Daniela Andrén
Position: Senior Lecturer School/office: Örebro University School of BusinessEmail: daniela.andren@oru.se
Phone: +46 19 303571
Room: N4009

About Daniela Andrén
Daniela Andrén is Associate Professor of Economics at Örebro University School of Business, Örebro, Sweden. Her main research interests are labor and health economics, with a focus on the evaluation of public policies. She has written articles about public interventions, sickness insurance, exits from the labor market, structural state dependence and wellbeing. Her research focuses on methodological issues of analyzing well-being, priority setting and active learning with different types of data. Currently, her research revolves around work-integrating social enterprises, individual well-being, and societal welfare, considering population preferences for allocating limited resources and their willingness to pay for interventions designed to protect individuals and society from adverse events. In addition to her research activities, she actively participates in educational projects aimed at developing and implementing teaching methods to enhance students' learning outcomes and overall well-being.
Research groups
- Wellbeing, Health & Welfare Economics (WHaWE)
- Health Economics Network at Örebro University and Region Örebro (HEN-ORUROLL)
- Economics of Entrepreneurship, Family business, Globalization and Institutions (EFGI)
Research profiles
Google Scholar | ResearchGate | RePEc |Scopus
Teaching 2023/24
Causal Inference for Economists, Economics Research and Communication; Health Economics.
Research projects
Active projects
- Working after the mandatory retirement age. An economics' perspective.
- The need for new ways of measuring people's welfare and indicators that have a more direct bearing on people's life
- Is part-time sick-leave helping to return to work?
- Digital Area for Networking Teachers and Educators (DANTE)
- Willingness to pay for road safety of bicyclists and pedestrians - public or private
- The network of the Online Users of The Swedish Employer Employee Data (OUTSEED)
- Priorities in health care
- The Collaboration between Municipality and Social Enterprises: A Sustainable Platform for Solving Socioeconomic Problems
- Structural State Dependence and Welfare Participation in Sweden
- Child labor and education
Research groups
Publications
Articles in journals
- Andrén, D. (2023). Valuing Depression Using the Well-Being Valuation Approach. Journal of Happiness Studies, 24 (1), 107-140.
- Engelheart, S. , Andrén, D. , Repsilber, D. , Bertéus Forslund, H. & Brummer, R. J. (2021). Nutritional status in older people: An explorative analysis. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 46, 424-433.
- Andrén, D. , Clark, A. , D’Ambrosio, C. , Karlsson, S. & Pettersson, N. (2019). Nya sätt att mäta välbefinnande? En analys av subjektiva och objektiva mått. Ekonomisk Debatt, 1, 44-51.
- Vimefall, E. , Andrén, D. & Levin, J. (2017). Ethnolinguistic Background and Enrollment in Primary Education: Evidence from Kenya. African Development Review, 29 (1), 81-91.
- Andrén, D. & Andrén, T. (2016). Women’s and men’s responses to in-work benefits: the influence of children. IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 5 (3), 1-24.
- Andrén, D. & Andrén, T. (2015). Gender and occupational wage gaps in Romania: from planned equality to market inequality?. IZA Journal of European Labor Studies, 4 (10), 1-27.
- Andrén, D. & Granlund, D. (2015). Introducing waiting times for health care in a labor supply model for sickness absence. Nordic Journal of Health Economics, 3 (1), 34-46.
- Andrén, D. (2014). Does Part-Time Sick Leave Help Individuals with Mental Disorders Recover Lost Work Capacity?. Journal of occupational rehabilitation, 24 (2), 344-360.
- Andrén, T. & Andrén, D. (2013). Never give up?: The persistence of welfare participation in Sweden. IZA Journal of European Labor Studies, 2 (1).
- Andrén, D. & Svensson, M. (2012). Part-time sick leave as a treatment method for individuals with musculoskeletal disorders. Journal of occupational rehabilitation, 22 (3), 418-426.
- Andrén, D. (2012). Romanians, Hungarians and their wages, in transition, in Romania. Economic Modelling, 29 (6), 2673-2685.
- Andrén, D. (2008). First Exits from the Swedish Labor Market Due to Disability. Population: Research and Policy Review, 27 (2), 227-238.
- Andrén, D. & Palmer, E. (2008). The Effect of Sickness History on Earnings in Sweden. Economic Issues, 13 (1), 1-24.
- Andrén, D. (2007). Long-term absenteeism due to sickness in Sweden. How long does it take and what happens after?. European Journal of Health Economics, 8 (1), 41-50.
