Johannes Hagen

I conduct research within the area of Public Economics and Behavioral Finance with a focus on retirement and pensions. My work is published in well-ranked international journals, including The Economic Journal, European Economic Review, Journal of Population Economics, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Entrepreneurship, Theory and Practice, and International Tax and Public Finance.  I take an active part in the national public pension debate and I have published several policy reports on various aspects of the Swedish pension system.

In 2025–2026, I have been appointed by the Swedish Government to chair a working group at the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, tasked with reviewing the basic security of the Swedish pension system. More information here.

I am a Senior Associate Professor of Economics, with a focus on finance, at Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping University. Between 2016 and 2017 I was an Assistant Professor at Uppsala University. I am also Director of Studies for Economics, Finance and Statistics at Jönköping International Business School.

I am affiliated with the Uppsala Center For Fiscal Studies (UCFS), Centre for Entrepreneurship and Spatial Studies (CEnSE), the Global Labor Organization (GLO), Institute for Evaluation of Labor Market and Education Policy (IFAU). I am also a Research Fellow at Netspar.

I received a PhD in Economics from Uppsala University in 2016.

Contact information: johannes.hagen@ju.se, ​+46 (0) 36 10 18 26, +46 (0) 705 539 851