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Tommy Andersson is a Professor at the Department of Economics at Lund University, affiliated with the Lund University School of Economics and Management. His primary research focuses on mechanism design, market design, and strategy-proofness, with notable contributions to kidney exchange programs, school choice algorithms, and refugee resettlement systems. He founded the Scandiatransplant Exchange Program (STEP), the first Scandinavian kidney exchange initiative. His teaching expertise includes microeconomics and mathematical methods, having received several pedagogical awards.
Research interests span mechanism design applications in healthcare, education, and public policy, emphasizing practical implementation through collaborations with governmental and private organizations. Key contributions include developing algorithms for efficient resource allocation under constraints, such as in kidney exchange and refugee matching markets. His work often bridges theoretical economics and real-world policy design.
- Key Research Themes: Matching markets, kidney exchange systems, school choice mechanisms, refugee resettlement optimization, and epidemic modeling.
- Recent Projects: Analysis of sequential school choice inefficiencies, optimization in kidney exchange programs, and pandemic economic-health trade-offs.
Publications span top journals like Economic Modelling, Journal of Theoretical Politics, and Review of Economic Studies, with over 100 peer-reviewed articles. His work has societal impact through practical implementations like STEP and refugee resettlement algorithms.
