Research Programs

Our research is non-partisan and independent. Professional integrity and objectivity are guiding principles for all research and analysis conducted at the Institute. Read more about our research programs here.

The Economics of Entrepreneurship
In the acclaimed book The Resilient Society: Economics After Covid, the author, Princeton Professor Markus Brunnermeier, describes how the experiences from the covid-pandemic have highlighted the valu…
Firm Competitiveness
With higher productivity, a country can produce more goods and services using the same resources. Productivity growth is therefore crucial for long-term economic prosperity. Sweden has experienced str…
The Geoeconomics Program
Rising international tensions are prompting countries to increasingly use economic policy—such as trade, industrial, and energy policy—to pursue national strategic interests. To shed light on this tra…
Institutions, Markets and Enterprise
An economy does not operate in a vacuum – rather, it consists of human beings of flesh and blood, who are affected by laws and rules and have moral values and attitudes towards their fellow human bein…
Taxation and Society
Taxes play a central role in all modern, industrialized societies. They finance public welfare and infrastructure, and they redistribute between groups in the population. Taxes also influence the deci…
Completed: Sustainable Energy Transition
Sustainable energy transition aims at drastically reducing fossil fuel consumption in society while simultaneously ensuring resource-efficient and reliable energy supply. In this research program, we…
Completed: The Economics of the Service Sector
There is a long tradition of research with a service perspective at IFN. In 2006, this research was consolidated into a research program. A series of subjects has been researched since, including the…