Matz Dahlberg
Professor in economics, especially housing and urban economics at Institute for Housing and Urban Research
- Telephone:
- +46 18 471 65 38
- E-mail:
- matz.dahlberg@ibf.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Trädgårdsgatan 18
SE-75309 UPPSALA
Sweden - Postal address:
- Box 514
SE-75120 UPPSALA
Sweden
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- E-mail:
- Matz.Dahlberg@nek.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Ekonomikum
Kyrkogårdsgatan 10 - Postal address:
- Box 513
751 20 UPPSALA
Biography
Google Scholar page: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=L9JDsUoAAAAJ&hl=sv

Publications
Selection of publications
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Politicians' Neighborhoods: Where Do They Live, and Does It Matter?
Part of Journal of Politics, p. 953-967, 2024
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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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Labor market integration of refugees: RCT evidence from an early intervention program in Sweden
Part of Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, p. 614-630, 2024
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Migrating natives and foreign immigration: Is there a preference for ethnic residential homogeneity?
Part of Journal of Urban Economics, 2021
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Spillover effects of stricter immigration policies
Part of Journal of Public Economics, 2020
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Immigration, new religious symbols, and the dynamics of neighborhoods
Part of Journal of regional science, p. 929-958, 2020
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Post-WWI military disarmament and interwar fascism in Sweden
Part of Historical Methods, p. 37-56, 2019
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Construction of Register-based Commuting Measures
Part of CESifo Economic Studies, p. 292-326, 2018
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All aboard?: Commuter train access and labor market outcomes
Part of Regional Science and Urban Economics, p. 90-107, 2017
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The Risks of Nuclear Disaster and Its Impact on Housing Prices
Part of Economics Letters, p. 13-16, 2017
Recent publications
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Age at Arrival and Immigrant Segregation: A Between-Siblings Analysis
Part of The international migration review, 2026
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What is in a label? On neighborhood labeling, stigma and housing prices
Part of Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2026
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Part of Ekonomisk Debatt, p. 38-48, 2025
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En analys av den geografiska inkomstojämlikheten i Sverige 1991–2017
Part of Statsvetenskaplig Tidskrift, p. 901-918, 2024
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Politicians' Neighborhoods: Where Do They Live, and Does It Matter?
Part of Journal of Politics, p. 953-967, 2024
All publications
Articles in journal
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Age at Arrival and Immigrant Segregation: A Between-Siblings Analysis
Part of The international migration review, 2026
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What is in a label? On neighborhood labeling, stigma and housing prices
Part of Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2026
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Part of Ekonomisk Debatt, p. 38-48, 2025
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En analys av den geografiska inkomstojämlikheten i Sverige 1991–2017
Part of Statsvetenskaplig Tidskrift, p. 901-918, 2024
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Politicians' Neighborhoods: Where Do They Live, and Does It Matter?
Part of Journal of Politics, p. 953-967, 2024
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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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Labor market integration of refugees: RCT evidence from an early intervention program in Sweden
Part of Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, p. 614-630, 2024
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Polisens lista över utsatta områden minskar efterfrågan på att bo i de utpekade områdena
Part of Ekonomisk Debatt, p. 53-58, 2023
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Part of Ekonomisk Debatt, p. 6-17, 2021
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Migrating natives and foreign immigration: Is there a preference for ethnic residential homogeneity?
Part of Journal of Urban Economics, 2021
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Spillover effects of stricter immigration policies
Part of Journal of Public Economics, 2020
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Immigration, new religious symbols, and the dynamics of neighborhoods
Part of Journal of regional science, p. 929-958, 2020
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Post-WWI military disarmament and interwar fascism in Sweden
Part of Historical Methods, p. 37-56, 2019
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Introduction to the Special Issue 'On the Use of Geo-Coded Data in Economic Research'
Part of CESifo Economic Studies, p. 123-126, 2018
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Construction of Register-based Commuting Measures
Part of CESifo Economic Studies, p. 292-326, 2018
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Revisiting the Relationship between Ethnic Diversity and Preferences for Redistribution: Reply
Part of Scandinavian Journal of Economics, p. 288-294, 2017
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Ethnic Diversity and Preferencesfor Redistribution: Reply
Part of Scandinavian Journal of Economics, p. 288-294, 2017
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All aboard?: Commuter train access and labor market outcomes
Part of Regional Science and Urban Economics, p. 90-107, 2017
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Native Migration Responses to Increased Immigration
Part of CESifo DICE Report, p. 26-29, 2017
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The Risks of Nuclear Disaster and Its Impact on Housing Prices
Part of Economics Letters, p. 13-16, 2017
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Prisutvecklingen på bostäder i Sverige – en geografisk analys
Part of Ekonomisk Debatt, p. 16-33, 2016
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Stimulating Local Public Employment: Do General Grants Work?
