Mikael Carlsson,  Ph.D.
Research Department 
Sveriges Riksbank
SE 103 37 Stockholm, Sweden
Phone: +46 8 7870433
Fax : +46 8 210531
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Curriculum Vitae

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Fields

Macroeconomics, Econometrics.

Education

Ph.D., Economics, Uppsala University, 2002.

M.Sc., Economics, Örebro University, 1997.

Short bio
Mikael Carlsson defended his thesis for a Ph.D. at Uppsala University in 2002 after studies at both Uppsala and Harvard University. After a post doc at Uppsala University and a period as visiting fellow at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute in Florence, he joined the Research Division at Sveriges Riksbank in 2006. His research interests lies in empirical macroeconomics, both using micro as well as macro data to address macroeconomic questions. Carlsson has published papers in leading international journals, such as Review of Economics and Statistics, Economic Journal and Journal of Money, Credit and Banking.

Publications in refereed journals

 "Monetary Policy under Downward Nominal Wage Rigidity", B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics,  8, Iss. 1 (Advances), Article 28, 2008. (with Andreas Westermark) 

"Technology Shocks and the Labor-Input Response: evidence from Firm-Level Data", Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 39, 1509-1520, 2007 (with Jon Smedsaas)

"Investment and Uncertainty: A Theory-Based Empirical Approach", Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 69, 603-617, 2007.

"Production Function Residuals, VAR Technology Shocks, and Hours Worked: Evidence From Industry Data", Economics Letters, 96,259-263, 2007 (with Annika Alexius)

"Capital Adjustment Patterns in Swedish Manufacturing Firms: What Model do they Suggest?", Economic Journal, 115, 969-986, 2005 (with Stefan Laséen)

"Measures of Technology and the Business Cycle", Review of Economics and Statistics, 87, 299-307, 2005 (with Annika Alexius)

"Measures of Technology and the Short-run Response to Technology Shocks", Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 105, 555-579, 2003.

Other Publications

"Macroeconomic Fluctuations and Firm Dynamics: Technology, Production and Capital Formation", Economic Studies 68, Department of Economics, Uppsala University, 2002 (Ph.D. thesis).

Unpublished Work 

"Monetary Policy and Staggered Wage Bargaining when Prices are Sticky", Sveriges Riksbank Working Paper No. 199, 2006. Also Working Paper 2006:31, Department of Economics, Uppsala University. (with Andreas Westermark)

"Testing Theories of Job Creation: Does Supply Create Its Own Demand?", Sveriges Riksbank Working Paper No. 194, 2006. Also CESifo Working Paper 1866, IZA Discussion Paper No. 2024 and Working Paper 2006:7, Department of Economics, Uppsala University. (with Stefan Eriksson and Nils Gottfries)

Refereeing

Economic Journal, International Economic Review, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Journal of Macroeconomics, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics.

Teaching

International Macroeconomics, Advanced Level (D-Level), Uppsala University 2003-2005.