Karin Edmark

Title

PhD in Economics

Areas of interest

• Public economics
• Economics of education

Publications and scientific papers

Articles in refereed journals

• Edmark, K "Migration effects of welfare benefit reform", forthcoming in Scandinavian Journal of Economics
• Dahlberg, M & K Edmark (2004), “Is there a "Race-to-the-Bottom" in the Setting of Welfare Benefit Levels? Evidence from a Policy Intervention”, Journal of Public Economics, ´vol 92, s 1193–1209, 2008
• Edmark, K & H Ågren (2007) “Identifying Strategic Interactions in Swedish Local Income Tax Policies”, Journal of Urban Economics, vol 63(3), s 849–857, 2008
• Edmark, K (2005) “Unemployment and Crime: Is There a Connection?”, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, vol 107(2), p 353-373

Other selected publications

• Edmark, K (2002) ”Arbetslöshetens effekter på brottsligheten”, Ekonomisk Debatt, vol 5, p 403-416
• Edmark, K & H Ågren (2007), ”Skattekonkurrerar svenska kommuner”, Ekonomisk Debatt, vol 1, p 30-39
• Dahlberg, M & K Edmark (2004), “Is there a "Race-to-the-Bottom" in the Setting of Welfare Benefit Levels? Evidence from a Policy Intervention”, Working paper 2004:19, Department of Economics, Uppsala University
• Edmark, K (2007), “Strategic Competition in Swedish Local Spending on Childcare, Schooling and Care for the Elderly”, Working paper 2007:21, Department of Economics, Uppsala University 

IFAU-reports and working papers

• Edmark, K "Effects of work requirements on welfare migration", Working paper 2007:29, IFAU
• Edmark K "Påverkar olika hårda krav på aktivering av socialbidragstagare var man väljer att bo? Rapport 2007:26, IFAU
• Edmark K, "Strategic competition in Swedish local spending on childcare, schooling and care for the elderly" Working paper 2007:22, IFAU
• Edmark K, "Strategisk konkurrens i kommuners utgiftsbeslut för barnomsorg, skola och äldreomsorg", Rapport 2007:21, IFAU

Referee for journals and books

• International Review of Law and Economics, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Scandinavian Journal of Economics

Current research projects

• Admission restrictions to preferred educations and the returns to educational choices (Reg No 171/08)
• Evaluation of the effects of the Swedish income tax credit (Reg No 147/08)
• The health status among recipients of welfare benefits (Reg No 91/08)
• Does growing up with parents on welfare affect children’s future welfare benefit receipts? (Reg No 10/08)
• Effects of school choice (Reg No 160/07)
• Welfare assistance in Sweden (Reg No 142/07)