Big news 🚨 @harmenberg.bsky.social is awarded the @vetenskapsradet.bsky.social prestigious recruitment grant (only one at @stockholm-uni.bsky.social this year!) and returns to IIES to tackle a big question: why recessions happen — and how to stop them. www.su.se/english/divi...

Congrats to Juan Llavador Peralt on successfully defending his thesis “Firm Granularity, Growth, and Inflation Persistence: Essays in Macroeconomics.” Thanks to opponent Miguel León-Ledesma @uofebusiness.bsky.social for a thorough discussion. Next: Bank of Portugal www.su.se/english/divi...

Big congratulations to @jonatanriberth.bsky.social on defending his thesis “Essays on Healthcare Demand and Long-run Inequality"! Next up: PostDoc IFN, then @handels-sse.bsky.social. Thanks @martinnybom.bsky.social @uppsalauni.bsky.social for providing thorough discussion. www.su.se/english/divi...

TODAY, Thurs 11 June at 9 am IIES graduate student @jonatanriberth.bsky.social will defend his thesis "Essays on Healthcare Demand and Long-run Inequality". www.su.se/english/divi...

What a milestone! Congrats to Mattias Folkestad on defending his thesis, “Power and Politics: Essays in Applied Microeconomics”! Thanks to opponent @ollefolke.bsky.social @uppsalauni.bsky.social. Next stop: @gothenburg-econ.bsky.social as Wallander Postdoc! www.su.se/english/divi...

Huge congratulations to Thore Petersen on defending his thesis! His research shows industry can decarbonize faster and at lower cost than we thought. Thanks to opponent Conny Olovsson @riksbank.se for a thorough and engaging discussion! www.su.se/english/divi...

TOMORROW, Weds 10 June at 9 am IIES graduate student Mattias Folkestad will defend his thesis "Power and Politics: Essays in Applied Microeconomics". www.su.se/english/divi...

Båda sidor missar poängen i forskarbråket, skriver John Hassler, Tessa Bold och Per Krusell vid det nystartade Assar Lindbeck centrum på @dagensnyheter.bsky.social. Politik handlar inte bara om fakta utan även värderingar. www.dn.se/debatt/bade-...

DN Debatt. ”Både sidor har fel när forskare och politiker träter”

DN Debatt. John Hassler, Tessa Bold och Per Krusell: Därför räcker inte fakta för politiska beslut – så bör forskare, politiker och medier tänka.

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Congrats Jinci Liu on successfully defending your thesis “Managers, Workers, and Teams: Essays in Organizational and Labor Economics”! Off to National Uni of Singapore as AP (after a 2-year postdoc). Thanks Ricardo Perez-Truglia @uclaanderson.bsky.social for an engaging discussion! bit.ly/43mi9OO

TOMORROW, Tuesday 9 June at 1 pm IIES graduate student Thore Petersen will defend his thesis "Frictions and Flexibility in Production: Essays in Energy Economics". www.su.se/english/divi...

Join us in congratulating @tiagobernardino.bsky.social on successfully defending his thesis "Consumption, Prices, and Policy: Essays in Macroeconomics and Public Economics". He will join Uni of Lisbon as AP. A warm thank you to opponent Erik Hurst @chicagobooth.bsky.social www.su.se/english/divi...

On MONDAY 8 June at 1 pm IIES graduate student Jinci Liu will defend her thesis "Managers, Workers, and Teams: Essays in Organizational and Labor Economics". www.su.se/english/divi...

TOMORROW Friday June 5 at 9 am, IIES graduate student @tiagobernardino.bsky.social will defend his thesis: "Consumption, Prices, and Policy: Essays in Macroeconomics and Public Economics". www.su.se/english/divi...

TOMORROW Thurs 4 June at 10am (CEST) we are thrilled to welcome Erik Hurst from @chicagobooth.bsky.social who will present his paper "Automation, Learning and Career Dynamics". www.su.se/english/divi...

Can big firms slow down economic growth, and keep inflation high? In his thesis, Juan Llavador Peralt shows how the behavior of individual firms can shape entire economies. 🧵 www.su.se/english/divi...

Why do people make different healthcare decisions? And why do advantages and disadvantages persist across generations? In his thesis @jonatanriberth.bsky.social shows that both personal experiences and family history play a much bigger role than we often think. 🧵 www.su.se/english/divi...

TOMORROW Tues 2 June at 10am (CEST) we are pleased to welcome @florianscheuer.bsky.social from @econ.uzh.ch who will present his paper "Dilution vs. Risk Taking: Capital Gains Taxes and Entrepreneurship". www.su.se/english/divi...

Who participates in politics? Who benefits from policy—and who pays the price? In his thesis, Mattias Folkestad shows how decisions about schools, energy, and institutions shape power in society. Often with long-lasting effects. www.su.se/english/divi...

Can factories go green faster than we think? In his thesis, Thore Petersen suggests yes: firms may be far more flexible in how they use energy—making climate policy more effective than we’ve assumed. 🧵 www.su.se/english/divi...

What actually makes teams productive? In her doctoral thesis, Jinci Liu uses data from millions of software developers and teams to show that feedback and team structure affect how we work and how well we perform. 🧵 www.su.se/english/divi...

TOMORROW Tues 26 May at 10am (CEST) we are very happy to welcome Jón Steinsson from @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social who will present his paper "The Commoditization of Labor". www.su.se/english/divi...

Why do your coffee, rent, and grocery bills matter for central banks and governments? Because the choices households make—and the differences between them—shape how monetary and fiscal policies work. In his doctoral thesis, @tiagobernardino.bsky.social dives into exactly this. 🧵 bit.ly/49iAQWV

Sverige kan öka produktiviteten genom att bättre använda global forskning – men bristen på STEM-kompetens riskerar att hålla tillbaka utvecklingen, enligt ny SNS-rapport av IIES professor emeritus Harry Flam. @stockholm-uni.bsky.social www.su.se/english/divi...

TOMORROW Tues 12 May at 10 am (CEST) we are thrilled to welcome Achyuta Adhvaryu from @ucsandiego.bsky.social who will present his paper: "Economic impacts of earned wage access for low-income workers". www.su.se/english/divi...

TOMORROW Thurs 7 May at 10 am (CEST) we are very happy to welcome @kirabojackson.bsky.social from Northwestern University who will present his paper "Universal Pre-K as Economic Stimulus: Evidence from Nine States and Large Cities in the U.S." su.se/english/divi...

TODAY Thurs 30 April at 9.30 am (CEST) we are thrilled to welcome Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln from @wzb.bsky.social who will present her paper "Mind the Gap: Diverging AI Adoption in Europe and the US". www.su.se/english/divi...

Professor John Hassler tilldelas Guldhumlan och 250 000 kronor för att med akademisk tyngd och pedagogisk skärpa göra komplex ekonomi begriplig och relevant för en bred publik. www.su.se/enheter/inst...

We’re hiring! 🚀 2 full-time RAs/Data Analysts for 8 months wanted to support top-tier international economic research. 📊 Data, coding & analysis 🌍 English-speaking environment Apply by May 6 Start: Aug 15, 2026 bit.ly/3QpFQm7 #ResearchJobs #DataScience #EconSky

TODAY Tues 21 April at 10 am (CEST) we are excited to hear @seema.bsky.social from @princetonecon.bsky.social present her paper "Escaping Patriarchy: Women's Insularity and Gender Attitudes in Oman". www.su.se/english/divi...

TOMORROW Tues 14 April at 1 pm (CEST) we are thrilled to welcome Ludvig Sinander from @oxfordecondept.bsky.social who will present "Outside options and risk attitude". www.su.se/english/divi...