New policy brief by Torbjörn Becker, Director of the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics, provides an analysis on the depth of Russia’s oil dependence.

Can a structured community sponsorship program, matching newly arrived refugees with local contacts, improve their long-term integration? This project provides the first randomized evaluation of the...

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....

HoSS affiliated researchers are involved in several ongoing research projects, both within their platform and in collaboration with other research institutes or industry partners. A selection of...

Dagens Arena writes about Amazon’s business model and also effects on the Swedish retail industry if the giant establish in Sweden. Parts of the article is based on Sara Rosengren’s recent seminar in...

This paper, written by Professor Richard Friberg and co-authors, investigates how firms adjust their financial strategies in response to changes in exposure to non-fundamental price movements, known...

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...

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Carbon pricing has long been the recommended tool of economists for mitigating climate change. In 2019, over 5000 economists, including 28 Nobel Laureate Economists, co-signed statements urging US...