Rune Vammen Lesner

Senior Researcher, PhD, cand.scient.oecon

Key Expertise:

  • Inequality and social heritage,
  • Gender and identity,
  • Gender equality,
  • Benefit income,
  • Vulnerable persons,
  • Education,
  • Poverty,
  • Child poverty
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Rune Vammen Lesner is researcher at VIVE. Rune has a Ph.D. in Economics from Aarhus University. His primary research interest in causal estimation methods and the determinants of inequalities in the labor economics - such as gender, ethnicity, and parental background and the process of youth skill development

Selected publications

Scientific article
1. JUN 2022
  • Labour Market
  • The Social Sector
  • Children, Adolescents and Families
  • Daycare, school and education

Lesner, R. V., Damm, A. P., Bertelsen, P., & Pedersen, M. U. (2022). The Effect of School-Year Employment on Cognitive Skills, Risky Behavior, and Educational Achievement. Economics of Education Review, 88(June), Article 102241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2022.102241

Scientific article
NOV 2020
  • Labour Market
  • The Social Sector

Vammen Lesner, R. (2020). Labor market sorting on personality traits and the gender wage gap. Applied Economics Letters, 27(11), 940-944. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2019.1646867

Scientific article
JAN 2019

Gallen, Y., Lesner, R. V., & Vejlin, R. (2019). The Labor Market Gender Gap in Denmark: Sorting Out the Past 30 Years. Labour Economics, 56, 58-67.

Working paper
2019

Vammen Lesner, R., Vejlin, R. M., & Bagger, J. (2019). The Gender Wage Gap: The Roles of Job Search, Productivity, Parental Leave and Experience Accumulation.

Working paper
2018

Vammen Lesner, R., Damm, A. P., Bertelsen, P., & Pedersen, M. U. (2018). Life skills development of teenagers through spare-time jobs.

Working paper
2018

Lesner, R. V., Gallen, Y., Bagger, J., & Vejlin, R. M. (2018). The Gender Earnings Gap: An Early Career Perspective.

Scientific article
2018
  • Children, Adolescents and Families

Vammen Lesner, R. (2018). The Long-Term Effect of Childhood Poverty. Journal of population economics, 31(3), 969-1004. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-017-0674-8

Selected research projects

Project
1. APR 2019 — 1. AUG 2026
  • Labour Market
  • The Social Sector
  • Daycare, school and education
  • Health Care

Reconnect - VIVEs andel

Project
1. APR 2019 — 28. FEB 2025

PISA 2021

Project
1. JUN 2019 — 31. DEC 2024
  • Labour Market
  • Management and implementation
  • The Social Sector
  • Children, Adolescents and Families
  • Daycare, school and education

Modtagelsesklasser

Project
1. OKT 2019 — 31. DEC 2024
  • Labour Market
  • The Social Sector
  • Children, Adolescents and Families
  • Daycare, school and education

Fritidsjobs til flygtningebørn

Project
1. JAN 2021 — 31. DEC 2023
  • Management and implementation
  • Economy and Governance
  • Children, Adolescents and Families
  • Daycare, school and education

Child well-being and the role of classroom network

Project
1. FEB 2021 — 31. DEC 2024
  • The Social Sector
  • Children, Adolescents and Families

Effekten af en opvækst med fattigdom på kompetence

Project
1. OKT 2024 — 31. MAR 2026
  • Children, Adolescents and Families
  • Daycare, school and education
  • The Social Sector

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Publications

Scientific articles

Scientific article
12. SEP 2025
  • Daycare, school and education

Nandrup, A. B., Jensen, S. V., & Lesner, R. V. (2025). Understanding social wellbeing in classrooms: the influence of peer networks. Educational Research, 67(4), 483-503. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131881.2025.2552162

Scientific article
14. JUN 2024
  • Health Care
  • Children, Adolescents and Families

