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Peer Desirability and Academic Achievement

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This study, set to be published in the Journal of Applied Econometrics, finds that university engineering students perform better academically when their peers during freshman week come from wealthier backgrounds or are more attractive. The boost in grades is partly due to direct peer influence and, for single students, thoughts of potential romantic connections.

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Researchers from IFN releases the annual SNS Economic Policy Council report

Productivity in Sweden, measured as GDP per hour worked, has in recent decades been among the highest in the world. The fact that Swedish wealth measured as GDP per capita is still not among the highest in the world, according to the SNS Economic Policy Council 2024, is due to fewer hours worked.

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Browse through the current research at IFN in our Working Paper series

Discover the latest economic insights with our Working Paper series at the institute. Learn more about our new theoretical and empirical analysis and results before they are published in academic journals.

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