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Zoltán Rácz: latest PhD graduate at the Department of Economics

07 June 2023
Department of Economics is proud to present its latest PhD graduate: Zoltán Rácz. He has successfully defended his thesis on the 7th of June, and we congratulate him on this momentous achievement. Congratulations, Zoltán!

New study from Department of Economics on design heterogeneity in PNAS

01 June 2023
New study on ‘design heterogeneity’ highlights the limits of generalizability and informativeness of individual experimental designs.

Policies for an aging population

13 April 2023
Increasing life expectancy and a lower birth-rate means the world’s population is aging rapidly. But what retirement policies will have the best outcome for what countries? Listen to the latest episode of the podcast Sound Economy with Professor Johanna Wallenius to find out more.

Lars E.O. Svensson: Central Banking Revolutionary

15 March 2023
The IMF publication Finance & Development profiles former Swedish central banker Lars E.O. Svensson, Affiliated Professor at the Stockholm School of Economics.

David Domeij has been appointed the Eva and Mats Qviberg Professor in Economics

10 March 2023
David Domeij, professor at the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE), has been appointed the Eva and Mats Qviberg Professor in Economics.

Vacancy: Research Assistant positions at the Department of Economics

09 March 2023
The Department of Economics is announcing up to three fulltime positions as a Research Assistant. The primary task of the RA will be to assist faculty at the Department of Economics in research related tasks.

Magnus Johannesson among the best scientists in the world, according to new ranking

08 March 2023
SSE Professor Magnus Johannesson is ranked as one of the world’s best scientists in the arena of Economics and Finance, according to Research.com. He shares this honor with several Nobel Laureates.

Two Master students in Economics have won an award from the Swedish Gender Equality Agency

13 February 2023
The Swedish Gender Equality Agency's thesis competition was organized for the first time in 2021. The content related criterion for participation in the competition is that the essay contributes to knowledge about gender equality policy or social development based on the ambitions of gender equality policy.

Researchers at the Department of Economics receive funding

22 December 2022
Robert Östling, Ulrika Ahrsjö, Chloe Nibourel and Mark Voorneveld, at the Department of Economics at SSE, receive funding for their respective research projects.

Carl Bennet and Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Foundation sponsor professorship in sustainability studies

28 November 2022
Carl Bennet and the Marianne & Marcus Wallenberg Foundation join forces to sponsor a new professorship at the Stockholm School of Economics. This enables internationally acclaimed Martina Björkman Nyqvist to continue her important research on development economics and children’s health and education as the new Carl Bennet & Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Chair in Economics.