- Andrén, T. & Andrén, D. (2006). Assessing the employment effects of vocational training using a one-factor model. Applied Economics, 38 (21), 2469-2486.
- Andrén, D. & Martinsson, P. (2006). What Contributes to Life Satisfaction in Transitional Romania?. Review of Development Economics, 10 (1), 59-70.
- Andrén, D. (2005). ’Never on a Sunday’: Economic incentives and short-term sick leave in Sweden. Applied Economics, 37 (3), 327-338.
- Andrén, D. , Earle, J. S. & Sapatoru, D. (2005). The wage effects of schooling under socialism and in transition: Evidence from Romania, 1950-2000. Journal of comparative economics (Print), 33 (2), 300-323.
- Andrén, D. (2003). Sickness-related Absenteeism and Economic Incentives in Sweden: A History of Reforms. CESifo DICE Report, 1 (3), 54-60.
Chapters in books
- Andrén, D. (2016). Should I stay or should I go?: Romanian migrants during transition and enlargements. In: Kahanec, Martin; Zimmermann, Klaus F., Labor Migration, EU Enlargement, and the Great Recession (pp. 247-269). . Springer Berlin/Heidelberg.
- Andrén, D. (2011). Arbetsförmåga och sjukskrivning: är deltidssjukskrivning en framgångsrik metod?. In: Ann-Sofie Hellberg, Martin Karlsson, Hannu Larsson, Erik Lundberg, Monika Persson, Perspektiv på offentlig verksamhet i utveckling: tolv kapitel om demokrati, styrning och effektivitet (pp. 61-69). Örebro: Örebro universitet.
Conference papers
- Andrén, D. (2023). Prioritizing Suicide Prevention through the Lens of the Individual's Well-Being. In: Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics. Paper presented at Sixteenth Workshop on Costs and Assessment in Psychiatry ‘Mental Health Outcomes, Services, Economics, Policy Research’,Venice, Italy, March 24-26, 2023. (pp. S4-S4). John Wiley & Sons.
- Andrén, D. (2022). Gapet mellan att kunna och att vara säker på att kunna grundläggande begrepp i statistik från grundläggande statistik till metodkurser i nationalekonomi. Paper presented at Högskolepedagogisk konferens, Örebro universitet, Örebro, September 29, 2022.
- Andrén, D. (2022). Health Experiences, Well-Being and Preferences in Health Priority Settings. Paper presented at ISPOR Europe 2022, Vienna, Austria, November 6-9, 2022. (pp. S162-S162). Elsevier.
- Andrén, D. & Andersson-Norrie, I. (2022). Hur har pandemin påverkat studenters lärande och mående?. Paper presented at Internationaliseringsdagarna, Eskilstuna, Sverige, November 10-11, 2022.
- Andrén, D. (2022). Objective and subjective measures of individual wellbeing. Paper presented at Workshop “The importance of measuring wellbeing for decision making in a Digital World: Ensuring healthy lives and promoting wellbeing for all at all ages”. Online Conference "SASUF goes digital", September 20-22, 2022.
- Andrén, D. (2022). Valuing Mental Illness by Using the Well-Being Valuation Method. In: Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics. Paper presented at 15th Workshop on Costs and Assessment in Psychiatry ‘Mental Health Services, Economics, Policy Research’,Venice, Italy, March 25-27, 2022. (pp. S2-S2). John Wiley & Sons.
- Andrén, D. (2022). Valuing mental illness by using the well-being valuation method. Paper presented at 41st Nordic Health Economists’ Study Group (NHESG) meeting, Gothenburg, Sweden, August 17-19, 2022.
- Andrén, D. (2022). Valuing suicide prevention by using the well-being valuation approach. Paper presented at 10:e Nationella hälsoekonomiska konferensen, Göteborg, Sweden, April 6-7, 2022.
- Andrén, D. (2022). Wellbeing and healthcare priority settings in Sweden at the beginning of the COVID-19 omicron wave. Paper presented at 13th International Society for Priorities in Health Conference, Bergen, Norway, April 28–30, 2022. (pp. A9-A9). BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
- Andrén, D. (2022). Well-being and healthcare priority settings: the gap between the pilot and the representative sample. Paper presented at The 2022 Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies (ISQOLS 2022), Burlington, Vermont, USA, August 3-6, 2022.
- Andrén, D. (2021). Online teaching and students’ well-being with experiences from COVID-19. Paper presented at International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies (ISQOLS 2021): "Quality-of-life and adaptation in a virulent world", (virtual conference), August 24-28, 2021.
