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Mikael Elinder

Mikael Elinder is Associate Professor at the Department of Economics, Uppsala University and had a research position at IFN 2009 - 2011, and was 2012 - 2022 affiliated with IFN. At IFN, Mikael Elinder mainly worked within the program "The economics of the service sector".

Mikael Elinder's research deals with applied microeconomics with an inter-disciplinary angle and an empirical focus.

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Journal Articles

26 May 2023 Elinder, Mikael, Oscar Erixon and Olle Hammar (2023). “Where Would Ukrainian Refugees Go if They Could Go Anywhere?”. International Migration Review 57(2), 587–602. doi.org/10.1177/01979183221131559

09 September 2021 Elinder, Mikael, Per Engström and Oscar Erixson (2021). “The Last Will: Estate Divisions as a Testament of to Whom Altruism is Directed”. PLoS ONE 16(7), e0254492. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254492

01 January 2018 Elinder, Mikael (2018). “Inheritance and Wealth Inequality: Evidence from Population Registers”. Journal of Public Economics 165, 17–30. doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2018.06.012

01 December 2017 Elinder, Mikael and Lovisa Persson (2017). “House Price Responses to a National Property Tax Reform”. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 144, 18–39. doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2017.09.017

21 March 2017 Elinder, Mikael, Sebastian Escobar and Ingel Petré (2017). “Consequences of a Price Incentive on Free Riding and Electric Energy Consumption”. PNAS 114(12), 3091–3096. doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1615290114

01 April 2015 Elinder, Mikael, Henrik Jordahl and Panu Poutvaara (2015). “Promises, Policies and Pocketbook Voting”. European Economic Review 75, 177–194. doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2015.01.010

01 June 2013 Elinder, Mikael and Henrik Jordahl (2013). “Political Preferences and Public Sector Outsourcing”. European Journal of Political Economy 30, 43–57. doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2013.01.003

17 December 2012 Elinder, Mikael, Oscar Erixson and Henry Ohlsson (2012). “The Impact of Inheritances on Heirs’ Labor and Capital Income”. B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy 12(1), 1–35. doi.org/10.1515/1935-1682.3324

01 October 2012 Elinder, Mikael (2012). “Correcting Mistakes: Cognitive Dissonance and Political Attitudes in Sweden and the United States”. Public Choice 153, 235–249. doi.org/10.1007/s11127-011-9791-1

14 August 2012 Elinder, Mikael and Oscar Erixson (2012). “Gender, Social Norms, and Survival in Maritime Disasters”. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 109(33), 13220–13224. doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1207156109

01 January 2012 Berggren, Niclas and Mikael Elinder (2012). “Tolerance and Growth: Modeling the Empirical Relationship”. Public Choice 153, 495–502. doi.org/10.1007/s11127-012-0034-x

01 January 2012 Berggren, Niclas and Mikael Elinder (2012). “Is Tolerance Good or Bad for Growth?”. Public Choice 150, 283–308. doi.org/10.1007/s11127-010-9702-x

01 June 2010 Elinder, Mikael (2010). “Local Economies and General Elections: The Influence of Municipal and Regional Economic Conditions on Voting in Sweden 1985–2002”. European Journal of Political Economy 26(2), 279–292. doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2010.01.003

01 September 2008 Berggren, Niclas, Mikael Elinder and Henrik Jordahl (2008). “Trust and Growth: A Shaky Relationship”. Empirical Economics 35(2), 251–274. doi.org/10.1007/s00181-007-0158-x

Books

01 January 2018 Hagen, Johannes and Mikael Elinder (2018). Den komplexa tjänstepensionen. Stockholm: SNS Förlag.

01 January 2015 Elinder, Mikael (2015). Den ekonomiska människan. Lund: Studentlitteratur.

Book Chapters

01 January 2017 Elinder, Mikael and Henrik Jordahl (2017). “Röstar väljarna med plånboken?”. In Eric Rehn (Ed.), Nationalekonomins frågor (337–354). Lund: Studentlitteratur.

01 January 2013 Elinder, Mikael and Henrik Jordahl (2013). “Kommunpolitikers beslut och brukarnas val”. In Henrik Jordahl (Ed.), Välfärdstjänster i privat regi: framväxt och drivkrafter (143–164).

01 January 2013 Elinder, Mikael and Henrik Jordahl (2013). “Kontrakt, kostnader och kvalitet”. In Henrik Jordahl (Ed.), Välfärdstjänster i privat regi: framväxt och drivkrafter (89–120).

Working Papers

21 September 2022 Elinder, Mikael, Oscar Erixson and Olle Hammar (2022). “Where Would Ukrainian Refugees Go if They Could Go Anywhere?”. IFN Working Paper No. 1440. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

06 September 2021 Elinder, Mikael, Xiao Hu and Che-Yuan Liang (2021). “Water Conservation and the Common Pool Problem: Can Pricing Address Free-Riding in Residential Hot Water Consumption?”. IFN Working Paper No. 1402. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

29 March 2016 Elinder, Mikael, Oscar Erixson and Daniel Waldenström (2016). “Inheritance and Wealth Inequality: Evidence from Population Registers”. IFN Working Paper No. 1121. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

19 June 2014 Elinder, Mikael and Lovisa Persson (2014). “Property Taxation, Bounded Rationality and House Prices”. IFN Working Paper No. 1029. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

