PhD Candidate in Finance
Swedish House of Finance · Stockholm School of Economics
On the 2027–2028 academic job marketWelcome! I am a Ph.D. candidate in Finance at the Stockholm School of Economics.
My research focuses on the relation between financial markets and innovation and entrepreneurship. I am particularly interested in venture capital and private equity, and how they change entrepreneurial activities. I combine theoretical modeling with structural and empirical analysis to understand how financial relationships influence market structure and the allocation of innovative activity.
My advisors are Alexander Ljungqvist (Stockholm School of Economics) and Per Strömberg (Stockholm School of Economics).
Research
A dynamic model of venture capital networks showing how the relationships that improve startup outcomes can also deter entry and soften competition — balancing efficiency against market power.
A structural model of green vs. brown capital quantifying how carbon policies reshape productivity, emissions, and capital allocation in Swedish manufacturing.
Using daily ownership data from Iran, we show that direct and indirect common ownership both raise stock-return comovement, with business-group affiliation the dominant channel.
The empirical companion to the job market paper, taking its predictions on matching, funding, and market concentration to data.
Recognition
Tomas Björk Best Paper Prize, Swedish House of Finance (2024).
Conferences
Summer PhD Workshop on Entrepreneurial Finance, Nova SBE, Lisbon (2026) · NBER Entrepreneurial Bootcamp, National Bureau of Economic Research (2025) · Summer School on Structural Estimation in Corporate Finance, Wharton (2025).
References
Professor, Stefan Persson Family Chair in Entrepreneurial Finance and Private Equity · Stockholm School of Economics
Alexander.Ljungqvist@hhs.seCentennial Professor of Finance and Private Equity · Stockholm School of Economics
Per.Stromberg@hhs.se