Karolina Ekholm Explained

Karolina Ekholm (18 October 1964, Täby^[1]) is a Swedish economist and public official.

Education and research

Ekholm, obtained a PhD in 1995 from the Department of Economics at Lund University.^[2] As a researcher she has focused mainly on the effects of globalisation. Since 1 April 2010 she is also Professor at Stockholm University.

Career

Ekholm served as one of five deputy governors at the Sveriges Riksbank, Sweden's central bank, from 2009 to 2014.^[3] She left before her mandate had expired to take up her role as state secretary to Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson when the Social Democrats came to power in 2014.^[4]

In September 2017, Ekholm was rejected by the opposition when she was proposed for the post of governor of the Riksbank.^[5]

Other activities

• Bruegel, Member of the Board^[6]
• International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ex-Officio Alternate Member of the Board of Governors^[7]

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Altinget - Allt om politik: Altinget.se.
2. http://www.riksbank.se/Pagefolders/38840/Karolina_Ekholm_CV_prm07e.pdf Karolina Ekholms CV
3. Web site: Riksbanken, pressmeddelande 30 januari 2009: Ny vice riksbankschef – Karolina Ekholm . 2013-03-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111017154554/http://www.riksbank.se/templates/Page.aspx?id=30380 . 2011-10-17 . dead .
4. Johan Sennero and Daniel Dickson (September 22, 2017), Exclusive: Front-runner Ekholm blocked as new Riksbank governor - sources Reuters.
5. Johan Sennero and Daniel Dickson (September 22, 2017), Exclusive: Front-runner Ekholm blocked as new Riksbank governor - sources Reuters.
6. https://bruegel.org/board-and-scientific-council/ Board and scientific council
7. http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/memdir/members.aspx Members