About the Department of Economics

The head of department and the directors of studies form the day to day leadership of the department, and are responsible for seeing that the boards decisions are carried out.

• Head of Department
  Professor Fredrik Andersson

• Co-ordinator of Doctoral Studies
  Professor Erik Wengström

• Study Director
  PhD Pontus Hansson

• Head of administration
  Anna Marciniak

The board is responsible for outlining the guiding principles of the department, for seeing that these guidelines are followed and for deciding on any other questions that are delegated to it.

Members

for the term of office 2024-2026

Fredrik Andersson, Head of Department, Chairman
Fredrik NG Andersson, Associate Professor
Jan Bietenbeck, Senior Lecturer
Åsa Hansson, Associate Professor 
Anders Vilhelmsson, Associate Professor                                                                
Joakim Westerlund, Professor
Marie Pihl, Study Administrator
Ruben Åkerlund, PhD Candidate
Student (Lundaekonomerna)

Deputies

Thomas Fischer, Associate senior lecturer
Therese Nilsson, Professor
Maria Persson, Associate Professor
Karin Bergman, Senior Lecturer
Lukas Maschmann, PhD Candidate
Student (Lundaekonomerna)

All staff in alphabetical order 

Studies in economics have been conducted at Lund University, with short breaks, since 1668. There is a strong research tradition at the Department of Economics and the department has been the basis for well-known researchers such as Knut Wicksell and Johan Åkerman, who became the founder of the Department of Economics in 1947 .

Education is currently conducted at all levels within the subject, from basic courses to postgraduate education. The research at the department is diverse and extensive and is in several cases linked to specializations in undergraduate education, which also enables a wide range of courses.

The department has hosted many prominent international conferences thanks to support from, for example, the Arne Ryde Foundation, which is affiliated with the department.

Research is currently conducted in econometrics, financial economics, international economics and development economics, microeconomics, macroeconomics and public economics, including labor market economics and health economics.