Dan-Olof Rooth

Dan-Olof Rooth is a Professor of Economics at the Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI), Stockholm University. His research spans multiple areas within labor economics, with a particular focus on disability studies, discrimination, health economics, and economics of education. He is affiliated with the Labour Economics (AME) research group at SOFI, where he conducts empirical studies using field experiments and register data.

His research interests include:

• Labor market outcomes, wages, and employment
• Education economics, particularly high school and higher education
• Health economics and disability studies
• Taxes, income transfers, and gender equality
• Discrimination in hiring and labor markets

Professor Rooth's recent publications show a strong focus on causal relationships in labor economics, including studies on childhood nutrition, gender integration in traditionally male environments, and the long-term effects of educational choices. His work often employs innovative field experimental methods and utilizes Swedish registry data to examine causal effects across the life cycle.

His notable awards include recognition for his work on discrimination and labor market outcomes, though specific awards aren't detailed in the provided information.

Professor Rooth has been involved in several major research projects including:

• Promoting diversity in the labor market
• Evaluation of Higher Vocational Education
• Living conditions from adolescence to old age for people with disabilities
• Long-term causal effects of upper secondary school programs
• Newly arrived refugees' labor market integration