Kurt Mitman

Kurt Mitman is a Lecturer at the Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) at Stockholm University. He holds a Professor position at CEMFI and is an Associate Professor at IIES (on leave). His research spans macroeconomics, with a focus on household economics, housing, labor market dynamics, and monetary/fiscal policy. He served as Managing Editor of the Review of Economic Studies (2019-2024) and received an ERC Consolidator Grant for his project HIPSTERMacro.

• Key research areas: Macroeconomics, Household Debt and Default, Housing Market Shocks
• Major contributions: Studying unemployment insurance effects, debt-relief policies, and heterogeneous-agent models

His work has been widely covered in media outlets including The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and The Economist. He co-organizes the VMACS seminar series and academic conferences like the SITE Session on Macroeconomics and Inequality.