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The brave new world of Swedish education
Magnus Henrekson's and Johan Wennström's book Dumbing Down: The Crisis of Quality and Equity in a Once-Great Shool System – and How to Reverse the Trend, is reviewed in The Critic.
Media coverage
Publish date 4/18/2022
Returning to the Classical View of Knowledge: An Interview with Johan Wennström
Johan Wennström, IFN, is interviewed by The European Conservative on his and co-author Magnus Henrekson's book Dumbing Down.
Media coverage
Publish date 8/6/2022
Policy Seminar: Is the Market Economy Culturally Harmful?
IFN arranged a policy seminar on March 7, 2024, entitled “Is the Market Economy Culturally Harmful?”. It featured the presentation of two studies from the research project “Cultures of Trust and Insti…
News
Publish date 3/8/2024
Cultures of Trust and Institutions of Freedom
This project entails two interrelated core themes: Can institutions embodying economic freedom, contrary to the skepticism of some, contribute to fairness, trust, equality and responsibility; and can…
Research project
IFN researcher receives Pearson Prize
Joacim Tåg, Associate Professor at IFN, received a prize for his article "What Prevents Women from Reaching the Top?", written jointly with Professor Matti Keloharju and Professor Samuli Knüpfer (both…
News
Publish date 10/24/2022
IFN Researcher
Affiliated Researcher
Euro discussion returns due to weak Swedish krona
Swedish krona or Euro? Lars Calmfors, researcher at IFN, who investigated whether Sweden should join the single European currency on behalf of the government in the 1990s, in interviewed in Sveriges R…
Media coverage
Publish date 7/3/2023
ASREC 2023 Conference at Harvard University
Papers on religion and culture from across the Social Sciences, including Economics, Political Science, Sociology, and Anthropology will be considered.
Event
Publish date 3/17/2023
Affiliated Researcher
Reassessing the mental health crisis among PhD students
Joacim Tåg, IFN, Matti Keloharju and Samuli Knüpfer, Aalto University School of Business in Finland and affiliated to IFN, writes a column in VoxEU on reassessing the mental health crisis among PhD st…
Media coverage
Publish date 11/12/2024
Long-term Effects of Including Low-Performing Children in Regular Classes
What are the long-term effects on students of including children with lower measured IQ in regular education? This project aims to investigate this question using unique data for cohorts born between…
Research project
Niklas Wykman Minister for Financial Markets
Niklas Wykman, Ph.D. student at Örebro University and affiliated with IFN, has been appointed Minister for Financial Markets in the new government.
News
Publish date 10/18/2022
Graduate Student
IFN Researcher
The Significance of Cultural Norms for Immigrants Employment and Corporate Performance
In an era of significant immigration, integration is crucial. Society functions more effectively when individuals with foreign backgrounds participate in the economic, political, and social spheres al…
Research project