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Extreme weather events and their impact on competitiveness and innovation
Europe has experienced severe weather events in recent years that have disrupted food production and caused large economic and environmental damage. Recent economic disturbances following geopolitical…
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Meet Europe's Richest
Who are the richest people in Europe? Where do they get their money and what do they do with it? How do they convert their financial wealth into political influence? And how much inequality is reasona…
Event
Publish date 9/15/2023
Workshop in Economic History
The 3rd edition of the Workshop in Economic History will take place in Uppsala on May 22 and 23, 2025. The purpose of the workshop is to provide a space for both senior and junior scholars (including…
Event
Publish date 5/22/2025
New book on Bitcoin
Bitcoin is neither money, a financial asset nor digital gold. Instead, it should be seen as an open Ponzi scheme, argue Roger Svensson, IFN , and Bob Seeman, the authors of the new book Bitcoin: Unlic…
News
Publish date 7/7/2021
9th ZEW/MaCCI Conference on the Economics of Innovation and Patenting
On November 3–4, Roger Svensson, Associate Professor and researcher at IFN, participates in the 9th ZEW/MaCCI Conference on the Economics of Innovation and Patenting.
Event
Publish date 11/3/2022
Income inequality during the Covid-19 pandemic
Daniel Waldenström, IFN, writes about income inequality in Vox EU.
Media coverage
Publish date 8/13/2021
Procure Better: An Evaluation of Private Ambulance Providers’ Efficiency in Emergency Medical Services under New Contractual Regulations
A common argument against the economic theory that certain services are unsuitable for private providers is that the issues instead stem from inadequate expertise on the part of the contract issuer. W…
Research project
The pandemic and its implications on trust
Sweden has one of the highest trust levels in the world. At a recent policy seminar, research on how the pandemic has affected trust levels in Sweden was presented.
News
Publish date 2/22/2022
IFN Researcher
Behavioral Responses to Health Risks and Policies during Epidemics
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted shortcomings of standard epidemiological models in accurately predicting the spread of the virus. This, in turn, undermined the ability to conduct reliable policy ana…
Research project
Presentation of the SNS Economic Policy Council Report 2024: Swedish productivity among the best in the world
At a seminar at SNS on January 18, Lars Persson (chair), Karin Edmark, Pehr-Johan Norbäck, and Erik Prawitz presented the SNS Economic Policy Council Report 2024. They are all researchers at or affili…
News
Publish date 1/19/2024
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Book release: Unleashing Society’s Innovative Capacity - An Integrated Policy Framework
At a seminar on January 11, 2024, Pontus Braunerhjelm, Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum, and Magnus Henrekson, IFN, presented the book Unleashing Society’s Innovative Capacity – An Integrated Policy Fra…
News
Publish date 1/12/2024