Institute for International Economic Studies

Institute for International Economic Studies The IIES at Stockholm University is one of Europe's leading institutions for research in economics. The IIES is a research institute at Stockholm University.

Founded in 1962, it has become one of the leading institutions in Europe in advanced research in economics, broadly defined. The mission of the IIES condenses the three broad goals of Stockholm University at a top level: to train PhD economists, conduct cutting-edge research, and actively engage in high-level public policy discussions in Sweden and beyond. The three aims of the IIES are tightly in

terconnected. For the training of future PhDs and for ensuring that any policy advice is updated and based on sound empirical and theoretical grounds, an ongoing close engagement with the international research frontier is necessary. To this end, the IIES researchers themselves engage in research projects aimed at broad international impact. The PhD students based at the IIES are an integral part of its research environment. A defining feature of the PhD training, which is part of a Stockholm-wide program involving other institutions, is to encourage the students to take on ambitious and challenging questions of broad value to society. Upon graduation, IIES’s students go on to tenure-track jobs at universities worldwide or positions in government and other organizations. The list of leading Swedish decision makers with an IIES background is long. The IIES has a global aim with its research. However, its international profile is broader than that. A significant fraction of the faculty as well as PhD students, along with visiting seminar speakers and researchers, come from a wide variety of countries. The working language at the IIES is English.

"Vi forskare måste ge tillbaka till samhället och delta i samhällsdebatten."Med de orden satte professor John Hassler to...
09/09/2026

"Vi forskare måste ge tillbaka till samhället och delta i samhällsdebatten."

Med de orden satte professor John Hassler tonen för invigningen av Assar Lindbeck centrum vid Stockholm University.

Centret har bildats för att främja internationellt ledande forskning och stärka dialogen mellan akademi, beslutsfattare och samhälle. Under invigningen presenterade forskare från IIES ny forskning om bland annat Europas konkurrenskraft, bistånd och barns välfärd.

Nu börjar arbetet med att föra vidare Assar Lindbecks arv: forskning som inte bara håller högsta kvalitet, utan också bidrar till samhällsutvecklingen.

Ett varmt tack till SNS för ett generöst värdskap och för allt arbete bakom kulisserna som bidrog till en lyckad invigning! Vi ser fram emot fortsatta samarbeten!

🔗 Läs artikeln och se inspelningen från invigningen här: https://www.su.se/enheter/assar-lindbeck-centrum/nyheter/nyhetsartiklar/2026-09-08-assar-lindbeck-centrum-invigt-forskning-ska-ta-storre-plats-i-samhallsdebatten

What drives productivity growth, how should we measure automation, and why does inflation remain persistent?These are th...
02/09/2026

What drives productivity growth, how should we measure automation, and why does inflation remain persistent?
These are the questions explored in Chek Yin Choi's doctoral thesis, Input Market, Automation, and Inflation: Essays in Macroeconomics.
The thesis finds that:
• Better access to suppliers can increase productivity while also strengthening the position of the most productive firms.
• The way automation is defined has a major impact on conclusions about its labour market effects.
• Firms' decisions about when to adjust prices can help explain why inflation often remains elevated over time.
An interesting contribution to ongoing discussions about productivity, technological change and inflation.
Chek will defend his thesis on September 21.
https://www.su.se/english/divisions/institute-for-international-economic-studies/news/articles/2026-09-02-firms-supplier-choices-technology-investments-and-pricing-decisions-have-economy-wide-effects

När Sverige drabbades av 1990-talskrisen kallades en expertgrupp under Assar Lindbecks ledning in för att hitta vägen fr...
28/08/2026

När Sverige drabbades av 1990-talskrisen kallades en expertgrupp under Assar Lindbecks ledning in för att hitta vägen framåt. I en intervju med EFNs Finansmagasinet berättar professor Torsten Persson, en av kommissionens ledamöter, om dramatiken bakom kulisserna och hur dess reformer kom att prägla svensk ekonomisk politik under de följande decennierna.

