Susanna Thede is an Associate Professor at Institute for European Studies and a research affiliate at Örebro University School of Business with work experience from Lund University, Paris School of Economics and University College Dublin. Her research areas are International Economics, Institutional Economics and Political Economy. She is well published with works appearing in, e.g., Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Comparative Economics and Review of World Economics. Her record in external funding is strong including projects financed by EU framework programmes and the Browalh, Wallander and Hedelius foundations. She is a member of the European Economic Association and acts as a referee for various journals, e.g., International Economics, Journal of Comparative Economics and Review of International Economics.