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2023-Investment protection agreements in times of increased security tensions
A significant share of global investment is covered by intergovernmental investment protection agreements. These agreements have been criticized on a number of points. For example, it is argued that...
2023-Donation to the Chair in Young Leadership on the occasion of HM the King's 50 years on the throne
The Torsten Söderberg Foundation, the Ragnar Söderberg Foundation, and PO Söderberg have jointly decided, on the occasion of His Majesty the King’s 50th...
2022-Accounting in private companies - regulation that promotes or hinders growth
Currently, the economy both in Sweden and other countries is undergoing major changes, driven, for example, by increased digitalization and increased demands...
2022-Health inequalities from a life course perspective
In the 20th century, public health in the Western world has improved enormously and life expectancy at birth is now several decades higher than...
2022-Nowcasting GDP during economic crises using machine learning methods
The war in Ukraine and the global crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic highlighted the importance of real-time assessments of the macroeconomic situation, which are...
2022-Chamber effects and the urban-rural education gap
A large and growing gap in educational outcomes between urban and rural areas has emerged, with major implications for the future of rural students....
2022-Entrepreneurial resilience of SMEs in multiple crises
Swedish and international companies are in a unique situation of managing multiple crises simultaneously. Companies are working to...
2022-Improving economic policy and forecasting with high-frequency data
If a balanced stabilization policy is to be pursued, a well-updated basis for decision-making in the form of current assessments and forecasts is required. This is particularly...
2021-Outside the boardroom - succession practices 1890-1990
The aim of this continuation grant is to investigate succession practices in a number of Swedish business families during the period 1890-1990. Previous research has often...
2021-Olof A. Söderberg - a biography
This project aims to produce a biography of the entrepreneur and Consul General Olof Söderberg through extensive archival research. We see the project...
2021-Causes and consequences of over-indebtedness
In Sweden, over 400 000 individuals are registered with debts for collection by the Swedish Enforcement Authority. The authority receives over one million...
2021-Key factors behind AI's labor market impact
Artificial intelligence (AI) has made great strides and is expected to fundamentally reshape the labor market. But in the absence of longitudinal microdata...
