About
Eva Ranehill is a Professor in the Department of Economics at Lund University, specializing in behavioral economics through laboratory/field experiments and archival data analysis. Her work examines gender disparities in economic behavior and labor markets, with significant contributions to understanding discrimination in academic hiring, barriers to female leadership in male-dominated environments, and the mental health impacts of doctoral education.
Her research focuses on behavioral gender gaps—analyzing the robustness of sex-based differences, their causal mechanisms, and socioeconomic consequences. Current projects investigate whether women's leadership effectiveness is undermined by reduced follower support, how male-majority contexts discourage female participation, and intersections with health/environmental economics. This work directly supports UN Sustainable Development Goals for gender equality and reduced inequalities.
Recent publications (2022-2024) reveal consistent methodological rigor in experimental design while expanding into mental health economics and leadership dynamics. Her scholarship demonstrates growing emphasis on real-world labor market applications, particularly through longitudinal population studies and coordination game experiments that isolate gender-specific behavioral patterns.
As an active academic citizen, Ranehill serves as Associate Editor for Management Science and delivers invited talks at major conferences like ESA European Meeting 2024. Her teaching portfolio includes graduate-level instruction in gender economics, experimental methodology, and scientific writing, training next-generation economists in empirical research techniques while addressing systemic inequities through evidence-based approaches.
