Karl Walentin

I am a Visiting Professor at the Department of Economics at Uppsala University 2022-2027.  In addition, I am a visiting scholar at Sveriges Riksbank and a board member of the Fiscal Policy Council. My research is within macroeconomics, mainly related to business cycles, immigration, macro-labor and macro-housing. My current research concerns the importance of housing and mortgages for the monetary policy transmission. I am part of the MacH2M research group, which empirically characterizes the key dimensions of heterogeneity between households (and firms) that affect how shocks propagate through the economy.  

Latest news:

"How much better is the Riksbank's monetary policy for Sweden than the ECB’s?", a book chapter in the book Time for Swedish Euro membership? edited by Lars Calmfors, March 13th, 2026.
Swedish version of above: "Hur mycket bättre är Riksbankens penningpolitik för Sverige än ECB:s?", kapitel i boken 'Dags för Euron?' edited by Lars Calmfors, Dec 1st 2025.

Finanspolitiska rådets årsrapport för 2026, Feb 2026.

"Invandringens makroekonomiska effekter", a book chapter on the effects on GDP and unemployment of immigration in an anthology by Konjunkturinstitutet, May 28th 2025.

Appointed to the Swedish Fiscal Policy Council (Finanspolitiska rådet) for 2025-2028.

Bolåneregler behövs i en orolig tid,  Op-Ed in Svenska Dagbladet, February 22nd, 2025 [in Swedish]

Obalanserad utredning om bolånereglering,  Column in Ekonomistas, January 30th 2025. [in Swedish]

New publication: Dynamic Macroeconomic Implications of Immigration,  Journal of Monetary Economics. (with Conny Olovsson and Andreas Westermark), Jan 24th, 2025.

Here is my CV .

Contact info:
E-mail: karl.walentin@nek.uu.se
Phone: +46-73-469 7482