Björn Öckert
Adjunct Professor at Department of Economics; Department faculty
- Visiting address:
- Ekonomikum
Kyrkogårdsgatan 10 - Postal address:
- Box 513
751 20 UPPSALA
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Researcher at Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy (IFAU)
- Telephone:
- +46 18 471 70 95
- E-mail:
- Bjorn.Ockert@ifau.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Kyrkogårdsg. 6
- Postal address:
- Box 513
751 20 UPPSALA
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Publications
Recent publications
Part of American Economic Journal, p. 345-372, 2025
- DOI for Does the "Boost for Mathematics" Boost Mathematics?: A Large-Scale Evaluation of the "Lesson Study" Methodology on Student Performance
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Coping with job loss: evidence from military base closures
Part of Scandinavian Journal of Economics, p. 440-464, 2024
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The Rising Return to Noncognitive Skill
Part of American Economic Journal, p. 78-100, 2022
School starting age, maternal age at birth, and child outcomes
Part of Journal of Health Economics, 2022
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Family background and the responses to higher SAT scores [Elektronisk resurs]
2020
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Articles in journal
Part of American Economic Journal, p. 345-372, 2025
- DOI for Does the "Boost for Mathematics" Boost Mathematics?: A Large-Scale Evaluation of the "Lesson Study" Methodology on Student Performance
- Download full text (pdf) of Does the "Boost for Mathematics" Boost Mathematics?: A Large-Scale Evaluation of the "Lesson Study" Methodology on Student Performance
Coping with job loss: evidence from military base closures
Part of Scandinavian Journal of Economics, p. 440-464, 2024
- DOI for Coping with job loss: evidence from military base closures
- Download full text (pdf) of Coping with job loss: evidence from military base closures
The Rising Return to Noncognitive Skill
Part of American Economic Journal, p. 78-100, 2022
School starting age, maternal age at birth, and child outcomes
Part of Journal of Health Economics, 2022
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Är det bättre att vara storasyskon?
Part of Ekonomisk Debatt, p. 38-50, 2018
The Intergenerational Transmission of Cognitive and Noncognitive Abilities
Part of The Journal of human resources, p. 887-918, 2017
THE EFFECT OF SCHOOLING ON COGNITIVE SKILLS
Part of Review of Economics and Statistics, p. 533-547, 2015
Life-Cycle Effects of Age at School Start
Part of Economic Journal, p. 977-1004, 2014
Long-Term Effects of Class Size
Part of Quarterly Journal of Economics, p. 249-285, 2013
Effects of contracting out employment services: Evidence from a randomized experiment
Part of Journal of Public Economics, p. 68-84, 2013
What's the value of an acceptance letter?: Using admissions data to estimate the return to college
Part of Economics of Education Review, p. 504-516, 2010
Do regional payroll tax reductions boost employment?
Part of Labour Economics, p. 480-489, 2009
Maxtaxan inom barnomsorgen – påverkar den hur mycket föräldrarna arbetar?
Part of Ekonomisk Debatt, p. 19-28, 2008
How far can reduced childcare prices push female labour supply?
Part of Labour Economics, p. 647-659, 2008