Working papers

Andersen, Simon Calmar, Simon Tranberg Bodilsen, Mikkel Aagaard Houmark, and Helena Skyt Nielsen (2022), Fade-Out of Educational Interventions. Statistical and Substantive Sources. Working paper link

Andersen, Simon Calmar, and Ulrik Hvidman (2020), Implementing Educational Interventions at Scale. Working paper link

Andersen, Simon Calmar, Thorbjørn Sejr Guul, and Maria Knoth Humlum (2019), Instruction Time, Information, and Student Achievement. Evidence from a Field Experiment. Working paper link

Publications (peer reviewed)

Andersen, S. C., Bruntse, M., James, O., & Jilke, S. (2023). Does Work Quality Differ between the Public and Private Sectors? Evidence from Two Online Field Experiments. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, muad011. https://doi.org/10.1093/jopart/muad011
Andersen, S. C., Guul, T. S., & Humlum, M. K. (2022). How first-language instruction transfers to majority-language skills. Nature Human Behavior, 6(2), 229–235. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-021-01200-x
Andersen, S. C., & Hjortskov, M. (2022). The unnoticed influence of peers on educational preferences. Behavioural Public Policy, 6(4), 530–553. https://doi.org/10.1017/bpp.2019.14
Andersen, S. C., Nielsen, H. S., & Rowe, M. L. (2022). Development of writing skills within a home-based, shared reading intervention: Re-analyses of evidence from a randomized controlled trial. Learning and Individual Differences. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2022.102211
Andersen, S. C., & Hvidman, U. (2021). Can Reminders and Incentives Improve Implementation Within Government? Evidence from a Field Experiment. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 31(1). https://doi.org/10.1093/jopart/muaa022
Gensowski, M., Ludeke, S., John, O. P., & Andersen, S. C. (2021). Academic self perceptions in a national danish sample: Predictive power and development from grade 4 to 9. Journal of Research in Personality, 92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2021.104090
Gissel, S. T., & Andersen, S. C. (2021). A cluster-randomized trial measuring the effects of a digital learning tool supporting decoding and reading for meaning in grade 2. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 37(n/a), 287–304. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/jcal.12488
Ludeke, S., Gensowski, M., Junge, S. Y., Kirkpatrick, R., John, O., & Andersen, S. C. (2021). Does parental education influence child educational outcomes? A developmental analysis in a full-population sample and adoptee design. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 120(4), 1074–1090. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000314
Rosholm, M., Paul, A., Bleses, D., Højen, A., S. Dale, P., Jensen, P., … Calmar Andersen, S. (2021). "Are impacts of early interventions in the scandinavian welfare state consistent with a heckman curve?: A meta-analysis". Journal of Economic Surveys, 35(1), 106–140. https://doi.org/10.1111/joes.12400
Vedel, A., Wellnitz, K. B., Ludeke, S., Soto, C. J., John, O. P., & Andersen, S. C. (2021). Development and Validation of the Danish Big Five Inventory-2. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 37(1), 42–51. https://doi.org/10.1027/1015-5759/a000570
Andersen, S. C., Beuchert, L., Nielsen, H. S., & Thomsen, M. K. (2020). The Effect of Teacher’s Aides in the Classroom: Evidence from a Randomized Trial. Journal of the European Economic Association, 18(1), 469–505. https://doi.org/10.1093/jeea/jvy048
Andersen, S. C., Gensowski, M., Ludeke, S. G., & John, O. P. (2020). A stable relationship between personality and academic performance from childhood through adolescence. An original study and replication in hundred-thousand-person samples. Journal of Personality, 88(5), 925–939. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12538
Andersen, S. C., Gregersen, M. K., Nielsen, H. S., & Thomsen, M. K. (2020). Parent Involvement, Socioeconomic Status and Reading Performance. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 0(0), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/00313831.2020.1840429
Andersen, S. C., & Nielsen, H. S. (2020). Learning from Performance Information. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 30(3), 415–431. https://doi.org/10.1093/jopart/muz036
