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Hans Grönqvist participated in the Transatlantic Workshop on the Economics of Crime
On October 9, Hans Grönqvist participated in the 17:th Transatlantic Workshop on the Economics of Crime, where he presented his research on "Punishment of Place: Neighborhood Labeling and Criminal Sentencing" (co-authors: Magdalena Domínguez, Edvin Hertegård, Susan Niknami, and Torsten Santavirta). The essay examines how the neighborhood influences the courts' choice of punishment. The workshop was arranged by and took place at Cornell University, New York.
Hans Grönqvist presented research on crime at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
On April 30–May 1, Hans Grönqvist participated in the NBER Children and Families Program Meeting, where he presented the paper “Criminal Records, Family Formation and Violence Against Women” (co-authored with Susan Niknami, SOFI, Stockholm University, and Jeffrey Grogger, University of Chicago and NBER). The presentation focused on how criminal background information affects individuals’ future employment opportunities and the risk of continued criminal behavior. The conference took place at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
New recruitment: Hans Grönqvist has joined IFN
Hans Grönqvist, Professor of Economics at Linnaeus University, has joined IFN as a researcher.
