Joakim Jansson

Ph.D.

Since September 2023 Joakim Jansson works as an Assistant Professor at Linnaeus University in Växjö and is also affiliated with IFN. At IFN, he conducts research on the composition of corporate boards and the long-term effects of various interventions during compulsory school.

Affiliated Researcher

Contact

Joakim Jansson

joakim.jansson@ifn.se

Research interests: Artificial intelligence, Discrimination, Education, Labor economics, Political economy, Social norms

Some of the questions Joakim Jansson tries to answer in his research:

How are discussions regarding political topics affected by anonymity online?
How does corporate board composition affect firm performance and firm governance?
How are different groups of students affected by the introduction of anonymous exams?

Current writings

18 September 2025

Working Paper No. 1536

Sentence Length and Recidivism: Court Rulings based on BAC

Working Paper

by Joakim Jansson, Per Pettersson-Lidbom, Mikael Priks, Björn Tyrefors

30 June 2025

Journal of Housing Economics

Living in the Gender Spectrum: Evidence from Non–Cisgender Applications in the Rental Housing Market

Journal Article

by Sofia Fritzson, Joakim Jansson

28 April 2025

Economics Letters

The Effect of an Anonymous Grading Reform for Male and Female University Students

Journal Article

by Joakim Jansson, Björn Tyrefors

Published at IFN

Journal Articles

30 June 2025 Fritzson, Sofia and Joakim Jansson (2025). “Living in the Gender Spectrum: Evidence from Non–Cisgender Applications in the Rental Housing Market”. Journal of Housing Economics 68, 102064. doi.org/10.1016/j.jhe.2025.102064

28 April 2025 Jansson, Joakim and Björn Tyrefors (2025). “The Effect of an Anonymous Grading Reform for Male and Female University Students”. Economics Letters 248, 112241. doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2025.112241

30 August 2022 Jansson, Joakim and Björn Tyrefors (2022). “Grading Bias and the Leaky Pipeline in Economics: Evidence from Stockholm University”. Labour Economics 78, 102212. doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2022.102212

Working Papers

18 September 2025 Jansson, Joakim, Per Pettersson-Lidbom, Mikael Priks and Björn Tyrefors (2025). “Sentence Length and Recidivism: Court Rulings based on BAC”. IFN Working Paper No. 1536. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

07 November 2024 Jansson, Joakim and Björn Tyrefors (2024). “The Effect of an Anonymous Grading Reform for Male and Female University Students”. IFN Working Paper No. 1506. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

06 October 2020 Jansson, Joakim and Björn Tyrefors (2020). “The Genius is a Male: Stereotypes and Same-Sex Bias in Exam Grading in Economics at Stockholm University”. IFN Working Paper No. 1362. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

14 August 2020 von Essen, Emma and Joakim Jansson (2020). “Misogynistic and Xenophobic Hate Language Online: A Matter of Anonymity ”. IFN Working Paper No. 1350. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

21 August 2018 Jansson, Joakim and Björn Tyrefors (2018). “Gender Grading Bias at Stockholm University: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from an Anonymous Grading Reform”. IFN Working Paper No. 1226. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

18 April 2017 Tyrefors, Björn and Joakim Jansson (2017). “Gender Quotas in the Board Room and Firm Performance: Evidence from a Credible Threat in Sweden”. IFN Working Paper No. 1165. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

Articles in Swedish

17 March 2023 von Essen, Emma and Joakim Jansson (2023). “Misogyni och främlingsfientlighet online – en konsekvens av anonymitet”. Ekonomisk Debatt 51(2), 6–13.

01 January 2019 Jansson, Joakim and Björn Tyrefors (2019). “Förväntningseffekter av en lag – fallet kvotering av kvinnor i börsbolagsstyrelser”. Ekonomisk Debatt 47(1), 14–22.

Dissertations

07 November 2018 Jansson, Joakim (2018). We Are (Not) Anonymous - Essays on Anonymity, Discrimination and Online Hate. Doctoral Dissertation. Department of Economics, Stockholm University.