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Niclas Berggren elected to the Executive Committee of the Public Choice Society

31 March 2025

In early March, Andreas Bergh and Niclas Berggren, both IFN researchers, participated in the annual conference organized by the Public Choice Society, an academic association focused on political economy, founded in 1963 by, among others, Nobel Laureate James Buchanan. This year’s conference was held in Louisville, Kentucky.  In connection with the conference, Niclas Berggren was elected to the Executive Committee of the Society, which is responsible, among other things, for organizing the annual meetings. https://www.publicchoicesociety.org/about/

Andreas Bergh presented a paper on scientific methodology in economics, with a particular emphasis on how to approach causal inference. Niclas Berggren presented a study on how exposure to economic policy uncertainty during youth affects individuals’ tolerance levels as adults.