- Andrén, D. & Pettersson, N. (2021). The importance of studying continuously when learning basic concepts. Paper presented at International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies (ISQOLS 2021): "Quality-of-life and adaptation in a virulent world", (virtual conference), August 24-28, 2021.
- Andrén, D. (2021). Valuing Depression Using the Well-Being Valuation Approach. Paper presented at 2021 World Congress on Health Economics (iHEA 2021): "Health Economics in a time of global change", (Virtual Congress), July 12-15, 2021.
- Andrén, D. (2021). Valuing transport safety using the well-being valuation approach?. Paper presented at International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies (ISQOLS 2021): "Quality-of-life and adaptation in a virulent world", (virtual conference), August 24-28, 2021.
- Andersson, L. , Andrén, D. , Hultkrantz, L. , Rutström, E. & Vimefall, E. (2021). Willingness to Pay for Safety of Cyclists and Pedestrians - Public or Private. Paper presented at Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis (SBCA) Annual Conference 2021 (Virtual Conference), March 17-19 and 22-24, 2021.
- Andrén, D. (2020). Time spent on social networking platforms and users' well-being: The case of HaikuJAM. Paper presented at International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies 2020 (Virtual Conference), August 25-28, 2020.
- Andrén, D. & Pettersson, N. (2019). Emotional Health During Childhood and Adult Life-Satisfaction. In: Fourteenth Workshop on Costs and Assessment in Psychiatry ‘The Value of Mental Health Services’ Venice - March 29-31, 2019 Book of Abstracts. Paper presented at Fourteenth Workshop on Costs and Assessment in Psychiatry - The Value of Mental Health Services, Venice, Italy, March 29-31, 2019. John Wiley & Sons.
- Andrén, D. & Vimefall, E. (2019). Well-being and the Willingness to Pay for an Intervention Aimed to Decrease Depression. In: Fourteenth Workshop on Costs and Assessment in Psychiatry ‘The Value of Mental Health Services’ Venice - March 29-31, 2019 Book of Abstracts. Paper presented at Fourteenth Workshop on Costs and Assessment in Psychiatry - The Value of Mental Health Services, Venice, Italy, March 29-31, 2019. John Wiley & Sons.
- Andrén, D. (2018). Behovet av nya och förbättrade statistiska mått som kompletterar makroekonomisk statistik med indikatorer som har ett mer direkt inverkan på människors liv. Paper presented at Sjunde nationella hälsoekonomiska konferensen, Lund, Sweden, March 14-15, 2018.
- Pettersson, N. & Andrén, D. (2018). ELEKTRONISKA TEST SOM MOTIVERAR STUDENTER ATT VÄLJA FÖRBEREDELSE FRAMFÖR UPPSKJUTANDE. In: NU2018 - Det akademiska lärarskapet Abstrakt. Paper presented at Nätverk och Utveckling 2018 (NU2018), Det akademiska lärarskapet, Västerås, Sweden, October 9-11, 2018.
- Andrén, D. (2018). Well-being and the Willingness to Pay for an Intervention Aimed to Decrease Depression. Paper presented at Sjunde nationella hälsoekonomiska konferensen, Lund, Sweden, March 14-15, 2018.
- Andrén, D. (2017). Emotional health during childhood and adult life-satisfaction. Paper presented at Sjätte nationella hälsoekonomiska konferensen (SHEA), Linköping, Sweden, March 14-15, 2017.
- Andrén, D. (2017). The importance of the household partners’ country of birth for the persistence in welfare participation. Paper presented at Conference on Immigration and Labour Market Integration – A European Challenge for the 21st Century, Gothenburg, Sweden, November 13-15, 2017.
- Andrén, D. , Clark, A. , D'Ambrassio, C. & Karlsson, S. (2016). From birth to adulthood: What are the consequences for a woman in her forties?. Paper presented at Subjective well-being over the life course: evidence and policy implications, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK, December 12-13, 2016.
- Andrén, D. , Pop, J. & Lemstra, M. (2016). Is the Alliance Occupational Management Model a solution for improving employees’ health and reducing sick leave in Sweden. Paper presented at Femte nationella hälsoekonomiska konferensen, Swedish Health Economics Association (SHEA), Göteborg, Sweden, March 17-18, 2016.
- Andrén, D. , Andrén, T. & Tirmén, P. (2016). Long-term effects of part-time sick leave on the employees' return to work. Paper presented at Femte nationella hälsoekonomiska konferensen, Swedish Health Economics Association (SHEA), Göteborg, Sweden, March 17-18, 2016.
