Research subjects

IIES researchers engage in research aimed at broad international impact.

This objective is closely linked the mission of IIES – a mission condensing the three broad goals of Stockholm University at a top level: to train PhD economists, conduct cutting-edge research, and actively engage in high-level public policy discussions in Sweden and beyond.

The three aims of the IIES are tightly interconnected. For the training of future PhDs and for ensuring that any policy advice is updated and based on sound empirical and theoretical grounds, an ongoing close engagement with the international research frontier is necessary.

Our research spans a wide range of areas. Below you will find more information.

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.

Behavioural Economics

Behavioral economics introduces ideas from the field of psychology into conventional economic analysis.

Climate Economics

Climate economics at Stockholm University researches the economic consequences of climate change as well as economic policies to reduce emissions and abate climate change.

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.

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Health Economics

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

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.