Professor Dr. Björn Halleröd

Biography

Björn Halleröd is a Professor at the University of Gothenburg, focusing on living conditions, distribution of economic resources, and poverty. His research primarily examines the causes and consequences of vulnerable social positions, including resource distribution and labor within households. Lately, he has shifted towards longitudinal analyses across various life stages, studying the aging society, transitions from working life to retirement, youth pathways from education to employment, and support issues among individuals with weak labor market ties. Since 2012, he has led a significant project on child poverty in developing countries, and since 2014, he has been involved in the leadership of the research center AgeCap, researching the interplay between genetics and social environment related to Alzheimer’s disease. His teaching emphasizes quantitative methods, social stratification, living conditions, and social policy. He has supervised various dissertation projects dealing with diverse inquiry areas, from quantitative longitudinal studies of social exclusion to internet-based social relations. Halleröd has served in numerous advisory roles, notably as a member and vice-chair of the Humanities and Social Sciences Subject Council from 2001 to 2006, and is currently involved in infrastructure research initiatives.

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