On 10 February the first partner meeting was held at Score, Stockholm University. The purpose of the partnership between Score and SEI is to take the first steps toward a joint basic research project with the aim to compare differently organized collaboration initiatives in the climate field.

Nine new startups have been admitted to the Stockholm School of Economics’ startup incubator, SSE Business Lab. Several of the business ideas seek to bridge social divides and promote social cohesion.

David Domeij, professor at the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE), has been appointed the Eva and Mats Qviberg Professor in Economics.

The Department of Economics is announcing up to three fulltime positions as a Research Assistant. The primary task of the RA will be to assist faculty at the Department of Economics in research related tasks.

Yevheniia Hrabovska (DF) defends her PhD dissertation on March 31.

Systembolaget Retail Club had a workshop about alcohol consumption and health.

SSE Professor Magnus Johannesson is ranked as one of the world’s best scientists in the arena of Economics and Finance, according to Research.com. He shares this honor with several Nobel Laureates.

The post-war reconstruction of Ukraine will have to comprehensively address a number of objectives to set the country on a path of stable, sustainable and inclusive growth. In this policy paper, researchers from the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) and the Forum for Research on Gender Economics (FROGEE) together with other gender economics experts argue that the principles of “building-back better” need to take the gender dimension under consideration.

Russian history is marked by oppression, with the war in Ukraine serving as a painful reminder. However, in the last 170 years, there have been moments of hope for the country. SSE student and Applied History course alumn, Isak Axelson explores three periods of liberalization in Russia that provide valuable lessons.