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Explore the latest research from the Swedish House of Finance.
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New Study Urges Rethink of Rigid Pension Contributions
2025-10-21
For decades, workers have been forced into retirement systems that treat everyone the same: a flat contribution rate deducted from every paycheck, no matter whether you’re a 25-year-old just scraping...
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CEOs Took a Finance Course—and Their Firms Got More Profitable
2025-09-02
A field experiment in Mozambique by SHoF researchers shows that executive education can transform financial practices, freeing up cash and boosting returns, especially in developing countries.
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Investors Feel Losses More in Calm Markets, Study Finds, Challenging Core Models
2025-08-04
Investors perceive losses as more painful during calm markets than in volatile ones, according to a new study, casting doubt on traditional asset pricing models and offering new insight into how risk...
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Risk Attitudes, Patience, and the Concentration of Wealth at the Top
2025-06-16
Why some people build wealth—and others don’t—comes down to how they think about risk, saving, and investing, new ongoing research shows.
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Not Just Deficits: How Trade Networks, Not Balances, Drive Currency Markets
2025-05-06
As governments contend with rising tariffs, economic nationalism, and geopolitical tensions—from the U.S.-China trade war to sanctions and supply chain shocks driven by war and climate...
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Full Transcript: Inside the SEC with Jessica Wachter
2025-04-03
How do financial economists shape the rules that govern markets? Jessica Wachter, former Chief Economist of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, reflects on three and a half years of...
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Digital Pension Apps Boost Retirement Contributions, Study Finds
2025-03-10
The introduction of digital pension apps significantly increases voluntary retirement contributions, with the effect most pronounced among higher-income earners and men, a new study finds.
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How Firms Use Performance Pay to Mitigate “Promotion Risk”
2025-01-29
In today’s complex work environment shaped by AI, remote work, and shifting demographics, career advancement has become more uncertain. A recent study introduces the idea of “promotion risk”—the...
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Risky Business: How Job Insecurity Pushes Employees Towards Entrepreneurship
2024-12-02
Sweden, a country renowned for its robust labor protections, unexpectedly became the stage for a natural experiment revealing how unemployment risk can drive entrepreneurship. A recent study examines...
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More Than Just a Pay Gap: Women Face Higher Risks from Company Downturns, Study Finds
2024-11-26
Much has been said about the gender pay gap, but a new study shifts the focus to how sudden changes in a company’s performance impact women’s wages and job security more than men’s. The study finds...
