Research subjects

The research environment at the department is dynamic and international. We sustain a number of research collaborations with scholars around the world, and host numerous international visitors each year. Many researchers are members of networks such as the NBER, CEPR and CESifo*.

Our PhD students are an important part of our research environment and our PhD programme is considered one of the very best in Europe. Our researchers regularly publish work in top journals. The department is host to the Scandinavian Journal of Economics, and members of our faculty serve as Editors and Associate Editors of leading scientific journals.

The department organizes a weekly higher seminar hosting invited, mainly international, scholars. In addition to a more informal Brown-bag seminar, there are also several other seminars for faculty and PhD students each week, in fields such as labour and applied microeconomics.

Research

Our research areas

Economics

Research in economics seeks to answer fundamental questions related to the workings of the economy, how to best utilize limited resources and how to design economic policies conducive to a desirable and sustainable economic development.

Research subjects

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Applied Econometrics

Research on applied econometrics at Stockholm University develops novel statistical techniques to study causal effects in the social sciences.

Development Economics

Research in development economics at Stockholm University focuses on understanding the determinants of productivity, growth and well-being in low-income countries, and on how public policy can alleviate poverty.

Finance

Finance research at Stockholm University covers an array of topics in household finance, corporate finance, asset pricing, and real estate finance.

International Trade

The trade research pursued at Stockholm University covers a range of topics, but often combines theory and data in attempts to understand the attributes and behavior of firms active in international markets.

Labor Economics

Research within Labor Economics at Stockholm University stretches across many subfields and addresses questions using theoretical as well as empirical tools.

Macroeconomics

Macroeconomic research include theoretical and empirical work on economic growth, optimal taxation, monetary and fiscal policy, and topics in international economics.

Microeconomics

Microeconomic research at Stockholm University covers diverse areas. Several projects have a law and economics theme; other projects study social norms and networks.

Political Economy

Research in political economy at Stockholm University is both theoretical and empirical and covers topics such as political aspects of the distribution of resources, the determinants of political preferences, the effects of political institutions on economic and development outcomes, and the political economy of mass media.

Public Economics

Research within the field of public economics at Stockholm University covers theoretical and empirical work on core issues such as taxation and the design of social insurance.