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January 21, 2016

2015 - Heads or tails? An exhibition about economy, value creation and money - Carina Sjöholm - Göteborgs Stadsmuseum

As a result of the project "Krona eller klave? Different sides of coins and credits during Gothenburg's 19th century", an exhibition is produced by...

January 21, 2016

2015 - Outside the Boardroom: Women, Children and Family Business 1890-1950 - Therese Nordlund Edvinsson - Stockholm University

Swedish business is dominated by men who manage and own companies. Throughout history, however, women have contributed in various ways to...

January 21, 2016

2015 - The nature of science, Eli F. Heckscher 1879-1952 - Ylva Hasselberg

The project concerns the completion of a biography of Eli F. Heckscher, the Swedish economist and economic historian. Heckscher lived during a period...

January 21, 2016

2015 - Management of complex business relationships - Henrik Agndal - Gothenburg School of Economics

As vertically integrated companies evolve into organizations based on collaborations and relationships with other companies, they create...

January 21, 2016

2015 - Man and fish. West coast fishing and the national economy 1700-2015 - Per Hallén - Gothenburg School of Economics

The ideal image of fishing for many is that of a fisherman wearing a lifejacket on board a small fishing boat with a spark-ignition engine. The reality is both...

January 21, 2016

2015 - Market Dynamics Patterns, a PhD program - Hans Kjellberg - Stockholm School of Economics, SIR

Although markets can be efficient mechanisms for resource allocation under certain conditions, their societal importance is rather linked to the ability to...

January 21, 2016

2015 - Do male-dominated environments affect gender differences in performance and career choice? - Anna Sandberg - Stockholm University

Today, large and economically significant gender gaps in pay and representation persist. Despite a high female labor force participation rate, the trend towards...

January 21, 2016

2015 - Sluggish prices and macroeconomic fluctuations - Johan Söderberg - Stockholm University

In recent years, the New Keynesian general equilibrium model has become the standard model for monetary policy analysis, and today variants are used...

January 21, 2016

2015 - Regulation and strategies: international cartels in the 20th century - Susanna Fellman - Gothenburg School of Economics

Cartels and competition policy are perennial topics of political debate, particularly in European politics. At the end of the 20th century, there were...

January 21, 2016

2015 - Sweden's man in London during World War II - Björn Prytz's private archive - Martin Fritz

Almost by coincidence, I have been given the opportunity to take part in an unusually interesting archive material, namely...

January 21, 2016

2015 - The impact of digitalization on value-creating relationships in the public sector - Lotta Hultin - Stockholm School of Economics, SIR

The development of digital information technology brings radically new opportunities to produce and consume services. In the public sector, these opportunities have the potential...

January 21, 2016

2015 - New financing options for central welfare services - John Lapidus - Gothenburg School of Economics

The Swedish welfare model is undergoing changes. This includes the extensive privatization of central welfare services that began at the beginning of the 20th century.