Part of American Economic Journal, p. 167-192, 2014
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Part of Nordic Economic Policy Review, p. 75-79, 2014
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Estimating Preferences for Local Public Services Using Migration Data
Part of Urban Studies, p. 319-336, 2012
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Ethnic diversity and preferences for redistribution
Part of Journal of Political Economy, p. 41-76, 2012
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Etnisk heterogenitet och preferenser för omfördelning
Part of Søkelys på arbeidslivet, p. 163-178, 2012
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Is There an Election Cycle in Public Employment?: Separating Time Effects from Election Year Effects
Part of CESifo Economic Studies, p. 480-498, 2011
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Inequality and Crime: Separating the Effects of Permanent and Transitory Income
Part of Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, p. 129-153, 2008
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Part of Journal of Public Economics, p. 1193-1209, 2008
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Inequality and Crime Separating the Effects of Permanent and Transitory Income
Part of Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, p. 129-153, 2008
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Power Properties of the Sargan Test in the Presence of Measurement Errors in Dynamic Panels
Part of Applied Economics Letters, p. 349-353, 2008
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Using a discontinuous grant rule to identify the effect of grants on local taxes and spending
Part of Journal of Public Economics, p. 2320-2335, 2008
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Valår och den kommunala politiken
Part of Ekonomisk Debatt, p. 6-13, 2008
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Aktivering av socialbidragstagare i Sverige
Part of Søkelys på arbeidsmarkedet, p. 277-289, 2008
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Part of Ekonomisk debatt, p. 3-4, 2008
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Part of Public Choice, p. 137-162, 2007
- DOI for Do Politicians’ Preferences Correspond to those of the Voters?: An Investigation of Political Representation
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Public Employment and the Double Role of Bureaucrats
Part of Public Choice, p. 387-404, 2006
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The Case Against JIVE: A Comment
Part of Journal of Applied Econometrics, p. 839-841, 2006
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Kommunanställda byråkraters dubbla roll
Part of Arbetsmarknad & Arbetsliv, p. 171-177, 2005
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Har kommunens storlek någon betydelse för den lokala demokratin?
Part of Ekonomisk Debatt, p. 33-47, 2005
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Direct displacement effects of labour market programmes
Part of Scandinavian Journal of Economics, p. 475-494, 2005
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Har svenska kommuner mjuka budgetrestriktioner?
Part of Ekonomisk Debatt, p. 60-76, 2005
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The effects of grants and wages on municipal labour demand
Part of Labour Economics, p. 315-334, 2004
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Släpp dataseten fria! Slutreplik
Part of Ekonomisk Debatt, p. 53-55, 2003
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On the Vote Purchasing Behavior of Incumbent Governments
Part of American Political Science Review, p. 27-40, 2002
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Högre utbildning och forskning
Part of Ekonomisk Debatt, p. 107-108, 2002
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Inkomstfördelning och optimal politik
Part of Ekonomisk Debatt, p. 3-4, 2002
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Ekonomisk Debatt i slutet av dess tredje decennium
Part of Ekonomisk Debatt, p. 529-534, 2002
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Dags att tänka om i socialbidragssystemet
Part of Ekonomisk Debatt, p. 3-5, 2001
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Om regeringars röstköpsbeteende
Part of Ekonomisk Debatt, p. 305-316, 2000
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An Examination of the Dynamic Behaviour of Local Governments using GMM Bootstrapping Methods
Part of Journal of applied econometrics (Chichester, England), p. 401-416, 2000
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Small Sample Properties of Jackknife IV and LIML Estimators: Experiments with Weak Instruments
Part of Journal of applied econometrics (Chichester, England), p. 69-88, 1999
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Statsbidragens och lönernas effekter på den kommunala arbetskraftsefterfrågan
Part of Ekonomisk Debatt, p. 151-161, 1999
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Part of Journal of Urban Economics, p. 254-271, 1998
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The Revenues-Expenditures Nexus: Panel Data Evidence from Swedish Municipalities
Part of Applied Economics, p. 1379-1386, 1998
Books
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Fattigdom i folkhemmet: Från socialbidrag till självförsörjning
SNS Förlag, 2008
Chapters in book
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Böneutrop och det offentliga svenska rummet
Part of Mångfaldens dilemman, p. 135-148, Gleerups Utbildning AB, 2015
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Politikers egenskaper och privatisering av välfärdstjänster
Part of Välfärdstjänster i privat regi, p. 165-188, SNS förlag, 2013
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Påverkar den ökade etniska mångfalden välfärdspolitiken och sammanhållningen inom EU?
