Economics (NEK)

The Division of Economics is part of the Department of Management and Engineering and carries out education and research within the field of economics. Economics is a science that covers a wide range of different financial aspects and studies the management of resources.

News

Envy influences the way we vote

Envy plays a greater role when resources are allocated through majority voting than when we make decisions individually. This is shown by new research from Linköping University.

Jeanne Cilliers is LiU’s Professor of Economic History

"Almost everything we experience today has historical parallels," says Jeanne Cilliers, new professor of economic history at LiU. She is interested in demographic processes such as marriage, fertility and mortality.

Two women sitting at a table talking to each other.

Medical scientists apply the strictest ethics – at least in theory

Medical scientists are stricter while natural, social and humanities scientists are more permissive. The attitude to ethically problematic ways of conducting research differs clearly between disciplines, according to a study from LiU.

Research

Within the subject we look at, for example, how individuals make both rational and non-rational economic decisions. Economics is both a social and a behavioural science that uses mainly quantitative methods and experiments to study people, companies, organisations, politics, the public sector, the economy, risk-taking, environmental problems, and poverty.

Research in behavioural economics and neuroeconomics dominates at the division. Examples of issues being studied are the extent to which individuals under different conditions allow intuition, feeling or the rational mind to control economic decisions and risk-taking. Methods such as laboratory experiments and magnetic resonance images of the brain are widely combined and applied. The division encompasses researchers with a background in economics, psychology and neuroscience.

Research into discrimination in the labour market, migration, energy and environmental economics, financial economics, macroeconomics, institutional economics, international trade and transport economy is also carried out at the division.

Cars driving through bridge tull station

Transport Economics and Policy

We are growing research group at LiU. The core of our research is economic analysis of transport systems, usually applied on or motivated by transport policy issues related to the climate, welfare, equity, gender equality and the labour market.

JEDI-lab

We at JEDI lab at Linköping University conduct research on intuition, reflection, and emotion in economic decision-making. The aim of our research is to understand everyday decision-making and its underlying processes.

Applied Microeconomics

The research in applied microeconomics covers a variety of areas such as labor economics, law economics, religion and economics, transport economics, international economics, health economics, development economics and environmental economics.

Publications

2026

Tianqi Luo, Konstantinos Baltas, Ranadeva Jayasekera, Thanos Papadopoulos, Gazi Salah Uddin, Donghyun Park (2026)

Journey to Net-Zero and Investment in Renewable Energy: Evidence From Developed and Developing Countries Business Strategy and the Environment (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bse.71251

Romain Crastes Dit Sourd, Stephane Hess, Maria Börjesson, David Hensher (2026)

Preference instability in stated choice surveys: More evidence Travel Behaviour & Society, Vol. 45, Article 101347 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tbs.2026.101347

Daniel Västfjäll, Erkin Asutay, Gustav Tinghög (2026)

Beyond nudging: affective paternalism and affect architecture for impactful behavioral public policy Frontiers in Behavioral Economics, Vol. 5, Article 1866819 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/frbhe.2026.1866819

Kajsa Hansson, Kinga Barrafrem, Lewend Mayiwar, Emil Persson, Gustav Tinghög (2026)

Envy in the ballot box: How voting influences distributive preferences European Economic Review, Vol. 188, Article 105389 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2026.105389

Ali Ahmed, Mats Hammarstedt (2026)

Åtgärderna mot diskriminering har varit otillräckliga Dagens Arena (Article in journal)

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Education

The Division of Economics gives courses in 11 different programs. Economics is a key area in the MBA programme, International MBA programme, Political Science programme and the Master's programme in Economics. The division also offers single-subject courses and postgraduate courses.

Programmes

Business Administration - Strategy and Management in International Organisations, Master's Programme, 120 credits

Aims to equip future leaders with good judgement and an ability to make well-balanced decisions. Combines fundamental thinking, reasoning and skills to prepare students to go beyond applying known solutions to known problems. International focus.

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International and European Relations, Master's Programme, 120 credits

European relations in the international society and global governance, with focus on Europe’s role in world affairs. Topics include international law and security, European institutions and external relations, research design and methodology.

Contact us

Head of Division

Director of Studies

General information and Contact for Students

Study Adviser

Study Adviser

Staff

Chowdhury Abdullah-Al- Baki

PhD student

Ali Ahmed

Professor, Head of Division

David Andersson

Principal Research Engineer

Per Arenö

Roger Bandick

Associate Professor, Docent

Kinga Barrafrem

Associate Professor, Docent

Mohammad Rakib Uddin Bhuiyan

Adjunct Associate Professor

Patrik Michaelsen

Emil Persson

Associate Professor, Docent

Address

Visiting Address

Division of Economics

Hans Meijers väg
A Building, entrance 19
Campus Valla
Linköping, Sweden

Postal Address

Linköping University

Department of Management and Engineering
Division of Economics
SE-581 83 Linköping
Sweden

Organisation

Department of Management and Engineering (IEI)

The Department of Management and Engineering (IEI) strengthens and develops tomorrow’s industry, business world and society by ground-breaking research, education and innovation.

Studenthuset on Campus Valla in Linköping

About LiU

Linköping University, LiU, offers innovative education and boundary-crossing research. The students are among the most desirable in the labour market and international rankings consistently place LiU as a leading global university.

Economics (NEK)

News

Envy influences the way we vote

Jeanne Cilliers is LiU’s Professor of Economic History

Medical scientists apply the strictest ethics – at least in theory

Make the world wiser with decision-making research

Michael Cocozza invests heavily in knowledge with lasting impact

AI can boost financial decision making

Large donation equals five new professors at LiU

Researchers overestimate their own honesty

Digitalisation and sustainability - a crucial factor for a competitive society

Research at IEI holds a high standard

Future car travel may be cheaper – and more expensive

Research at IEI Ranked Highly in U.S. News’ Global Ranking

IEI researchers among the world´s most cited

Moral illusions may alter our behaviour

Study: The group most easily misled by financial "bullshit"

More than SEK 30 million from Formas

Information can reduce selfish behaviour

Men obstructed from entering female-dominated occupations

The road from democracy to autocracy

How personality influences financial decisions

Employers reject transgender people

More operations are scheduled if doctor is well rested

Money remains in men´s hands

We’re poor at interpreting immigration facts

Research

Transport Economics and Policy

JEDI-lab

Applied Microeconomics

Publications

2026

Education

Programmes

Business Administration - Strategy and Management in International Organisations, Master's Programme, 120 credits

International and European Relations, Master's Programme, 120 credits

Contact us

Head of Division

Director of Studies

General information and Contact for Students

Study Adviser

Study Adviser

Staff

Address

Visiting Address

Postal Address

Organisation

Department of Management and Engineering (IEI)

About LiU