The economic sciences committee at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is responsible for the selection of candidates for the prize in economic sciences from the names submitted for consideration by qualified nominators, who have been invited through formal letters.

The economic sciences committee 2026

Members

Tommy Andersson
Professor of economics

Anna Dreber Almenberg
Professor of economics

Peter Fredriksson
Professor of economics

John Hassler (Chair)
Professor of economics

Per Strömberg
SSE Centencial professor of finance and private equity

Co-opted members

Timo Boppart
Professor of economics

Kerstin Enflo
Professor in economic history

Richard Friberg
Professor of economics

Randi Hjalmarsson
Professor of economics

Jan Teorell
Professor of political science

Secretary

Per Krusell
Professor of economics

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences – prize awarder for the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel

Process of nomination and selection of economic sciences laureates

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