This policy brief examines the belief that electing more women to the U.S. Congress would reduce partisan gridlocks. It shows that while Republican women historically cooperated more with Democrats, this was due to ideological proximity rather than gender. Among Democrats, women cooperate less with the opposite party than men. Furthermore, recent years have seen a narrowing of ideological differences along gender-lines among Republicans, reducing gender-based cooperation disparities.

Miguel Morillas, PhD graduate at the Department of Management and Organization, will visit the Center for Responsible Leadership on May 30 and 31.

The Stockholm School of Economics is making a big commitment to promoting wellbeing among its students. Starting in August, the School will be the first in the world to offer all new bachelor students a crash course in happiness and wellbeing.

Europe, like other parts of the world, currently grapples with the dual challenges of environmental change and democratic backsliding. In a context marked by rising populism, misinformation, and political manipulation, designing credible sustainable climate policies is more important than ever. The 2024 annual Energy Talk, organized by the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE), gathered experts to bring insight into these challenges and explore potential solutions for enhancing green politics.

The second-year students from the Systembolaget Retail Club went on a visit to the Systembolaget headquarters.

The students in ICA Retail Club visited the central automated e-commerce warehouse in Brunna.

Agneta Björnsjö, Global Research Lead at Accenture SONG, delivered an insightful presentation on the pivotal role of storytelling in effective communication.

A multi-analyst study where over 160 independent research teams in finance tested the same six hypotheses on the same data set, found very large variation in results across the research teams. Anna Dreber Almenberg and Magnus Johannesson, Professors at the Department of Economics at SSE, and co-authors publish a new article in Journal of Finance.

Torsdag 23 maj 2024 kl. 15.00 presenteras boken ”Organized loyalty: a new state ideology for China as a global power” (Palgrave, 2023) av Johan Lagerkvist, professor i Kinas språk och kultur. Efter presentationen, som slutar runt 16.30, bjuder Score på förfriskningar och musik. Varmt välkomna!

The second-year students from H&M Retail Club met Retail Management alumni for an exclusive peek into what a career at H&M can look like after graduating.