I am Chief Economist at Boulevard Tech, in the heart of Helsinki, where we are re-imagining industry applications in the age of AI (currently in stealth mode đ„·).
As a PhD candidate in economics at Hanken School of Economics and the Helsinki Graduate School of Economics, I primarily study the effects of regulatory frictions on competition and welfare in different domains.
I have been a teaching assistant in introductory micro- and macroeconomics, economics of strategy and behavioral economics
Research
Published
"Dynamics of subletting: Evidence from Swedish university students". Journal of Housing Economics (Volume 68, 2025). [Published article]
Works in progress
"How performance shapes beliefs about AI: Source-dependent reactions to sequential outcomes", with Marco Lambrecht and Erik Wengström (Under review at Journal of Economic Psychology). [Working Paper]
"Electricity market structure and consequences for renewable uptake: Evidence from the EU-27", with Jonas Grafström, Daniel Halvarsson and Nadja Vinberg (RnR at Energy Economics).
"Effects of Mandatory Rotation in Auditing: Evidence from European Audit Markets", with Thomas Gehrig and Rune Stenbacka.
Public Engagement
I have actively participated in public debate on topics such as housing and infrastructure. Below is a selection of research articles, popular science reports, editorials, interviews, and videos (mostly in Swedish and Finnish).
Popular science reports
"Namnet avgör â Hyresreglering driver etnisk diskriminering", with Fredrik Kopsch. Stockholm: Tankesmedjan Timbro, 2026. [Retrievable here]Â
"I takt med tiden: En fÀrdplan för Finlands framtida infrastruktur (Del II)". Helsinki: Tankesmedjan Agenda, 2026. [Retrievable here]
"I takt med tiden: En fÀrdplan för Finlands framtida infrastruktur (Del I)". Helsinki: Tankesmedjan Agenda, 2025. [Retrievable here]
âBostad pĂ„ 10 minuter â Vad Sverige kan lĂ€ra av Finlandâ, with Fredrik Kopsch. Stockholm: Tankesmedjan Timbro, 2024. [Retrievable here]
"Se upp för de fula fiskarna â Finlands vĂ€g till ökad cybersĂ€kerhet". Helsinki: Tankesmedjan Agenda, 2024. [Retrievable here]
âHyresregleringens förlorare: Studenternaâ, with Fredrik Kopsch. Stockholm: Tankesmedjan Timbro, 2023. [Retrievable here]
"Den lÄsta dörren till hyresmarknaden", part of Stockholm Chamber of Commerce Policy Team. Stockholm: Stockholms Handelskammare (Stockholm Chamber of Commerce), 2022. [Retrievable here]
"Cyberbrott mot svenska företag", part of Stockholm Chamber of Commerce Policy Team. Stockholm: Stockholms Handelskammare (Stockholm Chamber of Commerce), 2022. [Retrievable here]
"Riv bostadsmarknadens barriÀrer", part of Stockholm Chamber of Commerce Policy Team. Stockholm: Stockholms Handelskammare (Stockholm Chamber of Commerce), 2021. [Retrievable here]
âI andra hand: om hyresregleringens förlorareâ. Stockholm: Tankesmedjan Timbro, 2019. [Retrievable here]
Selection of editorials, op-eds and interviews
"Agendas nya jÀtteförslag: jÀrnvÀg genom Svenskfinland" (article). Hufvudstadsbladet 2026-03-18. [Retrievable here]
"Tankesmedja föreslÄr jÀrnvÀg lÀngs vÀstkusten och tunnel till Tallinn" (interview). Yle (Finnish public service), 2026-18-03. [Retrievable here]
"Fler motorvĂ€gar och bro mellan Vasa och UmeĂ„ â ny rapport drömmer stort om framtidens infrastruktur" (interview). Yle (Finnish public service) 2025-08-14. [Retrievable here]
"Rapportförslag: TvĂ„ motorvĂ€gar till Vasa â och Kvarkenbron" (interview). Hufvudstadsbladet 2025-08-14. [Retrievable here]
"Kuukausiliite â Miksi Ruotsi on rikas ja Suomi on köyhĂ€?" (editorial). Helsingin Sanomat 2025-03-01. [Retrievable here]
"Theo jÀtti työn Tukholmassa vuokra-asuntotilanteen seurauksena" (interview). Svt Uutiset (Swedish public service) 2025-28-02. [Retrievable here]
"Ledare: Varför Àr Finland bÀst pÄ bostadspolitik?" (editorial). Dagens Nyheter 2024-03-21. [Retrievable here]
"TÀssÀ kisassa Suomi voittaa Ruotsin 6-1: 'Ruotsin asuntomarkkina on toivottomasti perÀssÀ Suomea kaikessa'" (editorial). Kauppalehti 2024-03-19. [Retrievable here]
"I Sverige talar alla plötsligt om att bo i Finland â Ludwig och Mikaela flyttade" (interview). Hufvudstadsbladet 2024-03-23. [Retrievable here]
"HÀr finns 10 000 lediga hyresrÀtter i huvudstaden" (interview). Expressen 2024-02-17. [Retrievable here]
"Utan hyresregleringen hade studenter lÀttare hittat hyresrÀtt", with Fredrik Kopsch (op-ed). Göteborgs-Posten 2023-07-12. [Retrievable here]
âFinlandssvenske Theo Herold vill Ă€ndra pĂ„ den svenska hyresmarknadenâ (interview). Hufvudstadsbladet 2021-07-14. [Retrievable here]
Videos and clips
"Ny rapport: Finland behöver mera jÀrnvÀg". Tankesmedjan Agenda, 2026-04-14. [View here or below]
"'Vi mÄste vÄga tÀnka större' - dags för motorvÀg frÄn Tammerfors till Vasa och bro över Kvarken". Tankesmedjan Agenda, 2025-09-23. [View here or below]
"Se upp för de fula fiskarna â Finlands vĂ€g till ökad cybersĂ€kerhet". Tankesmedjan Agenda, 2025-06-25. [View here or below]
"Theo hÀtti työn Tukholmassa vuokra-asuntotilanteen seurauksena". SVT Uutiset (Swedish public service), 2025-02-28. [View here]
"FÄ lÀgenhet pÄ 24h? Stockholm vs Helsingfors!". Tankesmedjan Timbro 2024-03-20. [View here or below]
"PhD at Hanken -- Theo Herold". Hanken School of Economics 2024-11-19. [View here or below]
"Theo Herold om EU:s inre marknad 30 Ă„r". Forskningsinstitutet Ratio 2021-05-03. [View here or below]