Part of Arbetslöshet, migrationspolitik och nationalism, p. 259-280, Santérus Förlag, 2012
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Part of Local public sector in transition, p. 122-154, Government Institute for Economic Research, 2010
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Part of Local public sector in transition, p. 230-232, Government Institute for Economic Research, 2010
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Antidepressants and the Suicide Rate: Is there Really a Connection?
Part of Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research, Vol. 16 – Substance Use: Individual Behavior, Social Interactions, Markets and Politics, Elsevier, Oxford, England, 2005
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Swedish Economic National Report
Part of Yearbook for Nordic Tax Research 2005: Local Taxation, Universitetsforlaget, Oslo, 2005
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Swedish Local Government: Is there a Bailout Problem?
Part of Fiscal Federalism in Unitary States, Kluwer Academic Publishers, New York, 2004
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Finns det ett bailoutproblem i Sverige?
Part of Staten och kommunerna, SNS förlag, 2003
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GMM Bootstrapping and Testing in Dynamic Panels
Part of Essays on Local Public Finance and Intergovernmental Grants, Department of Economics, Uppsala University, 1999
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Municpal Labour Demand - Sweden 1988-1995
Part of Essays in Labour Economics and Econometrics, Department of Economics, Uppsala University, 1998
Comprehensive doctoral thesis
Conference papers
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After the Cold War: The Effect of Military Base Closures on Individual Labor Market Outcomes
2013
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On the Dynamics of Segregation
2010
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Ethnic Diversity and Preferences for Redistribution
2010
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Evaluating Activation Programs for Unemployd Welfare Recipients in Stockholm
2010
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The Effects of Intergovernmental Grants
2009
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On the Size of Political Jurisdictions
2009
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Intergovernmental Grants and Bureaucratic Power
2009
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On the Effectiveness of Grants as Means of Increasing Local Government Employment
2009
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Ethnic Diversity and Preferences for Redistribution
2009
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The Effects of Work Requirements on Welfare Participation
2008
Manuscripts (preprints)
Reports
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Etablering av nyanländaflyktingar - effekter av en tidig och intensiv arbetsmarknadspolitisk insats
2023
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Etablering av nyanländaflyktingar - effekter av en tidig och intensiv arbetsmarknadspolitisk insats
2023
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SNS Analys 86. Spridningseffekter av striktare invandringspolitik
2022
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Vill Svensson bo med Svensson?: Effekter av flyktinginvandring på svenskföddas flyttbeteende
2018
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Migrating Natives and Foreign Immigration: Is there a Preference for Ethnic Residential Homogeneity?
2018
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The Risks of Nuclear Disaster and Its Impact on Housing Prices
2017
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Kvalitetsbedömning av effektivitetsrevisionens granskningsrapporter 2016
2016
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Post-WWI Military Disarmament and Interwar Fascism: Evidence from Sweden
2016
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Health Information and Well-Being: Evidence from an Asymptomatic Disease
2016
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Som på räls? Förbättrade pendlingsmöjligheter och individens arbetsmarknad
2015
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All Aboard? Commuter train access and labor market outcome
2015
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Ethnic Diversity and Preferences for Redistribution: Reply
2013
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Ethnic Diversity and Preferences for Redistribution: Reply
2013
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Ethnic Diversity and Preferences for Redistribution
2011
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Do Politicians’ Preferences Matter for Voters’ Voting Decisions?
2011
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Statliga bidrag till kommunerna: i princip och praktik
2010
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Intergovernmental Grants and Bureaucratic Power
2008
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Is there an election cycle in public employment? Separating time effects from election year effects
2008
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On mandatory activation of welfare receivers
2008
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Using a discontinuous grant rule to identify the effect of grants on local taxes and spending
2006
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Public Employment and the Double Role of Bureaucrats
2005
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Inequality and Crime: Separating the Effects of Permanent andTransitory Income
2005
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Antidepressants and the Suicide Rate: Is There Really a Connection?
2005
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2004
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2004
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Power properties of the Sargan test in the presence of measurement errors in dynamic panels
2002
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On the vote purchasing behavior of incumbent governments
1999
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Municipal labour demand: Sweden 1988-1995
1998
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Mixed logit estimation of the value of travel time
1998
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GMM bootstrapping and testing in dynamic panels
1997
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An examination of the dynamic behavior of local governments using GMM bootstrapping methods
1997
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The revenues-expenditures nexus: panel data evidence from Swedish municipalities
1996