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Davide Cipullo awarded Arnberg Prize

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 06:49:00 GMT

We congratulate our former PhD student Davide Cipullo who has been awarded the Arnberg Prize 2023 by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Dr. Cipullo receives the award for his thesis "Political Careers, Government Stability and Electoral Cycles".

THE 2022 LINDAHL LECTURES

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 09:25:00 GMT

PhD-course in public economics in Helsinki

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 12:43:00 GMT

UCFS co-organized the PhD-course in public economics in Helsinki 31 May to 3 June.

VISITING: UCFS have had four visitors during the spring.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 17:49:00 GMT

UCFS have had four visitors during the spring at the Department of Economics.

REPORT: How should consumption be taxed?

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 12:07:00 GMT

UCFS-affiliated Spencer Bastani presents his new SNS-report with the title: How should consumption be taxed?

Rescheduled: PhD course on Public Economics Helsinki

Tue, 25 Feb 2020 12:29:00 GMT

The PhD-course in Public Economics and the meeting of TAPES (Trans-Atlantic Public Economics Seminar) are both rescheduled to a later date due to the Corona outbreak. A new date will be announced at a later stage.

VISITING: Madhinee Valeyatheepillay

Mon, 09 Dec 2019 16:02:00 GMT

Madhinee Valeyatheepillay is a PhD candidate at the Ifo Centre for International Institutional Comparisons and Migration Research and Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich since October 2016 and will be visiting UCFS from January to March 2020.

Political Economy Workshop

Mon, 25 Nov 2019 15:03:00 GMT

Students and faculty members interested in political economy gathered for a one-day workshop in the Economics department on the 19th of November.

VISITING: Ole Agersnap

Mon, 04 Nov 2019 14:00:00 GMT

Ole Agersnap is visiting the department from October 25 to November 1.

VISITING: Professor Panu Poutvaara

Wed, 09 Oct 2019 09:25:00 GMT

Professor Panu Poutvaara is visiting UCFS October 7-10.

VISITING: Javier Vazquez-Grenno, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona

Tue, 17 Sep 2019 10:14:00 GMT

Javier Vazquez-Grenno is visiting UCFS September 17-21. Javier is Assistant Professor at IEB (Institut d'Economia de Barcelona) at the Universitat de Barcelona.

Cristina Bratu defends her thesis

Mon, 16 Sep 2019 11:22:00 GMT

Cristina Bratu disputerar måndag 16 september kl.10.15 i Hörsal 2, Ekonomikum, Kyrkogårdsgatan 10 med avhandlingen Immigration: Policies, Mobility, and Integration. Cristinas avhandling består av fyra uppsatser om invandringsrelaterade frågor. Uppsatserna behandlar ämnen som effekterna av arbetskraftsinvandring på företag och individer, effekterna av invandringspolitiska åtgärder på antal och sammansättning vad gäller människors rörlighet över landgränserna, samt integration av barn till invandrare.

Arnaldur Stefánsson defends his thesis

Mon, 16 Sep 2019 11:18:00 GMT

Arnaldur Stefánsson defends his thesis Essays in Public Finance and Behavioral Economics Friday September 6 at 1:15, Lecture Hall 2, Ekonomikum, Kyrkogårdsgatan 10. Arnaldur's thesis consists of five self-contained essays. The essays cover different fields of public finance and behavioral economics, addressing how individuals make decisions and respond to policy instruments, and the implications of this behavior for the government.

REPORT: The Future of Swedish Municipalities

Fri, 01 Mar 2019 13:12:00 GMT

Swedish municipalities are facing major challenges in the future. An aging population implies an increased demand for care services. At the same time, a decreasing number of people of working age will have to provide for an increasing number of people who do not work. Furthermore, Sweden has undergone a significant process of urbanization that has led to substantially different conditions for urban and rural municipalities, respectively. In addition, Sweden has received a large number of refugees, many of whom are young, which entails challenges for the education sector.

REPORT: The Complexity of the Occupational Pension System

Tue, 22 Jan 2019 07:20:00 GMT

As life expectancy is increasing, we need to put aside a larger part of our life-time earnings as pension savings, either through the public or occupational pension system, or through private savings. However, the complexity of the occupational pension system has made it difficult for us to understand how our financial situation will be during retirement, according to the authors behind the new report:

The Complexity of the Occupational Pension System.

AWARD: The Peggy and Richard Musgrave Prize to Olle Folke and Johanna Rickne

Tue, 16 Oct 2018 12:44:00 GMT

The 2018 IIPF Peggy and Richard Musgrave Prize has been awarded to UCFS-fellows Olle Folke and Johanna Rickne for their paper "All the Single Ladies: Job Promotions and the Durability of Marriage”.

WORKSHOP: Behavioural Public Economics in June 2019

Fri, 21 Sep 2018 07:17:00 GMT

Save the date!

REPORT: Per Engström, Johannes Hagen and Arnaldur Stefansson on nudges

Tue, 04 Sep 2018 12:33:00 GMT

UCFS-members Per Engström, Johannes Hagen and Arnaldur Stefansson write about how nudges can increase take-up of housing allowances among Swedish pensioners (together with E Forsell).

MEDIA: Eva Mörk on the effects of the EITC

Tue, 04 Sep 2018 09:04:00 GMT

UCFS-Director Eva Mörk is interviewed about new research on the effects of the EITC (earned income tax credit).