Natural Resources

Digging for Trouble? Mining and Criminal Behavior of Young Males

Job Market Paper. I exploit the 2004 iron ore boom in Northern Sweden to study how improved labor market opportunities affect criminal behavior of young males. The boom reduced property crime by 52% but increased substance-related offenses by 181%, showing that economic shocks reshape the composition of criminal behavior.

Diffusion of Economic Shocks in the Labor Market: Evidence from a Mining Boom

Published in Labour Economics, 100, 102879. 2026. Joint with Jonna Rickardsson (Jönköping International Business School).

Socioeconomic Well-Being in the Face of Commodity Price Shocks: Evidence from Chile

Published in The Journal of Development Studies, 61(7), 1081–1109. 2025.

Investment Freedom and Resource Utilization: Insights from the Mining Sector in Developing Countries

Working paper. Stage: Draft available upon request. Joint with Steven Poelhekke (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and CEPR).

The Impact of Economic Opportunity on Fertility and Family Formation

Working paper. Stage: In progress. Joint with Paul Nystedt (Jönköping International Business School).