Welcome!
I am a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) in Stockholm and an affiliated researcher at the University of Copenhagen, where I earned my PhD in Economics in 2026.
My research focuses on topics in household finance, labor economics, and crime.
You can find my CV here.
Email: elin.colmsjo@ifn.se ; efc@econ.ku.dk
News
June 2026: I presented my paper "A Flying Start" at the first Economic Opportunity European Conference at Sciences Po, hosted by Opportunity Insights
June 2026: I presented our paper "Intergenerational Health Shocks" at the Bergen Macro Workshop at the Norweigan School of Economics (NHH)
June 2026: I started as a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) in Stockholm
May 2026: I presented and received the CESifo best paper award for our paper "Workplace Violence" at the CESifo Junior Workshop on Labor Economics
April 2026: I presented our paper "Workplace Violence" at the Household and Gender Economics Workshop at Northwestern University
March 2026: Our article on health shocks and crime was discussed in The Economist: Graphic detail. Link to article.
April 2026: I was a visiting scholar at Northwestern University, hosted by Abigail Adams with support from the Morton Shapiro Center.