Dan-Olof Rooth

Dan-Olof Rooth's research is mainly focused on labor economics, and especially at various forms of discrimination when hiring. In this research, both the economic and social psychology models are used to explain employer's discriminatory behavior. More recently, Dan-Olof's research also incorporates issues in health economics and political economy.

We are accredited

The School of Business and Economics at Linnaeus University are accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business; AACSB.

My completed research projects

Project: Equal health care The project studied equality within cardiac arrest care with consideration to ethnicity, age, gender, and socioeconomic background.

Publications

Chapter in book (Other academic)

Ekberg, J., Rooth, D. (2005). Yrkesmobilitet för fyra invandrargrupper. Invandring, invandrare och etniska relationer i Sverige 1945-2005. Växjö, Växjö universitet. 29-57.

Doctoral thesis, monograph (Other academic)

Rooth, D. (1999). Refugee Immigrants in Sweden: Educational Investments and Labour Market Integration. Doctoral Thesis. 212.

Report (Other academic)

Carlsson, M., Eriksson, S., Rooth, D. (2023). Language Proficiency and Hiring of Immigrants : Evidence from a New Field Experimental Approach. Växjö, Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik, Linnéuniversitetet. 56.
Carlsson, M., Dahl, G.B., Rooth, D. (2018). Backlash in attitudes after the election of extreme political parties. Linnaeus University Centre for Discrimination and Integration Studies. 27.
Dahl, G.B., Kotsadam, A., Rooth, D. (2018). Does integration change gender attitudes? : the effect of randomly assigning women to traditionally male teams. Linnaeus University Centre for Discrimination and Integration Studies. 26.
Carlsson, M., Reshid, A., Rooth, D. (2017). Neighborhood signaling effects, commuting time, and employment : evidence from a field experiment. Linnéuniversitetet. 33.
Carlsson, M., Reshid, A., Rooth, D. (2015). Explaining the gender wage gap among recent college graduates : pre-labour market factors or empolyer discrimination?. Linnaeus University. 35.
Carlsson, M., Dahl, G.B., Rooth, D. (2015). Do politicians change public attitudes?. Linnaeus University Centre for Labour Market and Discrimination Studies. 57.
Carlsson, M., Rooth, D. (2015). What can we learn from correspondence testing studies?. Linnaeus University Centre for Labour Market and Discrimination Studies. 14.
Carlsson, M., Fumarco, L., Rooth, D. (2015). Does labor market tightness affect ethnic discrimination in hiring?. Linnaeus University Centre for Labour Market and Discrimination Studies. 26.
Amin, V., Lundborg, P., Rooth, D. (2014). The intergenerational transmission of schooling : are mothers really less important than fathers?. Linnaeus University Centre for Labour Market and Discrimination Studies. 44.
Nordin, M., Rooth, D. (2014). Increasing returns to schooling by ability? : a comparison between the US and Sweden. Linnaeus University Centre for Labour Market and Discrimination Studies. 26.
Nordin, M., Rooth, D. (2014). Ability heterogeneity in intergenerational mobility. Linnaeus University Centre for Labour Market and Discrimination Studies. 26.
Carlsson, M., Eriksson, S., Rooth, D. (2014). Job search methods and wages : are natives and immigrants different?. Linnaeus University Centre for Labour Market and Discrimination Studies. 28.
Lundborg, P., Nilsson, A., Rooth, D. (2014). Adolescent health and adult labor market outcomes. Linnaeus University Centre for Labour Market and Discrimination Studies. 59.
Van Den Berg, G., Lundborg, P., Nystedt, P., Rooth, D. (2014). Critical periods during childhood and adolescence : a study of adult height among immigrant siblings. Linnaeus University Centre for Labour Market and Discrimination Studies. 43.
Eriksson, S., Rooth, D. (2013). Do employers use unemployment as a sorting criterion when hiring? : Evidence from a field experiment. Linnéuniversitetet. 26.
Carlsson, M., Fumarco, L., Rooth, D. (2013). Artifactual evidence of discrimination in correspondence studies? : A replication of the Neumark method. Linnéuniversitetet. 41.
