The purpose of the Bertil Ohlin Institute is to initiate research and debate in critical areas of public policy in the tradition of liberal thinking. The institute is namned after Bertil Ohlin, who was leader of the Liberal party of Sweden (Folkpartiet) between 1944 and 1967. In 1977 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics thus combining a successful career as a political leader and as an eminent scholar.

A liberal think tank

By building networks of scholars, participants in the public debate and persons from private and public working life the institute - as a think tank - contributes to broadening the basis for liberal opinion formation and renewal of liberal thinking.

Independent

The institute is independent of political parties and interest groups, organizationally as well as financially. Its activities are financed through private and corporate contributions as well as project grants from foundations.

International cooperation

The institute seeks international cooperation in order to better approach policy issues of importance for our time. The institute is active in the international network of liberal think tanks and became member of (European Liberal Forum) in 2008.

Grounded in research

The institute projects should be applied and practically oriented. They should build on scientific approaches which implies close contact with high quality university departments. Four out of the nine seats of the board are reserverd for scholars from relevant fields, mainly the social sciences.

Organisation

The Institute is a foundation, Stiftelsen Bertil Ohlin-Institutet, founded in 1993.

Public events

Debates and seminars wich are open to the public are held regularly. We also publish papers and books on different topics. Most of our activities are held in Swedish, but some of the papers are written in English. They can be found at – or ordered from – our web site.

Contact person: Maria Malm, maria.malm@ohlininstitutet.org