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Emma Von Essen

Department of Sociology, Uppsala University; The Swedish Institute for Social Research, Stockholm Univeristy

It is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to IZA World of Labor - a platform that facilitates better informed policy making.

IZA World of Labor role

Author

Current position

Associate professor, Department of Sociology, Uppsala University

Research interest

Gender economics, labor economics, gender and transgender inequality, women in top positions

Website

https://sites.google.com/site/emmavessen/home

Past positions

Associate professor, School of Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus University Researcher, The Swedish Institute for Social Research, Stockholm Univeristy

Qualifications

PhD Economics, Stockholm University, 2013

Selected publications

  • "The end of an impossible choice: Removing infertility as a prerequisite for legal gender recognition." AEA Papers & Proceedings, forthcoming (with Y Moberg, R. Norlinder, and J. L. Tilley).

  • "The Demography of Sweden's Transgender Population - A Research Note on Patterns, Changes, and Sociodemographics" is now complete." Demography 62:2 (2025): 349–363 (with M. Kolk, L. Tilley, L., Y. Moberg, and I. Burn).

  • "Network connections and board seats – are female networks less valuable?" Journal of Labor Economics 41:2 (2023): 323–360 (with N. Smith).

  • "Changing property rights in the Family: Evidence From an Inheritance Reform." Journal of Law and Economics 65:2 (2022): 343–368 (with G. Bruze).

  • "Exploration in Teams and the Encouragement Effect: Theory and Evidence." Management Science 66:12 (2020): 5861–5885 (with M. Huysentruyt and M. Miettinen).