a dynamic research environment
with several research seminars each week and a large flow of international guests
Research at the Department of Economics
The Department of Economics at Uppsala University is a modern economics department particularly strong in the areas of labour economics, macroeconomics, political economics and public economics. Other areas of research include development economics, econometrics, family economics, financial economics and health economics.
Recent Top five publications
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Matz Dahlberg, Karin Edmark and Heléne Lundqvist: “Ethnic Diversity and Preferences for Redistribution”, Journal of Political Economy, 2012, 120(1), 41-76.
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Hjort, J., Poulsen, J. (forthcoming) "The Arrival of Fast Internet and Employment in Africa"
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Broer, T., Harbo Hansen, N., Krusell, P., Öberg, E., (forthcoming) "The New Keynesian Transmission Mechanism: A Heterogeneous-Agent Perspective"
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Hensvik, L., Fredriksson, P. and Nordström Skans, O. (forthcoming) "Mismatch of Talent - Evidence on Match Quality, Entry Wages and Job Mobility."
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Karadja, M. and Prawitz, E. (forthcoming) "Exit, Voice and Political Change: Evidence from Swedish Mass Migration to the United States."
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Harstad, B., Mideksa, T. (2017) "Conservation Contracts and Political Regimes"
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Solis, A. (2017)
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Eriksson, S. and Rooth, D. (2014) "Do Employers Use Unemployment as a Sorting Criterion When Hiring? Evidence from a Field Experiment."
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Kramarz, F. and Nordström Skans, O. (2014) "When strong ties are strong: Family networks and youth labour market entry."
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Lehmann, E., Trannoy, A. and Simula, L. (2014) "Tax Me if You Can! Optimal Nonlinear Income Tax Between Competing Governments."
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Fredriksson, P., Oosterbeek, H. and Öckert, B. (2013) "Long-term effects of class size."
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Carlsson, M. and Nordström Skans, O. (2012). "Evaluating Micro Foundations for Aggregate Price Rigidities: Evidence from Matched Firm-Level Data on Product Prices and Unit Labor Cost."
Lindahl Lectures
The department hosts the annual Lindahl Lectures introducing distinguished international economists.
The 2017 Lindahl Lecture was held by Professor Claudia Golding of Harvard University
Research centres
Research in the field of labour economics is conducted within the framework of Uppsala Center for Labor Studies (UCLS), which is an interdisciplinary research centre for economists, political scientists and legal scholars. Furthermore, a large share of this research is conducted in collaboration with the Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy (IFAU). The research undertaken in the field of public economics takes place within the framework of Uppsala Center for Fiscal Studies (UCFS). We also cooperate with the Institute for Housing and Urban Research (IBF) and the Health Economic Forum at Uppsala University (HEFUU).
