Institute for International Economic Studies

{{Short description|Swedish research institute}}

The Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) is a Swedish research institute at Stockholm University, founded in the early 1960s. The main objective is to produce outstanding research for publication in leading international journals. The faculty at IIES consists of 18 full time researchers{{Cite web|url=https://www.iies.su.se/about-us/the-iies/iies-staff/faculty|title = Faculty - IIES-Institute for International Economic Studies}} and publishes on around 4 papers in the top five economics journals each year.{{Cite web|url=https://www.iies.su.se/research/publications/leading-publications|title = Leading Publications - IIES-Institute for International Economic Studies}}

Scholars from the IIES have received a number of international awards, such as the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences{{Cite web|url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economic-sciences/1974/myrdal/biographical/|title = The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1974}} and the Yrjö Jahnsson Award.{{Cite web|url=http://www.yjs.fi/en/seminars-and-international-contacts/yrjo-jahnsson-lectures/|title = Yrjö Jahnssonin säätiö sr}} Among many other honors, two IIES scholars have been elected Presidents of the European Economic Association, one elected President of the Econometric Society, three elected Foreign Honorary Members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and six elected members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. A number of IIES scholars hold positions on the Editorial boards of top international journals.