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...

Rebooting towards a fossil free economy.

Too little slack makes nonprofits fragile, while too much risks waste. A new study from the Center for Security and Resilience at the Stockholm School of Economics introduces the idea of “tappable...

New art at SSE. The Göteborg based artist Klas Barbrosson is exhibiting his triptych SNETT/INÅT/BAKÅT (terrorboll), 2025, in Stockholm in a collaboration between Stockholm Konst, Svenska Brasserier...

Publications The Center for Strategy and Competitiveness produces books and reports, academic articles, opinion editorials as well as teaching cases. Publications (selected) Eriksson, M. & Tippmann

What can leaders learn from Anders Tegnell's leadership style during the pandemic?

There are great expectations that vaccinations will enable a return to normality from COVID-19. However, there is massive variation in vaccination efforts, vaccine access, and attitudes to vaccination...

In the 20th century, women's presence grew in academia and other high-skilled professions, yet disparities persist. This brief highlights the key takeaways from the conference organized by the Centre...

Russia’s war on Ukraine entails lost human capital, both in actual lives lost and due to major disruptions to key functions of the society, such as education and research. In light of this, the FREE...

The European Japan Advanced Research Network (EJARN) Conference takes place in cooperation with GEAS at Freie Universität Berlin and is funded by Toshiba International Foundation. Due to the...