Lena Lindbjerg Sperling
Chief analyst
MSc in Economics, PhD
lls@rff.dk
+45 28 30 38 26
Publications
Bentzen, J. S., Knudsen, A. S. B., Sperling, L. L., & Norenzayan, A. (2026). Cultural diversity of religion across 117 countries. Nature Communications. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-67671-y
Bentzen, J. S., Pizzigolotto, A., & Sperling, L. L. (2026). Divine policy: The impact of religion in government. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 18(1), 195-247. https://doi.org/10.1257/app.20240018
Næsby, T., & Sperling, L. L. (2023). Structural and process quality in Danish preschools in connection with three preschool teacher generations. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 67(6), 928-949. https://doi.org/10.1080/00313831.2022.2114542
Sperling, L. L. (2022). Flooded jobs: income development after the 2007 Tabasco flood. Climate and Development, 14(4), 321-346. https://doi.org/10.1080/17565529.2021.1922335
Kjøller‐Hansen, A. O., & Lindbjerg Sperling, L. (2020). Measuring inclusive growth experiences: Five criteria for productive employment. Review of Development Economics, 24(4), 1413-1429. https://doi.org/10.1111/rode.12689
Sperling, L. L., & Kjøller-Hansen, A. O. (2012). Accounting for the effect of health on cross-state income inequality in India. Economics Letters, 115(2), 252-255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2011.12.033