10 April 2012 Elinder, Mikael and Oscar Erixson (2012). “Every Man for Himself! Gender, Norms and Survival in Maritime Disasters”. IFN Working Paper No. 913. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

04 July 2011 Elinder, Mikael and Henrik Jordahl (2011). “Political Preferences and Public Sector Outsourcing”. IFN Working Paper No. 877. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

16 March 2011 Elinder, Mikael, Oscar Erixson and Henry Ohlsson (2011). “Carnegie Visits Nobel: Do Inheritances Affect Labor and Capital Income?”. IFN Working Paper No. 866. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

16 August 2010 Berggren, Niclas and Mikael Elinder (2010). “Is Tolerance Good or Bad for Growth?”. IFN Working Paper No. 846. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

05 January 2010 Elinder, Mikael (2010). “Local Economies and General Elections: The Influence of Municipal and Regional Economic Conditions on Voting in Sweden 1985–2002”. IFN Working Paper No. 821. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

22 June 2009 Elinder, Mikael (2009). “Correcting Mistakes: Cognitive Dissonance and Political Attitudes in Sweden and the United States”. IFN Working Paper No. 802. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

16 October 2008 Elinder, Mikael, Henrik Jordahl and Panu Poutvaara (2008). “Selfish and Prospective: Theory and Evidence of Pocketbook Voting”. IFN Working Paper No. 770. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

24 May 2007 Berggren, Niclas, Mikael Elinder and Henrik Jordahl (2007). “Trust and Growth: A Shaky Relationship”. IFN Working Paper No. 705. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

Articles in Swedish

17 May 2023 Elinder, Mikael, Oscar Erixson and Olle Hammar (2023). “Vart vill ukrainarna ta vägen? Migrationspreferenser i Ukraina”. Ekonomisk Debatt 51(4), 53–57.

01 January 2017 Elinder, Mikael, Oscar Erixson and Daniel Waldenström (2017). “Arvens betydelse för förmögenhetsfördelningen”. Ekonomisk Debatt 45(1), 6–17.

01 January 2016 Elinder, Mikael and Lovisa Persson (2016). “Hur påverkade 2008 års fastighetsskattereform huspriserna?”. Ekonomisk Debatt 44(4), 47–56.

01 January 2012 Elinder, Mikael och Oscar Erixson (2012). ”Rädde sig den som kan!”. Ekonomisk Debatt 40(7), 26–35.

01 January 2011 Elinder, Mikael, Oscar Erixson och Henry Ohlsson (2011). ”Mindre arbete, högre inkomster – arvingens lott”. Ekonomisk Debatt 39(4), 70–78.

01 January 2009 Elinder, Mikael, Henrik Jordahl och Panu Poutvaara (2009). ”Själviska och framåtblickande väljare – Hur många röster köpte maxtaxan i barnomsorgen?”. Ekonomisk Debatt 37(2), 6–12.

Op-Eds

06 April 2022 Elinder, Mikael, Oscar Erixson and Olle Hammar (2022). “Troligt att Sverige gravt har underskattat antalet ukrainska flyktingar”. Göteborgs-Posten, April 6.

26 November 2018 Elinder, Mikael (2018). “Krånglig tjänstepension ger risk för allvarliga misstag”. Dagens Nyheter, November 26.

06 June 2016 Elinder, Mikael (2016). “Därför ska du inte jubla över att du får tillbaka på skatten”. Metro, June 6.

Popular Science

08 December 2021 Elinder, Mikael (2021). “Den kalla handen”. Ekonomisk Debatt 49(8), 3–4.

02 June 2021 Elinder, Mikael and Lovisa Persson (2021). “Ekonomisk Debatts digitala framtid”. Ekonomisk Debatt 49(4), 3–4.

03 May 2021 Elinder, Mikael and Lovisa Persson (2021). “Debatten om vårt framtida skattesystem”. Ekonomisk Debatt 49(3), 3–4.

24 February 2021 Elinder, Mikael (2021). “Därför behövs förmögenhetsstatistik”. Ekonomisk Debatt 49(1), 3–4.

01 January 2020 Elinder, Mikael and Lina Maria Ellegård (2020). “Pandemins långa skuggor”. Ekonomisk Debatt 48(8), 3–4.

01 January 2015 Elinder, Mikael (2015). “Äntligen en bra bok om privatekonomi!”. Review of Mamma, pappa, pengar - en ekonomihandbok för föräldrar, by Jenny Rosander Ney and Johanna Ögren. Ekonomisk Debatt 43(2), 82–84.

Reports

24 April 2023 Elinder, Mikael, Oscar Erixson and Olle Hammar (2023). “Under ytan: Hur många och vilka vill lämna sina länder för att flytta till EU och Sverige?”.

25 March 2022 Elinder, Mikael, Oscar Erixson and Olle Hammar (2022). “Hur många kommer fly från Ukraina och vilka EU-länder kommer de söka sig till?”.

12 May 2021 Elinder, Mikael and Oscar Erixson (2021). “En beklaglig förlust? En ESO-rapport om erfarenheter och lärdomar av arvsskatt”.

01 January 2010 Elinder, Mikael (2010). “Barnomsorgsmarknaden i EU. Vilken potential finns för svenska företag att tillhandahålla barnomsorg i Europa?”.