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Randi Hjalmarsson
Professor
Department of EconomicsAbout Randi Hjalmarsson
Randi Hjalmarsson received her PhD in economics from Yale University in 2005. She was an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Maryland, School of Public Policy from 2005 to 2009, a lecturer and Professor at Queen Mary University of London from 2010-2013. She has since settled in Sweden, and is currently Professor of Economics at the University of Gothenburg.
She has done extensive research on the economics of crime and the criminal justice system. Her current research emphasizes (i) the determinants of crime, including education, military service and the role of the family, neighborhood and peers), (ii) the impact of jury composition on trial verdicts and sentences and the dynamics of jury decision making, and (iii) racial biases in the criminal justice system. Previously, she has studied the effects of prison, the death penalty, and gun shows on crime. Her work has been published in leading academic journals including the Quarterly Journal of Economics, Review of Economics and Statistics, and The Economic Journal. Her research has been funded, in part, by grants from the National Science Foundation and the Swedish Research Council's Distinguished Young Researchers Program.
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Research areas
- Economics of Crime, Labor Economics, Law and Economics
Teaching areas
- Law and Economics, Labor Economics
Selected publications
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Determinants of Recidivism: How Criminal Justice Interactions and the Post-Release Environment Affect Repeat
Offending
Randi Hjalmarsson
2024 -
Crime and the Labor
Market
Randi Hjalmarsson, Steve Machin, Paolo Pinotti
Handbook of Labor Economics, 1st Edition, Volume 5 - 2024 -
2023 års ekonomipris till Claudia
Goldin
Randi Hjalmarsson, J Svensson, K Enflo, P Johansson, P Fredriksson, T Andersson
Ekonomisk Debatt - 2023 -
Murphy's Law or Luck of the Irish? Disparate Treatment of the Irish in 19th Century
Courts
Randi Hjalmarsson, Anna Bindler, S Machin, Melissa Rubio
2023 -
Discontinuities in the Age-Victimisation Profile and the Determinants of
Victimisation
Anna Bindler, Randi Hjalmarsson, N. Ketel, Andreea Mitrut
Economic Journal - 2023 -
The Health Effects of
Prisons
Randi Hjalmarsson, M. J. Lindquist
American Economic Journal-Applied Economics - 2022 -
Hur strängare straff påverkar sannolikheten för
bestraffning
Randi Hjalmarsson, Anna Bindler
Ekonomisk Debatt - 2022 -
Kan bättre hälsa minska
brottslighet?
Randi Hjalmarsson, matthew Lindquist, Axel Malmcrona
Ekonomisk Debatt - 2022 -
Social Policies as Crime
Control
Randi Hjalmarsson
2022 -
The Health Effects of
Prison
Randi Hjalmarsson, Matthew Lindquist
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics - 2022 -
Unequal Jury Representation and Its
Consequences
S. Anwar, P. Bayer, Randi Hjalmarsson
American Economic Review-Insights - 2022 -
The Impact of the First Professional Police Forces on
Crime
Randi Hjalmarsson, Anna Bindler
Journal of the European Economic Association - 2021 -
The impact of abortion on crime and crime-related
behavior
Randi Hjalmarsson, Andreea Mitrut, C. Pop-Eleches
Journal of Public Economics - 2021 -
Discontinuities in the Age-Victimization Profile and the Determinants of
Victimization
Anna Bindler, Randi Hjalmarsson, Nadine Ketel, Andreea Mitrut
2021 -
Racial Disparities in Misdemeanor Speeding
Convictions
Randi Hjalmarsson, Shamena anwar, P. Bayer, M Mizel
2021 -
Unequal Jury Representation and Its
Consequences
Shamena Anwar, Patrick Bayer, Randi Hjalmarsson
2021 -
The Persistence of the Criminal Justice Gender Gap: Evidence from 200 Years of Judicial
Decisions
Anna Bindler, Randi Hjalmarsson
Journal of Law & Economics - 2020 -
Costs of
Victimization.
