Research

Publications

Evertsson, M., Moberg, Y., & M. Van der Vleuten (2025).“Stimulating (in)equality? The earnings penalty in different-sex and female same-sex couples transitioning to parenthood in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden”. American Journal of Sociology. Previously circulated under the title “The child penalty in same-sex and different-sex couples in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden”

Moberg, Y., & M. Van der Vleuten (2025).“Splitting the penalty by taking turns? Same-sex mothers’ earnings losses in Norway“. Journal of Marriage and Family.

Kolk, M., Tilley, J.L., von Essen, E., Moberg, Y., & I. Burn, (2025). “The Demography of Sweden’s Transgender Population: A Research Note on Patterns, Changes, and Sociodemographics“. Demography. See also SSRN pre-print.

Moberg, Y., Norlinder, R., Tilley, J.L., & E. von Essen, E., (2025). “The End of an Impossible Choice: Removing Infertility as a Prerequisite for Legal Gender Recognition”. AEA Papers and Proceedings.

Van der Vleuten, M., Evertsson, M., & Y. Moberg (2023). “Joint utility or sub-optimal outcomes? Household income trajectories of female same-sex and different-sex couples transitioning to parenthood in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.” Journal of Family Issues.

Moberg, Y., & M. Van der Vleuten (2022). “Why do gendered divisions of labour persist? Parental leave take-up among adoptive and biological parents.” European Sociological Review.

Evertsson, M., Jaspers, E., & Y. Moberg (2020). “Parentalization of Same-Sex Couples: Family formation and leave rights in five northern European countries”. Palgrave Handbook of Family Policy (2020) (ed. Rense Nieuwenhuis & Wim Van Lancker). Palgrave.

Bastani, S., Moberg, Y., & H. Selin (2020). “The Anatomy of the Extensive Margin Labor Supply Response”. Scandinavian Journal of Economics.

Work in Progress

“Studying the Transgender Population in Swedish Register Data – A protocol paper.” (with  J. Lucas Tilley, Emma von Essen and Ian Burn)

“Legal gender recognition with or without mandated sterilisation — Impacts on transgender health and earnings” (with Rinni Norlinder, J. Lucas Tilley, Emma von Essen )

“Transgender Youth in Sweden: Demographics, Healthcare Utilization, and Schooling Outcomes” (with J. Lucas Tilley & Emma von Essen)

“Economics Effects of Gender Affirming Care” (with J. Lucas Tilley, Emma von Essen and Ian Burn)

“The Demography of Scandinavia’s Queer Multiparent Families” (with Maaike van der Vleuten)

“Cash-for-Care and the Cost of Parenthood. Evidence from Same-Sex and Adoptive Parents.” (with Maaike van der Vleuten) 

“The division of parental leave and paid work for fathers in male same-sex couples.” (with Marie Evertsson & Maaike van der Vleuten) 

IFAU Working Papers

“Does the gender composition in couples matter for the division of labor after childbirth?” IFAU (2016:8). See also popular science report in Swedish: “Är lesbiska föräldrar mer jämställda?” IFAU Rapport 2016:9 and IFAU’s press release (in Swedish).

Press coverage: New York Times, BBC, Dagens Nyheter, Arbetsvärlden, Feministiskt Perspektiv, Kvinnotryck, Dagens Nyheter – Fakta i frågan, Arbetsliv, Utdanningsnytt, Altinget, omni.se, forskning.se, SvD Ledare gästinlägg, SUZANN SEXEDUCATOR.

Also cited in “Parenthood the Swedish Way: a science-based guide to pregnancy, birth, and infancy” (in Swedish: “Praktika för blivande föräldrar: gravidfakta och barnkunskap på vetenskaplig grund” ) by Agnes Wold and Cecilia Chrapkowska. 

“Speedy responses: Effects of higher benefits on take-up and division of parental leave” (IFAU WP 2019:2). See also popular science report in Swedish: “Snabbhetspremien – Högre föräldrapenning för kvinnor ger mindre jämställt uttag” IFAU Rapport 2019:2, and press releases from IFAU and Uppsala University (in Swedish). Press coverage:  SVT and Dagens Arena.