Stable wage jobs for women can reshape local economies far beyond the workplace. New research from Kenya's booming cut-flower industry shows that rural employment can spur the growth of small towns, raise living standards, and even influence family decisions.

Why do people move, and what happens when they do? In her doctoral dissertation, Gargi Dangwal explores how migration, infrastructure, and public policy shape economic opportunities and household decisions in India. 

How do social norms shape women's lives, educational opportunities, and economic choices? In her doctoral dissertation, Avenia Ghazarian explores these questions through studies from Iran, Turkey, and sub-Saharan Africa. Following a successful defense, she now joins a growing community of scholars contributing new knowledge on gender and development.

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Why is Sweden’s pension system under increasing pressure? Johanna Wallenius, Professor at the Department to Economics, explains in Tidningen Näringslivet.

Two of three Ragnar Söderberg grants awarded to researchers at the Stockholm School of Economics