CURRICULUM VITAE Mikael Elinder Home address: Lännalöt 42, S-740 11 Länna Office address: Department of Economics, Uppsala University Box 513, S-751 20 Uppsala Phone: +46 (0)707 69 09 76 E-mail: mikael.elinder@nek.uu.se Born: 1976, Lund Citizenship: Swedish Family: Married, two children (Parental leave two periods: each about 6 months) Present position Assistant professor Department of Economics, Uppsala University, since 2011 Director of studies Department of Economics, Uppsala University, since 2014 Research affiliations Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) Uppsala Center for Fiscal Studies (UCFS) Past positions Research Fellow Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN), 2009 2011. Researcher The Ratio Institute, January February 2009. Research assistant The Ratio Institute 2002 Education Ph D Economics Uppsala University 2008 Graduate Studies UC, Berkeley, USA fall 2005 M. Sc. Economics Uppsala University 2003
Peer-reviewed publications [1] Political preferences and public sector outsourcing, European Journal of Political Economy 30, 43 57, 2013 (with Henrik Jordahl) [2] The impact of inheritances on heirs labor and capital income, B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy Contributions 12(1):Article 61, 2012 (with Oscar Erixson and Henry Ohlsson). [3] Tolerance and growth: modeling the empirical relationship, Public Choice 153(3 4), 495 502, 2012 (with Niclas Berggren). This is a reply to a comment on [6]. [4] Gender, social norms, and survival in maritime disasters, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 109(33), 13220 13224, 2012 (with Oscar Erixson). [5] Correcting mistakes: Cognitive dissonance and political attitudes in Sweden and the United States, Public Choice 153(1 2), 235 249, 2012. [6] Is tolerance good or bad for growth? Public Choice, 150(1 2), 283 308, 2011 (with Niclas Berggren). [7] Local economies and general elections: The influence of municipal and regional economic conditions on voting in Sweden 1985-2002, European Journal of Political Economy 26(2), 279 292, 2010. [8] Trust and growth: A shaky relationship, Empirical Economics 35(2), 251 274, 2008 (with Niclas Berggren and Henrik Jordahl).
Working Papers [9] Selfish and prospective: Theory and evidence of pocketbook voting, Cesifo WP 2489 (with Henrik Jordahl and Panu Poutvaara). Revise and Resubmit at European Economic Review Awarded The Peggy and Richard Musgrave Prize for best paper by authors younger than 40 years, at The 64th Congress of the International Institute of Public Finance, Maastricht, Netherlands, 2008 [10] Property taxation, bounded rationality and housing prices, Working paper 2014:4, Department of Economics, Uppsala University (with Lovisa Persson) [11] Estates, bequests and inheritances in Sweden: A look into the Belinda databases, UCFS Working paper 2014:14, Department of Economics, Uppsala University (with, Oscar Erixson, Sebastian Escobar and Henry Ohlsson) Book chapters in Swedish [12] Kontrakt kostnader och kvalitet (with Henrik Jordahl) in Välfärdstjänster i privat regi: framväxt och drivkrafter. (Red. H. Jordahl) SNS Förlag, 2013. [13] Kommunpolitikers beslut och brukarnas val (with Henrik Jordahl) in Välfärdstjänster i privat regi: framväxt och drivkrafter. (Red. H. Jordahl) SNS Förlag, 2013. Other publications in Swedish [14] Rädde sig den som kan! Ekonomisk Debatt 2012:7 (with Oscar Erixson). Popular article related to [4]. [15] Mindre arbete, högre inkomster arvingens lott, Ekonomisk Debatt 2011:4 (with Oscar Erixson and Henry Ohlsson). Popular article related to [2]. [16] Själviska och framåtblickande väljare Hur många röster köpte maxtaxan i barnomsorgen? Ekonomisk Debatt 2009:2 (with Henrik Jordahl and Panu Poutvaara). Popular article related to [9]. Awarded The Myrdahl Prize for best paper in Ekonomisk Debatt 2009. [17] Arlandabanan på villovägar, Ekonomisk Debatt 2002:7 (with Robert Bursjö).
