2023-01-18

Department of Economics

Yves Zenou elected member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

Yves Zenou, Professor in economics, has been elected into the the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (KVA) in the class for social sciences.

2023-01-10

Department of Economics

Who do you think should be given an award for good teaching?

Nominate a teaching colleague for 'The Award for Good Teaching 2023'

2022-12-14

Swedish Institute for Social Research

We follow our older siblings' choice of higher education

Older siblings’ choice of higher education has a big impact on what their younger siblings apply for, even when it leads them to worse* education. This is the result of a new study with data from four countries, including Sweden and USA. The study is published in the highly ranked scientific journal The Quarterly Journal of Economics.

2022-11-18

Department of Economics

Large grant awarded for research on crises and economic inequality

Research into how crises affect households unequally has received a grant of SEK 17 million from the Swedish Research Council.

2022-11-17

Department of Economics

The department welcomes students to the PhD-programme

We are pleased to welcome 13 students to our PhD-programme this year. They have started now in the autumn 2022.

2022-11-09

Department of Economics

Joonas Tuhkuri wins the Upjohn Institute’s 2022 Dissertation Award

"Essays on Technology and Work".

2022-09-21

Department of Economics

Anna Seim on the interaction of fiscal- and monetary policy

Presentation of the ESO report on September 19.

2022-09-19

Department of Economics

We welcome Anna Becker

Anna Becker has joined the Department of Economics as an Assistant Professor in September 2022.

2022-09-08

Department of Economics

Per Pettersson Lidbom publishes in Journal of Comments and Replications in Economics

Exit, Voice and Political Change: Evidence from Swedish Mass Migration to the United States. A Comment on Karadja and Prawitz (Journal of Political Economy, 2019).

2022-08-18

Department of Economics

Erik Lindgren successfully defended his thesis

On Wednesday, June 15, Erik Lindgren defended his thesis: "One coin - One vote: the rural political power shift that pushed Sweden towards industrialization" i G-salen, the Arrhenius building.

2022-08-18

Department of Economics

Johannes Haushofer named "Extraordinary Leader Transforming a Field" by Unorthodox Philanthropy

Professor Johannes Haushofer, who does research in development economics, has been named "Extraordinary Leader Transforming a Field" by "Unorthodox Philanthropy".

2022-06-20

Department of Economics

Ulrika Arhsjö successfully defended her thesis

On Tuesday, June 14th, Ulrika defended her thesis: "Essays on Economic Disadvantage. Criminal Justice, Gender and Social Mobility" in Nordenskiöldsalen, Geovetenskapens hus.

2022-06-16

Department of Economics

Roine Vestman awarded research grants

Roine has been awarded two grants from Handelsbankens forskningsstiftelser and Vinnova, totaling 5.1 million SEK.

2022-06-10

Department of Economics

Nils Landén Mammos receives grant

PhD-student at the department Nils Landén Mammos receives grant from the Thule Foundation and the Skandia research program on "Long-term savings".

2022-06-10

Department of Economics

Jesse Shapiro visiting the department

Jesse M. Shapiro, professor at Harvard University, is visiting the department during 13-17 of June. Professor Shapiro is giving a seminar at the department at 1pm June 16.

2022-06-08

Department of Economics

David Seim appointed co-editor of the Journal of Public Economics

Professor David Seim at the department has been appointed co-editor of the Journal of Public Economics.

2022-05-24

Department of Economics

Op-ed piece by Mahmood Arai in DN debate

Commission for gender-equal lifetime earnings: No matter how you compute, women earn millions SEK less than men during their lifetime.

2022-05-19

Department of Economics

Handelsbanken has granted funding to researchers with us

Several researchers have been granted funding from Jan Wallanders' and Tom Hedelius' foundation and from Tore Browaldhs' foundation.

2022-05-12

Department of Economics

Anna Seim elected new member of the Swedish Fiscal Policy Council

Anna Seim has been elected member of the Swedish Fiscal Policy Council, effective July 1 2022.

2022-04-29

Department of Economics

Jonas Häckner and Mathias Herzing publish in Economics Letters

Tax incidence in oligopolistic markets

2022-04-29

Department of Economics

Mathias Herzing and Jonas Häckner publish in International Review of Law and Economics

The strategic interaction between cartels and anti-trust authorities.

2022-04-05

Department of Economics

Our researchers on the war in Ukraine

Anna Seim, Annika Alexius och Roine Vestman comment on the economic effects of the war in Ukraine.

2022-03-01

Department of Economics

Roza Khoban successfully defended her thesis

On Friday, October 15, Roza defended her thesis: “Globalization and Development: The Impact of International Trade on Political and Social Institutions” in Nordenskiöldsalen, Geovetenskapens hus.

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