CV

Main Employment

• Professor of Economics - Department of Economics, University of Oslo. 2011-present
• Professeur - École Nationale de la Statistique et de l’Administration Économique (ENSAE), Paris. 2008-2011.
• Senior Researcher/Associate Professor - University of Amsterdam, Department of Economics. 2005-2008.
• Researcher/Assistant Professor - University of Amsterdam, Department of Economics. 1997-2004.
• Consultant (full-time) - OECD, Directorate for Education, Labour and Social Affairs. 1995-1997.

Editorial Responsibilities

• Journal of Political Economy, Associate Editor. 2017-2024.
• Annals of Economics and Statistics, Associate Editor. 2010-Present.
• Labour Economics, Editor EALE Conference Issue 2017
• Economics of Education Review, Associate Editor. 2007-2010.

Affiliations

• Researcher II - Research Department Statistics Norway. 2011-present
• Research Fellow - IZA, Bonn. 2006-Present.
• Research Affiliate - CEPR, London. 2007-2020.
• Research Associate - CREST, Paris. 2003-2008.
• Research Fellow - Tinbergen Institute, Amsterdam. 2002-2008

Education

• University of Amsterdam, Ph.D. Economics, 2001 (Cum Laude).
• University of Amsterdam, M.A. Econometrics, 1994.

