Policy brief: A common presumption in economics is that a carbon tax is regressive – that the tax disproportionately burdens low-income households. However, this presumption originates from early...

Lovisa Hamrin

Carl Bennet and the Marianne & Marcus Wallenberg Foundation join forces to sponsor a new professorship at the Stockholm School of Economics. This enables internationally acclaimed Martina Björkman...

The world is facing complex and major challenges, including energy supply, climate change and integration. Finding solutions will require collaborative governance that crosses the boundaries of the...

Replications of 21 high-profile social science findings demonstrate challenges for reproducibility of research published in the most prestigious scientific journals. The replication effect magnitudes...

Economic inequality is not just a moral issue – it directly affects how markets function and grow. New insights from Jesper Roine, Deputy Director at SITE, show why understanding inequality as a...

The financial sector has a crucial role to play in shifting capital allocation towards investments consistent with the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Agreement. The direction set...

In an era of ever-shifting global security dynamics, there is a greater need for collaboration between the industry and academia – especially in the defense sector. We are therefore happy to announce...

Can adding social causes to ads make us care? New research from the Stockholm School of Economics reveals that influencers who mix activism with product promotion boost sales – but only if the cause...

Global health is becoming increasingly complex, ranging from pandemics and climate change to wars, migration and deteriorating mental health. There is an urgent need for a new generation of global...