Scholarships and grants Research grant from Swedish Research Council Väljare, politiker och ekonomisk politik (with Eva Mörk) 3.3 Mkr, 2012 2014. Research grant from the Swedish Competition Authority Offentliga tjänsteinköp och regional näringslivsutveckling (with Henrik Jordahl), 1.24 Mkr 2009 2011. Hedeliusstipendium (scholarship for graduate studies in the U.S.), 2005. Awards Awarded for the best education development project within the Faculty of Social Sciences, Uppsala University 2013. The Peggy and Richard Musgrave Prize, with Henrik Jordahl and Panu Poutvaara, for the paper Selfish and prospective: Theory and evidence of pocketbook voting, selected as the best paper by authors younger than 40 years, at The 64th Congress of the International Institute of Public Finance, Maastricht, Netherlands, 2008. Myrdal Prize, with Henrik Jordahl and Panu Poutvaara, for the best article in Ekonomisk Debatt 2009: Själviska och framåtblickande väljare: Hur många röster köpte maxtaxan i barnomsorgen? Referee assignments for scientific journals American Journal of Political Science, American Political Science Review, British Journal of Political Science, CESifo Economic Studies, Comparative Political Studies, Empirical Economics, European Journal of Political Economy, Finnish Economic Papers, Journal of Public Economics, Public Choice, Review of World Economics. Conferences and seminars Paper presentations at: The 70th Congress of the International Institute of Public Finance, Lugano, Switzerland, 2014 The 68th Congress of the International Institute of Public Finance, Dresden, Germany, 2012 The Second World Congress of the Public Choice Societies, Miami, USA, 2012 The 69th Annual Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, USA, 2011
The 2010 Swedish Economics Meeting, Lund, Sweden, 2010 The 66th Congress of the International Institute of Public Finance, Uppsala, Sweden, 2010 The Annual Meeting of the European Public Choice Society, Izmir, Turkey, 2010 Singapore Economic Review Conference, Singapore, 2009 The 64th Congress of the International Institute of Public Finance, Maastricht, Netherlands, 2008 I Summer School in Public Economics, University of Barcelona, Spain, 2008 SUDSWEc: Stockholm, Sweden, 2007 The First World Meeting of the Public Choice Society, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2007 SUDSWEc: Uppsala, Sweden, 2006 The Annual Meeting of the European Public Choice Society, Durham, United Kingdom, 2005 Seminars at: BeNA Berlin, Lund University, Ratio Institute, Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN), Stockholm School of Economics, University of Gothenburg, Uppsala University and Växjö University. Supervision Co-supervisor for PhD student Sebastian Escobar* (fall 2013 ) Co-supervisor for PhD student Linuz Aggeborn* (fall 2012 ) Co-supervisor for PhD student Lovisa Persson* (fall 2011 Co-supervisor for PhD student Oscar Erixson* (fall 2009 2013) Supervisor for bachelor s theses (C-uppsats)*, fall 2007, fall 2010 Supervisor for master theses*, fall 2010, spring 2013, spring 2014 (* at the Department of Economics, Uppsala University) Teaching experience Intermediate microeconomics* (B-level), spring and fall 2012, spring and fall 2013 Teaching assistant: Intermediate microeconomics* (B-level), fall 2011 Political Economics*, (D-level and Master course) spring and fall 2010, spring and fall 2011, fall 2012, fall 2014. Teaching assistant: Mathematics I (Graduate level)*, fall 2006 Teaching assistant: Introduction to Economics (Basic level)*, spring 2005, spring 2006 (* at the Department of Economics, Uppsala University) Pedagogical training Kommunikation och ledarskap (Communication and leadership), spring 2013 Pedagogisk kurs för handledare (Supervisor Training Course, stage I), spring 2009 Pedagogisk kurs för universitetslärare (Teacher Training Course), fall 2006
Administrative assignments Member of the department board* (fall 2011 ) Director of studies (fall 2014 ) Director of the Master program* (fall 2011 ) Assistant director for the PhD program* (fall 2009 spring 2011) Member of the Board of the PhD Student Association*, 2003-2007 Deputy Member of the Department Board*, 2003-2004 PhD Student Representative in the Executive Group*, 2004-05, 2006-07 (*at the Department of Economics, Uppsala University) 26 November, 2014