The topic of the conference is economic policy and leadership in a changing world. Economists Olivier Blanchard, Stefanie Stantcheva, Harvard University, and Nicholas Bloom, Stanford University, will be presenting.
Stefanie Stantcheva will present her research on how our perceptions of social mobility, income distribution, immigration, and taxation differ from reality. Daniel Waldenström will kick off the discussion by presenting recent Swedish data. The presentations will be followed by a discussion with Susanna Gideonsson, the Swedish Trade Union president, and Jan-Olof Jacke, CEO of the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise.
The conference will be held online on August 25.