Per Strömberg

Per Strömberg is the SSE Centennial Professor of Finance and Private Equity at the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE), holding the Ragnar and Torsten Söderberg Professorship in Economics (2014–2018). He is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. His academic journey includes a Ph.D. in Financial Economics from Carnegie Mellon University and an MBA from SSE.

Research Focus: Strömberg’s work centers on bankruptcy law, private equity finance, and environmental policy impacts. Notable areas include carbon pricing effects on firm emissions, private equity’s role in corporate restructuring, and venture capital contractual dynamics. His research has been published in top journals like the Journal of Finance and Review of Financial Studies.

Awards & Recognition:

• Brattle Group Prize (2001, 2009)
• Stuart Greenbaum Award (2007)
• SSE Researcher of the Year (2006)
• Assar Lindbeck Medal (2012)

Professional Affiliations: Research Fellow at CEPR and ECGI; Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences; Nobel Economics Prize Committee member. He leads SSE’s PhD Program in Finance and chairs the Department of Finance.

Key Contributions: Strömberg’s work bridges theory and practice, addressing how financial structures affect firm behavior. Recent studies highlight carbon taxation’s efficacy and private equity’s impact on innovation and distressed firms. His research emphasizes long-term policy implications for sustainability and market efficiency.