Search Results - "Vlachos, Jonas"

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The Intergenerational Transmission of Cognitive and Noncognitive Abilities

by Grönqvist, Erik Öckert, Björn Vlachos, Jonas Published in The Journal of human resources (2017)

“...The intergenerational transmission of cognitive and noncognitive abilities is examined. The findings show that intergenerational ability links explain a large...”

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Do Entrenched Managers Pay Their Workers More?

by CRONQVIST, HENRIK HEYMAN, FREDRIK NILSSON, MATTIAS SVALERYD, HELENA VLACHOS, JONAS Published in The Journal of finance (New York) (01.02.2009)

“...Analyzing a panel that matches public firms with worker-level data, we find that managerial entrenchment affects workers' pay. CEOs with more control pay their...”

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Financial markets, the pattern of industrial specialization and comparative advantage: Evidence from OECD countries

by Svaleryd, Helena Vlachos, Jonas Published in European economic review (2005)

“...Due to underlying technological and organizational differences, industries differ in their need for external finance. Since services provided by the financial...”

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The Headmaster Ritual: The Importance of Management for School Outcomes

by Böhlmark, Anders Grönqvist, Erik Vlachos, Jonas Published in The Scandinavian journal of economics (01.10.2016)

“...We estimate the impact of individual principals on school outcomes by using panel data that allow us to track principals over time. We find that individual...”

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COMPETITION, TAKEOVERS, AND GENDER DISCRIMINATION

by Heyman, Fredrik Svaleryd, Helena Vlachos, Jonas Published in Industrial & labor relations review (01.04.2013)

“...Theories of taste-based discrimination predict that competitive pressures will drive discriminatory behavior out of the market. The authors analyze how firm...”

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Markets for risk and openness to trade: how are they related?

by Svaleryd, Helena Vlachos, Jonas Published in Journal of international economics (2002)

“...If protectionist trade policies aim to insure domestic industries against swings in world market prices, the development of financial markets could lead to...”

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The effects of school closures on SARS-CoV-2 among parents and teachers

by Vlachos, Jonas Hertegård, Edvin B Svaleryd, Helena Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (02.03.2021)

“...To reduce the transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), most countries closed schools, despite uncertainty if school...”

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Cross-border acquisitions and taxes: efficiency and tax revenues

by Norback, Pehr-Johan Persson, Lars Vlachos, Jonas Published in The Canadian journal of economics (01.11.2009)

“...We develop a theoretical oligopoly model to study how international differences in profit and capital gains taxes affect foreign acquisitions. Reductions in...”

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International financial liberalization and industry growth

by Vlachos, Jonas Waldenström, Daniel Published in International journal of finance and economics (01.07.2005)

“...The growth effects of international financial liberalization and integration are investigated using the methodology and data developed by Rajan and Zingales...”

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Firms and Skills: The Evolution of Worker Sorting

by Håkanson, Christina Lindqvist, Erik Vlachos, Jonas Published in The Journal of human resources (2021-00-00)

“...We document a significant increase in the sorting of workers by cognitive and noncognitive skills across Swedish firms during 1986–2008. During this period,...”

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The long-run determinants of inequality: What can we learn from top income data?

by Roine, Jesper Vlachos, Jonas Waldenström, Daniel Published in Journal of public economics (2009)

“...This paper studies determinants of income inequality using a newly assembled panel of 16 countries over the entire twentieth century. We focus on three groups...”

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One size fits all? The effects of teachers' cognitive and social abilities on student achievement

by Grönqvist, Erik Vlachos, Jonas Published in Labour economics (01.10.2016)

“...We document a substantial decline in cognitive and social interactive abilities and in GPAs among entering teachers. Then, using matched student-teacher data,...”

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Political rents in a non-corrupt democracy

by Svaleryd, Helena Vlachos, Jonas Published in Journal of public economics (2009)

“...A fundamental problem in all political systems is that the people in power may extract rents to the detriment of the general public. In a democracy, electoral...”

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Education and criminal behavior: Insights from an expansion of upper secondary school

by Åslund, Olof Grönqvist, Hans Hall, Caroline Vlachos, Jonas Published in Labour economics (01.06.2018)

“...•We study the impact on criminal behavior from extending upper-secondary programs and adding more general theoretical content.•We show that the reform led to a...”

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The impact of upper-secondary voucher school attendance on student achievement. Swedish evidence using external and internal evaluations

by Hinnerich, Björn Tyrefors Vlachos, Jonas Published in Labour economics (01.08.2017)

“...Sweden has a school voucher system with universal coverage and full acceptance of corporate providers. Using a value added approach, we find that students at...”

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Firms and skills: The evolution of worker sorting

by Hakanson, Christina Lindqvist, Erik Vlachos, Jonas
2015

“...We document a significant increase in the sorting of workers by cognitive and non-cognitive skills across Swedish firms between 1986 and 2008. The weight of...”

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