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The Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) is dedicated to excellence in research and graduate education in economics.
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🚨 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...
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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...
November 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🚨 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
November 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
🚨 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 🧵
November 6, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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. 🧵
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November 5, 2025 at 1:13 PM
🤓 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
November 4, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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...
November 3, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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
Successful thesis defense for Iacopo Bianchi - Institute for International Economic Studies
His thesis explores how structural, informational, and historical forces shape development outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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October 24, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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...
October 20, 2025 at 10:28 AM
🚨 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
October 16, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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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.
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October 14, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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
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Honorary Doctor Philippe Aghion awarded the Economics Prize - Institute for International Economic Studies
We are delighted and proud to celebrate Professor Philippe Aghion, who has been awarded the 2025 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.
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October 13, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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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
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Honorary doctor Philippe Aghion awarded the Prize in Economic Sciences  - Stockholm University
Honorary doctor Philippe Aghion awarded the Prize in Economic Sciences  The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (the Prize in Economic Sciences) is 2025 shared by th...
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October 13, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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...
October 13, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Counting down to the announcement!
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Announcement of the 2025 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
YouTube video by Nobel Prize
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October 13, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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...
October 8, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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”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.
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Marianne Bertrand explaining the
Marianne Bertrand, Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, held a lecture at Stockholm University last week, in front of an audience of around 150 people includin...
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October 3, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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...
From Ugandan fields to colonial legacies: New evidence on productivity gaps, careers, and tolerance - Institute for International Economic Studies
Why are female-managed farms less productive than male-managed ones in Uganda? Can a mobile credit-and-savings account transform small businesses in Tanzania? How do young people decide which careers ...
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October 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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...
Climate neutrality is easier than you think! | John Hassler | TEDxStockholm University
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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September 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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...
September 29, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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...
September 26, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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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
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Lecture:
Guest lecturer: Marianne Bertrand, Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
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September 23, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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...
September 22, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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
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Welcoming three new Assistant Professors to the IIES - Institute for International Economic Studies
We are delighted to welcome three outstanding scholars who have recently joined the IIES as Assistant Professors. Their diverse research interests span social capital and political polarization, wealt...
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September 19, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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...
Meet our new Graduate Students - Institute for International Economic Studies
We are proud to introduce eight new graduate students who have joined us this fall. Their research interests span from macroeconomics through development, labor and public and more.
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September 16, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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...
September 15, 2025 at 11:46 AM