J. Peter Nilsson is Professor of Economics at the Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES), Stockholm University. His research lies at the intersection of labor, health, and environmental economics, with a particular focus on the determinants and long-term consequences of inequalities in health and human capital. His work has studied, among other topics, how early-life conditions and public policies affect health, educational attainment, and labor market outcomes later in life.

Nilsson received his PhD in Economics from Uppsala University and is a Research Fellow at CEPR, CESifo, IFAU, and the Uppsala Center for Labor Studies, and a Guest Professor at Linnaeus University.