Department of Economics is proud to present its latest PhD graduate: Matthias Hänsel. He has successfully defended his thesis on June 11th, and we congratulate him on this momentous achievement....

A 2023 study by SITE researchers explores the overlooked link between foreign aid and female empowerment. Using aid project data and surveys, it reveals a modest but significant positive effect on...

After fifteen years at SSE, Professor Mattia Bianchi steps into his new role as Head of the Department of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology at the House of Innovation. In this profile, he...

A new study, recently published in the Journal of Management, reveals the remarkable ability of family firms to not just survive but thrive through multiple adversities. By focusing on a century-old...

The Center for Security and Resilience (CfSR) at the Stockholm School of Economics has appointed Staffan Holmberg as its new Executive Director. With a strong background in security work, research,...

The Female Economist of the Year 2015 is Anna Lundin. For fifteen years this scholarship has been awarded to a talented female student at the Stockholm School of Economics to inspire young women to...

Network member Flavio Toxvaerd with coauthors consider, in a new working paper, the optimal social distancing policy in an SEIRS model of the COVID-19 epidemic in which immunity wanes over time.

In line with the accelerated digitalisation, SSE has collaborated with the Swedish Educational Broadcasting Company “Utbildningsradion” to disseminate current research to a variety of economic topics....

The main objective of this project is to identify and address institutional and market barriers to the implementation of sustainable circular business models and processes in the textile value chain.

MIT economist Glenn Ellison surveys the epidemiological literature on an SIR extension incorporating heterogeneity in the activity rates of different subpopulations, and notes ways in which analyses...