Åsa Hansson
Associate Professor
EmployeesHansson's research in keywords: fiscal federalism, fiscal policies, international taxation, political economy, taxation
Åsa Hansson is an associate professor in economics, specializing in research on taxation and behavior. With extensive experience in tax research, she has particularly focused on international taxation and competitiveness. In recent years, her research has focused on the impact of globalization and technological developments on the tax system and the ability to finance the public sector. She also has a keen interest in actual fiscal policies and has served as a member of the Swedish Fiscal Policy Council and been part of various tax investigations in Sweden and Denmark.
Åsa is also a researcher at Lund University, where she, together with colleagues, among other things leads the research network SoeTech, a study group focusing on how technological developments affect society. Additionally, she is a member of the editorial board for the journal “Ekonomisk Debatt,” a member of the scientific council for the Swedish Tax Agency and Growth Analysis, and a member of the Tax Academy. Previously, Åsa has worked at University of California, Santa Barbara, University of Massachusetts, and University of Copenhagen.