Jaakko Meriläinen, a political economist specializing in democratic governance and development, has been granted tenure and promoted to Associate Professor at the Stockholm School of Economics. The promotion reflects his valuable contributions to research, teaching, and academic service.

Department of Economics is proud to present its latest PhD graduate: Yijia Chen has successfully defended his thesis on October 13th, and we congratulate him on this momentous achievement. Congratulations Yijia!

Department of Economics is proud to present its latest PhD graduate: Chak Sang Chan has successfully defended his thesis on October 10th, and we congratulate him on this momentous achievement. Congratulations Chak Sang!

Meet Patrick Agte in the second part of GaPP's new Research Portrait series, where we meet our researchers who bring fresh perspectives to major societal challenges.

Department of Economics is proud to present its latest PhD graduate: Alexandre Mendonça. He successfully defended his thesis on October 9th, and we congratulate him on this momentous achievement. Congratulations, Alexandre!

Department of Economics is proud to present its latest PhD graduate: Shubhaa Bhattacharyya. Shubhaa has successfully defended her thesis on September 16th, and we congratulate her on this momentous achievement. Congratulations Shubhaa!

Department of Economics is proud to present its latest PhD graduate: Savreen Kaur Nanda. Savreen has successfully defended her thesis on September 12th, and we congratulate her on this momentous achievement. Congratulations Savreen!

Testosterone has long been linked to risk-taking, generosity, and competitiveness. But a new large-scale study – the biggest of its kind – finds that men given testosterone made the same economic choices as those given a placebo. The study, led by researchers at the Stockholm School of Economics in Sweden and Nipissing University in Canada, examined things like men’s inclination to take risk, act fairly or compete with others.

What explains sustained economic growth? The 2025 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences recognizes Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt for explaining how innovation drives sustained growth. Professor Anna Dreber Almenberg, member of the Committee for the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, discusses what their work tells us about progress today.

Anna Breman, who holds a PhD in Economics from SSE, becomes the first ever female Governor of the New Zealand Reserve Bank.