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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
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…
Research project
6th Nordic Initiative for Corporate Economics (NICE) Conference in Uppsala
On August 19–20, Uppsala University will arrange the 6th conference in the series Nordic Initiative for Corporate Economics (NICE). One of the participants is Lars Persson, who also is one of the foun…
Event
Publish date 8/19/2024
Podcast: Maternal Mortality, Race and Income
The maternal mortality rate in the US is three to four times higher than in comparable rich countries. Moreover, it is much higher for African American women than for white women, as well as for low-i…
Media coverage
Publish date 5/1/2023
IFN Researcher
IFN Researcher
IFN leading in research on economic freedom
In a new bibliometric analysis of research on economic freedom, it emerges that IFN is one of the world's leading research centers in this area. It is primarily IFN researchers Niclas Berggren and And…
News
Publish date 5/3/2024
Affiliated Researcher
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
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
Affiliated Researcher
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
Affiliated Researcher
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
IFN Researcher
Affiliated Researcher
Affiliated Researcher
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