Mats Persson, born 1949

Present position

Professor of Economics (since 1989) and Deputy Director (since 2004), Institute for International Economic Studies, Stockholm University .

Education

MBA, Stockholm School of Economics, 1971.
Visiting graduate student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, academic year 1975-76.
Ph.D. in Economics, Stockholm School of Economics, 1979

Previous positions

Lecturer in Economics, Stockholm School of Economics, 1979-1984.
Postdoctoral fellow, University of Chicago, academic year 1980-81.
Research Fellow, Institute for International Economic Studies, Stockholm University, 1984-1989.
Managing editor of The Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 1989-1991.
Managing editor of the Ekonomisk Debatt, 1997-1998.
Member of the Board of the Swedish National Debt Office (Riksgäldskontoret), 1990-1996.
Member of the Board of the Swedish Pension Fund (AP-Fonden, Första Fondstyrelsen) 1997-2001
Vice Chairman of the Swedish Council of Economic Advisors (Ekonomiska Rådet) 1998-2001.
Various Government committees on economic issues.