De räddade oss från krisen • Torsten Persson om arbetet bakom Lindbeckkommissionen

27/08/2026

New CEPR Discussion Paper - DP21872
Immiserizing Automation
Vladimir Asriyan (CREi, Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Barcelona, Barcelona School of Economics), Hugo Reichardt (Stockholm University, Institute for International Economic Studies, CREi), Sandro Shelegia (Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Barcelona, Barcelona School of Economics)
https://ow.ly/sFIK50ZELKQ

Big news 🚨 Newly recruited Associate Professor (and IIES alumnus) Karl Harmenberg is awarded the Vetenskapsrådet / Swedi...
23/06/2026

Big news 🚨 Newly recruited Associate Professor (and IIES alumnus) Karl Harmenberg is awarded the Vetenskapsrådet / Swedish Research Council prestigious recruitment grant (only one at Stockholm University this year!) and returns to the IIES to tackle a big question: why recessions happen —and how to stop them.

https://www.su.se/english/divisions/institute-for-international-economic-studies/news/articles/2026-06-23-iies-researcher-awarded-prestigious-recruitment-grant-from-the-swedish-research-council

Congratulations to Juan Llavador Peralt on successfully defending his thesis “Firm Granularity, Growth, and Inflation Pe...
12/06/2026

Congratulations to Juan Llavador Peralt on successfully defending his thesis “Firm Granularity, Growth, and Inflation Persistence: Essays in Macroeconomics”.

His research shows how dominant firms can slow growth—and why inflation persists longer than expected.

Thanks also to opponent Miguel León-Ledesma at University of Exeter Business School for a thorough discussion.

Next up for Juan: Banco de Portugal https://www.su.se/english/divisions/institute-for-international-economic-studies/news/articles/2026-06-12-successful-thesis-defense-for-juan-llavador-peralt

Big congratulations to Jonatan Riberth on defending his thesis “Essays on Healthcare Demand and Long-run Inequality"!His...
11/06/2026

Big congratulations to Jonatan Riberth on defending his thesis “Essays on Healthcare Demand and Long-run Inequality"!

His research shows how personal experiences shape healthcare choices, and how inequality can persist across generations.

Next up: PostDoc for one year at Research Institute of Industrial Economics (working on a project with Petra Persson and Maya Rossin-Slater at Stanford University). He will then continue as a PostDoc at the Stockholm School of Economics.

A warm thank you to Martin Nybom from Uppsala University for providing a thorough and insightful discussion.

https://www.su.se/english/divisions/institute-for-international-economic-studies/news/articles/2026-06-11-jonatan-riberth-successfully-defends-his-thesis

What a milestone! Congratulations to Mattias Folkestad on defending his thesis, “Power and Politics: Essays in Applied M...
10/06/2026

What a milestone! Congratulations to Mattias Folkestad on defending his thesis, “Power and Politics: Essays in Applied Microeconomics”!

His work shows how institutions shape participation, efficiency and inequality — from female role models to green policy and education.

A warm thanks to opponent Olle Folke at Uppsala University for a stimulating discussion.

Next stop for Mattias: University of Gothenburg as Wallander Postdoc!

https://www.su.se/english/divisions/institute-for-international-economic-studies/news/articles/2026-06-10-successful-thesis-defense-for-mattias-folkestad

Huge congratulations to Thore Petersen on defending his thesis “Frictions and Flexibility in Production: Essays in Energ...
09/06/2026

Huge congratulations to Thore Petersen on defending his thesis “Frictions and Flexibility in Production: Essays in Energy Economics”!
His research shows industry can decarbonize faster and at lower cost than we thought.
Many thanks to opponent and IIES alumnus Conny Olovsson at Sveriges riksbank for a thorough and engaging discussion!

https://www.su.se/english/divisions/institute-for-international-economic-studies/news/articles/2026-06-09-thore-petersen-successfully-defends-his-thesis

Båda sidor missar poängen i forskarbråket, skriver John Hassler Tessa Bold och Per Krusell vid det nystartade Assar Lind...
09/06/2026

Båda sidor missar poängen i forskarbråket, skriver John Hassler Tessa Bold och Per Krusell vid det nystartade Assar Lindbeck centrum i Dagens Nyheter. Politik handlar inte bara om fakta utan även värderingar.

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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