Anna Bindler, Randi Hjalmarsson, Nadine Ketel
Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics. Zimmermann K. (eds). - 2020 -
A Jury of Her Peers: The Impact of the First Female Jurors on Criminal
Convictions
Shamena Anwar, Patrick Bayer, Randi Hjalmarsson
Economic Journal - 2019 -
Path Dependency in Jury Decision
Making
Anna Bindler, Randi Hjalmarsson
Journal of the European Economic Association - 2019 -
Politics in the Courtroom: Political Ideology and Jury Decision
Making
Shamena Anwar, Patrick Bayer, Randi Hjalmarsson
Journal of the European Economic Association - 2019 -
The causal effect of military conscription on
crime∗
Randi Hjalmarsson, Matthew J. Lindquist
Economic Journal - 2019 -
The Impact of the First Professional Police Forces on
Crime
Anna Bindler, Randi Hjalmarsson
2019 -
The Persistence of the Criminal Justice Gender Gap: Evidence from 200 Years of Judicial
Decisions
Anna Bindler, Randi Hjalmarsson
2019 -
The Impact of Abortion on Crime and Crime-Related
Behavior
Randi Hjalmarsson, Andreea Mitrut, Cristian Pop-Eleches
2019 -
How Punishment Severity Affects Jury Verdicts: Evidence from Two Natural
Experiments
Anna Bindler, Randi Hjalmarsson
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy - 2018 -
Prisons, recidivism and the age–crime
profile
Anna Bindler, Randi Hjalmarsson
Economics Letters - 2017 -
The Importance of Family Background and Neighborhood Effects as Determinants of
Crime
Karin Hederos Eriksson, Randi Hjalmarsson, Matthew Lindquist, Anna Sandberg
Journal of Population Economics - 2016 -
The Fall of Capital Punishment and the Rise of Prisons: How Punishment Severity Affects Jury
Verdicts
Anna Bindler, Randi Hjalmarsson
2016 -
A Jury of Her Peers: The Impact of the First Female Jurors on Criminal
Convictions
Shamena Anwar, Patrick Bayer, Randi Hjalmarsson
2016 -
The Causal Effect of Military Conscription on Crime and the Labor
Market
Randi Hjalmarsson, Matthew J. Lindquist
2016 -
The Effect of Education on Criminal Convictions and Incarceration: Causal Evidence from
Micro-data
Randi Hjalmarsson, Matthew Lindquist, Helena Holmlund
The Economic Journal - 2015 -
Politics in the Courtroom: Political Ideology and Jury Decision
Making
Shamena Anwar, Patrick Bayer, Randi Hjalmarsson
2015 -
The Role of Age in Jury Selection and Trial
Outcomes
Shamena Anwar, Patrick Bayer, Randi Hjalmarsson
The Journal of law & economics - 2014 -
The Origins of Intergenerational Associations in Crime: Lessons from Swedish Adoption
Data
Randi Hjalmarsson, Matthew Lindquist
Labour Economics - 2013 -
The impact of jury race in criminal
trials
Randi Hjalmarsson, Patrick Bayer, Shamena Anwar
Quarterly Journal of Economics - 2012 -
Like Godfather, Like Son: Exploring the Intergenerational Nature of
Crime
Randi Hjalmarsson, Matthew Lindquist
The Journal of human resources - 2012 -
The Impact of Education on Crime: International
Evidence
Randi Hjalmarsson, Lance Lochner
CESifo DICE Report - Journal for Institutional Comparisons - 2012 -
Can Executions Have a Short-Term Deterrence Effect on Non-Felony
Homicides?
Randi Hjalmarsson
Criminology & public policy - 2012 -
The Short-term and Localized Effect of Gun Shows: Evidence from California and
Texas
Randi Hjalmarsson, Mark Duggan, Brian Jacob
Review of Economics and Statistics - 2011 -
The Voting Behavior of Disenfranchised Criminals: Would They Vote if They
Could?
Randi Hjalmarsson, Mark Lopez
American Law and Economics Review - 2010 -
Driving Under the Influence of Our
Fathers
Randi Hjalmarsson, Matthew Lindquist
The B.E. Journals in Economic Analysis & Policy - 2010 -
Efficiency in housing markets: Which home buyers know how to
discount?
Erik Hjalmarsson, Randi Hjalmarsson
Journal of Banking and Finance - 2009 -
Does Capital Punishment Have a ‘Local’ Deterrent Effect on
Homicides?
Randi Hjalmarsson
American Law and Economics Review - 2009 -
Crime and Expected Punishment: Changes in Perceptions at the Age of Criminal
Majority
Randi Hjalmarsson
American Law and Economics Review - 2009 -
Juvenile Jails: A Path to the Straight and Narrow or Hardened
Criminality?
Randi Hjalmarsson
The Journal of law & economics - 2009 -
Building Criminal Capital Behind Bars: Peer Effects in Juvenile
Corrections
Randi Hjalmarsson, Patrick Bayer, David Pozen
Quarterly Journal of Economics - 2009 -
Criminal Justice Involvement and High School
Completion
Randi Hjalmarsson
Journal of Urban Economics - 2008 -
Efficiency in housing markets: Do home buyers know how to
discount?