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2021-Importance of cultural norms for migrant work and business development
The proportion of foreign-born people in Sweden has increased in recent decades and now accounts for 20% of the population. Immigration poses...
2021-Future market society
Today, the post-war open market-based society is facing significant changes. Long-term societal challenges such as climate change, geopolitical shifts and ongoing digitalization are creating...
2021-Investment Protection Agreement in times of intensified climate policy
A significant part of global investment flows is covered by intergovernmental agreements on investment protection. These agreements have been criticized on a number of points. On...
2021-Active funds extracting profits at the expense of passive investors?
Passive investments are steadily gaining in popularity. Passive funds replicate an index and thus aim to reap a market risk premium. Active...
2020-Jewish economic activity and the transformation of Stockholm into a modern capital
The overall aim of the project is to study the participation of Jews in the creation of the Swedish national identity. The economic activities of Swedish Jews are analyzed...
2020-Women and alcohol during the Age of Liberty, 1718-1775
In the 18th century, it was common for women to earn a living as innkeepers. Brewing beer and distilling spirits for domestic use was...
2020-Are payroll tax cuts absorbed by wage increases?
Recent high levels of immigration and youth unemployment mean that Europe in general, and Sweden in particular, are facing very large labor market policy...
2020-Competition and uncertainty in healthcare: the Swedish pharmacy market
Access to medicines affects everyone in society and is important for achieving good health and quality of life. All individuals...
2020-New tools to analyze markets with imperfect competition
In markets with imperfect competition, firms can use their size to charge excessive prices. The use of market power leads to...
2020-Businesses and workers in a changing labor market
In recent decades, the Swedish labor market has undergone extensive structural changes as a result of the technological developments that have driven...
2020-Retail data ("Big Data") and predictive analytics
Today, most retailers have access to very large amounts of data - so-called 'Big Data'. This data can e.g. ....
2019 - Time preferences and medication adherence in Swedish HIV patients - Lisa Norrgren - University of Gothenburg
People have different preferences. Our preferences are part of our personality and allow us to be the same or...
