Rune J. Sørensen

BI Norwegian Business School — Norway

Social Sciences · Social Sciences

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Research Topics

Electoral Systems and Political Participation(36), Fiscal Policies and Political Economy(28), Local Government Finance and Decentralization(27), Healthcare Policy and Management(23), Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth(20)

Publications152 total

Pro-social preferences and the paradox of voting
Journal of Public Economics·2025Open Access
Pro-Social Preferences and the Paradox of Voting
SSRN Electronic Journal·2025Open Access
The Causal Effect of Affluence on Voter Turnout: New Evidence from Lottery Winnings
British Journal of Political Science·2025· 6 citedOpen Access
Possible Collusion and Equilibrium Prices 
SSRN Electronic Journal·2024Open Access
Transitory Income Windfalls and Charitable Giving: Evidence from Norwegian Register Data, 1993–2021
The Economic Journal·2024· 3 cited
Are politicians more generous? Evidence from charitable giving
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
The Causal Effect of Affluence on Voter Turnout New Evidence from Lottery Winnings
SSRN Electronic Journal·2024Open Access
Vetting for Virtue: Democracy’s Challenge in Excluding Criminals from Office
SSRN Electronic Journal·2024Open Access
Fertility and immigration: Do immigrant mothers hand down their fertility pattern to the next generation? Evidence from Norway
Economics & Human Biology·2023Open Access
A post‐politics earnings penalty? Evidence from politicians' lifetime income trajectories (1970–2019)
Kyklos·2023· 3 citedOpen Access
Public Employees as Elected Politicians: Assessing Direct and Indirect Substantive Effects of Passive Representation
The Journal of Politics·2023· 2 cited
Educated politicians and government efficiency: Evidence from Norwegian local government
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization·2023· 8 cited
Are Politicians More Generous?Evidence from Charitable Giving
SSRN Electronic Journal·2023Open Access
Altruistic Politicians Evidence from Charitable Giving
SSRN Electronic Journal·2023Open Access
Parenting styles and school performance: evidence from second-generation immigrants in Norway
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research·2022· 5 citedOpen Access
Age and vote choice: Is there a conservative shift among older voters?
Electoral Studies·2022· 30 citedOpen Access
The zero-rent society: Evidence from hydropower and petroleum windfalls in Norwegian local governments
Journal of Public Economics·2022· 9 citedOpen Access
Educated Politicians and Government Efficiency: Evidence From Norwegian Local Government
SSRN Electronic Journal·2022· 2 citedOpen Access
Public Sector Employment and Voter Turnout
American Political Science Review·2021· 14 citedOpen Access
Political (Over)Representation of Public Sector Employees and the Double-Motive Hypothesis: Evidence from Norwegian Register Data (2007–2019)
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory·2021· 6 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Jostein Grytten(18), Irene Skau(9), Benny Geys(8), Lars Chr. Monkerud(5), Tom‐Reiel Heggedal(4), Jon H. Fiva(3), Anne Eskild(3), Leif Helland(2), Jørn Rattsø(2), Terje P. Hagen(2), Olle Folke(1), Jostein Grytten(1), Fredrik Carlsen(1), Jens Blom‐Hansen(1), Lars Christian Monkerud(1), Ann‐Helén Bay(1), Bjørn Erik Rasch(1), Gary W. Cox(1), Daniel M. Smith(1), GUNNAR RONGER(1)