New heads of the Department of Economics

From 1 August 2024, Mårten Palme is the head and Jonas Vlachos the deputy head of the Department of Economics at Stockholm University.

Mårten Palme and Jonas Vlachos.
Mårten Palme and Jonas Vlachos at the Department of Economics, Stockholm University. Photo: Rickard Kilström; Sören Andersson

The head and the deputy head are responsible for the department’s operations, along with the head of administration and two directors of studies, who are also part of the management team.

Mårten Palme

Mårten Palme is a professor of economics. He received his PhD in 1993 from the Stockholm School of Economics and conducts research on income distribution and social insurance systems, among other topics.

Jonas Vlachos

Jonas Vlachos is a professor of economics. He received his PhD in 2002 from the Stockholm School of Economics and does research in the field of the economics of education, among other topics.

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