Andrade, S. B., Greve, J., & Lesner, R. V. (2024). Changing university students' alcohol use with a web-based intervention: evidence from a randomized controlled trial. The Journal of Public Health: From Theory to Practice . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-024-02302-2

Scientific article
1. JUN 2022
  • Labour Market
  • The Social Sector
  • Children, Adolescents and Families
  • Daycare, school and education

Lesner, R. V., Damm, A. P., Bertelsen, P., & Pedersen, M. U. (2022). The Effect of School-Year Employment on Cognitive Skills, Risky Behavior, and Educational Achievement. Economics of Education Review, 88(June), Article 102241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2022.102241

Scientific article
NOV 2020
  • Labour Market
  • The Social Sector

Vammen Lesner, R. (2020). Labor market sorting on personality traits and the gender wage gap. Applied Economics Letters, 27(11), 940-944. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2019.1646867

Scientific article
JAN 2019

Gallen, Y., Lesner, R. V., & Vejlin, R. (2019). The Labor Market Gender Gap in Denmark: Sorting Out the Past 30 Years. Labour Economics, 56, 58-67.

Scientific article
2018
  • Children, Adolescents and Families

Vammen Lesner, R. (2018). The Long-Term Effect of Childhood Poverty. Journal of population economics, 31(3), 969-1004. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-017-0674-8

Reports

Report
27. AUG 2026
  • Daycare, school and education
  • Children, Adolescents and Families

Kjer, M. G., Mikkelsen, M., Corydon, M., & Lesner, R. V. (2026). Langvarigt bekymrende skolefravær. VIVE - Det Nationale Forsknings- og Analysecenter for Velfærd. VIVE Rapport

Report
10. JUN 2026
  • Children, Adolescents and Families
  • Daycare, school and education

Lesner, R. V., Kildemoes, M. W., Schmidt, A. S. P., Scavenius, C., Rasmussen, P. S., Jensen, A. N., & Høgh, A. (2026). Styrket samarbejde om inklusion i skolen: Evaluering af en indsats målrettet udadreagerende adfærd. VIVE - Det Nationale Forsknings- og Analysecenter for Velfærd.

Report
11. JUN 2024
  • Daycare, school and education
  • Economy and Governance

Lesner, R. V., Bolvig, I., Vincent Lyk-Jensen, S., & Merit, M. I. (2024). Afdækning af mulighederne for at inkludere investeringer i EUD, FGU og VEU i REFUD. VIVE - Det Nationale Forsknings- og Analysecenter for Velfærd.

Report
6. JUN 2024
  • Children, Adolescents and Families
  • Daycare, school and education

Lesner, R. V., & Sievertsen, H. H. (2024). Afdækning af REFUD-muligheder på dagtilbudsområdet. VIVE - Det Nationale Forsknings- og Analysecenter for Velfærd. VIVE Rapport

Report
20. MAR 2024
  • Labour Market

Lesner, R. V., Frøslev-Thomsen, J., Christensen, M. H., Andersen, D., & Grønfeldt, S. T. (2024). Sexisme og karriereforløb på danske universiteter: Et kvantitativt og kvalitativt studie af ph.d.-studerendes sexismeoplevelser og fastholdelse i forskerkarrierer. VIVE - Det Nationale Forsknings- og Analysecenter for Velfærd.

Report
13. SEP 2022
  • Management and implementation
  • Economy and Governance
  • The Social Sector
  • Children, Adolescents and Families
  • Daycare, school and education

Lesner, R. V., & Nandrup, A. B. (2022). Protokol for indskrivning i REFUD-vægtningsdatabase. VIVE - Det Nationale Forsknings- og Analysecenter for Velfærd. VIVE Rapport

Report
13. SEP 2022
  • Management and implementation
  • Economy and Governance
  • The Social Sector
  • Children, Adolescents and Families
  • Daycare, school and education

