Publications

“Why do gendered divisions of labour persist? Parental leave take-up among adoptive and biological parents.” (2022, with Maaike van der Vleuten). European Sociological Review. Previously published as IFAU Working Paper 2022:18: “Mothers’ Birth Giving Status and the Division of Parental Leave – A Comparison of Adoptive and Biological Parents”. See also press releases from Stockholm University in Swedish and English.

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

“The Anatomy of the Extensive Margin Labor Supply Response” (2020, with Håkan Selin & Spencer Bastani). Scandinavian Journal of Economics. (See also popular science report in Swedish: “Hur känslig är gifta kvinnors sysselsättning för förändring i skatte- och bidragssystemet?” IFAU Rapport 2016:2)

Working papers

“Demographic Trends in Sweden’s Transgender Population (1973–2020)” SSRN pre-print May 2023 (with Martin Kolk, Lucas Tilley, Emma von Essen, and Ian Burn)

“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. 

Work in progress

“The earnings penalty in female same-sex and different-sex couples transitioning to parenthood in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden” (with Marie Evertsson & Maaike van der Vleuten). Previously circulated under the title “The child penalty in same-sex and different-sex couples in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden”

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

“Splitting the penalty by taking turns? Earnings losses after first and second birth in same-sex and different-sex couples.“ (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) 

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

“Effects of abolishing a sterilization requirement for legal gender change” (with Rinni Sharma, Emma von Essen, and Lucas Tilley)

“A family-friendly and equal transition to parenthood? Social transfers and earnings development in different-sex and female same-sex couples in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden” (with Marie Evertsson & Maaike van der Vleuten) 

“Joint utility or suboptimal outcomes? The household income penalty in same-sex and different-sex couples transitioning to parenthood in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.” (with Marie Evertsson & Maaike van der Vleuten)