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Mohammad Zariab Hossain defended his doctoral thesis on 10 June
Mohammad Zariab Hossain successfully defended his thesis "Networks, Norms, and Non-market Subsidy: Three essays on Public Policy" on 10 June.

Tsz Chun Kwok defended his doctoral thesis on 9 June
Tsz Chun Kwok successfully defended his thesis "Essays on the Economics of Family, Fertility, and Inequality" on 9 June.

Lovisa Rambjer defended her doctoral thesis on 1 June
Lovisa Rambjer defended her doctoral thesis “Algorithms, Incentives, and Information: Essays on Labor Markets and Public Service Provision” on 1 Ju...

New research
- The Rule of Law Predicts Trust in JournalistsBerggren, Niclas; Bjornskov, Christian; Sandström, Alexandra, 2026
- Staffing agencies and in-house bargainingBerge, Agneta; Kolm, Ann-Sofie; Krusell, Per, 2026
- Transgender parents in Sweden: insights from administrative dataMoberg, Ylva; Tilley, J. Lucas; von Essen, Emma, 2026
- A simple growth model of open economiesSpiro, Daniel, 2026
Research in focus
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.
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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).

Are female teachers discriminated against in course evaluations?
Are female teachers discriminated against in course evaluations? In the midst of the pandemic, four economists came up with an idea for how this question might be answered.

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.

Migration, Work and Integration
Uppsala Immigration Lab (UIL) conducts research on issues related to migration and working life, where knowledge is still limited.

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