Council members

Martin Flodén

Chairman

Professor of Economics at Stockholm University and previously a deputy chairman of the Riksbank and member of its board. He is also a Research Fellow at CEPR and deputy chairman of the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority.

Annika Sundén

Deputy Chair

Associate Professor of Economics. Has worked on a broad range of topics, including social insurance and the labour market. She has held leading positions within the Swedish Public Employment Service, Sida, the Swedish Pensions Agency and the Swedish Social Insurance Agency.

Runar Brännlund

Member

Professor Emeritus of Economics at Umeå University. His research mainly focuses on issues relating to energy, the environment and natural resources.

Karin Edmark

Member

Associate Professor in Economics and active at the Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) at Stockholm University. Her research mainly revolves around issues relating to the labour market and the education system.

Tuulia Hakola-Uusitalo

Member

Research director at VATT (State Economic Research Center) in Finland, has previously been head of the Competition and Consumer Authority and has worked at the Finnish Ministry of Finance. Hakola-Uusitalos' research has dealt with, among other things, pension systems and impact assessments within the state administration.

Karl Walentin

Member

Guest professor of Economics at Uppsals University. His research area is macroeconomic with a special focus on the labour market, financial frictions, monetary policy and fiscal policy.