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...

Can you inherit the desire to learn? For Henrik Rhenman, the need to explore has always been one of his greatest strengths. It was as though he was born wanting to know more. Henrik was just five...

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...

Nils-Erik Wirsäll (1916-2008) was president of ICA AB 1972-1978 and a member of ICA’s board 1972-1984. He has also been the chairman of Ahlsell and Procordia, as well as vice chairman of Skandia. He...

What was originally known as book keeping and analysis of financial statements has from day no. 1 constituted a core subject at the Stockholm School of Economics.

Wasps Nest (2010, Steel wire, papier maché)

In this brief, we report on the FREE network webinar on the state of vaccinations and the challenges ahead for opening up economies while containing the pandemic, held on June 22, 2021.

Russia’s real GDP fell by a modest 3 percent in 2020. The question addressed here is how a major oil-exporting country can go through the COVID-19 pandemic with a decline of this magnitude when oil...

Communications Manager at Verdane, a European specialist growth equity investor