Mårten Palme

Mårten Palme

Research Fellow

Joined RFBerlin as a Research Fellow in December 2025

Research area
Labour Economics Empirical Public Finance Migration Education Pensions

About Mårten Palme

I am a professor of economics at the Department of Economics, Stockholm University. My research is mostly in labor economics and empirical public finance. I am currently working on papers on intergenerational mobility, health inequality, private health care insurance and redistribution in pension systems.

Discussion papers

September 2026

Neonatal Health and Long-Term Outcomes: Twin-Based Evidence From Linked Scandinavian Registers

Gabriella Conti, Evelina Björkegren, Aline Bütikofer, Mårten Palme, Kjell G. Salvanes

July 2026

Life After Divorce: Effects of Joint Custody on Parents and Children

Stella Canessa, Gordon Dahl, Anna Hasselqvist, Costas Meghir, Susan Niknami, Mårten Palme, Helmut Rainer, Olof Rosenqvist, Pengpeng Xiao