Hans Grönqvist

Professor

Department of Economics and Statistics School of Business and Economics

hans.gronqvist@lnu.se

Research

My research is about understanding various aspects of social and economic inequality, in particular issues related to child development, criminal behavior, and the effects of economic crises.

More information can be found at https://sites.google.com/site/hansgroenqvist/

We are accredited

The School of Business and Economics at Linnaeus University is accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, AACSB. Only 6 percent of the world’s leading business schools achieve this accreditation, making us one of a few schools that are trailblasers in teaching, research, and societal impact.

My research groups

My ongoing research projects

Project: Consequences of becoming a vulnerable area How has the introduction of the police's list of vulnerable areas affected the life chances of residents in these areas? How has the surrounding…

Publications

Article in journal (Refereed)

Grenet, J., Grönqvist, H., Niknami, S. (2024). The effects of electronic monitoring on offenders and their families. Journal of Public Economics. 230.
Status: Published
Grönqvist, H., Nilsson, J.P., Robling, P. (2020). Understanding How Low Levels of Early Lead Exposure Affect Children’s Life-Trajectories. Journal of Political Economy. 128 (9). 3376-3433.
Status: Published
Åslund, O., Grönqvist, H., Hall, C., Vlachos, J. (2018). Education and criminal behavior : Insights from an expansion of upper secondary school. Labour Economics. 52. 178-192.
Status: Published
Grönqvist, H., Niknami, S. (2017). The School Achievements of Refugee Children : Lessons from Sweden. Nordic Economic Policy Review. (520). 159-183.
Status: Published

Article in journal (Other academic)

Grönqvist, H., Palme, M., Priks, M., Niknami, S. (2022). Hur påverkar strängare straff risken för kriminalitet och andra utfall?. Ekonomisk Debatt. 50 (4). 5-18.
Status: Published

Report (Other academic)

Dohmen, T., Golsteyn, B., Grönqvist, H., Hertegård, E., Pfann, G. (2026). How Parenting Styles Shape Children’s Lifetime Outcomes. Växjö, Linnaeus University. 33.
Grenet, J., Grönqvist, H., Hertegård, E., Nybom, M., Stuhler, J. (2025). How Early Career Choices Adjust to Economic Crises. Växjö, Department of Economics and Statistics, Linnaeus University. 47.
Grönqvist, H., Niknami, S., Palme, M., Priks, M. (2024). The Intergenerational Effects of Parental Incarceration. Växjö, Department of Economics and Statistics, Linnaeus University. 73.
Grenet, J., Grönqvist, H., Niknami, S. (2024). The Effects of Electronic Monitoring on Offenders and their Families. Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik, Linnéuniversitetet. 39.
Grenet, J., Grönqvist, H., Hertegård, E., Nybom, M., Stuhler, J. (2024). How Early Career Choices Adjust to Economic Crises. Växjö, Department of Economics and Statistics, Linnaeus University. 46.
Grönqvist, H., Niknami, S. (2017). Ankomst och härkomst - en ESO-rapport om skolresultat och bakgrund. Stockholm, Regeringskansliet, Finansdepartementet. 93.

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

Grönqvist, H., Niknami, S., Santavirta, T. (2023). Bostadsområdets betydelse för brottslighet och barns möjligheter. Stockholm, SNS förlag. 64.