Have Private Schools Improved Students Performance?
Scientists Mikael Lindahl and Anders Böhlmark, both affiliated to IFAU, have found positive effects of the Swedish reform that in 1992 opened up for privately managed schools: "Average school results improved in municipalities with higher percentage of privately managed schools. The improvements include both students in public and private schools", Lindahl and Böhlmark reported at a seminar organized by SNS on December 4. The study and the seminar is part of collaboration between IFN and SNS on the service sector economy. IFN-researcher Jonas Vlachos was invited to comment on the report.
What does user satisfaction tell us about the quality of welfare services?
As part of its research program Service sector economy, IFN has teamed up with SNS, Studieförbundet Näringsliv och Samhälle (Centre for Business and Policy Studies). Within the framework of this cooperation on November 15, SNS organized a seminar, asking the question "What does customer satisfaction tell us about the quality of welfare services?"
Research report about public procurement
During the later part of the last century the Swedish industrial society changed into a service economy. To reflecting this development IFN has introduced the program, Service sector economy. As part of the research program IFN in 2012 teamed up with SNS, Studieförbundet Näringsliv och Samhälle. Within the framework of this cooperation on November 8, SNS organized a seminar on public procurement. A report was presented: "Public procurement from the research horizon."
Better health with income equality?
Tuesday October 9, IFN, Institute of Industrial Economics, arranged a seminar on the book Blir vi sjuka av inkomstskillnader? (Is income inequality making us ill?). Three IFN researchers are the authors of this research- and study guide on the subject: Andreas Bergh, Therese Nilsson and Daniel Waldenström. There was a discussion about the difficulties in interpreting the facts, what inequality really is, the need for further research in this field and what politicians can do to facilitate the needs and wishes of people to live a better life.