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Mikkel Mertz

@mikkelmertz.bsky.social
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Research economist at @RockwoolFonden | @QMUL, @CReAM_Research, IZA | Applied Micro, Labor, Crime. sites.google.com/view/mertzmikkel/h…

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Andreas Bjerre-Nielsen @andbjn.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
🚀 Postdoc in School Choice & Admissions Join our research team at Uni Copenhagen with @gandil.bsky.social, Neilson & Oosterbeek. Work with unique high-resolution admissions data, long-run outcomes, and a large-scale field experiment. 📅 Apply by Feb 8 candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
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Talentech - Postdoctoral Position in School Choice Modeling and Simulation
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Mikkel Mertz @mikkelmertz.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
The 2026 program for the ROCKWOOL Foundation Research Seminar Series is now online, and I couldn’t be more excited! We have an exceptional lineup of researchers who will visit us next year. If you’d like to stay informed about upcoming seminars, sign up here. en.rockwoolfonden.dk/seminars/
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Seminars - The ROCKWOOL Foundation
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Paolo Falco @paolofalco.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
🚨 2-Year Postdocs in Dev Econ at Uni Copenhagen 🚨 Come work on some exciting experimental projects😀! Dedicated time for your own research. Reach out to hear more! ** PLEASE REPOST **🙏 Application deadline 🗓️: Nov 11 👉http://bit.ly/4q2Uehf #EconSky
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ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin @rfberlin.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
🚨 Only a few days left to apply for the next RFBerlin Masterclass! Join @essobecker.bsky.social for two days of in-depth teaching on the economic consequences of forced migration through a historical lens. www.rfberlin.com/event/rfberl...
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"Forced Migration and Human Capital: Insights from Economic History" by Sascha O. Becker
This masterclass, led by Sascha O. Becker (University of Warwick, Monash University, and RFBerlin), explores the economic consequences of forced migration through a historical lens. Building on influe...
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ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin @rfberlin.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Attention Berlin-based PhDs & early-career researchers! On 23-24 October, join the RFBerlin Masterclass with Andrea Weber and get the chance to deepen your understanding of market, labour and policies. Apply till 6 September: form.typeform.com/to/tfgOD5y3
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Mikkel Mertz @mikkelmertz.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
On my way back home after a wonderful conference in Piemonte, where I presented ongoing work on ‘scarring effects in the housing market’. As always, great comments, company, wine and food. A big thanks to @rfberlin.bsky.social and CReAM for organising.
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ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin @rfberlin.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
The academic program of our workshop concludes with sessions dedicated to labor, urban and spatial economics.
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ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin @rfberlin.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Attention Berlin-based PhDs & early-career researchers! On 18–19 September, join the RFBerlin Masterclass with Barbara Petrongolo and get the chance to deepen your understanding of The Evolution of Gender in the Labor Market. Apply by 15 August: www.rfberlin.com/event/rfberl...
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Bastian Schulz @bsecon.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
The 1st Aarhus Workshop on Labor Markets (AWLM 2025) happens from Oct 22-24 at Aarhus University, Denmark. We are excited to receive papers that focus on understanding and analyzing labor market dynamics, policies, and outcomes. Both empirical research and structural work is highly welcome!
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ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin @rfberlin.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
📄📄📄Call for Papers is open! RFBerlin invites submissions for the next Migration Forum "Migration: Drivers, Consequences, and Governance". Submit your work now and share this call with colleagues. Submit now: app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/79526... #Migration #Governance #callforpapers
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ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin @rfberlin.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
For Berlin-based PhDs & early-career researchers! On 24–25 September, join the RFBerlin Masterclass with Paolo Pinotti and seize the chance to deepen your understanding of Crime and the Labor Market. Applications are open until 26 August! More info: www.rfberlin.com/event/rfberl...
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“Crime and the Labor Market” by Paolo Pinotti
We are continuing the ROCKWOOL Foundation Handbook Masterclass Series, based on the Handbook of Labour Economics. In this series we invite contributed authors of handbook chapters to Berlin for in-de...
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Mikkel Mertz @mikkelmertz.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
A great pleasure to present ongoing work on housing policies at @usiidep.bsky.social. A big thank you to @fabricolella.bsky.social for the invitation and to the department for their hospitality.
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Mikkel Mertz @mikkelmertz.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
A pleasure to present ongoing work on housing policies at the RFBERLIN-CEPR symposium in Labour Economics. Joint with Christian Dustmann and @rlandersoe.bsky.social .
