AI policy at the Department of Economics

Adopted by the Board of the Department of Economics on 9 September 2026.

General principle

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools, such as ChatGPT, may be used as supportive tools in
studies and coursework at the Department of Economics. However, AI tools must not replace
the student’s own understanding, analysis, or independent work.

Students are expected to:

• engage critically with course material,
• demonstrate independent reasoning and analytical ability,
• understand and be able to explain all submitted work.

All submitted assignments, examinations, reports, presentations, code, and theses must
represent the student’s own work and comply with the rules and instructions applicable to
the course. Course coordinators and examiners may specify additional course-specific rules
regarding the use of AI tools.

Permitted use

Unless otherwise stated in the course instructions, AI tools may be used for purposes such
as:

• language editing and improving clarity of the student’s own text,
• structuring assignments and study material,
• explaining economic, mathematical, statistical, or econometric concepts,

• supporting coding and debugging (e.g., Stata, R, Python),
• generating study questions, summaries, or examples for learning purposes,
• assisting with literature searches or identifying relevant concepts.

Student responsibility

Students remain fully responsible for:

• the accuracy and correctness of all submitted material,
• understanding all methods, code, calculations, and arguments used,
• critically evaluating AI-generated output, and
• ensuring that all sources and references are correctly cited.

Prohibited use

Unless explicitly permitted by the examiner, students may not use AI tools to:

• generate answers for examinations or assignments intended to assess independent
  knowledge or skills,
• produce analysis, conclusions, or interpretations that are presented as the student’s
  own work, and the student lacks understanding.
• fabricate data, references, calculations, empirical results, or sources,
• circumvent learning objectives or examination requirements,
• submit AI-generated material without substantial independent contribution and
  review.

The use of AI in violation of course instructions or examination rules may constitute
misleading conduct in examination and be handled according to the disciplinary regulations
of Stockholm University.

Transparency and disclosure

Students may be required to disclose the use of AI tools in assignments, reports, projects, or
theses. Course instructors and examiners may specify:

• whether AI use must be declared,
• how such declarations should be made,
• whether AI use is restricted or prohibited in specific examination components.

Examination and verification

Students must be able to explain and justify all submitted work, including:

• analytical reasoning,
• methodological choices,
• code and calculations,
• interpretation of results, and written arguments and conclusions.

Upon request, students may be required to provide:

• draft versions,
• code files,
• calculation steps,
• supporting material,
• oral explanations of submitted work.

Responsibility and academic integrity

• Students are fully responsible for all submitted material, including errors,
  inaccuracies, or fabricated content generated through AI tools.
• AI-generated content may contain incorrect, misleading, or fabricated information.
  Students are therefore expected to use AI tools critically and responsibly.
• Failure to comply with this policy or course-specific instructions may lead to
  suspicion of academic misconduct and disciplinary action according to university
  regulations.