Refereed Publications

• Instrumental variables with unordered treatments: Theory and evidence from returns to fields of study. Journal of Labor Economics, Forthcoming (2024). (with Eskil Heinesen and Christian Hvid and Lars Kirkebøen and Magne Mogstad)
• Information Frictions, Internet and the Relationship between Distance and Trade. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 14 (1). (2022). 133-63. (with Anders Akerman and Magne Mogstad)
• Head Start and the distribution of long term education and labor market outcomes. Journal of Labor Economics 38 (3). (2020). 727-765. (with Monique De Haan)
• Long term impacts of class size in compulsory school. Journal of Human Resources 55 (1). (2020). 309-348. (with Sturla Løkken)
• Do Dutch dentists extract monopoly rents?. Journal of Health Economics 63 (2019). 145-158. (with Nadine Ketel and Hessel Oosterbeek and Bas Van Der Klaauw)
• Ability peer effects in university: Evidence from a randomized experiment. Review of Economic Studies 84 (2). (2017). 547-578. (with Adam S. Booij and Hessel Oosterbeek)
• Field of Study, Earnings and Self-Selection. Quarterly Journal of Economics 131 (3). (2016). 1057--1111. (with Lars Kirkeboen and Magne Mogstad)
• The returns to medical school: Evidence from admission lotteries. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 8 (2). (2016). 225--254. (with Nadine Ketel and Hessel Oosterbeek and Bas Van der Klaauw)
• School consolidation and student achievement. Journal of Law, Economics, & Organization 32 (4). (2016). 816--839. (with Monique de Haan and Hessel Oosterbeek)
• School Characteristics and Labor Turnover: Assessing the Role of Preferences and Opportunities. Economic Journal 126 (594). (2016). 1342-1371. (with Stephane Bonhomme and Gregory Jolivet )
• Education and Cancer Risk. Labour Economics 43 (2016). 106-121. (with Erik Plug and Marte Rønning)
• Classroom grade composition and pupil achievement. Economic Journal 126 (593). (2016). 1164-1192. (with Marte Rønning)
• The effects of medical school on health outcomes: Evidence from admission lotteries. Journal of Health Economics 32 (2013). 698-707. (with Hessel Oosterbeek and Inge de Wolf)
• Broadband Internet: An Information Superhighway to Sex Crime?. Review of Economic Studies 80 (4). (2013). 1237-1266. (with Manudeep Bhuller and Tarjei Havnes and Magne Mogstad)
• The role of information in the take-up of student loans. Economics of Education Review 31 (1). (2012). 33-44. (with Adam S. Booij and Hessel Oosterbeek)
• Overeducation and mismatch in the labor market. In: E. Hanushek, S. Machin and L. Woessmann, eds. Handbook of the Economics of Education. Elsevier. (2011). (with Hessel Oosterbeek)
• Incentives versus sorting in tournaments: Evidence from a field experiment. Journal of Labor Economics 29 (3). (2011). 637-658. (with Hessel Oosterbeek and Joep Sonnemans and Bas van der Klaauw)
• The effect of financial rewards on students achievement: Evidence from a randomized experiment. Journal of the European Economic Association 8 (6). (2010). 1243–1265. (with Hessel Oosterbeek and Bas van der Klaauw)
• Expanding schooling opportunities for 4-year-olds. Economics of Education Review 29 (3). (2010). 319-328. (with Mikael Lindahl and Hessel Oosterbeek and Dinand Webbink)
• Quasi-experimental estimates of the effect of class size on achievement in Norway. Scandinavian Journal of Economics (Special issue on Economics of Education and Human-Capital Accumulation, A. Krueger and A. Björklund, eds.) 110 (4). (2008). 663-693. (with Hessel Oosterbeek and Marte Roenning)
• An alternative approach to estimate the wage returns to private-sector training. Journal of Applied Econometrics 23 (2008). 423-434. (with Hessel Oosterbeek)
• The effect of extra funding for disadvantaged students on achievement. Review of Economics and Statistics 89 (4). (2007). 721-736. (with Mikael Lindahl and Hessel Oosterbeek and Dinand Webbink)
• Workplace Training in Europe. In: Giorgio Brunello and Pietro Garibaldi and Etienne Wasmer, eds. Education and Training in Europe (Ch. 8-13). Oxford University Press. (2006). (with Andrea Bassanini and Alison L. Booth and Giorgio Brunello and Maria De Paola )
• The Effectiveness of Human Capital Policies for Disadvantaged Groups in the Netherlands. In: P. Peterson and L. Woessmann, eds. Schools and the Equal Opportunity Problem. MIT Press. (2006). (with Hessel Oosterbeek)
• Worker reciprocity and employer investment in training. Economica 72 (285). (2005). 137-149. (with Hessel Oosterbeek and Randolph Sloof and Chris van Klaveren)
• The economics of private-sector training: A review of the literature. Journal of Economic Surveys 19 (1). (2005). 91--111.
• Explaining international differences in male wage inequality by differences in demand and supply of skill. Economic Journal 114 (2004). 466-486. (with Hessel Oosterbeek and Hans van Ophem)
• Evaluating the effect of tax deductions on training. Journal of Labor Economics 22 (1). (2004). 461-488. (with Hessel Oosterbeek)
• An experimental comparison of reliance levels under alternative breach remedies. The RAND Journal of Economics 34 (2). (2003). 205-222. (with Randolph Sloof and Hessel Oosterbeek and Joep Sonnemans)
• Wages and the Bargaining Regime in a Corporatist Setting. European Journal of Political Economy 18 (2002). 317--331. (with Joop Hartog and Coen Teulings)
• Firm-specific human capital as a shared investment: Comment. American Economic Review 91 (1). (2001). 342-347. (with Hessel Oosterbeek)
• Demand and supply of work-related training; evidence from four countries. Research in Labor Economics 18 (1999). 303-330. (with Hessel Oosterbeek)

