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Firms that win public contracts see higher revenue and profits, while average worker wages barely change, new research suggests. The findings highlight how competition in public procurement can shape both the efficiency of government spending and income inequality.

Simon Warne, CIVICA Ambassador at SSE, reflects on a year of meeting students across Europe, getting involved in CIVICA projects and discovering the opportunities that come with being part of the CIVICA community.

Oleksandra Matviichuk will speak at SSE on September 18 about human rights, international crimes, and accountability in Ukraine.

Sweden’s PISA results have fallen sharply in reading and mathematics. In an opinion piece in Svenska Dagbladet, researchers from the Center for Educational Leadership and Excellence (CELE) argue that identifying possible explanations is not enough: Sweden also needs to become better at evaluating which school reforms actually work.

Student absenteeism is a growing challenge for Swedish schools, yet there is no national attendance register to show the full scale of the problem. CELE researcher Ema Demir spoke to Sveriges Radio about a new research project bringing together attendance data to better understand absenteeism and its consequences for students.

Pamela Campa discusses research on gender gaps and AUA’s collaboration with SITE through the FREE Network and FROGEE initiative.