Two research teams from the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) have been awarded prestigious multi‑year research funding from the Ragnar Söderberg Foundation’s 2025 call in Economic Sciences. Only three projects were selected from a total of 48 applications, making SSE the home to two out of three successful proposals.

Maria Perrotta Berlin, Assistant Professor at SITE, contributed to the Sorbonne Alliance research initiative “Europe and the War in Ukraine” - a joint project led by ESCP Business School, INALCO, and Paris Sorbonne Nouvelle examining the war’s consequences for Europe in geopolitical, geoeconomic, and business terms.

Welcome to a seminar on Thursday, 19 February 2026, with Ludvig Norman, Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science, Stockholm University.

On the subject of old stores surviving against all odds in the modern city, Associate Professor Kristina Tamm Hallström was interviewed for the program "Förmiddag i P1".

A new clothing collection shows how art can travel beyond traditional settings. A collaboration between clothing label A Day’s March and the Art Initiative at the Stockholm School of Economics brings Jan Håfström’s works from the School’s “The Red Corridor” into everyday garments, linking fashion, art and education in an unexpected way.

International migration is an important phenomenon that impacts businesses and societies in multiple ways. Last term, students from SSE and SGH Warsaw School of Economics completed the course Governance and Key Actors in Migration – the very first digital joint course at the bachelor level within the CIVICA alliance. The collaboration between the two schools aimed to offer the students a unique multi-disciplinary learning experience.

On Thursday, January 29, the Stockholm School of Economics officially launched the Center for Migration and Integration Research (CMIR). The launch event brought together researchers, policymakers, business leaders, and representatives from civil society for an afternoon of dialogue on migration, integration, and social inclusion - some of the most pressing issues facing societies today.

Why do carbon and fuel taxes trigger political backlash? In a new policy brief, Julius Andersson (researcher at SITE) points to income polarization. As the middle class’s income share shrinks, the tax burden shifts toward middle-income groups – helping explain backlash such as the Yellow Vests protests and fuel-tax rollbacks.

When startups scale quickly, founders often make hurried hiring decisions that unintentionally disadvantage women, according to new study from the Stockholm School of Economics in Sweden. The study shows how the pressures of rapid growth increase the likelihood that founders rely on mental shortcuts and make biased decisions.

Retail Management students in Fazer Retail Club participated in a workshop focused on go-to-market (GTM) strategies for a brand extension of Froosh.