Department of Economics

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Department of Economics
PO Box 640
SE405 30 Göteborg
Delivery address: Vasagatan 1
Visiting address: Vasagatan 1, 411 24 Göteborg

Web Page: www.economics.handels.gu.se
Email: nek@handels.gu.se

Head of Department: Måns Söderbom

About the unit

We are an international and socially engaged department with staff from across the world. Our courses in economics and statistics are taught by highly qualified and dedicated teachers and researchers.

We are among the top 100 economics departments according the Tilburg University Economics Schools Research Ranking and the "Shanghai" Academic Ranking of World Universities. Our department is ranked second in Sweden and in the top tier of Scandinavian economics departments.

Our department conducts research in areas such as environmental, development, behavioural and financial economics. We put sustainability high on the agenda as reflected in several of our courses.

We are involved in the popular bachelor's programmes at the School of Business, Economics and Law: Economics and Business, and Social Environmental Science. Also we are responsible for the Master programmes in Economics and Finance as well as the Doctoral Programme in Economics.

Organisation

The Department of Economics is directed by the Head of Department. The head of Department works closely together with the Deputy Head of Department, the Vice Head of the Department and the Administrative Manager. Together they form the department’s management group. Members of the management group usually have distinct areas of responsibility, such as undergraduate education, graduate studies, research, work environment, administrative support, etc.

Collegial discussion is strongly encouraged in the department. Such discussions offer faculty opportunities to provide input into various decision-making processes, and can be held within the department’s advisory council and in the preparatory committees for research and education. The advisory council, which includes representatives for researchers/lecturers, administrative staff and students, is chaired by the Head of Department.

The preparatory committee for research (Forsknings- och forskarutbildningskommittén; FFUK) handles strategic questions related to research and PhD education, and is currently chaired by the Head of Department.

The preparatory committee for education (Grundutbildningskommittén; GRUK) handles strategic questions related to education at the bachelor and master level, and is currently chaired by the Vice Head of the Department.

Both of these committees advise the Head of Department on matters related to research and education, respectively, directly or through the advisory council. The department’s work environment group is a forum for the monitoring and development of the department’s work environment. It is currently chaired by the Deputy Head of Department.

Staff

There are about 100 people working at the Department of Economics in the following categories: professional services, lectures and researchers, doctoral students, professors, and visiting professors.
Contact information to all staff

Latest publications

Non-Life-Threatening Ailments and Rational Patience
Kristian Bolin, Michael R. Caputo
Gothenburg, University of Gothenburg, Report 2019
Report

Child Human Capital – The Importance of Parenting Style
Kristian Bolin, Michael R. Caputo
Gothenburg, University of Gothenburg, Report 2019
Report

Compound Returns
Adam Farago, Erik Hjalmarsson
Gothenburg, University of Gothenburg, Report 2019
Report

Name	Title	Phone	Email
Tian, Ruijie	Doctoral student	+46 31 7865002	ruijie.tian@economics.gu.se
Tran, Anh Vu	Doctoral student		anh.vu.tran@economics.gu.se
van Den Bijgaart, Inge	Assistant Professor	+46 31 7861368	inge.van.den.bijgaart@economics.gu.se
van Vuuren, Aico	Professor	+46 31 7866516	aico.van.vuuren@economics.gu.se
Varkki, Christina	Study administrator	+46 31 7861325	christina.varkki@economics.gu.se
Veiderpass, Ann	Senior lecturer	+46 31 7861359	ann.veiderpass@economics.gu.se
Wedenberg, William	Research assistant		william.wedenberg@gu.se
Yashodha, Yashodha	PhD Student	+46 31 7862552	yashodha@economics.gu.se
Zamojski, Marcin	Researcher	+46 31 7861284	marcin.zamojski@cff.gu.se
Zhang, Jian Hua	Senior lecturer	+46 31 7862689	jianhua.zhang@cff.gu.se
Ågren, Anna-Karin	Programme coordinator, Study counsellor	+46 31 7861340	anna-karin.agren@economics.gu.se

Department of Economics

About the unit

Organisation

Staff

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2019