Other Publications

• Comments on “Developments in economics of education research”. Labour Economics 30. (2014). 20–21.
• Effektevaluering av intensivopplæringen i Overgangsprosjektet, Ny GIV. Statistisk Sentralbyrå. Rapport 54/2013. (2013). (with Gaute Eielsen, Lars Johannessen Kirkebøen, Marte Rønning og Oddbjørn Raaum)
• Financiële prikkels voor studenten. Economisch Statistische Berichten 4430. (2004), 156-157 (with B. van der Klaauw and H. Oosterbeek).
• Onderwijssubsidie niet kosteneffectief. Economisch Statistische Berichten 4406. (2003), 276-277 (with M. Lindahl, H. Oosterbeek and H.D. Webbink).
• Determinanten van deelname aan scholing van werkenden: met speciale aandacht voor de effecten van fiscale stimulering: Deel 2. In: Scholing van werkenden. (2001). Den Haag: Ministerie van Economische Zaken (with H. Oosterbeek).
• Veranderingen in de kwaliteit van nieuwe banen in Nederland, 1986-1996. In: Jaarboek 1997/1998 van het Max Goote Kenniscentrum. (1999). Den Haag: Elsevier. (with H. Oosterbeek).
• Rendement onderwijs stijgt. Economisch Statistische Berichten 23 Juni. (2000). (with H. Oosterbeek).
• Lifelong Learning: Who Pays? The OECD Observer, No. 199. (1996). OECD, Paris, France. (with A. Tuijnman and others).

Working Papers / In progress

• Reconciling Estimates of the Long-Term Earnings Effect of Fertility (with Simon Bensnes and Ingrid Huitfeldt )
• College admission as a screening and sorting device (latest version: November 2024) (with Mikkel Gandil )
• College as a Marriage Market (Reject & Resubmit, Review of Economic Studies) (with Lars Kirkeboen and Magne Mogstad)

• College admission criteria and inequality in access to education (with Mikkel Gandil )
• Dynamic Compliance (with Nadine Ketel and Hessel Oosterbeek and Bas Van Der Klaauw)

Software

• PSMATCH2: ‘Stata module to perform full Mahalanobis and propensity score matching, common support graphing, and covariate imbalance testing.’ (with B. Sianesi)

Teaching

• Introductory Econometrics (Undergraduate), 2022-. University of Oslo.
• Applied Econometrics (Graduate), 2014-2022. University of Oslo.
• Labour Economics (Undergraduate), 2013-2016. University of Oslo.
• Applied Econometrics (Undergraduate), 2012/14. University of Oslo.
• Microeconometrics (Graduate), 2011/12. University of Oslo.
• Econometrics (Master), 2010/11, 2009/10. ENSAE, Paris.
• Economics of Education (Graduate), 2010/11, 2009/10. ENSAE, Paris.
• Applied Econometrics (Graduate), 2007. Tinbergen Institute, Amsterdam.
• Labour Economics (Graduate), 2005-2006. Tinbergen Institute, Amsterdam.
• Applied Economics 2005-2008. University of Amsterdam.
• Intermediate Micro Economics, 2001-2002. University of Amsterdam.
• Micro Economics, 1998-2000. University of Amsterdam.

Member Thesis Committee

• 2023 Eleonora Brandimarti, Three Essays in Labor Economics, University of Geneva.
• 2022 Youssef Souidi, School Assignment Policies, School Segregation, and Student Skills, Paris School of Economics EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales.
• 2020 Bjørn Bjørnson Meyer, Post-secondary Education, Technology and Labor Markets, University of Copenhagen.
• 2016 Hanna Virtanen, Essays on post-compulsory educational attainment in Finland, Aalto University, Helsinki.
• 2011 Laurent Lequien, Essais d’évaluation de politique publique dans les champs de l’éducation, la santé et des politiques d’emploi, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris.
• 2007 Sandra Maximiano, Essays in Organizational Economics, University of Amsterdam.
• 2008 Monique De Haan, Family Background and Children’s Schooling Outcomes, University of Amsterdam.