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Mikkel Mertz @mikkelmertz.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
A pleasure having you here @francescasalvati.bsky.social! Thanks again for a very interesting seminar.
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Anna Bindler @annabindler.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
❗️Deadline is approaching: Don’t forget to submit your paper for the #TWEC Transatlantic Workshop on the Economics of Crime in Berlin @diw.de, 26-27 September, jointly organised with @chtraxler.bsky.social ⏱️ Deadline: **May 02** (this Friday) All details below 👇
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VoxEU @ CEPR @voxeu.org · 22/04/2025
Early exposure to #entrepreneurship increases the likelihood that women become entrepreneurs later in life. Women who follow entrepreneurial pursuits due to early exposure create highly successful firms. @mikkelmertz.bsky.social, M Ronchi, @vsalvestrini.bsky.social cepr.org/voxeu/column... #EconSky
Graph of the probability of ever being an entrepreneur by gender of peers. 

Women are significantly underrepresented in entrepreneurship in all OECD countries, with implications not only for gender equality but also for aggregate productivity. This column uses Danish data covering nearly 800,000 individuals to demonstrate that early exposure to entrepreneurship increases the likelihood that women become entrepreneurs later in life. Moreover, the women who follow entrepreneurial pursuits due to early exposure create highly successful firms in terms both of size and survival. This is consistent with a misallocation of entrepreneurial talent, suggesting that entry and operational barriers prevent even women with suitable abilities from entering and succeeding in entrepreneurial professions.
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Rasmus Landersø @rlandersoe.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
I @politiken.dk: Andelsboliger i København er en lukket (familie)fest. @mikkelmertz.bsky.social, Gustav Milner og jeg viser, at fænomenet er så udbredt, at det ses i op mod 5% (!) af ALLE boliger i KBH. Til sammenligning: kun i få promiller i resten af landet politiken.dk/danmark/oeko... 1/4 #dkpol
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Der er en skurk på det københavnske boligmarked, vi aldrig taler om
Hovedstadens ejerlejlighedspriser er ofte til debat, mens det sjældent får omtale, at andelsboliger aldrig kommer i åbent salg, fordi familie og venner fra København får en forlomme, påpeger forskere.
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Mikkel Mertz @mikkelmertz.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Mangler du et studiejob? Kunne du tænke dig at arbejde i et etableret forskningsmiljø som ROCKWOOL Fonden? Og lyder forskning i arbejdsmarkedsøkonomi som noget for dig? Så er denne stilling som studentermedarbejder i ROCKWOOL Fonden noget for dig. rockwoolfonden.dk/stillingsops...
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ROCKWOOL Fonden søger en metodestærk studerende med interesse for forskning i arbejdsmarkedsøkonomi - ROCKWOOL Fonden
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Mikkel Mertz @mikkelmertz.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Mangler du et studiejob? Kunne du tænke dig at arbejde i et etableret forskningsmiljø som ROCKWOOL Fonden? Og lyder forskning i arbejdsmarkedsøkonomi som noget for dig? Så er denne stilling som studentermedarbejder i ROCKWOOL Fonden noget for dig. rockwoolfonden.dk/stillingsops...
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ROCKWOOL Fonden søger en metodestærk studerende med interesse for forskning i arbejdsmarkedsøkonomi - ROCKWOOL Fonden
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ROCKWOOL Fonden @rockwoolfonden.dk · 26/03/2025
Hvem får fat i storbyens billige andelsboliger? Vores forsker, @mikkelmertz.bsky.social, har besøgt ABF for at uddybe studiet, der viser, at andelsboliger i København og på Frederiksberg ofte går til beboernes familiemedlemmer. Læs mere: rockwoolfonden.dk/udgivelser/b...
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Anna Bindler @annabindler.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
❗️We are looking forward to receiving your submissions for the 16th #TWEC Transatlantic Workshop on the Economics of crime. @chtraxler.bsky.social ⏳ Deadline: May 02 - five weeks from today. See details in the thread below 👇
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ROCKWOOL Fonden @rockwoolfonden.dk · 19/03/2025
Lars Højsgaard Andersen og Mikkel Mertz præsenterer ny forskning for beskæftigelsesudvalget og retsudvalget: Vold og seksuelle overgreb stiger 77 % efter udbetaling af løn og offentlige ydelser – bl.a. pga. øget alkohol- og stofbrug. Læs mere: rockwoolfonden.dk/udgivelser/v...
