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Bengt Söderlund is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics, Lund University, and an affiliated researcher at the Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN). He holds a PhD from the Stockholm School of Economics (2019).
His research focuses on empirical trade economics, particularly how geography shapes trade patterns and economic development. Key areas include international trade dynamics, services trade infrastructure, institutional impacts on exports, and development economics. His work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to economic growth and industry innovation.
Recent publications reveal strong trends in transportation infrastructure's role in trade (e.g., African air transport, Soviet airspace liberalization) and institutional influences on economic outcomes (e.g., Chinese provincial growth, Haitian apparel sector). His methodology combines gravity models with firm-level export analysis.
- Active researcher with 6 publications (5 articles, 1 working paper)
- Current projects: The impact of high-speed internet on local labor markets (2023–) and The Impact of Infrastructure on Services Trade (2021–)
- Organized 2024 Swedish Network for European Studies workshop
His research shows significant real-world impact with policy citations, news coverage, and Mendeley readership across multiple publications.
