Magnus Carlsson
Associate Professor
Department of Economics and Statistics
School of Business and Economics
+46480497187
A3083, Hus Forma, Kalmar
Associate professor in Economics
Magnus Carlsson´s research interests include labor economics, applied microeconomics and political economy. A large part of his research aims at studying which factors are important in explaining observed differences in labor market outcomes, for example between women and men, and between individuals with different ethnic backgrounds.
Publications
Article in journal (Refereed)
- Carlsson, M., Eriksson, S. (2019). Age Discrimination in Hiring Decisions : Evidence from a Field Experiment in the Labor Market. Labour Economics. 59. 173-183.
- Carlsson, M., Eriksson, S. (2019). In-group gender bias in hiring : real-world evidence. Economics Letters. 185. 1-3.
- Carlsson, M., Reshid, A., Rooth, D. (2018). Neighborhood signaling effects, commuting time, and employment : evidence from a field experiment. International journal of manpower. 39. 534-549.
- Carlsson, M., Fumarco, L., Rooth, D. (2018). Ethnic discrimination in hiring, labour market tightness and the business cycle : evidence from field experiments. Applied Economics. 50. 2652-2663.
- Carlsson, M., Stefan, E., Rooth, D. (2018). Job search methods and wages : are natives and immigrants different?. Manchester School. 86. 219-247.
- Carlsson, M., Eriksson, S. (2017). Do attitudes expressed in surveys predict ethnic discrimination?. Ethnic and Racial Studies. 40. 1739-1757.
- Carlsson, M., Rooth, D. (2016). Employer Attitudes, the Marginal Employer, and the Ethnic Wage Gap. Industrial & labor relations review. 69. 227-252.
- Carlsson, M., Eriksson, S. (2015). Ethnic discrimination in the London market for shared housing. Journal of ethnic and migration studies. 41. 1276-1301.
- Carlsson, M., Dahl, G., Öckert, B., Rooth, D. (2015). The Effect of Schooling on Cognitive Skills. Review of Economics and Statistics. 97. 533-547.
- Carlsson, M., Eriksson, S. (2014). Discrimination in the rental market for apartments. Journal of Housing Economics. 23. 41-54.
- Carlsson, M., Fumarco, L., Rooth, D. (2014). Does the design of correspondence studies influence the measurement of discrimination?. IZA Journal of Migration. 3.
- Carlsson, R., Agerström, J., Björklund, F., Carlsson, M., Rooth, D. (2014). Testing for Backlash in Hiring : A Field Experiment on Agency, Communion, and Gender. Journal of Personnel Psychology. 13. 204-214.
- Carlsson, M., Rooth, D. (2012). Revealing taste-based discrimination in hiring: a correspondence testing experiment with geographic variation. Applied Economics Letters. 19. 1861-1864.
- Carlsson, M., Rooth, D. (2012). The Power of Media and Changes in Discriminatory Behavior among Employers. Journal of Media Economics. 25. 98-108.
- Carlsson, M. (2012). Är förkunskaper verkligen viktiga för framgångsrika högre studier? : En analys av studieresultatet på en grundläggande högskolekurs i statistik. Högre Utbildning. 2. 33-46.
- Carlsson, M. (2011). Does Hiring Discrimination Cause Gender Segregation in the Swedish Labor Market?. Feminist Economics. 7. 71-102.
- Carlsson, M. (2010). Experimental Evidence of Discrimination in the Hiring of 1st and 2nd Generation Immigrants. Labour. 24. 263-278.
- Carlsson, M. (2009). Kan könsdiskriminering förklara yrkessegregeringen på den svenska arbetsmarknaden?. Ekonomisk Debatt. 37. 38-48.
- Carlsson, M., Rooth, D. (2007). Correspondence testing och etnisk diskriminering på svensk arbetsmarknad. Søkelys på arbeidslivet. 375-382.
- Carlsson, M., Rooth, D. (2007). Etnisk diskriminering på svensk arbetsmarknad – resultat från ett fältexperiment. Ekonomisk debatt. 35. 55-68.
- Carlsson, M., Rooth, D. (2007). Evidence of ethnic discrimination in the Swedish labor market using experimental data. Labour Economics. 14. 716-729.
