Alexander Willén

 

Publications

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• Who Pays For Unions?

         Dodini, Stansbury, Willén

         Quarterly Journal of Economics (2026)

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• Union Membership and Native-Immigrant Labour Market Gaps

         Dodini, Willén, Zhu

         Economic Journal (2026)

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• The Value of a High School GPA

         Landaud, Maurin, Willage, Willén
         Review of Economics and Statistics (2026)

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• Parenthood and the Gender Gap in Commuting

         Bütikofer, Karadakic, Willén
         Journal of Public Economics (2025)

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• Does Your Doctor Matter? Doctor Quality and Patient Outcomes

         Ginja, Riise, Willage, Willén
         Journal of Political Economy Microeconomics (2025)

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• Intergenerational Effects of Sick Leave on Child Human Capital

         Riise, Willage, Willén
         Journal of Health Economics (2025)

 

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• Building Bridges and Widening Gaps

         Bütikofer, Løken, Willén

         Review of Economics and Statistics (2024)

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• Does Increasing Risk Widen Gender Gaps?

         Hirshman, Willén
         Management Science (2024)

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• The Changing Skill Content of Private-Sector Union Coverage

         Dodini, Lovenheim, Willén
         ILR Review (2024)

 

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• Monopsony, Job Tasks, and Labor Market Concentration

         Dodini, Lovenheim, Salvanes, Willén
         Economic Journal (2024)

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• The Effect of Labor Market Shocks Across the Life Cycle

         Salvanes, Willage, Willén
         Journal of Labor Economics (2024)

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• When Parents Decide: Gender Differences in Competitiveness

         Tungodden, Willén
         Journal of Political Economy (2023)

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• Postpartum Job Loss: Transitory Effect on Mothers, Long-Run Damage on Children

         Willage, Willén
         European Economic Review (2022)​

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• Can Female Doctors Cure the Gender STEMM Gap? Evidence from Randomly Assigned GPs

         Riise, Willage, Willén
         Review of Economics and Statistics (2022)

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• The Effect of Negative Income Shocks on Pensioners

         Johnsen, Willén
         Labour Economics (2022)

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• Interactions in Public Policies: Spousal Responses and Program Spillovers of Welfare Reforms

         Johnsen, Vaage, Willén
         Economic Journal (2022)

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• The Effect of Teacher Strikes on Parents

         Jaume, Willén
         Journal of Development Economics (2021)

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• Decentralization of Wage Determination: Evidence From a National Teacher Reform

         Willén
         Journal of Public Economics (2021)

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• Culture and Gender Allocation of Tasks: Country Characteristics and the Division of Non-Market Work Among US Immigrants

         Blau, Comey, Eng, Kahn, Meyerhofer, Willén
         Review of Economics of the Household (2020)

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• Rebates as Incentives: The Effects of a Gym Membership Reimbursement Program

         Homonoff, Willage, Willén
         Journal of Health Economics (2020)

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• Tipping and the Effects of Segregation

         Bohlmark, Willén
         American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (2020)

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• The Long-Run Effects of Teacher Collective Bargaining

         Lovenheim, Willén
         American Economic Journal: Economic Policy (2019)

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• The Long-Run Effects of Teacher Strikes

         Jaume, Willén
         Journal of Labor Economics (2019)