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Unemployment and Subsequent Earnings for Swedish College Graduates: A Study of Scarring Effects
The purpose of this paper is to study the long term effects of the college-to-work transition. The results reveal that unemployment immediately upon graduation has substantial and permanent effects on
Why the immorality of consuming alcohol during pregnancy cannot tell us that abortion is immoral: A reply to Hendricks
in: BioethicsAbstractRecently, Perry Hendricks argued that abortion is immoral even if the fetus is not a person. He did so by arguing that causing a future child to suffer from fetal alcohol syndrome
Experiences matter: A longitudinal study of individual-level sources of declining social trust in the United States.
Social Science Research 95 Abstract The US has experienced a substantial decline in social trust in recent decades. Surprisingly few studies analyze whether individual-level explanations can account for
World Values Survey Association seeks a part time administrative assistant to Stockholm
The main purpose of this work is to assist the secretariat in administrative matters including maintaining the web site, the Facebook and the Twitter accounts, organising events, editing the Newslette Fund-raising is a substantial part of our work and the person we’re seeking will also be asked to assist in this work (complete the forms, submit the paperwork and follow up on behalf of the association). All communication will be in English. The person we are looking for will be placed at the Institute for Future studies in the very centre of Stockholm.
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
Why Wear Blinders? Boonin and the Narrow Approach to the Non-identity Problem
Law, Ethics and Philosophy vol. 7, 102-126 Abstract Boonin endorses reasoning that leads to what he calls the Implausible Conclusion regarding when future-directed choices that at first glance seem to i
A patch to the possibility part of Gödel’s Ontological Proof
in Analysis, Volume 80, Issue 2 AbstractKurt Gödel’s version of the Ontological Proof derives rather than assumes the crucial (yet controversial) Possibility Claim, that is, the claim that it is possib
Where Would Ukrainian Refugees Go if They Could Go Anywhere?
International Migration Review Abstract We present estimates of the number of refugees expected to flee Ukraine and to which countries they are expected to migrate based on migration preferences data fr
Ethnicity in England: What Parents' Country of Birth Can and Can't Tell Us about Their Children's Ethnic Identification.
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 41(3), 399-424. DOI:10.1080/1369183X.2014.920690 Abstract Despite the importance of adequately measuring ethnicity to keep track of ethnic disparities in importa
The quality of compliance: investigating fishers’ responses towards regulation and authorities
Fish and Fisheries, Early view: doi:10.1111/faf.12197. Abstract A substantial amount of scientific effort goes into understanding and measuring compliance in fisheries. Understanding why, how and when f