- Andrén, D. & Andrén, T. (2016). State dependence in Swedish social assistance for natives and immigrants: What happened to those who were single before the recession?. Paper presented at Den femte nationella konferensen i nationalekonomi, Göteborg, Sweden, November 29-30, 2016.
- Andrén, D. & Andrén, T. (2015). Women’s and men’s responses to in-work benefits: the influence of younger children. Paper presented at Fourth SOLE/EALE World Conference, Fairmont Queen Elizabeth, Montréal, Quebec, Canada, June 26-28, 2015.
- Andrén, D. & Andrén, T. (2014). State dependence in Swedish social assistance in the 1990s: What happened to those who were single before the recession?. Paper presented at the 26th annual Conference of the European Association of Labour Economists, Ljubljana, Slovenia, on 18-20 September 2014.
- Andrén, D. & Andrén, T. (2014). State Dependence in Swedish Social Assistance: The Importance of a Household Partner. Paper presented at the 26th annual Conference of the European Association of Labour Economists, Ljubljana, Slovenia, on 18-20 September 2014.
- Andrén, D. & Andrén, T. (2013). Never Give Up?: The Persistence Of Welfare Participation In Sweden. Paper presented at European Economic Association & Econometric Society Congress, 26 - 30 August 2013, Gothenburg, Sweden.
- Andrén, D. & Andrén, T. (2012). Women and men's response to a non-targeted earned income tax credit. Paper presented at 26th Annual Conference of the European Society for Population Economics (ESPE), University of Bern, Switzerland from 20-23 June 2012.
- Andrén, D. (2011). "Half empty or half full": The importance of the definition of part-time sick leave when estimating its effects. Paper presented at 32 Nordic Health Economists’ Study Group meeting, Odense, August 2011.
- Andrén, D. & Granlund, D. (2011). Waiting for health care and duration of sick leave. Paper presented at 32nd Nordic Health Economists' Study Group meeting (NHESG); Odense, Denmark; 17th -19th August 2011.
- Andrén, D. & Granlund, D. (2011). "Waiting for the other shoe to drop": waiting for health care and duration of sick leave. Paper presented at European Economic Association & Econometric Society 2011, 25 - 29 August 2011, Oslo.
- Andrén, D. (2011). Är deltidssjukskrivning en bra arbetslivsinriktad rehabiliteringsmetod?. Paper presented at Första Nationella Konferensen i Hälsoekonomi, 12-13 oktober, Göteborg.
- Andrén, D. & Andrén, T. (2008). Gender and occupational wage gaps in Romania: from planned equality to market inequality?.
- Andrén, D. (2008). Modeling multiple spells of sickness. Paper presented at 7th European Conference on Health Economics, Rome 23-26 July 2008.
- Andrén, D. (2002). Does self-assessed health status contribute to life satisfaction in Romania. In: The European Journal of Health Economics Fourth European conference on health economics: Book of Abstracts. Paper presented at Fourth European conference on health economics, Paris, France, July 7-10, 2002. (pp. 43-43).
- Andrén, D. (2002). The reform of the Romanian health care system: a comparative study of regional health directorates during 1990’s. In: The European Journal of Health Economics Fourth European Conference on Health Economics: Book of Abstracts. Paper presented at Fourth European Conference on Health Economics, Paris, France, July 7-10, 2002. (pp. 57-57).
- Andrén, D. & Andrén, T. (2002). Work and health: working conditions, job requirements, individual habits, and sickness risk. In: The European Journal of Health Economics Fourth European Conference on Health Economics: Book of Abstracts. Paper presented at Fourth European Conference on Health Economics, Paris, France, July 7-10, 2002. (pp. 38-38).
Manuscripts
- Vimefall, E. , Andrén, D. & Levin, J. Ethnolinguistic background and enrollment in primary education : evidence from Kenya.
- Engelheart, S. , Andrén, D. , Repsilber, D. , Bertéus Forslund, H. & Brummer, R. J. Nutritional status in older people : an explorative analysis.
Reports
- Pettersson, N. , Karlsson, N. & Andrén, D. (2023). Does eligibility requirements matter for academic achievements? A quasi-experimental retrospective study of students studying intermediate statistics. Örebro: Örebro University School of Business (Working Papers, School of Business 1/2023).
- Vimefall, E. , Andrén, D. & Nowak, W. (2023). Resultat på nationella prov och gymnasiebehörighet: Samband mellan resultaten på tidiga nationella prov och sannolikheten att uppnå gymnasiebehörighet.. Sveriges Kommuner och Regioner.