Carlsson, M., Dahl, G., Öckert, B., Rooth, D. (2013). The Effect of Schooling on Cognitive Skills. Linnéuniversitetet. 41.
Lundborg, P., Nystedt, P., Rooth, D. (2013). Body size, skills, and income : Evidence from 150,000 teenage siblings. Linnéuniversitetet. 27.
Lundborg, P., Nilsson, A., Rooth, D. (2013). Parental education and offspring outcomes : Evidence from the Swedish compulsory schooling reform. Linnéuniversitetet. 26.
Carlsson, R., Agerström, J., Björklund, F., Carlsson, M., Rooth, D. (2013). Testing for backlash in hiring : A field experiment on agency, communion,and gender. Linnéuniversitetet. 14.
Lundborg, P., Ralsmark, H., Rooth, D. (2013). When a Little Dirt Doesn’t Hurt : The Effect of Family Size on Child Health Outcomes. Linnéuniversitetet. 37.
Carlsson, M., Rooth, D. (2012). Identifying preference-based employer discrimination : a field experiment. Linnéuniversitetet. 6.
Agerström, J., Björklund, F., Carlsson, R., Rooth, D. (2012). Warm and competent Hassan = Cold and incompetent Eric: A Harsh equation of real-life hiring discrimination. Linnéuniversitetet. 12.
Carlsson, M., Rooth, D. (2012). Can media attention about tests of ethnic discrimination change the employers’ behaviour?. Linnéuniversitetet. 10.
Lundborg, P., Nystedt, P., Rooth, D. (2012). The Role of Pre-Market Skills in Explaining the Height Premium in Earnings. Linnéuniversitetet. 24.
Carlsson, M., Rooth, D. (2012). Employer attitudes, the marginal employer and the ethnic wage gap. Linnéuniversitetet. 23.
Van Den Berg, G., Lundborg, P., Nystedt, P., Rooth, D. (2009). Critical Periods During Childhood and Adolescence : a Study of Adult Height Among Immigrant Siblings. IZA. 45.
Carlsson, M., Rooth, D. (2009). The Impact of Being Monitored on Discriminatory Behavior among Employers : evidence from a Natural Experiment. IZA. 12.
Rooth, D., Agerström, J. (2008). Implicit Prejudice and Ethnic Minorities. IZA. 16.
Nordin, M., Persson, I., Rooth, D. (2008). Education-Occupation Mismatch : Is There an Income Penalty?. IZA. 19.
Rooth, D., Amilon, A., Persson, I. (2008). Scientific (Wo)manpower? Gender and the Composition and Earnings of PhDs in Sweden. IZA. 25.
Carlsson, M., Rooth, D. (2008). Is It Your Foreign Name or Foreign Qualifications? An Experimental Study of Ethnic Discrimination in Hiring. IZA. 28.
Strömblad, P., Rooth, D. (2008). Språk, krav och medborgarskap. Globaliseringsrådet, Regeringskansliet.
Rooth, D. (2008). Automatically Activated Stereotypes and Differential Treatment Against the Obese in Hiring. IZA. 30.
Carlsson, M., Rooth, D. (2008). An Experimental Study of Sex Segregation in the Swedish Labour Market : Is Discrimination the Explanation?. IZA. 31.
Agerström, J., Carlsson, R., Rooth, D. (2007). Etnicitet och övervikt : implicita arbetsrelaterade fördomar i Sverige. Uppsala, Institutet för arbetsmarknadspolitisk utvärdering (IFAU). 20.
Rooth, D. (2007). Implicit Discrimination in Hiring : real World Evidence. Bonn, IZA. 32.
Rooth, D. (2006). Yrkesrörlighet för utrikes födda akademiker 1990-2001. Norrköping, Integrationsverket. 41.
Rooth, D. (2006). Evidence of Ethnic Discrimination in the Swedish Labor Market Using Experimental Data.
Ekberg, J., Rooth, D. (2004). Yrke och utbildning på 2000-talets arbetsmarknad: : skillnader mellan inrikes och utrikes födda personer. Norrköping, Integrationsverket. 30.

Collection (editor) (Other academic)

Rooth, D., Bennich-Björkman, L., Lundh, C., Ohlsson, R., J. Pedersen, P. (2002). Arbete? Var god dröj! - Invandrare i välfärdssamhället. SNS förlag. 176.

Article in journal (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))

Rooth, D. (2006). Flyktingakademiker kommer aldrig ur sina låglöneyrken. Dagens Nyheter, DN Debatt,. (22 aug). Debattsidan.
Status: Published

Other (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))

Strömblad, P., Rooth, D. (2008). Goda kunskaper i svenska bör påskynda svenskt pass.

We are accredited

My completed research projects

Publications

Article in journal (Refereed)

Conference paper (Refereed)

Report (Refereed)

Article in journal (Other academic)

Conference paper (Other academic)

Book (Other academic)