Simon Sällström

October 2020 – Current

The MPhil in Economics is designed to provide rigorous training in economic theory, applied economics, and econometric methods. It is comparable to the first two years of a PhD programme at a US university.

Lund University

September 2019 – June 2020

B.Sc. in Mathematics (first year)

This is an academic programme designed for students with a strong interest in mathematics, mathematical statistics and scientific computing. Select coursework: Linear algebra (pass with distinction), Analysis in one variable (pass with distinction). Course website

Lund University

August 2016 – January 2020

B.Sc. in Politics and Economics. Major in Economics

Select coursework: Intermediate Microeconomics (A), Intermediate Macroeconomics (A), Econometric analysis (A), Economic History: Economic Development in Asia (A), Swedish Economic History (A). Thesis: The Last Working Time Reduction – Lessons from the statutory working time reductions in Sweden and Norway 1969-1980

University of California, Berkeley

August 2018 – May 2019

Exchange Student

Major in Economics. Select coursework: Natural Resource Economics (A), Topics in Economic Research (A), Chinese Philosophy (A) 20th Century World Economic History (A), Case Studies in Economic Development (A). Overall GPA: 4.0/4.0

Lund University, Department of Economics

January 2020 – July 2020

Research Assistant

Assistant to associate professor Therese Nilsson. My primary task has been to construct a panel data set on municipality level with quality indicators for elder care in Sweden. I have also worked with gathering historic data on primary school grades from the 1930s from over 100 municipalities.

University of California, Berkeley

September 2018 – September 2019

Research Lead

Research lead for the Professor Clair Brown’s research team, developing the Sustainable Shared- Prosperity Policy Index (SSPI). Responsibilities included literature review, data compilation, imputation, analysis and report write-up.

Jengla AB

January 2018 – current

Personal healthcare assistant

Caretaking of patient with autism on Sundays – improving sense of responsibility and perspective-taking.

Studybuddy AB

December 2015 – June 2017

Tutor

Home tutor in mathematics, sciences and English – improving didactics, planning and communication.

Greenpeace Sverige

June 2015 – August 2015

Recruiter

Face to face recruitment of donors for Greenpeace Sweden – improving perseverance and communication.

WRITTEN WORK

“What America Needs to Understand About Capitalism” [online] (co-author Clair Brown), Project Syndicate, Jul 12, 2019.

“Sustainable Shared-Prosperity Policy Index 2019” [unpublished working paper] (co-authors Clair Brown, Ekaterina Fedorova, Tai Lohrer, Michelle Tan), August 2019.

COMPETITIVE DEBATE

Was on the highest-ranking Nordic team at the World Universities Debating Championship 2017. Attained championship titles at Helsinki Open 2017 and Lund Inter-Varsity 2016. 6th best first-year debater at the Oxford Inter-Varsity 2016.

MERIT-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS AND STIPENDS

– Berkeley Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program Summer Stipend 2019

– University of California Exchange Program, tuition fully covered 2018 – 2019

– Lund City Hall Jubilee Scholarship recipient 2018

Lund Debate Society

April 2017 – May 2018

President

Head organizer of Lund Inter-Varsity 2017 – a 3-day international debate tournament with over 150 participants from 20 countries. Responsibilities: accommodation, travel visa assistance, meals, logistics, volunteer coordination and marketing. Budget: €13000.

This improved my ability to work under pressure, analyze complex problems and communicate efficiently.

Protus Camps

April – July 2015, 2016 and 2017

Camp Leader

Worked with a team to plan and execute 12 fully scheduled days for a group of 22 camp attendees. This improved my ability to handle conflicts and my communication skills.

Stony Knoll Youth Services

March 2015 – October 2015

Project Leader: Nordic Cultural Exchange

Stony Knoll Youth Services (SKYS) is a charitable corporation in San Diego established in 2001 to assist at-risk young men and women. I began working with them during an exchange year in Shanghai.

Initiated the exchange program, organized housing, recruited a team of 18 volunteers and planned two weeks of activities including visits to Tallinn, St. Petersburg and Helsinki.

Languages

Programming

Stata
Competent. Experience with importing, cleaning data, multilinear regression, plotting and graphing.

Python
Experience from one course in mathematical programming equivalent to 3-months of full-time studies.

LaTeX
Competent. Coursework for the BSc in Mathematics were all written in LaTeX.