Department of Economics and Statistics, Linnaeus University
A modern Economics and Statistics department located in beautiful Växjö, Småland, southern Sweden. lnu.se/en/meet-linnaeus-un…
- "Putin’s support increased despite the war" — @futures-studies.bsky.social reports about a study by @ollehammar.bsky.social and co-authors 👇
- Today we're very happy to have @striaukas.bsky.social from Copenhagen Business School visiting us! Jonas will present a paper on "High-dimensional censored MIDAS logistic regression for corporate survival forecasting". Welcome! jstriaukas.github.io
- 🎉 Congratulations to @erikprawitz.bsky.social and Mounir Karadja, who have received 5.58 million SEK from Ragnar Söderberg's foundation to study "The Swedish Model"! ragnar.soderbergs.se/forskare/mou...
- 👏 @hansgronqvist.bsky.social has been appointed member of the reference group for the Inquiry into Parallel Societal Structures. The inquiry has been appointed by the Ministry of Employment and is based on the Government’s directive 2025:68. www.ifn.se/nyheter/2026...
- "Det blir som en ny slags klasskillnad, mellan bostadsägare och de som hyr sina bostäder", säger @ollehammar.bsky.social, nationalekonom som forskar på förmögenhet och ojämlikhet i Sverige.
- More new working papers! "Parenting Skills and Selection into Fatherhood" by Lina Aldén & Anne Boschini @sofi.su.se: ekonomihogskolan.lnu.se/vxesta/25-05...
- 🎉 New publication! "Conditions for doing business in rural areas: Survey evidence from in-movers and stayers" by Lina Aldén, Mats Hammarstedt & Per Skedinger is now out in Journal of Rural Studies! doi.org/10.1016/j.jr...
- New Working Paper! "Overconfidence and Gender Gaps in Career Outcomes: Insights from a Promotion-Signaling Model" by Spencer Bastani @ifau.bsky.social, Thomas Giebe & Oliver Gürtler @unicologne.bsky.social: ekonomihogskolan.lnu.se/vxesta/25-04...
- This week we're happy to have @jesper-bojeryd.bsky.social from @stockholm-uni.bsky.social visiting us! On Thursday, Jesper will present the paper "What do 12 billion card transactions say about house prices and consumption?". Welcome! www.jesperbojeryd.se
- This week, we'll have our first research seminar for the semester - and we're happy to have Adrian Mehic from IFN visiting us! Tomorrow, Adrian will present a paper on "Inventing Green: Environmental Shocks and the Long-Term Reorientation of Innovation". Welcome! sites.google.com/view/adrianm...
- 👏 Huge congratulations to @s-stantcheva.bsky.social (who recently also became affiliated with our new Linnaeus University Centre for Equality of Opportunity and Big Data Policy Analysis)! 🤩
- 🚨 Call for Papers 🚨 We are pleased to invite submissions to Linnaeus Inequality Summit, a new annual research conference organized by Linnaeus University Centre of Excellence Equality of Opportunity and Big Data Policy Analysis. The conference will take place on June 2-3, 2026, in Växjö, Sweden.
- 🚨 Call for Papers 🚨 We'll be hosting the 24th Nordic Conference in Development Economics (NCDE) in Växjö, Sweden, on June 16-17, 2026. Keynote speakers: @hjortj.bsky.social & Rohini Somanathan 🤩 Submit your papers here (deadline February 28): axacoair.se/go?py3X14W0
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- It's a wrap! 🎁 Our seminar series is completed for this semester, but many great guests await in the coming year! 🤩 @jesper-bojeryd.bsky.social, @striaukas.bsky.social, @rhelensdotter.bsky.social, @erikoberg.bsky.social, @allie-green.com, @johannarickne.bsky.social, and more! Enjoy the holidays! 🎄❄️
- 🚨 Another new WP from the department! "Fathers but not caregivers" by Lina Aldén, Anne Boschini @sofi.su.se, and Malin Tallås Ahlzén @ifau.bsky.social: ekonomihogskolan.lnu.se/vxesta/2025-...
- 🌟 Publication alert 🌟 "Workplace Peer Effects in Turnout" by Magnus Carlsson & @finseraas.bsky.social just accepted for publication in @thejop.bsky.social! 👏 www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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- 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...
- Last week the Swedish Minister of Labour convened the Labour Market Policy Council for a meeting. @larsbehrenz.bsky.social is one of the members in the council who participated and shared the state of knowledge so that policy continues to be research-based. www.regeringen.se/artiklar/202...
