“...Swedish elementary school children stopped receiving written end of year report cards following a grading reform in 1982. Gradual implementation of the reform...”

“...Boards hire and fire CEOs based on imperfect information. Using comprehensive data on 28 cohorts in Sweden, we analyze the role of a potentially important...”

“...This paper analyzes the determinants of the labor-capital split in national income for 20 countries since the late 1800s. Our main identification strategy...”

“...Economic theory predicts that outsourcing public services to private firms will reduce costs, but the effect on quality is ambiguous. We explore quality...”

“...Drawing on our recent work on local effects of Chinese development projects in Africa, this review article highlights a number of distinguishing features of...”

“...This study investigates whether exposure to peer depression in adolescence affects own depression in adulthood. We find a significant long-term depression peer...”

“...Across the globe, local governments have increasingly begun to rely on municipally owned corporations (MOCs) to provide public services, mounting to what...”

“...This paper evaluates an ambitious and newly designed program for increased integration in Sweden. The purpose of the program is to help newly arrived,...”