This module addresses how technologies are enmeshed in the changes occurring in society, work, competition, and in our lives. We address in particular platforms, AI and the blending of goals and...

See all working papers from HOSS affiliates, hosted on the Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics (S-WoPEc) platform.

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted nearly every part of the globe. In the early phase of the pandemic, countries adopted nonpharmaceutical interventions. These interventions included school closures,...

On Thursday 18 December 2025, John-Erik Bergkvist successfully defended his PhD dissertation "Behavioral foundations of grand challenge partnerships: Essays on control, coordination, channelization, &...

Family-owned Mittelstand firms, often seen as the backbone of global economic growth, face a unique set of challenges and opportunities in the digital age. Recent research investigates how these firms...

Why does labor exploitation persist in high-income welfare states with strong institutions and labor protections? This new study from the Center for Migration and Integration Research (CMIR) at the...

What drives financial decision-making and economic behavior? At the Stockholm School of Economics, researchers investigate how social norms, psychological factors, and changing circumstances impact...

Uyen Vu has successfully defended her PhD dissertation at the Stockholm School of Economics. Her research sheds new light on how digitally driven small and medium-sized enterprises can succeed...

Frequent online reviewers tend to post their opinions even when they contradict the majority, while less frequent reviewers often stay silent to avoid social disapproval, new research finds. This...