- This week we're very honored to have @essobecker.bsky.social from @warwickecon.bsky.social and @monashuniversity.bsky.social visiting us! 🤩 On Thursday, Sascha will give a seminar on "Colonialism Inc.: The Private Interests Behind Germany's Imperial Ambitions". Welcome to Växjö! www.sobecker.de
- New working paper from the department! "How Early Career Choices Adjust to Economic Crises" by Julian Grenet, @hansgronqvist.bsky.social, Edvin Hertegård, Martin Nybom & Jan Stuhler: ekonomihogskolan.lnu.se/vxesta/25-01...
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- Today @erikprawitz.bsky.social gave a seminar on "Cities and the Rise of Working Women" at Jönköping International Business School (JIBS) 👏
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- This week we're happy to have Mark Sanctuary from KTH Royal Institute of Technology visiting us! On Thursday, Mark will present his paper "Green or brown: are article 8 & 9 fund portfolios different?". Welcome! sites.google.com/view/mcsanct...
- Check out this Economic History Workshop in Uppsala (co-hosted by our @erikprawitz.bsky.social) 👇
- Happy to announce a 4th edition of the Workshop in Economic History in Uppsala, with the great @essobecker.bsky.social as keynote! Workshop takes places on May 28-29, 2026, in Uppsala. Apply by January 31, 2026. Here is the Cfp: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/6xdmp...
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- Meet our PhD student @saravarn.bsky.social 🎓: www.linkedin.com/posts/ekonom...
- 🎉 Major news from our department! 🎉 We're growing! 👇
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- This week we're very happy to have @sjavervall.bsky.social from @kiel.institute visiting us! On Thursday, Sebastian will give a seminar presenting his ongoing research. Welcome!
- This week we're excited to have @jesper-bojeryd.bsky.social from @stockholm-uni.bsky.social visiting us! On Thursday, Jesper will present his paper "What do 12 billion card transactions say about house prices and consumption?". Welcome!
- 🎓 Today we had an inspiring alumni event with two of our previous students - Max Lundberg (Assemblin) and Mimmi Andersson (KPMG) - who shared their experiences from their time studying at @linnaeus-econ.bsky.social to their careers today!
- This week, we're very happy to have @hornungerik.bsky.social from @unicologne.bsky.social visiting us! On Thursday, Erik will present his paper "Rewriting the Social Contract: Elite Response to Labor Unrest" (with @cstapper.bsky.social and Noam Yuchtman). Looking forward to it!
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- 🎓 Are you a student or alumnus at the School of Business and Economics? Welcome to our Alumni Event on November 13! 👇
- This week, we're very happy to have @kyrahanemaaijer.bsky.social from @gothenburg-econ.bsky.social visting us! On Thursday, Kyra will present her paper on "Minority Salience and Criminal Justice Decisions". Welcome to Växjö! www.kyrahanemaaijer.com
- This week we're happy to have @rolandrathelot.bsky.social from @crestumr.bsky.social, ENSAE & IP Paris visiting us! On Thursday, Roland will present his research in our department seminar series in economics and statistics. Welcome! rolandrathelot.com
- Our associate professor Lina Aldén presenting a project on "Prenuptial Agreements and Economic Gender Equality" at @isi-munich.bsky.social! 🤩 #ISIWealthConference2025
- This week we're very happy to have @rkhoban.bsky.social from @econ.uzh.ch visiting us! On Thursday, Roza will present her research on "Unequal Gains from Trade and the Distribution of Political Power in India". Welcome to Växjö! www.rkhoban.com
- Our senior lecturer @jonaskolsrud.bsky.social was recently a guest in "Arbetslinjen" (a series hosted by our previous student and Member of Parliament Oliver Rosengren). You can also hear a debate between the two in Sveriges Radio P1 Morgon here: www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/deba...
- This week, we're happy to have Muhammad Qasim from @lund-university.bsky.social visiting us! On Thursday, Muhammad will give a talk on "Robust instrumental variables methods for causal effects with invalid instruments". Welcome!
- Congratulations to our PhD student @marcosdemetry.bsky.social, who successfully defended his interim (midway) seminar today! 🎉 Also thanks to internal opponent @jakobenlund.bsky.social for a great discussion! You can read more about Marcos and his research here: marcosdemetry.com
- This week we're very happy to have @billingsecon.bsky.social from @colorado.edu visiting us! Tomorrow Steve will present his research at our Seminar in Economics and Statistics. Welcome to Växjö!
- Congratulations to our researchers Tobias König, Thomas Giebe and Adam Birgersson who have been granted 1 million SEK in project funding from Formas for their project "Recycled water in Kalmar"! 🎉 formas.se/en/start-pag...
- Our associate professor Magnus Carlsson was interviewed in Swedish radio about age discrimination. Listen here: www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/reda...
