Oskar Nordström Skans
Professor
Oskar Nordström Skans is responsible for IFAU’s research on the functioning of the labor market. He is also a professor at Uppsala University and a member of the Swedish Fiscal Policy Council. He previously worked for the Ministry of Finance as responsible for a commission reviewing Swedish labor market policies. His research concerns e.g. labor market networks, wage setting, and program evaluation. His research features in journals such as the American Economic Review, Review of Economic Studies and Journal of Labor Economics.
Oskar is on leave.
Projects and publications at IFAU
Report
2024
2020
2019
- Humankapital och fertilitet -samband inom och mellan familjer
- Jobbpolarisering och efterfrågan på olika förmågor på framtidens arbetsmarknad
2018
- Sänkt restaurangmoms och företagens prisförändringar – allt eller inget
- Hur påverkar anställningsstöd och nystartsjobb de anställande företagen?
- Inträdet på arbetsmarknaden och familjebildningen
2017
- Kontakterna och konjunkturen: jobb under skoltiden och inträdet på arbetsmarknaden
- Den svenska arbetsmarknaden och dess utmaningar
- Informella kontaktnäts betydelse för arbetssökande och företag på den svenska arbetsmarknaden
2016
2015
2014
2013
- Hur arbetslivserfarenhet och nätverk kan förändra avkastningen på förmågor och utbildning
- Kontakter och ungdomars arbetsmarknadsinträde
2012
- Tidigarelagda obligatoriska program för äldre långtidsarbetslösa – erfarenheter från 1990-talet
- Kollektivavtalen och ungdomarnas faktiska begynnelselöner
2011
- Rörlighet och karriärer inom statlig förvaltning
- Sociala kontakter och ungdomars inträde på arbetsmarknaden
2010
2009
- Föräldraledighetens effekter på barnens skolresultat
- Invandringsålderns betydelse för social och ekonomisk integration
- Sådan chef, sådan anställd? - Rekryteringsmönster hos invandrade och infödda chefer
2007
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Ungdomars och invandrades inträde på arbetsmarknaden 1985-2003
Välfärdsrådets rapport 2006: Fritt inträde? Ungdomars och invandrades väg till det första arbetet
- Leder anonyma jobbansökningar till lika möjligheter?
2006
- (Hur) hjälps ungdomar av arbetsmarknadspolitiska program för unga?
- Löneskillnader i svenskt näringsliv 1985-2000
- Utbildning nu eller senare? Inkomsteffekter av uppskjuten högskoleutbildning
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
Working papers
2024
2022
2020
2019
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Skills, education and fertility -and the confounding impact of family background
Journal of Population Economics (January 2023), vol.36, no. 1, pp. 235-262
- The skill-specific impact of past and projected occupational decline
2018
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Firm types, price-setting strategies, and consumption-tax incidence?
Journal of Public Economics (Sep. 2018), vol. 165, pp. 48-72
- Wage subsidies, job-displacement and Swedish firms: A comparison between policy systems
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Early labor market prospects and family formation
Journal of Human Resources (May 2022), doi: 10.3368/jhr.1220-11387R1, first online
2017
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Connecting the young: high school graduates' matching to first jobs in booms and great recessions
The Economic Journal, (May 2023) vol. 133, no. 652, pp. 1466–1509
- The causal impact of social connections on firms' outcomes
2016
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Leadership experiences, labor market entry, and early career trajectories
Journal of Human Resources (2021), vol. 56, no. 2, pp. 512-538
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Fixed wage contracts and monetary non-neutrality
American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics (2019), vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 171-192
2015
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Mismatch of talent: evidence on match quality, entry wages, and job mobility
American economic review, november 2018, vol. 108, no. 11, pp. 3303-3338
2014
- Negotiated wage increases and the labor market outcomes of low-wage workers: evidence from the Swedish public sector
- Firm-level shocks and labor adjustments
2013
- Political training as a pathway to power: the impact of participation in student union councils on candidate emergence
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Social networks, employee selection and labor market outcomes
Journal of Labor Economics, 2016, vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 825-867
- Networks and youth labor market entry
2012
2011
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Evaluating microfoundations for aggregate price rigidities: evidence from matched firm-level data on product prices and unit labor cost
American Economic Review, 2012, vol. 104, no. 4, pp. 1571-95
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Wage adjustment and productivity shocks
The Economic Journal, 2016, vol. 126, no. 595, pp. 1739-1773
- Paths to higher office: evidence from the Swedish Civil Service
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When strong ties are strong – networks and youth labor market entry
Review of Economic Studies, 2014, vol. 81, no. 3, pp. 1164-1200
2009
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The duration of paid parental leave and children's scholastic performance
The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2010, vol. 10, no. 1
- Age at migration and social integration
- Seeking similarity: how immigrants and natives manage at the labor market
2007
2006
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Swedish youth labour market policies revisited
Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 2006, vol. 75, no. 3, pp. 168-185
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Wage dispersion between and within plants: Sweden 1985-2000
"The Structure of Wages: An International Comparison", University of Chicago Press, 2009
- Mind the gap? Estimating the effects of postponing higher education
2005
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Measuring conditional segregation: method
Journal of Population Economics 2009, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 971-981
- Causal effects of subsidized career breaks
- Stepping-stones or dead-ends? An analysis of Swedish replacement contracts
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Will I see you at work? Ethnic workplace segregation in Sweden 1985-2002
Industrial and Labor Relations Review 2010, vol. 63, no. 3, pp. 471-493
2004
- Early indication of program performance: The case of a Swedish temporary employment program
- Scarring effects of the first labour market experience: A sibling based analysis