Researchers

The Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) employs over 25 Ph.D.’s in economics, aided in their daily research by a number of research assistants. Additionally, a number of prominent researchers from universities and colleges are affiliated with IFN through various research projects. Read about our alumni.

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Niclas Berggren
Associate Professor, Program Director
Research interests: Cultural economics, Discrimination, Institutional economics, Integration, Political behavior, Political economy, Public choice, Social norms, Tolerance and religion, Trust

Andreas Bergh
Associate Professor
Research interests: Behavioral economics, Corruption, Economic growth, Education, Globalization, Institutional economics, Political economy, Public economics, Social norms, Trade policy, Welfare state

Malin Gardberg
Ph.D.
Research interests: Artificial intelligence, Digitalization, International investments, Labor economics, Structural change, Technological change

Magnus Henrekson
Professor
Research interests: Economic growth, Education, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, International economics, Labor economics, Public economics, Taxation, Technological change

Fredrik Heyman
Associate Professor/Senior Research Fellow
Research interests: Digitalization, Globalization, International investments, International trade, Labor economics, Technological change

Henrik Horn
Professor
Research interests: Biodiversity, Electricity markets, Industrial economics, International Investment Agreements, International trade, Market regulations, Trade policy

Martin Ljunge
Associate Professor
Research interests: Behavioral economics, Health economics, Institutional economics, Integration, Labor economics, Political economy, Public economics, Social norms, Taxation, Welfare state

Erik Lundin
Ph.D.
Research interests: Competition policy, Electricity markets, Energy, Environment, Industrial organization, Infrastructure, Market regulations, Political economy, Privatization

Adrian Mehic
Ph.D.
Research interests: Discrimination, Economic policy, Education, Environment, Labor economics, Migration, Political economy, Urban and regional economics, Voting behavior

Pia Nilsson
Professor
Research interests: Agricultural economics, Climate, Competition policy, Development economics, Environment, Technological change, Urban and regional economics

Pehr-Johan Norbäck
Associate Professor, Senior Research Fellow
Research interests: Digitalization, Economic growth, Entrepreneurship, Industrial economics, International investments, International trade, Private equity, venture capital, Technological change

Martin Olsson
Associate Professor
Research interests: Corporate governance, Labor economics, Private equity, venture capital, Privatization, Technological change

Matilda Orth
Associate Professor
Research interests: Competition policy, Consumption, Digitalization, Industrial economics, Market regulations, Retail, Service strategy and design, Technological change

Lars Persson
Professor, Deputy Director
Research interests: Artificial intelligence, Competition policy, Digitalization, Economic growth, Entrepreneurship, Industrial economics, Innovation, International investments, Private equity, venture capital, Technological change

Melinda Suveg
Ph.D.
Research interests: Industrial economics, Industrial organization, Innovation, International economics, International trade, Macro economics, Monetary economics, R&D

Roger Svensson
Associate Professor and Senior Research Fellow
Research interests: Commercialization of patents, Entrepreneurship, Monetary economics, R&D, Subsidies to businesses

Björn Tyrefors
Professor
Research interests: Development economics, Discrimination, Economic history, Education, Institutional economics, Labor economics, Political economy

Joacim Tåg
Professor, Program Director
Research interests: Corporate finance, Corporate governance, Economic growth, Entrepreneurship, Family business, Labor economics, Management, Private equity, venture capital, Privatization, Technological change