Ownership for Better and
for Worse (2022)
In Ownershift's fourth report, we examined how the difference in ownership of real estate among men and women following the entry or exit of marriage. Gender differences in ownership of assessed property value increase on average by 350 percent after divorce. Men own 17 percent more than women during marriage and 75 percent more than women after divorce.
About the research group
This report’s research group 2023/2024, consists of Emma Heikensten, Anna Nordén, Johan Karlsson and others.
Emma Heikensten has a PhD in Economics from the Stockholm School of Economics and has researched issues in behavioral economics and gender differences, including gender economics, at the Women and Public Policy Program at Harvard Kennedy School. She currently works as a strategic researcher and analyst at SEB.
Anna Nordén has a PhD in Economics from Göteborgs Universitet. Her fields of specialization are environmental and behavioral economics, and sustainable development. Anna currently works as an assistant professor in economics at Jönköping International Business School.
Johan Karlsson has a PhD in economics from Örebro University, where his thesis had a heavy emphasis on the use of Swedish microdata to identify ownership structures in companies. His research focuses on business growth, family ownership and barriers to growth. Today, Johan works as a quantitative analyst with a focus on business development at Svenskt Näringsliv and is an affiliated researcher at the Center for Family Entrepreneurship and Ownership (CeFEO) at Jönköping International Business School.
