By its very nature the informal sector includes economic activity that lies outside the government regulation or taxation. The environmental degradation produced within the informal sector activities thus present additional challenges. Nearly 35 (15) percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) in low and middle income (advanced) economies is generated within the informal sector. According to the ILO more than 6 workers in 10 and 4 enterprises out of 5 in the world operate in the informal economy. CSR's Ranjula Bali Swain and University of Reading’s Uma Kambhampati have recently published a book on this theme.

Efter pandemin vill de flesta fortsätta arbeta hemifrån, visar en ny internationell studie. Enligt Lena Lid Falkman, forskare i arbetslivsvetenskap, visar forskning att hemarbete främjar både produktivitet och effektivietet.– Det är den stora myten vi har spräckt, folk jobbar även när de inte är kontrollerade. De levererar hemifrån, säger hon till SVT.

Sophie Nachemson-Ekwall has recently written a third report on the market for social bonds and social outcome contracts and is looking forward to continuing her research in socially labelled financing. She appreciates the development of the social sustainability labelled financial market in the Nordic countries and is hoping for an even greater interest.

Welcome to a seminar on 22 September with David Ciepley, COFUND Fellow, Aarhus Institute of Advanced Study och Associate Fellow, The Center for Advanced Studies in Culture, The University of Virginia.

Welcome to a seminar on Thursday 15 September 2022 with Professor Kristin Asdal, TIK, Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture.

Affiliated researcher Max Jerneck has a background in sociology but has also studied literature and journalism. At SIR and SSE, his research focus has been on the climate transition, and how to develop low carbon industries, where he has been looking at solar energy in particular. His main project now, however, is immigrant integration and the Swedish hospitality industry.

"Our politicians must take the crisis seriously and lead the transition to a future society within the limits of the planet. The research shows that such a future is possible." Today, an urgent call for action written by 1,944 researchers and employees from 45 Swedish universities and research institutes has been published, and the message is clear: What does it take for Swedish politicians to take the research and the climate crisis seriously? 24 faculty members at SSE have signed the petition.

Our researchers Sven-Olof Junker and Lars-Gunnar Mattsson recently published a debate article about how a climate tax credit can speed up the expansion of wind power and compensate people affected by wind power's negative impact.

The Stockholm School of Economics' SSE Sport Initiative officially launched this week with a lunch seminar on Tuesday, August 9th, on the topic of "Combining Passion and Rationality - Finding a Dream Career within Sports". Over 50 newly admitted SSE Bachelor Students attended the event, which was fully booked within a day.

The SIR Office will be closed for summer holidays during the period July 4 to August 7.