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Events

The Faculty of Social Sciences’ inaugural lectures
9 November 2026, 14:25–14:45 – The Faculty of Social Sciences’ new professors gives their inaugural lecture. No pre-registration or …
Seminar: Tomáš Jagelka, Bonn University
10 November 2026, 13:15–14:30 – Department of Economics

Title: “Living large or long: preference estimates from completed-life stories” (with Amitabh …
The Faculty of Social Sciences’ inaugural lectures
12 November 2026, 09:15–15:15 – The Faculty of Social Sciences’ new professors gives their inaugural lectures. No pre-registration …
Seminar: Daphne Skandalis, University of Copenhagen
12 November 2026, 13:15–14:30 – Department of Economics

Title: "Workplace violence"
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This Year’s Job Market Candidates

This year, the department has eight job market candidates. You can find more information about them, along with links to their job market papers, on our dedicated page.

Martin Häggkvist defended his doctoral thesis on 6 November 2026

2026-11-06

Martin Häggkvist defended his doctoral thesis on 6 November 2026. The thesis is entitled Job Loss and Labor Market Policy: Unemployment, Worker Adjus...

Henning Ottmer defended his PhD thesis on 23 October

2026-10-26

Henning Ottmer defended his PhD thesis on 23 October with the dissertation Essays on Retirement Ages and Immigrants’ Access to Basic Social Insurance...

Elisavet Iliadi defended her doctoral thesis on 9 October

2026-10-09

Elisavet Iliadi defended her doctoral thesis Life Transitions and Mental Health – From Childhood to Parenthood: Essays in Health Economics on 9 Oct...

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New research

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Researchers in media

Martin Häggkvist’s research on seniority rules is featured in Publikt.

Erik Grönqvist is interviewed by EFN about the costs of insulin.

Oskar Nordström Skans is interviewed by Sveriges Radio about AI and its impact on the labor market.

Oskar Nordström Skans discusses AI and the economy in Ekot's Saturday Interview Election Special

Events and assignments

Peter Fredriksson has been awarded the Lily and Sven Thuréus Prize for his "significant studies on how institutions and policies affect people's life chances."

Lena Hensvik is tasked with reviewing articles in Dagens Nyheter’s “Fakta i frågan” series with the aim of reducing the risk of incorrect conclusions.

Erik Grönqvist has been elected as a new member of the SNS Scientific Council.

Research in focus

New report: Structural transformation and AI

Artificial intelligence is expected to fundamentally transform the labour market. However, so far there are few signs that AI has led to major changes in the Swedish economy. This is shown in a new report from Uppsala University and the government agency Tillväxtanalys.

Research grants for studies on family economics and school environments

Research grants from Handelsbanken have been awarded to Yoko Okuyama and Lucas Tilley. The projects study family economics and school environments.

Opening the workforce to more people

Our researcher Stefan Eriksson writes in a new ESO report about the labour market for people with disabilities. Read the full report at ESO (in Swedish).

Research environments in focus

AISCAF: AI and the Future of Work

AI, Structural Change and the Future of Work (AISCAF) is a WASP-HS research cluster that explores how artificial intelligence and structural change are transforming work and the labour market.