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IFN leading in research on economic freedom
In a new bibliometric analysis of research on economic freedom, it emerges that IFN is one of the world's leading research centers in this area. It is primarily IFN researchers Niclas Berggren and Andreas Bergh, as well as Christian Bjørnskov, a Danish researcher affiliated with IFN, who have studied how the degree of market economy explains various important outcomes.
New book: The Borders of the European Union in a Conflictual World
In this open-access book, Lars Oxelheim, one of the editors, and Fredrik Sjöholm, both IFN, together with the other authors, examine the implications for the EU of a radically changed international context characterized by systemic rivalry, competition over norms, and regulations, and growing strategic tension.
Olga Lark defended her doctoral dissertation Globalization, Gender Inequality, and Firm Innovation
On April 26, Olga Lark defended her doctoral dissertation Globalization, Gender Inequality, and Firm Innovation at the Lund University School of Economics and Management. Olga has been affiliated with IFN during her time as a Ph.D. student.
Fredrik Sjöholm member of international advisory Board for Tallin University of Technology
Fredrik Sjöholm has been appointed member of the International Advisory Board of Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech).
Fredrik Sjöholm participated in the Asian Economic Panel's conference
Fredrik Sjöholm participated in the Asian Economic Panel's conference in Seoul on 19–20 March. The conference aims to discuss current issues of importance for Asia's economic development.
Policy Seminar: Is the Market Economy Culturally Harmful?
IFN arranged a policy seminar on March 7, 2024, entitled “Is the Market Economy Culturally Harmful?”. It featured the presentation of two studies from the research project “Cultures of Trust and Institutions of Freedom”, financed by the John Templeton Foundation. The studies have been carried out and were presented by Niclas Berggren, Associate Professor of Economics at IFN, and Christian Bjørnskov, Professor of Economics at Aarhus University and affiliated with IFN
New recruitment: Hans Grönqvist has joined IFN
Hans Grönqvist, Professor of Economics at Linnaeus University, has joined IFN as a researcher.
Presentation of the SNS Economic Policy Council Report 2024: Swedish productivity among the best in the world
At a seminar at SNS on January 18, Lars Persson (chair), Karin Edmark, Pehr-Johan Norbäck, and Erik Prawitz presented the SNS Economic Policy Council Report 2024. They are all researchers at or affiliated with IFN.
Book release: Unleashing Society’s Innovative Capacity - An Integrated Policy Framework
At a seminar on January 11, 2024, Pontus Braunerhjelm, Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum, and Magnus Henrekson, IFN, presented the book Unleashing Society’s Innovative Capacity – An Integrated Policy Framework.
Historical Evidence from Patent Records
The study conducted by Thor Berger and Erik Prawitz is published in Journal of Urban Economics. It links the expansion of Sweden's 19th-century railroad network to increased collaborative patents, highlighting reduced travel costs as key to technological collaboration.
Christmas reading from IFN
Throughout the year, our researchers have contributed significantly to various fields by producing a substantial number of scientific papers. The following is a curated selection of noteworthy papers that were published in prominent academic journals during 2023.
Global Wealth Report 2023
The Global Wealth Report, in its fourteenth edition, explores how wealth is created, how it varies across regions globally, and how it is distributed among the world’s population. This year’s edition of the Global Wealth Report provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date source of information available on global household wealth, and Daniel Waldenström, researcher at IFN, is one of its authors.
Conference: Taxes and distribution policy
IFN:s new research program "Taxes and Society" has organized an international conference. Researchers from other Nordic countries and the US attended the conference in Vaxholm with the purpose to present new research on taxes and distributional issues.
Global Award 2023 - Swedish researcher received world-leading entrepreneurship award!
The Global Award is the world's leading award in entrepreneurship research. The prize was this year awarded to Per Davidsson, professor at the Jönköping International Business School and at the Australian Center for Entrepreneurship Research, QUT Business School.
Children of Workers Impacted by Automation Are More Likely To Experience Lower Income Mobility
A new empirical study conducted by Fredrik Heyman and Martin Olsson, both researchers at IFN, examines whether advancements in automation and robotics have affected intergenerational income mobility.
"The Duncan Black Prize" goes to an affiliated researcher at IFN
Christian Bjørnskov, affiliated researcher at IFN, has been awarded "The Duncan Black Prize" for his article "Emergencyncies: on the misuse of government powers".
The launch of IFN's new research program "Taxes and Society"
On 16 February, a kick-off was organized in connection with the launch of IFN's new tax research program "Taxes and Society". The aim was to present the background and design of the new program to specially invited stakeholders and to discuss current and relevant issues in the field. The launch concluded with a panel discussion between Daniel Waldenström, Program Director for "Taxes and Society", Jesper Ahlgren (M), State Secretary at the Ministry of Finance and Klas Tikkanen, Partner at Nordic Capital.
IFN researcher receives Pearson Prize
Joacim Tåg, Associate Professor at IFN, received a prize for his article "What Prevents Women from Reaching the Top?", written jointly with Professor Matti Keloharju and Professor Samuli Knüpfer (both affiliated with IFN).
Review: Dumbing Down: The Crisis of Quality and Equity in a Once-Great School System—and How to Reverse the Trend
In this fall's issue of The Independent Review, Marta L. Bradley-Dorsey, Ph.D., University of Arkansas, has written a review of the book Dumbing Down: The Crisis of Quality and Equity in a Once-Great School System—and How to Reverse the Trend, written by Magnus Henrekson and Johan Wennström. Both are researchers at IFN.
Niklas Wykman Minister for Financial Markets
Niklas Wykman, Ph.D. student at Örebro University and affiliated with IFN, has been appointed Minister for Financial Markets in the new government.