PhD Students

• Current: Erlend Flesje, Adam Reiremo, Ingrid Semb,
• 2023 Espen Dahl - Activation Policies in the Norwegian Welfare system.
• 2023 Maria Narekleshvili - Network Structures in Observational Data. 2nd supervisor.
• 2021 Andreas Myhre - Disability Benefits, Welfare Reform and Labor Supply.
• 2017 Erlend Eide Bø – Four essays on public and housing economics
• 2017 Martin Eckhoff Andresen - Child care, maternal labor supply and child development.
• 2017 Ingrid Huitfeldt - Universal Health Care Supply.
• 2017 Ragnhild Schreiner – Social Insurance Programs, Earnings and Labor Force Participation. 2nd supervisor.
• 2014 Anna Aasen Godøy – Essays on unemployment, social insurance and labor market outcomes. 2nd supervisor.
• 2014 Kari Vea Salvanes – Economic Conditions and Family Policy: Child and Family Outcomes. 2nd supervisor.

Organizational Activities

• Member executive committee EALE, 2013–15
• Scientific Program Committee EALE 2013
• Research Seminar 2012-2016, University of Oslo.
• Micro Seminar Series 2010/2011, CREST, Paris.
• Labour Seminar Series 2002/2003, Tinbergen Institute, Amsterdam.
• Organizer of the third conference of the EU Marie Curie Research and Training Network on the Economics of Education and Education Policy in Europe. Paris, October 13-14, 2006.

Participation International Networks

• Expert in the European Network on the Economics of Education (ENEE) financed by the European Commission. Joint with other European Institutes (led by CESifo, 2004-).
• Research and Training Network (RTN) “Economics of Education and Educational Policy in Europe”. Joint with 6 European research centers (led by CEPR, 2004-2008).
• Targeted Socio-Economic Research (TSER) project ‘Education and Training, New job skill needs and the low-skilled’ financed by the European Commission. 1996-2000.
• Scientific program committee 23rd EALE Conference, September 22-24, 2011.
• Executive Committee Member EALE. 2012-2016.

Grants

• 2018-. The Demand and Supply of Public Education. NFR Toppforsk. Project no. 275906. 19,000,000 NOK. Principal Investigator.
• 2015-2017. Inside the Black Box of Skill Formation: Determinants and Outcomes of Field of Study Choices. FINNUT program Project no. 237840. 6,000,000 NOK (with Marte Rønning, Magne Mogstad)
• 2012-2016. Ny GIV - effektevaluering, Ministry of Education. 7,000,000 NOK. (with Lars Kirkebøen, Marte Rønning, Oddbjørn Raaum).
• 2009-2011. Socio-economic determinants of cancer: Twin, adoptee and family based evidence from the Cancer Registry of Norway. The Research Council of Norway. 3,300,000 NOK. (with Erik Plug and Marte Rønning).
• 2005-2007. Individual research grant (VENI) from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). 170,000 Euros.

Commissioned Research & Reports

• Effect evaluation of – First report. (in Norwegian) Effektevaluering av intensivopplæringen i Overgangsprosjektet, Ny GIV – Første delrapport. Statistics Norway reports 54/2013. (with Gaute Eielsen, Lars Johannessen Kirkebøen, Marte Rønning and Oddbjørn Raaum)
• A review of the wage returns to private sector training. Report prepared for the OECD and the European Commission. Bruxelles, Dec. 2004.
• Impact study of schooling deductions in the income tax. Ministry of Finance. The Hague, 2004.
• Evaluation of company tax deductions of training cost. Ministry of Economic Affairs. July 2001.

Refereeing

• Labour Economics, Economics of Education Review, Computational Economics, International Journal of Manpower, Journal of Labor Economics, Economic Journal, European Economic Review, British Journal of Industrial Relations, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Journal of Population Economics, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Journal of Econometrics, Review of Economic Studies, Journal of the European Economic Association, The Annals of Economics and Statistics, Oxford Economic Papers, Review of Economics and Statistics, Management Science, Econometrica, Journal of Public Economics, American Economic Review, Industrial and Labor Relations Review, Journal of Economic Inequality, Journal of Applied Econometrics.

Languages

• Dutch, English, French, Norwegian, German