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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
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
Sustainable Entrepreneurhsip of great interest to readers
How should the EU act to create more sustainable entrepreneurship? That is the main question in the book The Entrepreneurial Society: A Reform Strategy for the European Union, written by Niklas Elert…
News
Publish date 11/10/2021
IFN Conference in Honor of Magnus Henrekson: Entrepreneurship, Human Capital, and Collaborative Innovation Blocs, August 22–23, 2022
Professor Magnus Henrekson stepped down as CEO for IFN in 2020. In honor of Magnus’ considerable academic achievements, IFN organizes an intimate workshop conference. The topic – “Entrepreneurship, Hu…
Marcos Demetry
Ph.D. student
marcos.demetry@ifn.se
Graduate Student
IFN Researcher
Per Pettersson-Lidbom
Professor
pp@ne.su.se
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
Hans Grönqvist
Professor
hans.gronqvist@ifn.se
IFN Researcher
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
Fredrik Sjöholm
Professor and CEO
fredrik.sjoholm@ifn.se
IFN Researcher
IFN Researchers receive funding from Jan Wallanders och Tom Hedelius stiftelse and Tore Browaldhs stiftelse
Björn Tyrefors has received funding of SEK 1,700,000 for the research project "The First Long-Term Causal Evaluation of Unconditional Cash Transfers to Poor Families." The project investigates the eff…
News
Publish date 5/8/2024
Thomas Åstebro
Professor
astebro@hec.fr
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
Björn Tyrefors
Professor
bjorn.tyrefors@ifn.se
IFN Researcher
Pia Nilsson
Associate Professor
pia.nilsson@ifn.se
IFN Researcher
Petra Persson
Assistant Professor
perssonp@stanford.edu
Affiliated Researcher
The Economics of Entrepreneurship
In the acclaimed book The Resilient Society: Economics After Covid, the author, Princeton Professor Markus Brunnermeier, describes how the experiences from the covid-pandemic have highlighted the valu…
Research program