Can a visit from a world-famous artist make a whole city happier – even those who didn’t go to the concerts? Taylor Swift's Eras Tour didn't just draw record crowds – it also made Stockholmers happier...

In recent years, press freedom in many Eastern European countries has increasingly come under threat. This policy brief provides an overview of the importance of a free press for democracy and the...

In this brief, we report on the FREE network webinar on the state of vaccinations and the challenges ahead for opening up economies while containing the pandemic, held on June 22, 2021.

Funding is being withdrawn, research grants are withheld, and fundamental academic principles are being betrayed. The damage already done to American universities is likely beyond repair – and Karl...

by Giancarlo Spagnolo (with V. Bageri and Y. Katsoulakos), published in The Economic Journal

CSR’s Research Director Susanne Sweet was moderating a SSE Alumni Webinar on Sustainable Fashion on the 20 April. Many interesting and complex sustainability issues was covered with a great panel....

Sweden's government aims to build new nuclear reactors by 2045 to achieve net zero emissions. This policy brief, written by Julius Andersson (SITE), compares this plan to France's successful 1970s...

From May 6 to May 7, the Center for Sports & Business hosted its third research workshop Advancing Management Theory with Sports Data. The workshop featured Juliane Reinecke, Professor at University...

While recruitment freezes and shrinking research budgets are hitting universities hard in the U.S., there are signs of hope in Sweden. With new support for fundamental research in economics,...

The overall Covid19 Infection Fatality Rate (IFR) for a given location is intrinsically linked to the age-specific pattern of infections.