Sveriges Riksbank, the central bank of Sweden, offers an internship program for PhD students. Every year four interns spend a period of 2-3 months at the Research Division.
The Riksbank monitors and analyses economic developments in Sweden and abroad in order to conduct monetary policy and promote the safety and efficiency of the payments system. The research division undertakes research into issues and methods relevant to the Riksbank’s policy activities, including both financial stability and monetary policy analysis, and provides analytical support to the main policy departments, financial stability, monetary policy, and the Executive Board.
The purpose of the PhD internship program is to encourage graduate students to pursue analysis and research into issues relevant to the Riksbank. It is therefore suitable for students who have finished the course part of their PhD program and are now well-into working on their dissertations. Students are expected to work on their dissertation projects and present their research plans at the start of the internship and their progress in a seminar towards the end of their stay.
Participants in the program typically gain insight into the practical conduct of central bank policy, and benefit from interaction with Riksbank staff in general and the research staff in particular.
Openings for the year 2012 will be posted in the fall of 2011.
Further information on the internship program can be obtained from Ferre De Graeve, via
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