Research Institute of Industrial Economics

A Green Entrepreneurial State?

Exploring the Pitfalls of Green Deals

NEW BOOK

This open access book offers a critical examination of large-scale, state-led green industrial policies, with a particular focus on the European Union. Drawing on empirical evidence from sectors such as ethanol, hydrogen, wind power, and biogas, it reveals how well-intentioned “Green Deals” often result in speculative investment bubbles—termed “green bubbles”—rather than sustainable industrial transformation.

Legislative Populism, Ideological Alignment, and Human Freedom

Using data for 76 democracies since 2000, we show that populist parties are linked to weaker freedom-related institutions, especially when they align ideologically with legislative majorities. Right-w…

Journal Article

by Niclas Berggren, Christian Bjørnskov

Journal of International Economics

From Local to Global: How Foreign Acquisitions Reshape Job Mobility

This paper explores the impact of experience in foreign-owned firms on worker mobility, with a focus on Swedish companies acquired by foreign multinationals. We posit that international experience, by…

Journal Article

by Carl Davidson, Fredrik Heyman, Steven Matusz, Fredrik Sjöholm, Susan Chun Zhu

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07 April 2026

Population, Space and Place

Rural Retrenchment and Marginalization in Sweden? Evidence from Employment Registers and Survey Data

Journal Article

by Andreas Bergh, David Sandberg, Emanuel Wittberg

06 April 2026

Nature

Reproducibility and robustness of economics and political science research

Journal Article

by Olle Hammar

01 April 2026

Working Paper No. 1557

Populism, Constitutional Constraints, and Freedom of Expression

Working Paper

by Christian Bjørnskov, Niclas Berggren

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Our Research Programs

The research at the institute is conducted in five research programs: Firm Competitiveness; The Economics of Entrepreneurship; Geoeconomics; Institutions, Markets and Enterprise; and Taxation and Society.

Browse through the current research at IFN in our Working Paper series

Discover the latest economic insights with our Working Paper series at the institute. Learn more about our new theoretical and empirical analysis and results before they are published in academic journals.

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News

1 April 2026

Wealth and inequality in the rich world: Trends and causes

Daniel Waldenström, researcher at IFN and chairman of the Swedish Economic Association, discussed economic inequality in advanced economies with Gabriel Zucman, Paris School of Economics, with a particular focus on Sweden.

5 January 2026

IFN Stockholm Conference 2025 - The Economics of Entrepreneurship

Since the year 2000, IFN has organized an annual conference in Stockholm, the IFN Stockholm Conference, in research areas that are important to the institute. The hosting rotates between IFN's research programs. In December 2025, the conference was organized within the research program The Economics of Entrepreneurship, with Lars Persson as the program director and jointly with Pehr-Johan Norbäck.

19 December 2025

April

Research seminar

Optimal Taxation with Income Shifting

Arnaldur Kristjánsson , University of Iceland

Wednesday

April

External activity

Corporate Power, Family Ties, and Worker Careers

Joacim Tåg, IFN

Wednesday

April

Research seminar

A Green Entrepreneurial State?

Legislative Populism, Ideological Alignment, and Human Freedom

From Local to Global: How Foreign Acquisitions Reshape Job Mobility

Rural Retrenchment and Marginalization in Sweden? Evidence from Employment Registers and Survey Data

Reproducibility and robustness of economics and political science research

Populism, Constitutional Constraints, and Freedom of Expression

Our Research Programs

Browse through the current research at IFN in our Working Paper series

Wealth and inequality in the rich world: Trends and causes

IFN Stockholm Conference 2025 - The Economics of Entrepreneurship

Lars Oxelheim participated in the European International Business Academy's annual conference

Daniel Waldenström spoke about ownership, distribution, and capital taxation in Norway

Alexandra Allard graduated with a Ph.D.

Optimal Taxation with Income Shifting

Corporate Power, Family Ties, and Worker Careers

Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Productive Entrepreneurship in 38 OECD Countries

Should Sweden finally adopt the euro?

It may be time for Sweden to join the euro

Why Experts Feel The US Should Exit The WTO

Why the US and the WTO should part ways

The Nordic model of wage coordination at a crossroads