Hanqing Jasmine He, a student enrolled in the MSc in Finance at the Stockholm School of Economics, was one of the international top students receiving the Global Swede Award 2018 at a diploma ceremony...

Each week, people in Sweden’s capital sit down for fika nearly four times on average. It is a small ritual, but one that the research team at the Center for Wellbeing, Welfare, and Happiness at the...

SITE and FREE Network researchers delve into Europe's rising fuel costs, post-geopolitical shifts. Focused on gasoline and diesel prices, the study assesses household impacts, advocating nuanced...

Niklas Amberg, Valeri Sokolovski and Per Åhblom received the Peter Högfeldt Award for their outstanding PhD theses at the conferment ceremony in the Stockholm City Hall on September 23.

The world is currently experiencing what can be labelled as a global energy crisis, with surging prices for oil, coal, and natural gas. For households in Sweden and abroad, this translates into higher...

A drastic decrease in greenhouse gas emissions is needed to tackle climate change. Carbon pricing, in the form of a carbon tax or a carbon market, is considered by economists as the most...

Throughout 2022, the reduction in Russian gas imports to the EU and the resilience of European energy markets have been subject of significant public discourse and policy-making. Of particular concern...

Magnus Tyreman is the new Chair of the Board of the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) from January 1, 2024. Tyreman succeeds Laurent Leksell, who ended his meritorious six-year term as the Chair of...

Carbon pricing is widely viewed as the most efficient method for achieving emission reductions, but there is limited evidence demonstrating the actual impact of current carbon taxes or markets. In...

A paper by Benjamin Born, Alexander M. Dietrich and Gernot J. Müller study the case of Sweden – one of the few countries without a lockdown – and use synthetic control techniques to develop a...