University
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ability, intergenerational mobility, family background

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The Origins of Intergenerational Associations: Lessons from Swedish Adoption Data

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1739
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 27 Sep 2005
Anders Bjorklund, Mikael Lindahl and Erik Plug
Stockholm University, University of Bonn and University of Amsterdam - Amsterdam School of Economics (ASE)
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intergenerational mobility, nature and nurture, income, education, adoption data

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Intergenerational Effects in Sweden: What Can We Learn from Adoption Data?

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 19 Jul 2004
Anders Bjorklund, Mikael Lindahl and Erik Plug
Stockholm University, University of Bonn and University of Amsterdam - Amsterdam School of Economics (ASE)
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intergenerational effects, income, education, adoption data

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Nature and Nurture in the Intergenerational Transmission of Socioeconomic Status: Evidence from Swedish Children and Their Biological and Rearing Parents

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Nature and Nurture in the Intergenerational Transmission of Socioeconomic Status: Evidence from Swedish Children and Their Biological and Rearing Parents

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2665
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 01 Apr 2007
Anders Bjorklund, Markus Jantti and Gary Solon
Stockholm University, Stockholm University and University of Arizona
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intergenerational mobility, nature and nurture, education, family structure

Nature and Nurture in the Intergenerational Transmission of Socioeconomic Status: Evidence from Swedish Children and Their Biological and Rearing Parents

NBER Working Paper No. w12985
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 23 Mar 2007 Last Revised: 26 Jun 2022
Anders Bjorklund, Markus Jantti and Gary Solon
Stockholm University, Stockholm University and University of Arizona
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Brother Correlations in Earnings in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden Compared to the United States

IZA Discussion Paper No. 158
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 25 Jun 2000 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Anders Bjorklund, Tor Eriksson, Markus Jantti, Eva Osterbacka and Oddbjorn Raaum
Stockholm University, Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business Economics, Stockholm University, Åbo Akademi University and University of Oslo - Ragnar Frisch Centre for Economic Research
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earnings inequality, Intergenerational mobility, long-run earnings

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Early Health and School Outcomes for Children with Lesbian Parents: Evidence from Sweden

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10616
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 26 Mar 2017
Lina Aldén, Anders Bjorklund and Mats Hammarstedt
Linnaeus University - Centre for Labour Market and Discrimination Studies, Stockholm University and Växjö University - School of Management and Economics
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lesbian parents, birth weight, early child outcomes

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Parental Separation and Children's Educational Attainment: A Siblings Approach

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 13 Dec 2002
Anders Bjorklund and Marianne Sundstrom
Stockholm University and Stockholm University - Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI)
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Divorce, Child Welfare, Siblings Estimators

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Inter-Industry Wage Differentials and Unobserved Ability: Siblings Evidence from Five Countries

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 02 Apr 2004
Anders Bjorklund, Bernt Bratsberg, Tor Eriksson, Markus Jantti and Oddbjorn Raaum
Stockholm University, University of Oslo - Ragnar Frisch Centre for Economic Research, Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business Economics, Stockholm University and University of Oslo - Ragnar Frisch Centre for Economic Research
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inter-industry wage differentials, unobserved ability, siblings

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Intergenerational Top Income Mobility in Sweden: A Combination of Equal Opportunity and Capitalistic Dynasties

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3801
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 11 Nov 2008
Anders Bjorklund, Jesper Roine and Daniel Waldenström
Stockholm University, Stockholm School of Economics - Department of Economics and Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN)
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intergenerational income mobility, top incomes, earnings inequality, income inequality, welfare state, non-linear regression, quantile regression

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What More than Parental Income? An Exploration of What Swedish Siblings Get from Their Parents

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3735
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 06 Oct 2008
Anders Bjorklund, Lena Lindahl and Matthew J. Lindquist
Stockholm University, Stockholm University - Faculty of Social Sciences and Stockholm University - Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI)
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family background, intergenerational mobility, parents, siblings, long-run income

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Equality of Opportunity and the Distribution of Long-Run Income in Sweden

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5466
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 07 Feb 2011
Anders Bjorklund, Markus Jantti and John E. Roemer
Stockholm University, Stockholm University and Yale University - Department of Political Science
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equality of opportunity, family background, inequality, long-run income

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Family Background and Income During the Rise of the Welfare State: Brother Correlations in Income for Swedish Men Born 1932-1968

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3000
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 11 Sep 2007
Anders Bjorklund, Markus Jantti and Matthew J. Lindquist
Stockholm University, Stockholm University and Stockholm University - Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI)
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sibling correlation, intergenerational mobility, family background

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Unionization and the Evolution of the Wage Distribution in Sweden: 1968 to 2000

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Unionization and the Evolution of the Wage Distribution in Sweden: 1968 to 2000

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4246
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 30 Jun 2009
James Albrecht, Anders Bjorklund and Susan Vroman
Georgetown University - Department of Economics, Stockholm University and Georgetown University
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wage compression, unionization, quantile regression

Unionization and the Evolution of the Wage Distribution in Sweden: 1968 to 2000

Industrial and Labor Relations Review, Vol. 64, No. 5, 2011
Posted: 17 Oct 2011
James Albrecht, Anders Bjorklund and Susan Vroman
Georgetown University - Department of Economics, Stockholm University and Georgetown University

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wage compression, unionization, quantile regression

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Intergenerational Top Income Mobility in Sweden: A Combination of Equal Opportunity

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 16 Nov 2008
Anders Bjorklund, Jesper Roine and Daniel Waldenström
Stockholm University, Stockholm School of Economics - Department of Economics and Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN)
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Intergenerational income mobility,Top incomes, Earnings inequality, Income inequality, Welfare state, Non-linear regression, Quantile regression

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Generating Equality and Eliminating Poverty, the Swedish Way

NBER Working Paper No. w4945
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 16 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 08 Jul 2022
Anders Bjorklund and Richard B. Freeman
Stockholm University and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
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The Role of Parental Income Over the Life Cycle: A Comparison of Sweden and the UK

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7066
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 22 Dec 2012
Anders Bjorklund, Markus Jantti and Martin Nybom
Stockholm University, Stockholm University and Stockholm University - Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI)
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intergenerational mobility, birth weight, height, human capital

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Searching for Optimal Inequality/Incentives

NBER Working Paper No. w14014
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 26 May 2008 Last Revised: 17 Oct 2022
Anders Bjorklund and Richard B. Freeman
Stockholm University and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
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Income Inequality and Income Mobility in the Scandinavian Countries Compared to the United States

Stockholm School of Economics WPS 98
Posted: 11 May 1998
Rolf Aaberge, Anders Bjorklund, Markus Jantti, Marten Palme, Marten Palme, Peder J. Pedersen, Nina Smith and Tom Wennemo
Statistics Norway, Stockholm University, Stockholm University, IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsStockholm University - Department of Economics, Department of Economics Aarhus University, Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business Economics and Statistics Norway

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