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Practical information SINGLE SUBJECT COURSES IN ECONOMIC HISTORY About registrationIn order for you to begin a course at Lund University the following steps need to be taken:Confirm your admission via www.antagning.seRegister in due timeThe registration is done on your student account at Lund University. The registration opens approximately one week prior to the first day of the course. Please ent
The Department of Economic History is working actively to put a stop to plagiarism and other forms of prohibited working methods. This work is carried out through information to our students via a number of channels such as the home page, introductory meetings, course curriculum, and instructions for exams. We also use Ouriginal - an automatic system for detecting plagiarism. What is plagiarism?Pl
AT THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC HISTORY Written examsRegular examination sessionNo registration is required for the regular examination session.Re‑sit examinationRegistration is required for re‑sit examinations. Registration must be submitted to the department reception desk (expedition [at] ekh [dot] lu [dot] se) no later than two weeks before the examination date. Information about the exam venue
Every spring, about 100 Master's theses are written at the Department. It is a laborious but rewarding task for our students, and it is a dear inconvenience for our teachers to supervise and grade all these theses. Ever since 2014 we select and honour one of them (or sometimes two when the call is close), considered to be the best Master's thesis of the year. 2024 års vinnareTommy Andersson The Cl
The number of new positions each year at the department depends on the amount of funding available. This means that the positions commonly are related to specific research projects. Depending on the funding decisions, there can be two rounds of calls, one in late April to early May, and one in late May to early June. Admission to the PhD programme requires a Master’s degree in Economic History or
The Sparbanken Skåne Center for Sustainable Enterprising (SSCEN) at Lund University and Sparbankens Ägarstiftelse Finn award an annual thesis prize to encourage business and engineering students to contribute with valuable knowledge on how to achieve a sustainability transformation. SSCEN Sustainability Prize for Master’s Theses The SSCEN Sustainability Prize for Master’s Theses, full details and
The Department of Economic History hosts a dynamic and diverse community of some 25 active doctoral students. They come from different backgrounds, and many have been recruited internationally. With singular exceptions, the doctoral students are recruited by different research projects at the department. While contributing to the overall research aims of the projects, they also develop their own i
After finishing their PhDs, many of our students stay within academic. Some of them are found at our own department in Lund, but several have found positions at other universities both inside and outside of Sweden. Also, a significant number have been recruited to high profile positions outside the academic world in both the private and public sectors.Below, you find information about our former d
Upcoming events Link to RSS 25 August 2026 00:00 to 26 August 2026 00:00 | Conference Arne Ryde Conference on Crypto, Fintech and Payments More events Past events Knut Wicksell Conference on Crypto and Fintech, 30 Aug 2024 Find you way to Lund There are several different ways to travel to Lund. Lund is situated close to Malmö in the south of Sweden. This part of Sweden is very close to Copenhage
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5 May 2025 08:00 to 10 May 2025 17:00 | Other 5-10 of May the Sustainability Week will be back! Sustainability Week is an annual event where Lund University and Lund Municipality organise a week full with activities focusing on sustainability. During the week, both current societal challenges and hopeful visions of the future are explored in the form of lectures, workshops, debates, exhibitions an
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Welcome to the LUSEM Alumni portrait library, where we gather the many stories of our inspiring LUSEM graduates from around the world. Alumni portraits per programme Alumni portraits – Master's programmes & studies Accounting and FinanceData Analytics and Business EconomicsEconomic Development and GrowthEconomicsEntrepreneurship and InnovationEuropean and International Trade and Tax LawFinanceGlob
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Alumni portraits – Master's programmes & studies Accounting and FinanceData Analytics and Business EconomicsEconomic Development and GrowthEconomicsEntrepreneurship and InnovationEuropean and International Trade and Tax LawFinanceGlobal Development, Population and Economic ChangeInformation SystemsInternational Marketing & Brand ManagementInternational Strategic ManagementManagementManaging People
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Over the years, we have created several unique historical databases of high quality. Some of them are published right here on the website. Feel free to browse through the data. When you use the data in papers or publications – please indicate the sources. How to refer is described in detail in the databases. Swedish Innovations – SwinnoThe SWINNO project is an ongoing series of research projects i
A DATABASE OF SWEDISH INNOVATIONS, 1970–2019 The SWINNO project is an ongoing series of research projects into Swedish innovations and the Swedish innovation system. Many of these projects are based on the SWINNO database of Swedish innovations, often with additional data from for example surveys, interviews and policy documents. The project is currently headed by Josef Taalbi, and funded by VINNO
OUR HISTORY IN TIME SERIES Swedish Historical National Accounts 1300–2022Swedish Historical Regional Accounts 1571–2020Grain Prices 1841–1893LU-MADD Macroeconomic and Demographic DatabaseHistorical Database of Scanian Agriculture 1702–1881Exchange rates 1870–2016Parliamentarian and farmer wealth databaseSwedish Money supply 1619–2014Market Capitalisation of Listed Companies 1975–1987Swedish land 1
SHARE YOUR STUDENT LIFE A takeover means that a student gets access to the LUSEM Instagram account for a short period of time to share their experiences. Fun, educational and inspiring! We are always looking for students to do Instagram takeovers.Are you a LUSEM student going on an exchange semester and want to share your experience on the LUSEM Instagram?Are you a student from another university
https://www.lusem.lu.se/study/student-web/student-life/student-takeover-instagram - 2026-04-21
27 February 2025 14:00 to 15:00 | Workshop This workshop covers how to improve your personal profile, how to register projects, publications, and further research activities in LUCRIS. Suitable for both new and experienced employees who want to learn more on how to use LUCRIS and the Research Portal to improve visibility for your research. A short introduction will be followed by time to get pract
https://www.lusem.lu.se/calendar/workshop-get-started-lucris-0 - 2026-04-21
14 March 2025 10:00 to 11:30 | Workshop Reference management tools can help you manage your references. With a reference management tool you can create and organize your references and easily insert citations in your text and create bibliographies. This workshop will focus on EndNote, which is available for staff at Lund University through a campus license. We will cover the basics in EndNote, suc
https://www.lusem.lu.se/calendar/workshop-get-started-endnote-beginners-level - 2026-04-21
18 March 2026 13:00 to 16:00 | Workshop Do you find it hard to get started on your reading or writing task? Would you like to establish better routines? Then you should try our reading and writing retreats! Reading or writing with other people, in a quiet and inspiring environment, is an effective way to boost your focus. Our retreats last for three hours and start with a short planning session wh
https://www.lusem.lu.se/calendar/reading-and-writing-retreat-1 - 2026-04-21
20 May 2026 09:00 to 12:00 | Workshop Do you find it hard to get started on your reading or writing task? Would you like to establish better routines? Then you should try our reading and writing retreats! Reading or writing with other people, in a quiet and inspiring environment, is an effective way to boost your focus. Our retreats last for three hours and start with a short planning session wher
https://www.lusem.lu.se/calendar/reading-and-writing-retreat-2 - 2026-04-21
