Chiara Latour earns PhD in economics
On 16 October 2026, Chiara Latour defended her doctoral thesis in economics at Stockholm University. Chiara has already begun a career as a consultant in competition economics.
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How digital platforms have changed our behaviors and habits
Digital platforms have become increasingly important to our everyday life. If used and understood correctly, they can bring real value to society, Chiara Latour establishes with her PhD thesis in economics.
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New conference brings together women in economics
On 15–16 September, Stockholm hosted the First Women’s Network Conference. The conference is part of a new network for women in economics, initiated by Laura Montenbruck, a researcher at Stockholm University.
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Lennart Erixon proposes a new economic policy reform
Lennart Erixon, Professor Emeritus of Economics at Stockholm University, and Samuel Färdow Kazen propose a new economic policy reform for Sweden. The reform would improve the effectiveness of monetary policy and increase financial stability, they write in Ekonomisk Debatt.
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Economics at Stockholm University tops the Swedish ranking list
The Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2026 has evaluated over 2,000 world universities across 57 subjects. Economics at Stockholm University tops the list of Swedish universities.
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Markus Pettersson awarded with the Kendrick Prize
Since 1990, the prize is awarded to the best article of the year published in the Review of Income and Wealth. Markus Pettersson, researcher in economics at Stockholm University, is one of the 2025 winners.
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Andreas Madestam: Why doesn’t research play a greater role in development aid decisions?
Research is used to justify aid decisions rather than to guide them, argues Andreas Madestam, Professor of Economics at Stockholm University. In a new book about development aid, he examines how organizational structures and incentives limit the influence of research on aid decisions and proposes three reforms.
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Joonas Tuhkuri publishes in the Journal of Labor Economics
Extraversion is becoming increasingly valuable in the labor market, according to new research by Joonas Tuhkuri at Stockholm University and Ramin Izadi at the VATT Institute for Economic Research.
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Jósef Sigurdsson receives ERC Starting Grant
Jósef Sigurdsson, Associate Professor of Economics at Stockholm University, has been awarded a European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant of nearly 1,5 million euro, to develop his research on the origins of economic success.
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Sonia Giurumescu earns PhD in economics
On 26 August 2026, Sonia Giurumescu defended her doctoral dissertation in economics at Stockholm University. After graduation, Sonia is going forward with a two-year postdoc position at the Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE), UCLouvain.
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Sonia Giurumescu: New technologies and economic change shape societies
New technologies and economic changes can have unexpected consequences for people and societies. In her dissertation in economics, Sonia Giurumescu examines how internet access, changing incomes and political institutions affect fertility, gender norms, health and political participation.
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Lower mortgage rates or higher interest rates?
The Swedish Social Democrats has proposed a temporary bank tax that it says would lead to lower mortgage rates, while Moderaterna argues that banks would compensate by raising mortgage rates. Roine Vestman, Professor of Economics at Stockholm University, is interviewed by Svenska Dagbladet and points to three possible effects of the proposal.
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