Agneta Stark | |
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Born | 9 February 1946 |
Nationality | Swedish |
Academic career | |
Institution | Dalarna University, Sweden |
Field | Heterodox economics including feminist economics |
Alma mater | Stockholm School of Economics Stockholm University |
Awards | Honorary doctorate Karlstad University |
Agneta Stark (born 9 February 1946), [1] is the vice chancellor of Dalarna University in Sweden [2] and was the president of the International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE) from 2012 to 2013. [3] She is also the vice chair of the Association of Swedish Higher Education. [4]
The main areas of research that she covers are economic theory, accounting theory, and also, gender and economic change. [4]
Stark gained her economics degree from the Stockholm School of Economics, her LL. M. and her doctorate in business administration were from Stockholm University. [4]
In 2004 Karlstad University awarded Agneta Stark an honorary doctorate. [5]
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