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New publication | Heterogeneity in effect size estimates
23 August 2024
The additional uncertainty due to choosing a population, a research design and an analysis path in empirical research introduce an additional layer of uncertainty that conservatively interpreted involves doubling reported standard errors and confidence intervals in published research. Anna Dreber Almenberg and Magnus Johannesson, Professors at the Department of Economics at SSE, and co-authors publish a new article in PNAS.
New publication | Computational Reproducibility in Finance: Evidence from 1,000 Tests
14 August 2024
The exact same results could only be computationally reproduced 52% of the time based on the researchers’ code for more than 1,000 tests of six research questions in empirical finance. Anna Dreber Almenberg and Magnus Johannesson, Professors at the Department of Economics at SSE, and co-authors publish a new article in the Review of Financial Studies.
Tove Forsbacka: latest PhD graduate at the Department of Economics
22 May 2024
Department of Economics is proud to present its latest PhD graduate: Tove Forsbacka. She has successfully defended her thesis on the 14th of May, and we congratulate her on this momentous achievement. Congratulations, Tove!
Researchers at the Department of Economics receive grants totaling 9.3 million SEK from the Handelsbanken research foundations
17 May 2024
Four researchers at the Department of Economics were awarded grants from the Jan Wallander and Tom Hedelius Foundation and Tore Browaldh Foundation.
New publication | Nonstandard Errors
08 May 2024
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.
SSE researchers receive SEK 54 million in funding from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation
27 March 2024
The Wallenberg Scholars program aims to provide leading researchers in Sweden with grants for free basic research in areas of their own choosing. Three SSE professors are recipients of funding from the KAW Foundation.
New publication | Solving the Diamond–Mortensen–Pissarides model: A hybrid perturbation approach
05 March 2024
This newly published paper, written by Matthias Hänsel, a PhD student at SSE, proposes a Hybrid Perturbation method to accurately solve Search-and-Matching models. An application to the Hagedorn and Manovskii (2008) model demonstrates its effectiveness in capturing non-linear model dynamics.
New publication | The Impact of Stock Price Fragility on Corporate Financial Behavior: Evidence and Implications
13 February 2024
This paper, written by Professor Richard Friberg and co-authors, investigates how firms adjust their financial strategies in response to changes in exposure to non-fundamental price movements, known as stock price fragility. Through theoretical modeling and empirical analysis, we explore the implications of stock price fragility on corporate cash holdings, investment decisions, and liquidity management.
Lina Thomas: latest PhD graduate at the Department of Economics
13 December 2023
Department of Economics is proud to present its latest PhD graduate: Lina Thomas. She has successfully defended her thesis on the 11th of December, and we congratulate her on this momentous achievement. Congratulations, Lina!
SSE students win first and second prizes in Swedish Competition Authority's annual thesis competition
01 December 2023
In the annual thesis competition organized by the Swedish Competition Authority, students from the Department of Economics at SSE have achieved notable success. The first prize in the economics category was awarded to William Stålhök and Knut Örnéus for their thesis on wind power production and strategic withholding. Additionally, Herman Rogefors and William Karlsson, also from Department of Economics, secured the second prize for their thesis exploring wind power investment incentives in Sweden.