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January 26, 2015

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...

January 26, 2015

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...

June 17, 2014

2012 - Healthcare and business management for future doctors (master's program) - Carl Johan Sundberg - Karolinska Institutet

The proposed Master's Degree in Healthcare and Business Management aims to prepare future doctors to be able to lead, improve and influence patients' health.

June 17, 2014

2012 - Center of excellence for marketing research at the Stockholm School of Economics - Magnus Söderlund - Stockholm School of Economics

The project aims to develop a strong research environment, a center of excellence (CoE), for marketing research at the Stockholm School of Economics (HHS). Our ...

June 17, 2014

2012 - Light and Freedom to Nutrition - The 19th Century as an Advertisement - Pelle Snickars - The Royal Library

Any change in media history is usually a commercially driven search for ever new markets, audiences and consumers. This also applies to...

June 17, 2014

2012 - Analysis of asymmetries in the price formation process in the Swedish consumer market for electricity - Niklas Rudholm - Handels utredningsinstitut

The 1996 major electricity market reform aimed to create more favorable conditions for business start-ups, competition and more efficient use of resources in the production and trading...

June 17, 2014

2012 - Innovation and institutional change in Swedish commodity trade 1750-2010 - Fredrik Sandgren - Uppsala University, Sweden

The project will analyze the transformation of the Swedish commodity trade. The commodity trade, i.e. wholesale and retail trade, is an important sector whose history has not been written...

June 17, 2014

2012 - Endowed Chair in Design Management - operating grant 2012 and 2013 - Bitte Nygren - University of Gothenburg School of Design & Crafts

June 17, 2014

2012 - Politicians in proportional electoral systems - Torsten Persson - Stockholm University

The overall objective of the project is to develop theoretical models of how the selection of politicians works in proportional electoral systems. These models will...

June 17, 2014

2012 - On the Economics of Corporate Social Responsibility - Tommy Lundgren - Umeå University

Following the publication of the Our Common Future report in 1987 by the World Commission on Environment and Development, the concepts of sustainability and...

June 17, 2014

2012 - Competition in the grocery sector - Florin Maican - Gothenburg School of Economics

Grocery shopping accounts for a large share of private consumption. Along with large stores in external locations, there are today...

June 17, 2014

2012 - The meeting between art and entrepreneurship. A close-up study of projects in the VG region - Ulla Johansson Sköldberg - University of Gothenburg GRI

We want to study the intersection of art/design and entrepreneurship in three projects. We intend to build a bridge between the subjects "Design...