- Andrén, D. & Erik, J. T. (2022). Traffic accident experience and subjective well-being. Örebro: Örebro University School of Business (Working Papers, School of Business 2022:9).
- Andersson Järnberg, L. , Andrén, D. , Hultkrantz, L. , Rutström, E. & Vimefall, E. (2021). Willingness to pay for private and public improvements of vulnerable road users’ safety.. Örebro University, School of Business (Working Papers, School of Business 11/2021).
- Andrén, D. , Kristoffersson, E. & Kellgren, J. (2020). Designing and Negotiating Agreements in a Digitalized Era – a qualitative analysis. Örebro: Örebro University School of Business (Working Papers, School of Business 2020:17).
- Andrén, D. & Pettersson, N. (2020). Studying continuously during an university course – with experiences from the impact of the coronavirus COVID-19. Örebro: Örebro University School of Business (Working Papers, School of Business 2020:12).
- Andrén, D. (2020). Valuing depression using the well-being valuation approach. Örebro: Örebro University School of Business (Working Papers, School of Business 2020:14).
- Andrén, D. (2019). The Effects of Social Media Use on the Well-Being of Users: The Wonderland of HaikuJAM. Örebro: Örebro University School of Business (Working Papers, School of Business 8/2019).
- Andrén, D. , Clark, A. E. , D’Ambrosio, C. , Karlsson, S. & Pettersson, N. (2018). New ways to measure well-being?: A first joint analysis of subjective and objective measures. Örebro: Örebro University, School of Business (Working Papers, School of Business 2018:13).
- Andrén, D. , Mudenda, L. D. & Pettersson, N. (2018). Which firms employ older workers?.. (Working Papers, School of Business 2018:14).
- Andrén, D. , Clark, A. , D'Ambrosio, C. , Karlsson, S. & Pettersson, N. (2017). Subjective and physiological measures of well-being: an exploratory analysis using birth-cohort data. Örebro: Örebro universitet (Working Papers, School of Business 2017: 8).
- Andrén, D. & Andrén, T. (2014). Gender and occupational wage gaps in Romania: from planned equality to market inequality?.. Central European Labour Studies Institute (CELSI) (CELSI Discussion Paper 24).
- Andrén, D. & Andrén, T. (2014). Women’s and men’s responses to in-work benefits: The influence of younger children. Örebro: Örebro University, School of Business (Working Paper series, School of Business, Örebro University 2014:1).
- Andrén, D. & Andrén, T. (2013). State dependence in Swedish social assistance.. Örebro University, School of Business.
- Andrén, D. & Andrén, T. (2013). State dependence in Swedish social assistance in the 1990s: What happened to those who were single before the recession?.. Örebro University, School of Business.
- Andrén, D. (2011). "Half empty or half full"?: The importance of the definition of part-time sick leave in evaluating its effects. Örebro: Örebro universitet (Working Papers, Örebro University, Swedish Business School 2011:4).
- Andrén, D. (2011). Is part-time sick leave helping the unemployed?. Örebro: Örebro university (Working paper, Örebro university, Swedish business school 2011:5).
- Andrén, D. (2010). "In every rank, or great or small, 'Tis industry supports us all": Romanians and ethnic Hungarians, and their wages, in transition. Örebro: Örebro university (Working papers, Örebro university, Swedish business school 2010:1).
- Andrén, D. (2010). Part-time sick leave as a treatment for individuals with mental disorders?. Örebro: Örebro university (Working papers, Örebro university, Swedish business school 2010:17).
- Andrén, D. & Granlund, D. (2010). 'Waiting for the other shoe to drop': waiting for health care and duration of sick leave. Örebro: Örebro university (Working papers, Örebro university, Swedish business school 2010:10).
- Andrén, D. & Andrén, T. (2009). Part-time sick leave as a treatment method?. York: Department of Economics and Related Studies, University of York, York (Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers 08/011).
- Andrén, D. & Svensson, M. (2009). Part-time sick leave as a treatment method for individuals with musculoskeletal disorders. Örebro: Örebro university (Working papers , Örebro university, Swedish business school 2009:11).
- Andrén, D. & Andrén, T. (2009). Starting sick leave on part-time as a treatment method?. Örebro: Örebro university (Working papers , Örebro university, Swedish business school 2009:10).
- Andrén, D. & Andrén, T. (2008). Part-time sick leave as a treatment method?. Göteborg: Göteborgs universitet (Working papers in economics 320).