Research subject Gender Economics

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In Gender Economics, differences in economic behavior and economic outcomes between men and women are analyzed.

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Economics

Researchers

Anne Boschini Karin Hederos Louis-Pierre Lepage Meng Meng Ylva Moberg Johanna Rickne Jenny Säve-Söderbergh Lucas Tilley Maaike van der Vleuten

Research projects

An equal labor market in theory and practice Health effects of gender-affirming care in Sweden NORDICORE – Gender balance in academia Performance evaluations, career trajectories and gender bias: Evidence from Swedish court clerks Stereotypes and inequality in education and labor market entry Unions and the Educational Wage Premium: Collective Bargaining and Wage Inequality Workplace segregation by gender in Sweden between 2000 and 2020

News

2023-06-01

Swedish Institute for Social Research

Forte grants new funding to SOFI

Forte has granted SEK 24 million to a new research program at SOFI, Stockholm University.

2022-12-13

Do biological factors explain the unequal division of parental leave?

Parents who have adopted a child share their parental leave in much the same way as families who have a biological child. A new study from the Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) which has compared adoptive and biological parents’ leave use shows that biological factors may not explain the unequal division of parental leave.