Krassel, K. F., Lesner, R. V., & Nandrup, A. B. (2022). Udvikling af regnemodel for uddannelsesinvesteringer (REFUD): Teknisk dokumentationsrapport. VIVE - Det Nationale Forsknings- og Analysecenter for Velfærd. VIVE Rapport

Report
13. SEP 2022
  • Management and implementation
  • Economy and Governance
  • The Social Sector
  • Children, Adolescents and Families
  • Daycare, school and education

Lesner, R. V., Nandrup, A. B., Krassel, K. F., & Andersen, M. (2022). Ny indsats og funktionalitet til prototypen af regnemodel for uddannelsesinvesteringer (REFUD): Tillæg til teknisk dokumentationsrapport. VIVE - Det Nationale Forsknings- og Analysecenter for Velfærd. VIVE Rapport

Report
24. MAR 2022
  • Economy and Governance
  • The Social Sector

Jacobsen, R. H., Krassel, K. F., & Lesner, R. V. (2022). Familiemodul og nye målgrupper til SØM: Teknisk dokumentation. VIVE - Det Nationale Forsknings- og Analysecenter for Velfærd. VIVE Rapport

Report
2022
  • Management and implementation
  • Economy and Governance
  • The Social Sector
  • Children, Adolescents and Families
  • Daycare, school and education

Jacobsen, R. H., Andreasen, A. G., Keilow, M., Krassel, K. F., Lesner, R. V., Mortensen, N. P., Rangvid, B. S., & Verner, M. (2022). Afdækning af muligheder for udbredelse af SØM til indsatser på børne- og undervisningsområdet. VIVE - Det Nationale Forsknings- og Analysecenter for Velfærd. VIVE Rapport

Report
2. SEP 2020
  • Economy and Governance
  • Health Care

Jacobsen, R. H., Nandrup, A. B., & Vammen Lesner, R. (2020). Voksenmålgrupper til Den Socialøkonomiske Investeringsmodel. VIVE - Det Nationale Forsknings- og Analysecenter for Velfærd. VIVE Notat

Report
30. AUG 2020
  • Children, Adolescents and Families
  • Daycare, school and education

Vammen Lesner, R., Greve, J., & Bastholm Andrade, S. (2020). A Randomized Controlled Trial to Investigate the Impact of Nudging University Students to Reduce Risky Alcohol Consumption. VIVE Rapport

Report
25. JUN 2020
  • The Social Sector
  • Children, Adolescents and Families

Jacobsen, R. H., Nandrup, A. B., Vammen Lesner, R., & Krassel, K. F. (2020). Udvidelse af SØM: Nye målgrupper og effektviden. VIVE - Det Nationale Forsknings- og Analysecenter for Velfærd. VIVE Notat

Report
23. JUN 2020
  • Labour Market
  • The Social Sector
  • Children, Adolescents and Families
  • Daycare, school and education
  • Health Care

Kristensen, N., & Vammen Lesner, R. (2020). Dynamiske effekter af offentligt forbrug: En litteraturoversigt. VIVE - Det Nationale Forsknings- og Analysecenter for Velfærd. VIVE Rapport

Conference contributions and working papers

Working paper
2019

Vammen Lesner, R., Vejlin, R. M., & Bagger, J. (2019). The Gender Wage Gap: The Roles of Job Search, Productivity, Parental Leave and Experience Accumulation.

Working paper
2018

Vammen Lesner, R., Damm, A. P., Bertelsen, P., & Pedersen, M. U. (2018). Life skills development of teenagers through spare-time jobs.

Working paper
2018

Lesner, R. V., Gallen, Y., Bagger, J., & Vejlin, R. M. (2018). The Gender Earnings Gap: An Early Career Perspective.

Debate contribution

Debate contribution
2. NOV 2019

Kristensen, N., & Vammen Lesner, R. (2019). Børnehaver. Normeringer smitter af på økonomien. Politiken. Analyse, 6.

Technical papers

Areas

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