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Art exhibition at the Stockholm School of Economics
30 September 2015
SSE’s student union’s Art Division, SSE and Galleri Charlotte Lund are proud to present an exhibition, taking place at the Stockholm School of Economics between October 6 and December 15. The exhibition consists of 12 selected works by three well recognized contemporary artists; Denise Grünstein, Eija-Liisa Athila and Jonas Nobel.
What’s behind proposed reforms to the Chinese anti-corruption legislation?
29 September 2015
Maria Perrotta Berlin, assistant professor at Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) and Giancarlo Spagnolo, professor of Economics at University of Rome II and senior researcher at SITE, try to understand the evolution of the anti-corruption legislation in China over the last decades and to evaluate the effects of the policy changes occurring in 1997 when asymmetric punishment (bribe giver impunity) was introduced.
SSE IFL launches Risk Management program in partnership with WHU
29 September 2015
Stockholm School of Economics IFL Executive Education (SSE IFL) is launching a new program for executives in the financial sector to develop their capabilities in managing risk and integrating risk management into business. The program will be delivered in close collaboration with WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management in Germany, with faculty and participants from all of Europe.
Katharina Pilhofer visits Respect Research Group
24 September 2015
During the first week of October 2015, Katharina Pilhofer will attend the annual colloquium of Hamburg-based Respect Research Group
Headless mannequins and models affect how we react to marketing
21 September 2015
The way people are portrayed in advertising influences consumers' reactions, according to Hanna Berg’s doctoral thesis at the Stockholm School of Economics.
Do military coups affect economic development?
17 September 2015
Erik Meyersson, assistant professor at SITE, has carried out research to show for the first time that military coups overthrowing autocratic leaders result in a very different kind of event than those overthrowing democratically elected leaders.
Capital controls may lead to higher sustainable levels of public debt
17 September 2015
Economies with the most underdeveloped financial markets are the ones that can sustain high public debt levels. The underlying reason is that the use of capital controls in these countries reduces the incentives of sovereign default. Lower default incentives increase the levels of public debt that can be considered sustainable.
SSE research on Japan recognized by Japan's Minister for Foreign Affairs
15 September 2015
Marie Söderberg at the European Institute of Japanese Studies (EIJS) at the Stockholm School of Economics, has been awarded the Foreign Minister's Commendations for 2015.
Financial Times Master in Management ranking results
14 September 2015
Today Financial Times published their ranking of Masters in Management (MiM). SSE’s position in the MiM ranking dropped this year, from place 33 to place 44. CEMS, where SSE is a member school, is ranked 4th.
Large differences when female and male students from SSE choose industry
14 September 2015
The most recent employer survey of Stockholm School of Economics’ students indicates several distinct differences between female and male students including when it comes to choosing industry after graduation.