Press releases

Markets don’t just drive the economy – they shape our society. As long-held truths are challenged and new systems take form, we need a deeper understanding of what markets are, how they work, and what they should deliver. With support from the Handelsbanken Research Foundations, the Stockholm School of Economics is now establishing a new professorship and a new interdisciplinary research center.

Technical skills and business know-how are no longer enough. A new study by CEMS – a global alliance of leading business schools and companies – finds that future leaders will also need creativity, empathy, and cultural intelligence to succeed in 2030 and beyond.

Welcome to the Sustainability and Consumer Finances Survey (SUSY) Monitor, a data visualization project by the Swedish House of Finance. Explore variations in climate beliefs across Sweden with this interactive map. Select a survey question and click on counties to view local insights and compare regions to the national average. Demographic data such as population density, income, and unemployment rates are also available. The monitor updates with new data as it arrives.

Lars Strannegård, President of the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE), has been named the most influential person on Sweden’s art scene in 2025 by Barnebys Magazine. The recognition reflects the commitment by the SSE Art Initiative, spearheaded by Strannegård and its Executive Director Tinni Ernsjöö Rappe, to integrate the arts into all aspects of academic life.

Which sustainability efforts actually improve business performance? A new research project from the House of Innovation at the Stockholm School of Economics, in collaboration with sustainability tech company Position Green, aims to find out. By analyzing data from over 750 companies, the research project will map how emissions, working conditions and diversity in leadership affect margins, returns and risk.

Trust is eroding, young people are losing hope, and liberal democracies are under threat. But Nordic countries can be a lighthouse in turbulent times. That was the message from Iceland’s president Halla Tómasdóttir during a state visit to the Stockholm School of Economics on Thursday.