Curriculum Vitae
Elisabeth Lång
Year of birth: 1983
Residence: Linköping, Sweden
Citizenship: Swedish
Language skills: Swedish (native), English (excellent)
1. Current position:
• Doctoral student in Applied Microeconomics, Linköping University (2012-)
2. Undergraduate degrees:
• Degree of Bachelor of Science in Business and Economics. Major: Economics.
Karlstad University, Sweden (2012)
• Degree of Master of Science in Business and Economics (60 credits). Major:
Economics. Karlstad University, Sweden (2012)
3. Previous positions:
• Research project assistant, ESS (Effektsamband i samhället), Karlstad University,
Sweden (2012)
4. Awards and scholarships:
• Best Master’s Thesis 2012, Karlstad Business School, Deloitte, Swedbank (Sweden,
2012):“Är införande av förstainsatsperson samhällsekonomiskt lönsamt? En kostnadsnyttoanalys av FIP-verksamheten i Jönköpings kommun”
5. Teaching:
• Course coordinator/teacher introductory/intermediate microeconomics, Linköping
University (2013-)
6. Research interests:
• Economics of crime
• Economics of education
• Economics of labor
• Economics of demography
• Health economics
7. Work in progress:
• Does Tallness Pay Off in the Long Run? The Height Premium in Earnings Over the
Lifecycle (with Paul Nystedt and Petter Lundborg)
• The Long Run Effect of Education on Health-Related Behavior and Labor Market
Outcomes (with Paul Nystedt)