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2015 - Why are wages in the financial industry so high? Causes and implications - Per Strömberg - Stockholm School of Economics
The wages of employees in the financial services industry have increased dramatically since the 1980s relative to other industries in a large number of countries. In one...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
2014 - Lessons from the early 20th century Swedish shadow banking sector - Axel Hagberg - Stockholm School of Economics, EMFF
The Swedish issuing companies operated in a zone that is now known as shadow banking. The project "Shadow Banking in...
2014 - Trust, tolerance and growth - new methods for finding causal relationships - Niclas Berggren - Swedish Institute for Business Research
It is not self-evident that an economy functions well and contributes to increased prosperity. In recent years, economists have realized...
2014 - Historical stock price and accounting database - Kristian Rydqvist - Stockholm School of Economics
Swedish stock price and accounting data are available in the Findatabase from 1979 onwards. The purpose of this project is to update the Findatabase backwards...
2014 - Multicultural management teams in Swedish companies - Timurs Umans - Kristianstad University
Multicultural competence in business is highlighted by researchers, politicians and business representatives, but how does a multicultural management team actually work? If they work at all...
2014 - Eastern European immigration and the Swedish economy - Joakim Ruist - Gothenburg School of Economics
The EU's eastward enlargement in 2004 and 2007 is the only example in modern times of the introduction of free movement of labor...
2014 - What do politicians and central bank governors think about central bank reforms today? - Johan Lönnroth
The project includes interviews with leading Italian and Swedish politicians and central bank governors, who were involved in deciding on the reforms that made central banks...
