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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
"The Duncan Black Prize" goes to an affiliated researcher at IFN
Christian Bjørnskov, affiliated researcher at IFN, has been awarded "The Duncan Black Prize" for his article "Emergencyncies: on the misuse of government powers".
News
Publish date 3/17/2023
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
V and MP lift abandoned food tax, accused of bias towards the wealthy
Spain has recently eliminated the food VAT, and Coop’s CEO has also suggested a similar proposal to the Minister of Finance. But Daniel Waldenström, professor at IFN, says to SVT that reducing food V…
Media coverage
Publish date 3/27/2023
IFN Researcher
Coming Together or Coming Apart? Crises, Uncertainty and Tolerance
On January 24, 2026, Niclas Berggren will present the paper "Coming Together or Coming Apart? Crises, Uncertainty and Tolerance" (co-authors: Andreas Bergh and Therese Nilsson). Niclas participates in…
Event
Publish date 1/24/2024
IFN Researcher
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
Affiliated Researcher
Conference: Taxes and distribution policy
IFN:s new research program "Taxes and Society" has organized an international conference. Researchers from other Nordic countries and the US attended the conference in Vaxholm with the purpose to pres…
News
Publish date 6/12/2023
Will Joe Biden's proposed taxes on capital make America an outlier?
Research by Daniel Waldenström, IFN, och Spencer Bastani, IFAU and affiliated with IFN, is referred to in The Economist.
Media coverage
Publish date 5/1/2021
The ability gradient in tax responsiveness
Daniel Waldenström, IFN, and Spencer Bastani, IFAU and affiliated to IFN, write a column on the ability gradient in tax responsiveness in Vox EU.
Media coverage
Publish date 6/20/2022
Conference Report
Since 2000, IFN has organized a yearly conference within areas of research in Stockholm. This year, it was organized within the newly started research program “Taxation and society” which is led by Da…
Affiliated Researcher
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
Digitalization and Productivity Development in Industries
This project is a research collaboration between Ericsson AB and IFN.
In recent years the mass adoption of digital services by industries has emerged as an important factor to spur economic developm…
Research project
Workshop in Prague
IFN organized a workshop at the Prague University of Economics and Business on May 23–26, 2024, within the research project “Cultures of Trust and Institutions of Freedom,” funded by the John Templeto…
News
Publish date 6/3/2024
The launch of IFN's new research program "Taxes and Society"
On 16 February, a kick-off was organized in connection with the launch of IFN's new tax research program "Taxes and Society". The aim was to present the background and design of the new program to spe…
News
Publish date 2/17/2023
Sweden's Successful Financin of a Strong Welfare System: A Model for Other Countries?
Mårten Blix, IFN, presents his and Henrik Jordahl's book Privatizing Welfare Services –Lessons from the Swedish Experiment at the Independent Evaluation Office of the IMF.
Event
Publish date 12/14/2021