2009
Designing Electricity Auctions – Workshop in Stockholm 15–16 September, 2009
On September 15–16, a group of international experts on electricity auctions participated in a IFN workshop in Stockholm. The theme was "Designing Electricity Auctions" and the participants were discussing policy implications for the design of electricity auctions based on recent scientific findings (theoretical, empirical, experimental or simulated). Among the participants were, to mention some, Lawrence Ausubel (University of Maryland), Nils-Henrik von der Fehr (University of Oslo) and Frank Wolak (Stanford University). The workshop was organized within the IFN Research Program The Economics of Electricity Markets.
IFN Stockholm Conference 2009 on Ownership, Organization and Industrial Development
On September 10 - 11, the Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) organized an international conference on the economics of ownership, organization and industrial development. The first purpose of the workshop was to contribute to the understanding of the interaction between ownership and organizational form and its effects on firm behavior. The second purpose was to enhance our understanding of the economic effects of private equity and venture capital activity. In particular, the focus was on real economic effects such as effects on innovation, restructuring, productivity, employment, and welfare.
Beyond the resource constraint: Alternative ways to improve schooling - Conference in Vaxholm 28–29 May 2009
A well functioning schooling system is important for a number of reasons; for example, schooling is an input in the accumulation human capital, economic well-being and growth. The Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) is organizing an international two-day conference of alternative ways to improve schooling.
2008
Workshop on "Testing Trade Models with Labor Market Heterogeneity"
On December 5–6, 2008, IFN, The Leverhulme Centre for Research on Globalisation and Economic Policy and CIBER at Michigan State University arranged a workshop on globalization and labor markets. Trade models with heterogeneous firms have been a major focus of research for the past decade. More recently, some trade theorists have begun to enrich these models by incorporating heterogeneity in the labor market as well. Such research holds the potential to uncover connections between the nexus of worker and firm decisions with characteristics of the global environment. The idea of the workshop was to bring together a small group of theorists who are working on such models with empiricists who are familiar with matched worker-firm data sources.
Workshop on Market Structure, Ownership, and Firm Performance in East Asia
IFN invited international researchers working on foreign direct investment in East Asia for a two-day workshop in Stockholm on October 24–25, 2008. East Asia is a major receiver of FDI and the participants discussed how these inflows of foreign multinational firms affect producer concentration, productivity, exports, employment and other important economic factors. The focus was on the development in six East Asian countries: China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research
At a seminar on 23 October 2008, IFN and its partners FSF and Nutek launched the Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research. The award, which will be given annually, honors outstanding research contributions furthering our understanding of the role and importance of entrepreneurship and small business development.
Workshop on Privatization
IFN invited international researchers working on the economics of privatization to a two-day workshop in Stockholm, June 16-17, 2008. Privatization is broadly defined and includes theoretical and empirical perspectives on topics such as contracting for government services, public procurement, voucher systems, public-private partnerships, and the sale of government-owned companies.
Nordic workshop on electricity economics (NOREL)
The overall purpose of this two-day workshop in Stockholm, June 9-10, was to stimulate cooperation and exchange of knowledge among Nordic researchers contributing to the field of electricity economics.
2007
Nordic workshop in industrial organization (NORIO VI)
The conference was held June 1-2, 2007, at Villa Källhagen, beautifully situated on the Djurgården pensinsula in the middle of Stockholm. The keynote speaker was Mark Armstrong, professor at UCL and co-editor of RAND. He gave a talk titled "Mobile Call Termination in the UK".
2006
Conference on Globalization of the Production of Services
On November 20, 2006, the Research Institute of Industrial Economics arranged a conference on globalization of the service production and the conditions for small open economies, such as the Swedish economy. The conference, which assembled leading international researchers as well as Swedish policy debaters, focused on issues as: How does information technology influence the globalization of services and what are the effects for growth and prosperity? Which role is played by national policies and bilateral and multilateral agreements?
Conference on Globalization and Corporate Restructuring
Vaxholm, 10–11 September 2006. Hosted by Research Institute of Industrial Economics with financial support from the Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Foundation. Organizers: Katariina Hakkala and Lars Persson, Research Institute of Industrial Economics.