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Department of Economics

The department of Economics employs about 35 academics involved in research and teaching. The department delivers the economics module as part of the professional degree programs. At the master’s level, the department offers a general economic two-year program, as well as specialized two-year programs in environmental and resource economics and in health economics.

The department produces both theoretical and empirical research and focuses on public economics, public finance, labor economics, environmental economics and resource economics. In general, our research is oriented towards current policy issues of societal interest.

The department has an international outlook and employs economists trained in Sweden and elsewhere. The department welcomes Swedish and international researchers who visit and contribute to its weekly research seminars.

Latest publications in Economics

The Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series C: Applied Statistics
Wegmann, Bertil; Lundquist, Anders; Eklund, Anders; et al.
Working paper - Norges bank, 3/2024
Gustafsson, Johan; Ma, Xiaofei; Maih, Junior; et al.
Tomas Sjögren

Assistant Head of Department

Tomas Sjögren

Director of Studies

Tomas Raattamaa

Head of Research & Director of Doctoral Studies

Tomas Sjögren (To be updated)

Other administrative assignments

Student Administrator

Study Advisor

Programme Coordinator

Programme Advisor

Contact us

Visiting address

Social Sciences Building
Level 2 (ground floor)

Mailing address

Umeå University
Economics
SE-901 87 Umeå
Sweden

Telephone

Sara Widmark, administrator
+46 90 786 6841

Latest update: 2021-03-12