Tessa Bold

Tessa Bold is a Professor at the Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) at Stockholm University, where she conducts research in development economics. She previously served as Professor of Development Economics at the University of Frankfurt and holds a DPhil in Economics from Oxford University. Her affiliations include the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and the European Development Network (EUDN).

Her research focuses on:

• Economic decision-making under environmental stress
• Macroeconomic responses to pandemics
• Public sector wage gaps and labor market dynamics
• Education quality and teacher performance in developing countries
• Risk-sharing mechanisms in low-income communities

Recent publications analyze:

• Thermal stress impacts on economic behavior
• Pandemic preparedness and health system capacity
• Market access and agricultural quality improvements
• Rural electrification effects on labor and income
• Teacher knowledge gaps and student achievement