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ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin @rfberlin.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Today, we’re hosting our annual RFBerlin Spring Workshop, with our scholars presenting and discussing ongoing research in our Institute. Stay tuned for key insights and discussions—follow this and upcoming threads for updates. #RFBerlinWorkshop
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Fabrizio Colella @fabricolella.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
📢 Join our labor team! I am looking for two #predocs to work with me and my coauthors on applied labor economics projects in Switzerland! Job Ad: bit.ly/PredocLaborLugano Apply here: bit.ly/PredocLLCApply #econra #USIecon #predoc
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Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
If you're an academic job market candidate studying causal questions related to crime/CJ policy, and you're still looking for a job for next year, could you email me? I'm trying to keep track/would love to help if I can.
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Camille Terrier @camilleterrier.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
This is a great opportunity for PhD students and Postdocs to get feedback on their work!
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HEDG (Historical Economics and Development Group) @sdueconhist.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
🚨 PhD Opportunities at HEDG! 🚨 We’re excited to announce two fully funded PhD positions in Economics at the University of Southern Denmark! If you’re interested in cutting-edge research in applied economics, don’t miss these opportunities:
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Anna Bindler @annabindler.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
❗ Call for papers: drive.google.com/file/d/16bOU... 📮Submit your papers here: bit.ly/4183vJ8
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Kristian Bernt Karlson @kbkarlson.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
We're hiring a fully funded PhD student in #sociology here in wonderful Copenhagen! Please share! Learn more 👇 employment.ku.dk/phd/?show=16...
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PhD scholarship at the Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen (UCPH)
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Anna Bindler @annabindler.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
🥳 The 16th #TWEC Transatlantic Workshop on the Economics of Crime is coming to Berlin in 2025! 🎓 @chtraxler.bsky.social and I are excited to host the workshop on 26-27 September, with keynotes by Paolo Pinotti and Marie Rosenkrantz Lindegaard. ⏱️ Deadline to submit your papers: 02 May 2025! More👇
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Kristian Bernt Karlson @kbkarlson.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Fascinating finding in this new JOLE paper: A new meausure of parental lifetime wealth correlates highly with parental schooling and consistently so throughout childhood. Parental schooling is perhaps a better proxy of 'permanent' family resources than many would've thought? #sociology #econsky
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Rasmus Landersø @rlandersoe.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Happy to see our paper out. #EconSky
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Journal of Labor Economics @jlaborecon.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Forthcoming in JOLE: "The Impact of the Level and Timing of Parental Resources on Child Development and Intergenerational Mobility" by Sadegh Eshaghnia, James J. Heckman, and Rasmus Landersø www.journals.uchicag... @ChicagoJournals #EconSky
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Joshua Mask @joshuafmask.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
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ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin @rfberlin.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
We are pleased to announce the release of Volume 5 of the Handbook of Labor Economics, edited by Christian Dustmann and Thomas Lemieux.
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Volume 5 of the Handbook of Labor Economics Published
We are pleased to announce the release of Volume 5 of the Handbook of Labor Economics, edited by Christian Dustmann and Thomas Lemieux. Recognized as a leading resource in the field, the Handbook brin...
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Mikkel Mertz @mikkelmertz.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Det er lønningsdag - nyd det, men pas på jer selv derude! I en ny artikel viser jeg, at lønningsdage er forbundet med markante stigninger i antallet af volds- og seksualforbrydelser grundet forøget aktivitet i nattelivet. Læs mere her: rockwoolfonden.dk/udgivelser/v...
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Vold og seksuelle overgreb stiger markant efter udbetalingsdage - ROCKWOOL Fonden
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camillahvidtfeldt.bsky.social @camillahvidtfeldt.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Vigtige forskningsresultater føles tit indlysende, når først de er præsenteret. Det svære er at få ideen, finde data og lave alt arbejdet. @mikkelmertz.bsky.social har fået en rigtig god ide og lavet en spændende analyse, der viser en stærk sammenhæng mellem ”penge mellem hænderne” og kriminalitet.
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Rasmus Landersø @rlandersoe.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
”For der går penge ind på torsdag, og wuuh det bliver fedt” fortalte Østkyst Hustlers. Men nu viser @mikkelmertz.bsky.social i @berlingske.bsky.social, at lønningsdage er forbundet med store stigninger i kriminalitet pga. den adfærd, der følger med: www.berlingske.dk/indland/naar...
