Olle Westerlund Professor Department of Economics Umeå University 901 87 Umeå Phone: +46 90 786 61 48 Fax: +46 90 77 23 02 E-mail: Olle.Westerlund@econ.umu.se

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Education:

Ph.D., Umeå University: Economics, 2000

Teaching:

Labour Economics and Population Economics

Research:

Applied Research in Labour Economics and Population Economics

Publications

Journal Articles

Westerlund, O. & Wyzan M. L., 1995, Migration and the Local Public Sector: Evidence from Sweden, 1981-1984, Regional Studies, 2, 145-157.

Westerlund, O.,1997, Employment Opportunities, Wages and Interregional Migration in Sweden 1970 - 1989, Journal of Regional Science, vol. 37, No 1, p 55 -73.

Westerlund, O., 1998, Internal Gross Migration in Sweden - the Effects of Mobility Grants and Regional Labour Market Conditions, Labour, 1998, vol. 12, 2.

Axelsson, R. & Westerlund, O., 1998, A Panel Study of Migration, Self-Selection and Household Real Income, Journal of Population Economics, 11, 1998 (co-author Roger Axelsson).

Westerlund, O., 2001, Unemployment, Labour Market Policy, and Geographical Mobility (in Swedish: Arbetslöshet, arbetsmarknadspolitik och geografisk rörlighet), Ekonomisk Debatt (Journal of the Swedish Economic Association), 2001:4.

Eliasson, K., Lindgren, U. & Westerlund, O., 2003, Geographical Labour Mobility: Migration or Commuting?, Regional Studies, 37:8, p 827-p 873.

Nakosteen, R. A. & Westerlund, O., 2004, The Effects of Regional Migration on Gross Income of Labor in Sweden, Papers in Regional Science, 83:3, p 581-p 595.

Nakosteen, R.A, O. Westerlund, & M. E. Zimmer, 2004, Marital Matching and Earnings: Evidence from the Unmarried Population in Sweden, 2004, Journal of Human Resources, 39:4.

Nakosteen, R.A, O. Westerlund, & M. E. Zimmer, 2005, Health-Related Disabilities and Matching of Spouses: Analysis of Swedish Population Data, Journal of Population Economics, 18:3.

Östbye, S. & Westerlund, O., 2007 Is migration important for regional convergence? Comparative evidence for Norwegian and Swedish counties, 1980-2000, Regional Studies, forthcoming.

Stenberg, A. & Westerlund, O., 2007 Does Comprehensive Education Work for the Long-term Unemployed? Labour Economics, forthcoming.

Nakosteen, R. A, O. Westerlund, & M. A. Zimmer, 2007  Migration and Self-Selection: Measured Earnings and Latent Characteristics, Journal of Regional Science, forthcoming.

Other publications and working papers 2004-2007

Axelsson, R. & Westerlund, O., 2004, The Effects of Adult Education on Personal Net Income, in Swedish: Kunskapslyftets privatekonomiska effekter - Nybörjare höstterminen 1997 (in Swedish). Umeå Economic Studies, No 630, Umeå University.

Eliasson, K. and Westerlund, O., 2004, On the Determinants of Regional Growth in Sweden, in Swedish: Vad bestämmer skillnader i tillväxt mellan svenska regioner, Swedish Institute for Growth Policy Studies (ITPS).

Löfgren, K-G, & Westerlund O, 2004, Adam Smith and Gösta Bagge on Efficiency Wage Theory, mimeo, Department of Economics, Umeå University.

Östbye, S. & Westerlund, O. 2004, Productivity convergence across industries and regions in Norway and Sweden, Umeå Economic Studies 632, Umeå University, Department of Economics. Also available at: Swedish Institute of Growth Policy Studies, Working Report R2004:006.

Axelsson, R. & Westerlund, O., 2005, The Effect of Adult Education on Gross Wage Earnings (Kunskapslyftets effekter på årsarbetsinkomster – Nybörjare höstterminen 1997), Umeå Economic Studies nr. 647. Department of Economics, Umeå University, 2005, In Swedish.

Axelsson, R., Å. Bjelkeby, A. Stenberg, O. Westerlund, & J. Åström, 2005, The Effects of Adult Education on Incomes, Mobility, and Enrolment into Higher Education (Vuxenutbildningens betydelse för inkomster, mobilitet och övergång till högskolestudier), ITPS A2005:9, Swedish Institute for Growth Policy Studies, 2005, In Swedish.

Westerlund, O. 2006, Geografisk rörlighet och tillväxt, i Falkenhall, B. & Rauhut, D. (ed), Arbetsrätt, rörlighet och tillväxt, Swedish Institute for Growth Policy Studies (ITPS), A2005:16, In Swedish.

Astrom, J. & Westerlund, O., 2006, Sex and Migration – Who is the Tied Mover?, Department of Economics, Umeå University.

Eliasson, K & Westerlund, O. 2006, Heterogeneity in human capital and regional growth in Sweden 1985-2005, Department of Economics, Umeå University.

Sand, J. Y., Westerlund, O., & Östbye, S. 2006, Long lines in Arctic coal mining, Department of Economics and Management, University of Tromsö.

Eliasson, K., Westerlund, O. & Åström, J. 2007, Migration and Commuting in Sweden, SOU 2007:35, Swedish Government Official Report, Ministry of Finance. In Swedish: Flyttning och pendling i Sverige , SOU 2007:35, Finansdepartementet, Bilaga till Långtidsutredningen 2008.  http://www.regeringen.se/content/1/c6/08/28/86/7c4e63b1.pdf