Another new working paper from the department! "Prenatal Conditions and Midlife Mental Health: Evidence from an Alcohol Policy Experiment" by Evelina Linnros & @jpeternilsson.bsky.social @iies.su.se: ekonomihogskolan.lnu.se/vxesta/25-02...

Exciting news going into the Holidays! Professor and IIES director Per Krusell is appointed new Scientific Secretary of the Handelsbanken Research Foundations - one of Sweden’s largest funders of economic research. @stockholm-uni.bsky.social www.su.se/english/divi...

IIES Professor Torsten Persson has been appointed Vice President of the ERC Scientific Council (from 1 Jan 2026), representing the social sciences & humanities. A fantastic recognition of his leadership in economics and research excellence! www.su.se/english/divi... @stockholm-uni.bsky.social

EdTech isn’t a quick fix — it works only when paired with strong pedagogy. New VoxDevLit review co-edited by IIES’s @lnavarrosola.bsky.social shows that targeted, instructional tech boosts learning, while device-only programs often fall short. www.su.se/english/divi... @stockholm-uni.bsky.social

🥳 Huge congratulations to Prof. @konradburchardi.bsky.social - winner of the 2025 Assar Lindbeck Medal! 👏 His innovative microdata-driven research on migration, networks and development continues to advance the field. Truly well deserved! www.su.se/english/divi... @stockholm-uni.bsky.social

Nobel Week has started! Waiting for this year´s official Nobel Prize lectures by the laureates in physics, chemistry and economics arranged by The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences @scienceacademyswe.bsky.social Starting at 9:00 AM in Aula Magna Follow live at www.kva.se/evenemang/th... #NobelPrize

📢 Our new VoxDevLit on EdTech is out now! Senior Editor @singhabhi.bsky.social & Co-Editors @lnavarrosola.bsky.social @iies.su.se & Philip Oreopoulos, summarise everything you need to know about EdTech. Read & download here: voxdev.org/voxdevlit/ed...

TOMORROW Tues 2 Dec at 1 pm (CET) we are very much looking forward to hear Philip Oreopoulos from University of Toronto present his paper "Computer-Assisted Learning in the Real World: How Khan Academy Influences Student Math Learning" www.su.se/institute-fo...

🚀 Make sure to check out our JMCs! This year’s cohort brings cutting-edge work in macro, trade, political econ, labor, the environment, & health—tackling topics from structural transformation & growth to market concentration, education, climate policy, & vaccine hesitancy. bit.ly/3LVRWRH #EconSky

TOMORROW Tues 25 Nov at 1 pm (CET) we are very happy to welcome Alexander Willén from @nhhecon.bsky.social who will present his paper: "Beyond Training". www.su.se/institute-fo...

Regeringen har presenterat förslag om att införa en sk gas i pensionssystemet. Förslaget är inte bara illa genomtänkt och skadligt, det bryter mot grundprinciperna som gjorde 90-talets reform så framgångsrik, skriver 4 ekonomer bl a Mårten Palme & John Hassler @iies.su.se www.dn.se/debatt/att-i...

🎉 IIES AP @lnavarrosola.bsky.social has won 2nd prize at the Banamex Economics Prize! Her paper with @raissafabregas.bsky.social shows how Mexico’s low-tech TV-schools boosted graduation rates and raised earnings: a compelling case for technology expanding educational opportunity. bit.ly/49C9nAB

🌱 Can the plants turn green? — this JMP by IIES JMC Thore Petersen studies how German manufacturing plants can substitute fossil fuels with clean energy. Spoiler: switching is actually easier than standard models suggest. 🧵 www.su.se/institute-fo...

IIES Professor Torsten Persson will be a plenary speaker at the IEA World Congress 2026 in Belgrade, joining internationally acclaimed economists Esther Duflo, Elhanan Helpman, Oleg Itskhoki, Jean Tirole & Hélène Rey. ieawc2026.org?utm_source=B...

📢 On the #EconJobMarket: IIES JMC Juan Llavador Peralt has a fascinating paper, “The Granular Drag on Growth.” He uncovers a new mechanism through which market structure and firm-level productivity shocks interact to shape expected productivity growth. 🧵 bit.ly/48aykBG

TODAY Tues 11 Nov at 1 pm (CET) we are thrilled to welcome Julieta Caunedo from Cornell University who will present her paper: "On the Investment Network and Development" www.su.se/institute-fo...