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Når danskerne får løn, sker der en »markant stigning« i vold og voldtægt
Læs mere her.
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Pauline Carry @paulinecarry.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Submit your papers to the Women in Empirical Micro Conference @beckerfriedman.bsky.social, August 21-22! Info here: bfi.uchicago.edu/events/event... Please submit by Feb 28.
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Aria Golestani @ariagolestani.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
📣 Submit your crime paper by Feb 14. 🔸 4th Workshop on the Economics of Crime for Junior Scholars 🔸 29-30 May, 2025 🔸 Quattrone Center, UPenn 🔸 Keynote: @amandayagan.bsky.social 🔹 Send your paper to: WEC.Jr.Econ@gmail.com @emmarackstraw.bsky.social
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Kristian Bernt Karlson @kbkarlson.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
We're hiring: Fully funded 3-year PhD position in Sociology, here in wonderful Copenhagen, Denmark! Come work with us! employment.ku.dk/phd/?show=16...
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PhD scholarship at the Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen (UCPH)
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Centre for Economic Performance @cep-lse.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Closing soon! The Chicago / LSE conference on the economics of crime and justice will be held on May 8-9 in Chicago. Submit papers by 10 Jan 2025. bfi.uchicago.edu/eve...
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Call for Papers: 2025 Conference on the Economics of Crime and Justice | Becker Friedman Institute
  The 6th annual Conference on the Economics of Crime and Justice, co-hosted by the Becker Friedman Institute at the University of Chicago and London School of Economics, will be held on May 8-9, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.  We aim to assemble scholars from around the world to discuss recent work on issues involving the Read more...
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Aitor Irastorza-Fadrique @aitor-if.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
#EconSky #EconConf | Don't miss out. Submit your abstracts by 3rd January and meet my former colleagues in Colchester this spring. 2 days of exciting conversations around research + keynotes by Imran Rasul (UCL, IFS) and Ben Etheridge (Essex). All the info here: www.essex.ac.uk/events/2025/...
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ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin @rfberlin.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
📢 #CallForPapers @cepr.org and RFBerlin invite submissions for the RFBerlin-CEPR Annual #Symposium in #Labour Economics. Keynotes by: John Friedman (Brown U. & Opportunity Insights) and Heather Sarsons (UBC Economics & CEPR). 📆 Deadline: 31 Jan 2025 More details & submit here: ow.ly/wZGK50U923u
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INOMICS @inomics.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Associate professorship in Environmental and Climate Economics dlvr.it/TGnvY5 #EconSky
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ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin @rfberlin.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
📢 New #CallforPapers! We invite submissions to the RFBerlin Workshop on the Economics of Aging, which will take place in Berlin on 5-6 June 2025: www.rfberlin.com/event/worksh... Keynotes: V. Joseph Hotz and @mdenardi.bsky.social. 🗓️ Deadline: 31 Jan 2025. Submit now and share with colleagues!
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Nikhil Datta @nikdatta.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Are you interested in Youth Crime? Do you have a quant undergrad and have a yearning to apply your skills to highly policy relevant economics and social science questions? Come work for us! Rui Costa, Matteo Sandi and myself are hiring a pre-doc, based at LSE. jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
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Research Assistant - Youth Criminal Justice
Research Assistant - Youth Criminal Justice, , <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university</span></em></p> <p style="backg...
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Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
PSA: Hiring committees will look for your JMP on your website (both because it might be updated there and because job application portals are clunky/frustrating). If you're on the academic job market this year and haven't posted your full paper draft on your website yet, it is time!
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Mikkel Gandil @gandil.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Pretty thrilled about how many great researchers who are going to visit @rockwoolfonden.bsky.social next year! Join us for seminars if in Copenhagen, doors are open! Kudos to @mikkelmertz.bsky.social for organizing #econsky
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Rasmus Landersø @rlandersoe.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
So happy to (finally!) see my paper w Miriam Gensowski, Dorthe Bleses, Anders Højen, Phillip Dale & Laura Justice out. Through a preschool RCT, we study the importance of the interaction between public and parental investments in children’s skills. jhr.uwpress.org/content/earl...
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Public and Parental Investments, and Children’s Skill Formation
This paper studies the interaction between parental and public inputs in children’s skill formation based on a longer-run follow-up of a randomized controlled trial. While the RCT initially increased ...
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