Andersen, S. C., Nielsen, H. S., & Thomsen, M. K. (2020). How to increase citizen coproduction: Replication and extension of existing research. International Public Management Journal, 23(5), 696–712. https://doi.org/10.1080/10967494.2018.1518851
Andersen, S. C., & Guul, T. S. (2019). Reducing Minority Discrimination at the Front LineCombined Survey and Field Experimental Evidence. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 29(3), 429–444. https://doi.org/10.1093/jopart/muy083
Andersen, S. C., Guul, T. S., & Humlum, M. K. (2019). Instruction Time, Information, and Student Achievement: Evidence from a Field Experiment (No. 2019-049). Human Capital; Economic Opportunity Working Group. Retrieved from Human Capital; Economic Opportunity Working Group website: https://ideas.repec.org/p/hka/wpaper/2019-049.html
Andersen, S. C., Beuchert, L., Nielsen, H. S., & Thomsen, M. K. (2018). The Effect of Teacher’s Aides in the Classroom: Evidence from a Randomized Trial ({SSRN} {Scholarly} {Paper} No. ID 2626677). Rochester, NY: Social Science Research Network. Retrieved from Social Science Research Network website: https://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=2626677
Andersen, S. C., Christensen, M. V., Nielsen, H. S., Thomsen, M. K., Østerbye, T., & Rowe, M. L. (2018). How reading and writing support each other across a school year in primary school children. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 55, 129–138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2018.09.005
Andersen, S. C., & Jakobsen, M. L. (2018). Political Pressure, Conformity Pressure, and Performance Information as Drivers of Public Sector Innovation Adoption. International Public Management Journal, 21(2), 213–242. https://doi.org/10.1080/10967494.2018.1425227
Andersen, S. C., & Moynihan, D. P. (2018). How Do Socially Distinctive Newcomers Fare? Evidence from a Field Experiment. Public Administration Review, 78(6), 874–882. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.12957
Favero, N., Andersen, S. C., Meier, K. J., Jr, L. J. O., & Winter, S. C. (2018). How Should We Estimate the Performance Effect of Management? Comparing Impacts of Public Managers’ and Frontline EmployeesPerceptions of Management. International Public Management Journal, 21(1), 105–130. https://doi.org/10.1080/10967494.2016.1236763
Hjortskov, M., Andersen, S. C., & Jakobsen, M. (2018). Encouraging Political Voices of Underrepresented Citizens through Coproduction: Evidence from a Randomized Field Trial. American Journal of Political Science, 62(3), 597–609. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/ajps.12360
Pontoppidan, M., Keilow, M., Dietrichson, J., Solheim, O. J., Opheim, V., Gustafson, S., & Andersen, S. C. (2018). Randomised controlled trials in Scandinavian educational research. Educational Research, 60(3), 311–335. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131881.2018.1493351
Andersen, I. G., & Andersen, S. C. (2017). Student-centered instruction and academic achievement: Linking mechanisms of educational inequality to schools’ instructional strategy. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 38(4), 533–550. https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2015.1093409
Andersen, S. C. (2017). From Passive to Active RepresentationExperimental Evidence on the Role of Normative Values in Shaping White and Minority BureaucratsPolicy Attitudes. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 27(3), 400–414. https://doi.org/10.1093/jopart/mux006
Andersen, S. C., & Jakobsen, M. (2017). Policy Positions of Bureaucrats at the Front Lines: Are They Susceptible to Strategic Communication? Public Administration Review, 77(1), 57–66. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.12584
Andersen, S. C., Jakobsen, M., Serritzlew, S., & Thomsen, M. K. (2017). Coproduction of Public Services. Experiments in Public Management Research: Challenges and Contributions, 329–344. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316676912.016
Hestbaek, L., Andersen, S. T., Skovgaard, T., Olesen, L. G., Elmose, M., Bleses, D., … Lauridsen, H. H. (2017). Influence of motor skills training on children’s development evaluated in the Motor skills in PreSchool (MiPS) study-DK: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial, nested in a cohort study. Trials, 18(1), 400. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-017-2143-9
