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Social Trust and Patterns of Growth
The association between social trust and economic growth is well-documented but how it works remains an open theoretical and empirical question. The paper uses growth accounting to break down sources…
Journal Article
Publish date 7/9/2022
Affiliated Researcher
Schumpeterian Entrepreneurship: Coveted by Policymakers but Impervious to Top-Down Policymaking
Differentiating various types of entrepreneurs provides clues to the puzzle of why top-down policies often fail to create Schumpeterian entrepreneurship and the ecosystems where it thrives. Schumpeter…
Journal Article
Publish date 2/1/2022
IFN Researcher
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Getting the First Job: Size and Quality of Ethnic Enclaves and Refugee Labor Market Entry
We analyze the relationship between residence in an ethnic enclave and immigrants' labor market integration with respect to finding a first job in the receiving country. The analysis distinguishes bet…
Journal Article
Publish date 2/15/2021
Ethnic Enclaves and Segregation: Self-Employment and Employment Patterns Among Forced Migrants
The relevance of residential segregation and ethnic enclaves for labor market sorting of immigrants has been investigated by a large body of literature. Previous literature presents competing argument…
Journal Article
Publish date 3/18/2021
Immigrant-Native Differences in Long-Term Self-Employment
We study ethnic differences in long-term self-employment in Sweden combining population-wide register data and a unique survey targeting a large representative sample of the total population of long-t…
Journal Article
Publish date 2/16/2022
Migranters värderingar integreras snabbt
Nyanlända migranters värderingar närmar sig genomsnittssvenskens relativt snabbt. Vissa förändringar tar dock längre tid och där kan samhällsinsatser göra skillnad, skriver Olle Hammar.
Op-Ed
Publish date 11/25/2021
Does Economic Freedom Boost Growth for Everyone?
While the association between economic freedom and long‐term economic growth has been well documented, the parallel research literature on the distributional consequences of economic freedom is full o…
Journal Article
Publish date 5/4/2021
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Grading Bias and the Leaky Pipeline in Economics: Evidence from Stockholm University
We estimate a substantial female grade gain when being graded anonymously compared to male students in 101-macroeconomics courses. Females graded anonymously are more likely to continue with economics…
Journal Article
Publish date 6/28/2022
Do Firms in Rural Regions Lack Access to Credit? Local Variation in Small Business Loans and Firm Growth
We investigate whether bank loans specifically designed to reduce credit constraints for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have different impacts depending on where the firm is located. Using…
Journal Article
Publish date 1/27/2022
Collaborative Innovation Blocs and Mission-Oriented Innovation Policy: An Ecosystem Perspective
Among contemporary economists, Mariana Mazzucato stands out for her emphasis on the importance of innovation to solving pressing challenges and achieve a greater quality of life. However, the type of…
Book Chapter
Publish date 4/25/2022