Conference paper (Refereed)
- Carlsson, R., Agerström, J., Björklund, F., Carlsson, M., Rooth, D. (2015). Backlash and hiring : A field experiment on agency, communion, and gender. .
- Carlsson, M., Eriksson, S., Rooth, D. (2014). Job search methods and wages : are natives and immigrants different?. .
- Carlsson, M., Eriksson, S. (2013). Ethnic discrimination in the London market for shared housing. .
- Carlsson, M., Eriksson, S. (2013). Ethnic discrimination in the London market for shared accommodation. 28th annual congress of the European Economic Association, Gothenburg, August 26-30, 2013.
- Carlsson, M. (2011). Employer Attitudes, the Marginal Employer and the Ethnic Wage Gap.. .
- Carlsson, M. (2009). The Impact of Being Monitored on Discriminatory Behavior among Employers : Evidence from a Natural Experiment. European Association of Labour Economists Conference, Tallin, Estland,2009.
- Carlsson, M. (2008). Is it Your Foreign Name or Foreign Qualifications?. European Association of Labour Economists Conference, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
- Carlsson, M. (2007). Sex discrimination and segregation in the Swedish labour market : A field experiment. European Society of Population Economics Conference, Chicago, US.
Conference paper (Other academic)
- Carlsson, M. (2010). Ethnic discrimination and attitudes towards immigrants : Conference on immigration and labor market integration, IFAU, Uppsala, Sweden.
- Carlsson, M. (2005). Survey response and test performance using economic incentive schemes. Finish Association of Experimental Economics Conference on Applied Microeconomics, Joensuu, Finland.
Report (Other academic)
- Carlsson, M., Eriksson, S. (2019). In-group gender bias in hiring : real-world evidence. Linnaeus University Centre for Discrimination and Integration Studies. 11.
- 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.
- Carlsson, M., Eriksson, S. (2017). The effect of age and gender on labor demand : evidence from a field experiment. Linnéuniversitetet. 34.
- Carlsson, M., Reshid, A., Rooth, D. (2017). Neighborhood signaling effects, commuting time, and employment : evidence from a field experiment. Linnéuniversitetet. 33.
- 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., 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., 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.
- 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.
- Carlsson, M., Fumarco, L., Rooth, D. (2013). Artifactual evidence of discrimination in correspondence studies? : A replication of the Neumark method. Linnéuniversitetet. 41.
- Carlsson, M., Eriksson, S. (2013). Discrimination in the rental housing market for apartments. Linnéuniversitetet. 36.
- Carlsson, M., Eriksson, S. (2013). Ethnic Discrimination in the Market for Shared Housing. Linnéuniversitetet. 20.
- Carlsson, M., Dahl, G., Öckert, B., Rooth, D. (2013). The Effect of Schooling on Cognitive Skills. Linnéuniversitetet. 41.
- 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.
- Carlsson, M., Eriksson, S. (2012). Do reported attitudes towards immigrants predict ethnic discrimination?. Växjö, Linnéuniversitetet. 13.
- Carlsson, M., Rooth, D. (2012). Identifying preference-based employer discrimination : a field experiment. Linnéuniversitetet. 6.
- Carlsson, M., Rooth, D. (2012). Can media attention about tests of ethnic discrimination change the employers’ behaviour?. Linnéuniversitetet. 10.
- Carlsson, M., Rooth, D. (2012). Employer attitudes, the marginal employer and the ethnic wage gap. Linnéuniversitetet. 23.
- Carlsson, M. (2010). The Measured Degree of Hiring Discrimination and the Level of Standardization of the Job Applicants´ Qualifications in Field Experiments.
- Carlsson, M., Rooth, D. (2009). The Impact of Being Monitored on Discriminatory Behavior among Employers : evidence from a Natural Experiment. IZA. 12.
- Carlsson, M., Rooth, D. (2008). Is It Your Foreign Name or Foreign Qualifications? An Experimental Study of Ethnic Discrimination in Hiring. IZA. 28.
- Carlsson, M., Rooth, D. (2008). An Experimental Study of Sex Segregation in the Swedish Labour Market : Is Discrimination the Explanation?. IZA. 31.
Report (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
- Skedinger, P., Carlsson, M. (2011). Reglering eller diskriminering : vad hindrar etablering?. Stockholm, Fores. 97.