Andersen, S. C., & Hjortskov, M. (2016). Cognitive Biases in Performance Evaluations. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 26(4), 647–662. https://doi.org/10.1093/jopart/muv036
Andersen, S. C., Humlum, M. K., & Nandrup, A. B. (2016). Increasing instruction time in school does increase learning. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(27), 7481–7484. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1516686113
Andersen, S. C., & Moynihan, D. P. (2016a). Bureaucratic Investments in Expertise: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Field Trial. The Journal of Politics, 78(4), 1032–1044. https://doi.org/10.1086/686029
Andersen, S. C., & Moynihan, D. P. (2016b). How Leaders Respond to Diversity: The Moderating Role of Organizational Culture on Performance Information Use. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 26(3), 448–460. https://doi.org/10.1093/jopart/muv038
Andersen, S. C., & Nielsen, H. S. (2016). Reading intervention with a growth mindset approach improves children’s skills. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(43), 12111–12113. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1607946113
Hvidman, U., & Andersen, S. C. (2016). Perceptions of Public and Private Performance: Evidence from a Survey Experiment. Public Administration Review, 76(1), 111–120. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.12441
Meier, K. J., Winter, S. C., O’toole, L. J., Favero, N., & Andersen, S. C. (2015). The Validity of Subjective Performance Measures: School Principals in Texas and Denmark. Public Administration, 93(4), 1084–1101. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/padm.12180
Meier, K., Andersen, S. C., Jr, L. J. O., Favero, N., & Winter, S. C. (2015). Taking Managerial Context Seriously: Public Management and Performance in U.S. And Denmark Schools. International Public Management Journal, 18(1), 130–150. https://doi.org/10.1080/10967494.2014.972485
Andersen, S. C., & Loftager, J. (2014). Deliberative Democratic Governance. Administrative Theory & Praxis, 36(4), 510–529. https://doi.org/10.2753/ATP1084-1806360404
Andersen, S., & Loftager, J. (2014). Deliberative Democratic Governance. Administrative Theory & Praxis, 36, 510–529. https://doi.org/10.2753/ATP1084-1806360404
Hvidman, U., & Andersen, S. C. (2014). Impact of Performance Management in Public and Private Organizations. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 24(1), 35–58. https://doi.org/10.1093/jopart/mut019
Jakobsen, M., & Andersen, S. C. (2013a). Coproduction and Equity in Public Service Delivery. Public Administration Review, 73(5), 704–713. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.12094
Jakobsen, M., & Andersen, S. C. (2013b). Intensifying Social Exchange Relationships in Public Organizations: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 32(1), 60–82. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/pam.21662
Winter, S., Nielsen, V., & Andersen, S. (2013). Pygmalion in Public Leadership: Leader Expectations and Performance.
Andersen, S. C., & Thomsen, M. K. (2011). Policy Implications of Limiting Immigrant Concentration in Danish Public Schools. Scandinavian Political Studies, 34(1), 27–52. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9477.2010.00260.x
Andersen, S. C., & Mortensen, P. B. (2010). Policy Stability and Organizational Performance: Is There a Relationship? Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 20(1), 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1093/jopart/mup005
Andersen, S. C. (2008a). Private Schools and the Parents that Choose Them: Empirical Evidence from the Danish School Voucher System. Scandinavian Political Studies, 31(1), 44–68. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9477.2008.00195.x
Andersen, S. C. (2008b). The Impact of Public Management Reforms on Student Performance in Danish Schools. Public Administration, 86(2), 541–558. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9299.2008.00717.x
Andersen, S. C., & Serritzlew, S. (2007). The Unintended Effects of Private School Competition. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 17(2), 335–356. https://doi.org/10.1093/jopart/mul019
Andersen, S. C. (2005). How to Improve the Outcome of State Welfare Services. Governance in A Systems-Theoretical Perspective. Public Administration, 83(4), 891–907. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0033-3298.2005.00482.x