Magnus Lodefalk

Lodefalk's research in keywords: arbetsmarknad, internationell ekonomi, migration, teknik, tjänstefiering

Magnus Lodefalk is an Associate Professor of Economics at Örebro University, Sweden, and is affiliated with the Ratio research institute and the Global Labor Organization. He is the initiator and co-leader of the AI-Econ Lab at Örebro University and co-leads the Swedish research cluster “AI, Structural Change, and the Future of Work” (AISCAF), funded by WASP-HS. He also co-leads the research group EFGI at Örebro University and coordinates the university’s economics seminar and brown bag series.

His research focuses on the drivers and barriers of firm growth and how these factors affect employment, wages, and economic development. The work is motivated by the profound welfare implications of understanding what fosters or hinders growth—a perspective inspired by economist Robert Lucas Jr.

He studies the economic impact of technology, such as artificial intelligence, as well as public policy, foreign trade, migrant labor, and the servicification of firms. His research often applies econometric methods to analyze large-scale, de-identified longitudinal and linked employer–employee datasets.