The Department of Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) seeks candidates for one tenure-track assistant professor position. Applicants from any field within economics will be considered, but priority will be given to applicants in macroeconomics.

Department of Economics is proud to present its latest PhD graduate: Markus Pettersson. He has successfully defended his thesis on the 30th of August, and we congratulate him on this momentous achievement. Congratulations, Markus!

Censorship hampers new ideas, affects knowledge growth, and redirects talents toward compliant activities, resulting in a 43% decrease in scholarly publication. Fabio Blasutto, Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics at SSE, and co-author publish new article in The Economic Journal.

Earlier this summer, Misum research affiliate Abhijeet Singh was featured in The Economist for his study on international school-year productivity and learning outcomes

Nine researchers at the Department of Economics were awarded grants from the Jan Wallander and Tom Hedelius Foundation and Tore Browaldh Foundation.

Johanna Rickne, Affiliated Professor at the Stockholm School of Economics, has been awarded the prestigious SNS Prize 2023 for her outstanding research on economic and political gender equality.

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 on ‘design heterogeneity’ highlights the limits of generalizability and informativeness of individual experimental designs.

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.

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