🚨 IIES JMC Jinci Liu asks: How does managerial feedback affect worker productivity? Her JMP uses GitHub + LinkedIn data to show how 🤬toxic, 🙂respectful, 👍positive, & 🛠️constructive feedback in code reviews impact worker productivity and retention. 🧵 bit.ly/4hJX3jy

🚨 Next IIES JMC: Chek Yin Choi studies how improvements in input market efficiency reshape the firm size distribution. His JMP “Supplier Search and Market Concentration” models firms that pay fixed costs to find and bargain with suppliers. What happens when search costs fall? 🔗 bit.ly/4oLzHw8 🧵

Introducing IIES JMC @jonatanriberth.bsky.social. In his JMP he studies how past adverse health experiences shape vaccination decisions and healthcare utilization. The takeaway: rare but severe vaccine-related events have long-lasting effects on trust and uptake. 🧵 bit.ly/4opcCzH

🤓 Introducing IIES JMC @tiagobernardino.bsky.social. In his JMP “Structural Transformation and the Transmission of Monetary Policy” he asks how the consumption shift from goods to services has changed how monetary policy works in the U.S.? Turns out it’s made policy more powerful. 👉 bit.ly/4nCrCsY

TOMORROW Tues 4 Nov at 1 pm (CET) we are looking forward to hear Miguel Ortiz from @ubcvse.bsky.social present his paper "Hate, Fear and Intergroup Conflict: Experimental Evidence from Nigeria". www.su.se/institute-fo...

Huge congrats to @iacobianchi.bsky.social on successfully defending his thesis! His thesis sheds new light on how structural, informational, and historical forces shape development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Next stop: the World Bank. bit.ly/3WR2Udd #EconSky #DevelopmentEconomics

TOMORROW Tues 21 Oct at 1 pm (CEST) we are proud to welcome Mara Squicciarini from Bocconi University who will present her paper: "De-Polarizing Politics: Faith Meets Science in the French Third Republic". www.su.se/institute-fo...

🚨 Job Market Alert 🚨 The IIES invites applications for a tenure-track AP position (any field) starting AY 2026/27. 📅 Apply by Nov 14, 2025 via econjobmarket.org 💼 Low teaching load, competitive salary, PhD in econ required. More info: www.su.se/institute-fo... #EconSky

When we reached laureate Aghion yesterday he said he was speechless, then he started to speak… Prof John Hassler @iies.su.se introducing lunch lecture by Prof Kerstin Enflo about The Prize in Economic Sciences & laureates Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion & Peter Howitt. @scienceacademyswe.bsky.social

A huge congratulations to Prof. Philippe Aghion on being awarded the 2025 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel! Well-deserved recognition! 👏 #EconomicsPrize #NobelPrize #innovation www.su.se/institute-fo...

The Prize in Economic Sciences 2025 is shared by three researchers. One of them is professor Philippe Aghion, who was recently awarded an honorary doctorate at Stockholm University and who has also been a visiting professor at @iies.su.se #NobelPrize #Economics Read more: www.su.se/english/news...

Tomorrow Tues 14 Oct at 1 pm (CEST) we are thrilled to welcome Andrea Prat from @columbiauniversity.bsky.social who will present "Competing Ideologies: Fit, Simplicity, and Fear". www.su.se/institute-fo...

Counting down to the announcement! www.youtube.com/watch?v=EajZ...

TODAY Weds 8 Oct at 10 am (CEST) we are thrilled to welcome Morten O. Ravn from @ucl.ac.uk who will present "Antitrust, Market Power, and US Macroeconomic Outcomes". www.su.se/institute-fo...

”There is a dramatic change when women become mothers while nothing is happening to the fathers. Motherhood penalties around the world account for much of the gender pay gap in advanced economies.” Professor Marianne Bertrand delivering this year´s Gunnar Myrdal lecture. www.su.se/english/news...

Why are female-managed farms less productive? Can digital finance transform women’s businesses? What shapes youth career choices? Has colonization affected attitudes toward homosexuality in Africa? New thesis by grad student Iacopo Bianchi tackles these big questions. 1/6 www.su.se/institute-fo...

At TEDx, IIES Professor John Hassler challenges the climate change dilemma: collapse or economic ruin. What if there’s a third door? 🌍💡 Discover why we can save both our planet and our prosperity. #economics #climatechange www.youtube.com/watch?v=F49A...

