Sonja Fagernäs

Senior Lecturer in Economics
Department of Economics, University of Sussex, UK
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/profiles/128581

S.A.E.Fagernas@sussex.ac.uk

 

I hold a PhD in Economics from The University of Cambridge.

My current research relates to Development Economics, Education and Health.

 

Current working papers:

Spatial educational inequalities in Peru (British Academy grant), several papers.

Changing Beliefs and Attitudes for Primary School Children: Growth Mindset in Rural China (with Li Zhou, Iftikhar Hussain, Lingzhi Li, Panu Pelkonen & Zhen Huang)

Teacher Allocation and Learning: Evidence from the Right-to-Education Act in India (with Panu Pelkonen)

 

Publications:

Fagernäs, S. and Pelkonen, P. (2020). Teachers, electoral cycles and learning in India, Journal of Human Resources, 55 (2). pp. 699-732. Video and blog from UNU WIDER conference, June 2016.

Fagernäs, S. (2014). Papers, Please! The Effect of Birth Registration on Child Labor and Education in Early 20th Century USA, Explorations in Economic History, 52, pp. 63-92.

Fagernäs, S. and Pelkonen, P. (2012). Preferences and Skills of Indian Public Sector Teachers. IZA Journal of Labor and Development, 1(3).

Fagernäs, S. (2010). Labour Law, Judicial Efficiency and Informal Employment in India. Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, 7(2), 282-321.

Fagernäs, S. and Odame, J. (2013).Birth Registration and Access to Health Care: An Assessment of Ghana's Campaign Success. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 91(6), 459-464.

Fagernäs, S., Sarkar, P. and Singh, A. (2008). Legal Origin, Shareholder Protection and the Stock Market: New Challenges from Time Series Analysis. In K. Gugler and B. Yurtoglu (ed.), The Economics of Corporate Governance and Mergers. Edwar Elgar.

 

Older (unpublished) research:

Fagernäs, S. (2017) Report on Microjustice: The benefits of low fee legal services on documentation: Lessons from the clients of Microjusticia Bolivia.

Fagernäs, S. (2006) How do Family Ties, Boards and Regulation Affect Pay at the Top. Evidence for Indian CEOs. University of Cambridge, Centre for Business Research Working Paper, 335.

 

ODI working papers

Fagernäs, S. and Wallace, L. (2007). The Determinants of Poverty in Sierra Leone 2003. ESAU Working Paper 19, Overseas Development Institute, London.
Fagernäs, S. and Roberts, J. (2004). Fiscal Impact of Aid: A Survey of Issues and Synthesis of Country Studies of Malawi, Uganda and Zambia. ESAU Working Paper 11, Overseas Development Institute.
Fagernäs, S. and Roberts, J. (2004). The Fiscal Effects of Aid in Zambia. ESAU Working Paper 10, Overseas Development Institute.
Fagernäs,S. and Roberts, J. (2004). The Fiscal Effects of Aid in Uganda. ESAU Working Paper 9, Overseas Development Institute.
Fagernäs, S. and Schurich, C. (2004). The Fiscal Effects of Aid in Malawi. ESAU Working Paper 7, Overseas Development Institute.
Roberts, J. and Fagernäs, S. (2004). Why is Bangladesh Outperforming Kenya? A Comparative Study of Growth and its Causes since the 1960s. ESAU Working Paper 5, Overseas Development Institute.