The Research Institute of Industrial Economics () is a private independent research foundation based in
Stockholm
Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...
,
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...
. Professor
Magnus Henrekson Magnus Henrekson, born 1958, is a professor of economics and between 2005 and 2020 he was president of the Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) in Stockholm, Sweden. Between 2001 and 2009 he was Jacob Wallenberg Professor of Economics a ...
is the managing director of the Institute and Professor Lars Persson is the deputy director. In addition, approximately 30 researchers are employed at IFN and about as many are affiliated to the institute.
The institute was founded in 1939. Ivar Andersson became the first managing director of the institute and Sigrid Edström its first chairman.
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Official webpage
Economic research institutes
Research institutes in Sweden
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