Research center

The Department of Economics hosts three research centers: Uppsala Center for Labor Studies (UCLS), Uppsala Center for Fiscal Studies (UCFS) and Uppsala Immigration Lab (UIL). Furthermore, the department runs the Urban Lab in collaboration with the Institute for Housing and Urban Research (IBF). In addition, the department is active in the Center for Health Economics Research (HEFUU), which is an interdisciplinary center in collaboration with the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy and the Faculty of Social Sciences.

Uppsala Center for Labor Studies (UCLS)

UCLS is a research center that studies the implications for the Swedish labor market of globalization, immigration and technological change.

Uppsala Immigration Lab

Uppsala Immigration Lab performs research on economic and social issues shaping our future. Collaborations across fields and interactions with the surrounding society provide opportunities for contributions to science and policy development.
Visit the Uppsala Immigration Lab's website

Urban Lab

Urban Lab is an empirical research initiative at Uppsala University, run in collaboration with the Department of Economics and the Institute for Housing and Urban Research.

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Centre for Health Economics Research (HEFUU)

Health is a valuable asset, both for the individual and for society at large. At HEFUU we collaborate to increase our knowledge of new challenges regarding efficient and equitable resource utilization and access to health.

Visit the Centre for Health Economics Research website

Uppsala Center for Fiscal Studies (UCFS)

UCFS supports research in all areas of public economics and provides a forum for Swedish and international researchers to interact and conduct research.