Three PhD. positions at economic history in Uppsala are now open, one of which is associated with Uppsala history of inequality and labor lab (UHILL): www.uu.se/en/research/...

Uppsala History of Inequality and Labor Lab (UHILL) - Uppsala University

At the Uppsala History of Inequality and Labor Lab (UHILL), we are focused on the study of economic inequality, migration, and labor markets, from the industrial period to the present.

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Got some new funding to work on the labor market effects of demolishing and rebuilding of parts of Stockholms inner city in the mid 1900s. Together with @johangericsson.bsky.social, @jakobmolinder.bsky.social and Jonatan Andersson.

I published my first paper, read it, cite it, love it! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Union wage effects in Sweden: Evidence from the interwar period

In this paper, I use a new plant-level dataset to investigate the relationship between wages and the regional strength of unions. Using a shift-share …

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Glad att vara en del av UHILL, ett nytt initiativ för forskning om historiska arbetsmarknader och ojämlikhet. www.uu.se/en/research/...

Uppsala History of Inequality and Labor Lab (UHILL) - Uppsala University

At the Uppsala History of Inequality and Labor Lab (UHILL), we are focused on the study of economic inequality, migration, and labor markets, from the industrial period to the present.

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What better first post than to introduce a new working paper I'm working on! In this paper I address the question of the reliability of men's real wages as indicators of living standards. The short answer is that they seem to work reasonably well, at least for cross-country comparisons.