Family-owned Mittelstand firms, often seen as the backbone of global economic growth, face a unique set of challenges and opportunities in the digital age. Recent research investigates how these firms...

This year’s Nobel Prize in Economics recognizes research revealing the powerful link between democratic institutions and stronger economic outcomes. At a time when democracy is under global pressure,...

Clear, practical advice on sustainability is gaining traction among family businesses. An award-winning article co-authored by Professor Sarah Jack shows how firms can turn ESG from a reporting burden...

Uyen Vu has successfully defended her PhD dissertation at the Stockholm School of Economics. Her research sheds new light on how digitally driven small and medium-sized enterprises can succeed...

On Thursday 18 December 2025, John-Erik Bergkvist successfully defended his PhD dissertation "Behavioral foundations of grand challenge partnerships: Essays on control, coordination, channelization, &...

Each week, people in Sweden’s capital sit down for fika nearly four times on average. It is a small ritual, but one that the research team at the Center for Wellbeing, Welfare, and Happiness at the...

The Stockholm School of Economics has launched a new focus within its Bachelor Program in Business and Economics. The new educational track is called Global Challenges and entails an expanded...

As governments around the globe are continuing to enforce contagion management strategies to limit the spread of COVID-19, many experts are voicing their concerns about a different kind of pandemic....

Russia’s real GDP fell by a modest 3 percent in 2020. The question addressed here is how a major oil-exporting country can go through the COVID-19 pandemic with a decline of this magnitude when oil...

This year, CIVICA partner university Sciences Po celebrated their 150th birthday. SSE students Lovisa Bergdahl and Benita Helena Kaulina joined the anniversary festivities in Paris.