The Assar Lindbeck Medal is a bi-annual award given to the economist(s) in Sweden under the age of 45 whose work have gained the most international recognition. The award is named in honor of Assar Lindbeck.
| Year | Recipients | Institution | Alma mater (PhD or equivalent) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Tore Ellingsen [1] | Stockholm School of Economics | London School of Economics} |
| 2009 | David Strömberg and Jakob Svensson [2] | Institute for International Economic Studies | David Strömberg — Princeton University; Jakob Svensson — Stockholm University |
| 2011 | Per Strömberg [3] | Chicago Booth School of Business / Stockholm School of Economics | Carnegie Mellon University (PhD) |
| 2013 | Mariassunta Giannetti [4] | Stockholm School of Economics | University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) |
| 2015 | Oskar Nordström Skans [5] | Uppsala University | Uppsala University |
| 2017 | Petter Lundborg [6] | Lund University | Lund University |
| 2019 | Anna Dreber Almenberg [7] | Stockholm School of Economics | Stockholm School of Economics |
| 2021 | Erik Lindqvist and Robert Östling [8] | Swedish Institute for Social Research & Stockholm School of Economics | Robert Östling — Stockholm School of Economics; Erik Lindqvist — Stockholm School of Economics |
| 2023 | Olle Folke and Johanna Rickne [9] | Swedish Institute for Social Research | Johanna Rickne — Uppsala University; Olle Folke — IIES, Stockholm University |
| 2025 | Konrad Burchardi [10] | Institute for International Economic Studies | London School of Economics |