Mattias Folkestad (né Hallberg)

I am a PhD-student in economics at IIES. I have a background in politics as an economic policy advisor at the Swedish Parliament and before that I was president of the Swedish Federation of Student Unions.

You can read my full CV here

News

PhD thesis published.

My dissertation, Power and Politics: Essays in Applied Microeconomics is now published online at and avaiable for download. There will be a public defence on June 10 at Stockholm University.

New position.

I will be joining the Department of Economics at Gothenburg University for a research position starting in the fall of 2026.

Job market candidate for 2026

I am a job market candidate for 2026. Primarily looking for academic jobs in the Gothenburg area. My JMP is Female Teachers and the Emancipation of Women

Paper accepted for publication in EJPE

My paper (with Chloé Niburel) Starting Young - How Age Limits Shape Political Participation. Was published in volume 87 of the European Journal of Political Economy. Here is a link