Mikael Lindahl

5.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
41 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Mikael Lindahl is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Education and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Mikael Lindahl has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 17 papers in Education and 7 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Mikael Lindahl's work include Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies (16 papers), School Choice and Performance (15 papers) and Neurological disorders and treatments (5 papers). Mikael Lindahl is often cited by papers focused on Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies (16 papers), School Choice and Performance (15 papers) and Neurological disorders and treatments (5 papers). Mikael Lindahl collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Germany and Netherlands. Mikael Lindahl's co-authors include Alan B. Krueger, Helena Holmlund, Erik Plug, Anders Böhlmark, Mårten Palme, Adrian Adermon, Jeanette Hellgren Kotaleski, Daniel Waldenström, Anna Sjögren and Sofia Sandgren Massih and has published in prestigious journals such as The Economic Journal, Journal of Economic Literature and Journal of Public Economics.

In The Last Decade

Mikael Lindahl

40 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Education for Growth: Why and for Whom?

2001 1.3k citations Mikael Lindahl et al. profile →
The Causal Effect of Parents' Schooling on Children's Schooling: A Comparison of Estimation Methods

2011 307 citations Helena Holmlund, Mikael Lindahl et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mikael Lindahl Sweden	20	1.4k	1.0k	615	377	318	41	2.9k
Alexander W. Cappelen Norway	28	1.2k 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	151 0.2×	326 0.9×	274 0.9×	121	3.3k
Philip K. Robins United States	28	1.2k 0.8×	1.5k 1.5×	552 0.9×	269 0.7×	635 2.0×	103	3.6k
Thomas Siedler Germany	24	310 0.2×	733 0.7×	175 0.3×	199 0.5×	236 0.7×	83	1.6k
John H. Bishop United States	27	974 0.7×	519 0.5×	1.3k 2.1×	169 0.4×	159 0.5×	130	2.4k
Philippe Van Parijs Belgium	28	558 0.4×	1.4k 1.4×	134 0.2×	1.5k 4.1×	463 1.5×	186	3.2k
Erik Ø. Sørensen Norway	25	926 0.7×	904 0.9×	156 0.3×	171 0.5×	135 0.4×	61	2.6k
Panu Poutvaara Germany	24	835 0.6×	919 0.9×	70 0.1×	547 1.5×	138 0.4×	138	2.1k
Thomas Sowell United States	25	456 0.3×	1.2k 1.1×	380 0.6×	250 0.7×	104 0.3×	96	2.1k
Julian R. Betts United States	26	715 0.5×	711 0.7×	2.2k 3.6×	133 0.4×	106 0.3×	70	2.9k
Rachel M. McCleary United States	16	620 0.4×	1.7k 1.7×	90 0.1×	263 0.7×	70 0.2×	35	2.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Mikael Lindahl

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mikael Lindahl

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Du, Kai, Daniel Keller, Maya Ketzef, et al.. (2018). Basal Ganglia Neuromodulation Over Multiple Temporal and Structural Scales—Simulations of Direct Pathway MSNs Investigate the Fast Onset of Dopaminergic Effects and Predict the Role of Kv4.2. Frontiers in Neural Circuits. 12. 3–3. 25 indexed citations

Lindahl, Mikael & Jeanette Hellgren Kotaleski. (2016). Untangling Basal Ganglia Network Dynamics and Function: Role of Dopamine Depletion and Inhibition Investigated in a Spiking Network Model. eNeuro. 3(6). ENEURO.0156–16.2016. 45 indexed citations

Böhlmark, Anders, Helena Holmlund, & Mikael Lindahl. (2016). Parental choice, neighbourhood segregation or cream skimming? An analysis of school segregation after a generalized choice reform. Journal of Population Economics. 29(4). 1155–1190. 84 indexed citations

Berthet, Pierre, et al.. (2016). Functional Relevance of Different Basal Ganglia Pathways Investigated in a Spiking Model with Reward Dependent Plasticity. Frontiers in Neural Circuits. 10. 53–53. 14 indexed citations

Lindahl, Mikael, Mårten Palme, Sofia Sandgren Massih, & Anna Sjögren. (2015). Long-Term Intergenerational Persistence of Human Capital: An Empirical Analysis of Four Generations. The Journal of Human Resources. 50(1). 1–33. 112 indexed citations

Lindahl, Mikael, Mårten Palme, Sofia Sandgren Massih, & Anna Sjögren. (2015). Long-Term Intergenerational Persistence of Human Capital. The Journal of Human Resources. 50(1). 1–33. 22 indexed citations

Böhlmark, Anders & Mikael Lindahl. (2012). Friskolereformens långsiktiga effekter på utbildningsresultat. 1 indexed citations

Böhlmark, Anders & Mikael Lindahl. (2012). Independent Schools and Long-Run Educational Outcomes: Evidence from Sweden's Large Scale Voucher Reform. SSRN Electronic Journal. 9 indexed citations

Lindahl, Mikael, et al.. (2011). The Arbitration–Extension Hypothesis: A Hierarchical Interpretation of the Functional Organization of the Basal Ganglia. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience. 5. 13–13. 17 indexed citations

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Leuven, Edwin, Mikael Lindahl, Hessel Oosterbeek, & Dinand Webbink. (2009). Expanding schooling opportunities for 4-year-olds. Economics of Education Review. 29(3). 319–328. 45 indexed citations

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Böhlmark, Anders & Mikael Lindahl. (2008). Does School Privatization Improve Educational Achievement? Evidence from Sweden's Voucher Reform. SSRN Electronic Journal. 7 indexed citations

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Böhlmark, Anders & Mikael Lindahl. (2007). The Impact of School Choice on Pupil Achievement, Segregation and Costs: Swedish Evidence. SSRN Electronic Journal. 41 indexed citations

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Hartog, Joop, Joop Hartog, Joop Hartog, et al.. (2007). Human Capital. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 14 indexed citations

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Holmlund, Helena, Mikael Lindahl, & Erik Plug. (2006). Estimating Intergenerational Schooling Effects : A Comparison of Methods. 7 indexed citations

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Lindahl, Mikael. (2005). Estimating the Effect of Income on Health and Mortality Using Lottery Prizes as an Exogenous Source of Variation in Income. The Journal of Human Resources. XL(1). 144–168. 253 indexed citations

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Björklund, Anders, Mikael Lindahl, & Erik Plug. (2004). Intergenerational Effects in Sweden: What Can We Learn from Adoption Data?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Björklund, Anders, Mikael Lindahl, & Erik Plug. (2004). Intergenerational Effects in Sweden: What Can We Learn from Adoption Data?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 28 indexed citations

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Leuven, Edwin, et al.. (2004). The Effect of Extra Funding for Disadvantaged Pupils on Achievement. SSRN Electronic Journal. 42 indexed citations

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Lindahl, Mikael. (2002). Estimating the Effect of Income on Health and Mortality Using Lottery Prizes as Exogenous Source of Variation in Income. SSRN Electronic Journal. 27 indexed citations

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Lindahl, Mikael. (2001). Home Versus School Learning: A New Approach to Estimating the Effect of Class Size on Achievement. SSRN Electronic Journal. 10 indexed citations

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