TOMORROW Tues 30 Sept at 1 pm (CEST) we are very happy to welcome Rob Garlick from @duke-university.bsky.social who will present "Flexibility versus Performance: The Determinants of Labor Market Contracts". www.su.se/institute-fo...

On Monday 29 Sept at 1 pm (CEST) we are thrilled to welcome Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh from @columbiabusiness.bsky.social who will present "The Austerity Threshold". www.su.se/institute-fo...

Guest lecturer: Marianne Bertrand, Prof of Economics at University of Chicago Booth School of Business, gives this year´s Myrdal Lecture at Stockholm Univ titled Gender, Stereotypes and Inequality Wednesday 24 Sept Time: 13.00 – 14.00 Location: Hörsal 6 C-huset, Frescati www.su.se/english/rese...

On Tuesday 23 Sept at 1 pm (CEST) we are looking forward to hear Nina Buchmann from Princeton University present her paper "Paternalistic Discrimination". www.su.se/institute-fo...

Excited to highlight three brilliant scholars who have just joined us! Their work covers social capital & political polarization, wealth inequality & labor markets, and environmental economics. Welcome aboard! #NewFaculty #EconResearch www.su.se/institute-fo...

We are proud to have welcomed 8 new graduate students this fall! Their research spans a wide range of fields: macroeconomics, labor, development, health, culture, and the use of AI in public policy. Welcome Edvin, Giuliana, Jacob, Simon, Felix, Jiaqi, Matteo & Alessandro! www.su.se/institute-fo...

TOMORROW (Tues 16 Sept at 1 pm CEST) we are thrilled to welcome Suresh Naidu from @columbiasipa.bsky.social who will present "The Cold War and the U.S. Labor Market". www.su.se/institute-fo...

TOMORROW (Tues 9 Sept at 1 pm CEST) we are very happy to welcome Nicola Gennaioli from @bocconi.bsky.social who will present his paper "Ads as Cues". www.su.se/institute-fo...

”A-kassan är bakvänd – ge mer till långtidsarbetslösa”. Debattartikel i @dagensnyheter.bsky.social av IIES prof @jpeternilsson.bsky.social och Jonas Kolsrud @linnaeus-econ.bsky.social www.dn.se/debatt/a-kas...

Thrilled to share that our new hires Amalia Repele (PhD @bocconi.bsky.social) and @canishk.bsky.social (PhD LSE) have been invited to showcase their research on this year’s REStud North America Tour! A brilliant recognition of their talent and promise. bit.ly/4fNJcrJ

We are taking a break over the summer and will return in full force in the Fall. In the meantime, check out our Seminar schedule for the Fall: www.su.se/institute-fo...

Patrizia Massner, who recently successfully defended her thesis, has been selected as one of the finalists for the ECB Young Economist Prize! We are beyond proud! youtu.be/yGHBVn1QUiQ?...

Register now for the next Kiel Trade Talk! Chek Yin Choi @iies.su.se presents research on how falling global search costs have reshaped firm size, trade patterns, and market concentration—favoring both top and small firms in complex ways 👉 www.ifw-kiel.de/institute/ev... @julianhi.nz

🧵 Should we subsidize elder care more? 1/ A new thesis by IIES’s Patrizia Massner uses Swedish data to explore big social challenges - aging populations, economic inequalities, and the role of public policy. 👇 www.su.se/institute-fo... #econsky

1/ In 2023, Portugal cut VAT on 46 basic food items - from 6% to 0% - to fight inflation. The big question: would retailers pass the savings to consumers? A new study says yes - and it worked better than almost anywhere else. 🧵 www.su.se/institute-fo...

Vi är mitt i Järvaveckan - och universitetets program fortsätter, idag bl a om att studera sociologi och pedagogik. I morgon bl a om att läsa juridik, AI & klimat med @vgalaz.bsky.social & varför politikerna inte gör något åt klimatet med professor John Hassler @iies.su.se www.su.se/kalender/sto...

Why would raising a wage floor ever lower wages? Why do firms prefer renting workers to hiring them? And why do rich entrepreneurs hold onto companies they should sell? @agnetaberge.bsky.social, who just now successfully defended her thesis, tackles these puzzles with fresh theory. bit.ly/45TP53t