Placements - PhD in Economics

This page provides an overview of a selection of former PhD students and their current positions. SSE's Department of Economics supports PhD students in preparing and distributing job market materials to potential employers. It has a strong record of placing graduates in research universities, research institutions, government agencies, and the private sector.

2026

PhD

  • Ulrika Ahrsjö, Assistant Professor at Uppsala University, Sweden

2025

PhD

  • Matthias Hänsel, Assistant Professor of Economics, Aarhus University, Denmark
  • Johan Orrenius, Post-doctoral Researcher, IFN, Sweden
  • Alexandre Mendonca, Affiliate Fellow, Bruegel, Belgium
  • Chak Sang Chan, HM, Sweden
  • Yijia Chen, AMRO, Singapore

PostDoc

  • Sofia Bougt-Hernnäs Assistant Professor, Hanken School of Economics, Finland
  • Fredrik Christensen, Specialist Consultant in the Macro-Political Center, Ministry of Finance, Denmark

2024

PhD

  • Cristina Clerici, Research Scientist, Innovations for Poverty Action, Nairobi, Kenya
  • Chloe Nibourel, Postdoc, Stockholm University - Swedish Institute for Social Research, Sweden
  • Tove Forsbacka Karlsson, Assistant Professor, Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), Norway
  • Salil Sharma, Postdoc, Princeton University, United States
  • Viking Waldén, Economist, Sveriges Riksbank, Sweden
  • Atahan Afsar, Postdoc, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

PostDoc

  • Claude Raisaro, Assistant Professor, Geneva Graduate Institute, Switzerland
  • Frank Leenders, Postdoc, Universidad Carlos III Madrid, Spain 

2023

PhD

  • Markus Pettersson, Postdoc, Stockholm University, Sweden
  • Zoltan Rácz, Postdoc, Swedish House of Finance, Sweden
  • Lina Thomas, Goldman Sachs, United Kingdom
  • Guilherme Garcia Teijeiro, Santander, Sweden

PostDoc

  • Marion Leroutier, Assistant Professor, CREST-ENSAE, France (after one year postdoc at the Institute for Fiscal Studies), United Kingdom 

2022

PhD

  • Binnur Balkan, Post-doc, SOFI Stockholm University, Sweden
  • Emil Bustos, The Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN), Sweden
  • Oliver Engist, Nepa, Sweden
  • Benjamin Mandl, Enspired, Austria
  • Erik Merkus, National Board of Trade Sweden (Kommerskollegium), Sweden
  • Felix Schafmeister, King, Sweden
  • Joakim Semb, Spotify, Sweden
  • Andrew Proctor, Assistant Professor, Ludwig Maximilian University, Germany

PostDoc

  • Matilda Kilstrom, Senior Economist, Sveriges Riksbank, Sweden

2021

PhD

  • Gustav Karreskog, Post-doc, Uppsala University, Sweden
  • Isak Trygg Kupersmidt, Swedish Ministry of Finance, Sweden
  • Christofer Schroeder, European Central Bank, Germany

2020

PhD

  • Clara Fernström, Stockholm University, Sweden

PostDoc

  • Panagiotis Margaris, Assistant Professor, Concordia University, Canada

2019

PhD

  • Andreas Born, Spotify, Sweden
  • Julian Boulanger, Deloitte, Belgium
  • Emma Heikensten, SEB, Sweden
  • Siri Isaksson, Norwegian School of Economics, Norway
  • Aljoscha Janssen, Singapore Management University, Singapore
  • Elin Molin, The Swedish Tax Agency, Sweden
  • Nadiia Lazhaevska, Karma, Sweden
  • Andrea Papetti, Bank of Italy, Italy
  • Elle Parslow, Kry, Sweden
  • Bengt Söderlund, Post-doc, University of Virginia, United States
  • Domenico Viganola, George Mason university, United States

PostDoc

  • Albin Erlanson, Assistant Professor, University of Essex, United Kingdom

2018

PhD

  • Adam Altmejd, Post-doc, Dept of Finance SSE and SOFI Stockholm University, Sweden
  • Evelina Bonnier, Swedish Defence Research Agency, Sweden
  • Andrea Camilli, University of Bath, United Kingdom
  • Marta Giagheddu, Johns Hopkins University, United States
  • Thomas Seiler, UBS, Switzerland

2017

PhD 

  • Jun Chen, Wuhan University, China
  • Eleonora Freddi, Tilburg University, Netherlands
  • Max Groneck, Groningen University, Netherlands
  • Arieda Muco, Central European University, Hungary