Karolina Ekholm (18 October 1964, Täby[1]) is a Swedish economist and public official.
Education and research
editEkholm, obtained a PhD in 1995 from the Department of Economics at Lund University.[2] As a researcher she has focused mainly on the effects of globalisation. Since 1 April 2010 she is also Professor at Stockholm University.
Career
editEkholm served as one of five deputy governors at the Sveriges Riksbank, Sweden's central bank, from 2009 to 2014.[3] She left before her mandate had expired to take up her role as state secretary to Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson when the Social Democrats came to power in 2014.[4]
In September 2017, Ekholm was rejected by the opposition when she was proposed for the post of governor of the Riksbank.[5]
Other activities
edit- Bruegel, Member of the Board[6]
- International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ex-Officio Alternate Member of the Board of Governors[7]
References
edit- ^ "Altinget - Allt om politik: Altinget.se".
- ^ Karolina Ekholms CV
- ^ "Riksbanken, pressmeddelande 30 januari 2009: Ny vice riksbankschef – Karolina Ekholm". Archived from the original on 2011-10-17. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
- ^ Johan Sennero and Daniel Dickson (September 22, 2017), Exclusive: Front-runner Ekholm blocked as new Riksbank governor - sources Reuters.
- ^ Johan Sennero and Daniel Dickson (September 22, 2017), Exclusive: Front-runner Ekholm blocked as new Riksbank governor - sources Reuters.
- ^ Board and scientific council Bruegel.
- ^ Members International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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