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Stability of College Rankings. A Study of Relative Earnings Estimates Applying Different Methods and Models on Swedish Data
This study investigates how stabile the ranking system of Swedish universities is in relation to future incomes of their alumni. Amongst the findings, the ranking of colleges varies both across method
Biased grades? Changes in grading after a blinding of examinations reform
in: Journal of Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education 45, 292-303. AbstractGroup differences in average grades prior to and after a step-wise introduction of blinded examinations at Stockholm Un
Changing local customs: The long run impacts of Christian missions on female genital cutting in Africa
Journal of Development Economics 166 (2024) Abstract We investigate the long-run impacts of Christian missions on female genital cutting (FGC) in Africa. Our empirical analysis draws on historical data o
The Phenomenology of Specialization of Criminal Suspects
Abstract A criminal career can be either general, with the criminal committing different types of crimes, or specialized, with the criminal committing a specific type of crime. A central problem in the
Against lifetime QALY prioritarianism
Journal of Medical Ethics 44: 109-113. doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2017-104250 Abstract Lifetime quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) prioritarianism has recently been defended as a reasonable specification o
Social Capital, Friendship Networks, and Youth Unemployment.
Social Science Research, Volume 61, pp. 234-250. doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2016.06.017 Abstract Youth unemployment is a contemporary social problem in many societies. Youths often have limited access
The normality assumption in coordination games with flexible information acquisition
Journal of Economic Theory, vol. 203, 2022. Abstract Many economic models assume that random variables follow normal (Gaussian) distributions. Yet, real-world variables may be non-normally distributed.
Postdoc scholarship at the Institute for Futures Studies in Stockholm
The Institute for Futures Studies and the Swedish Institute, is looking for a highly qualified postdoc to be part of an ambitious interdisciplinary research network, the World Values Survey, based in S

Katharina Berndt Rasmussen
I'm a researcher in practical philosophy. My main areas of competence are feminist, political, and social philosophy. My areas of specialisation revolve around the topics of discrimination, sexism, ra, Stockholm University, and an affiliated researcher at the . I'm also the main editor for , a Swedish academic publication in political philosophy.
Nondeterminacy, Two-Step Models, and Justified Choice
Ethics, Volume 129, no. 2, pp. 284-308. doi.org/10.1086/700032 Abstract This article analyzes approaches to nondeterminacy (e.g., incommensurability, indeterminacy, parity) that suggest that one can make