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Explaining Swedish Sibling Similarity in Fertility: Parental Fertility Behavior vs. Social Background
Demographic Research, 39(32): 884-893. DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2018.39.32 Abstract Objective: The aim of this descriptive study is to determine which of the family-specific factors, parental fertility behav
Swedish Post-War Economic Development: the Role of Age Structure in a Welfare State
Life cycle patterns exist in practically all human behavior as well as in resources and capabilities; therefore variations in age structure affect all aspects of the aggregate economy. Against this ba

How much crime can foreign background explain? with Amber Beckley
Can the number of people with foreign background living in an area explain the level of crime in that same area? In this talk Amber Beckley gives us the numbers and finds a correlation that points cle
Climate anxiety: Conceptual considerations, and connections with climate hope and action
Global Environmental Change, vol. 76, 2022. Abstract Climate anxiety is a phenomenon which raises growing attention. Based on a national survey of climate-related feelings and behaviors (N= 2070) in Fin
Research seminar with Michael Rosen: The Shadow of God and the Passage from Heaven to History
Venue: Institutet för framtidsstudier, Holländargatan 13 in Stockholm, and onlineResearch seminar with Michael Rosen, professor of political theory, Government Department, Harvard UniversityYou can jo

The Shadow of God and the Passage from Heaven to History - Michael Rosen
Research seminar with Michael Rosen, professor of political theory, Government Department, Harvard University. Abstract In a letter to his friend, Étienne Falconet, Denis Diderot wrote that “Posterity

Michael Rosen: The Shadow of God and the Passage from Heaven to History
Research seminar with Michael Rosen, professor of political theory, Government Department, Harvard University. Abstract In a letter to his friend, Étienne Falconet, Denis Diderot wrote that “Posterity
Unemployment more important than immigration status for risk of divorce
The elevated risk of divorce among certain immigrant groups can be explained by socioeconomic factors. Stress due to immigration status does not seem to elevate the risk for divorce. These are some of
What is risk aversion?
The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, doi.org/10.1093/bjps/axx035 Abstract According to the orthodox treatment of risk preferences in decision theory, they are to be explained in terms of th
Social capital and leaving the nest: Channels and housing tenures
i Social Networks, Volume 65 AbstractYoung adults in Europe sometimes have trouble moving away from their parents and obtaining a home of their own, which is considered an important step in the transit