John Haltiwanger, a world-leading economist, is awarded the 2020 Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research. On the 19th of May, he will hold a prize lecture titled “Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century” and be presented with the award at a digital ceremony. 

The partners behind the Award are the founder, Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum (Entreprenörskapsforum), the co-founder, the Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN), the sponsor, Vinnova, and the donor, Lars Backsell (2019 and onwards)

Read more about the prize and register for the ceremony here

The tax policy research group at IFN has as its main purpose to increase knowledge about the importance of taxes for the Swedish economy. Taxes are the main source of funding of investments in infrastructure and public welfare, and they redistribute resources between individuals and groups in the population. The effects of taxes on individuals and firms are complex, but it is clear that they have a large influence on the size of the economy as well as its long-term growth potential. The importance of studying the role of taxes for economic activity is large.

Read more about our taxation research projects