Current Projects
Research shows that societies allocating talent in an efficient way have greater growth. From the societal point of view, a technologically gifted energetic person may be in more productive use as an…
The world is in the midst of the fourth privatization wave, with record dollar amounts raised globally. So far the academic literature has provided ample empirical evidence that privatizations tend to…
The purpose of this project is to measure the gains from globalization and economic integration. In the first three subprojects we will explicitly test some of the major assumptions that researchers e…
Financial integration facilitates more efficient capital allocation and can affect the relationship between consumption and wealth by relaxing consumers' liquidity constraints. There are also adverse…
Occupational health risks put a significant strain on the economy. The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work estimates that in Sweden, the direct and indirect costs of work-related injuries an…
Issues related to ownership and ownership changes are central in understanding how the globalization process affects firms and society. This project aims to study the economics of corporate ownership,…
This project aims to empirically evaluate the labor market effects of increased international integration. The project departs from new economic theory on heterogeneous firms and workforces.
Firms both in Sweden and abroad have been exposed to increased competition in many forms. The development of globalization forces domestic firms to adapt to a tougher business climate, while trade ref…
This research project's primary goal is to develop a better understanding of how globalization affects labor market outcomes. The project will also analyze how recent digitalization and automation cha…
This project’s aim is twofold. First, the purpose is to increase our understanding of how the Swedish ownership- and control model is affected by globalization. Second, it aims to study which institut…
This project studies the income and wealth of Swedish households. A new and uniquely complete individual-level registry database has been constructed covering all years since 1968. This database entai…
State-to-state investment treaties protect foreign investment against host country policy measures that significantly reduce the investment value. They typically allow investors to litigate against ho…
Price setting is an important way in which firms compete and affect the demand for their goods. Although it is a core topic in economics, many theories of price setting have not been evaluated using d…
Policymakers in Europe have recently begun to focus on the relative underrepresentation of women on corporate boards, and numerous countries are considering the implementation of gender quotas. In 200…
Industry standards often use patented technologies. For instance, telecom standards such as 3G and 4G rely on a large number of such ”standard-essential” patents. The owners of these potentially have…
The purpose of this project is to examine determinants of inflows of Foreign Direct Investments (FDI). The aim is to examine causal effects of locational characteristics on FDI, which will provide val…
Research has shown that contacts are a commonly used channel to enter the labor market. In Sweden, more than 70 percent of high school students have jobs prior to graduation, and these jobs can provid…
Access to commercial services in both rural and urban areas is crucial for sustainable regional development in all regions of Sweden. Examples of frequently debated policy tools are subsidies to firms…
The Swedish government has released a broadband strategy with the goals of having world-class broadband and ensuring that all residents have access to broadband. To achieve the goals, the government h…
The pharmacy market in Sweden was deregulated in 2009 with the aim of increasing availability in several dimensions. Still, it is unclear how the changes in the market affect the elderly in different…