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Moonshots and the New Industrial Policy

Questioning the Mission Economy
New book (open access)

Economic turbulence, the COVID-19 pandemic, and mounting environmental concerns have paved the way for a renaissance of targeted industrial policy. However, this shift has occurred without much critical examination, and Western economies are now increasingly organizing toward the achievement of large, state-formulated goals. By critically examining mission-oriented innovation policies, this book highlights both the mechanisms behind failed missions and alternative approaches.

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Researchers from IFN releases the annual SNS Economic Policy Council report

Productivity in Sweden, measured as GDP per hour worked, has in recent decades been among the highest in the world. The fact that Swedish wealth measured as GDP per capita is still not among the highest in the world, according to the SNS Economic Policy Council 2024, is due to fewer hours worked.

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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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8 March 2024

Policy Seminar: Is the Market Economy Culturally Harmful?

IFN arranged a policy seminar on March 7, 2024, entitled “Is the Market Economy Culturally Harmful?”. It featured the presentation of two studies from the research project “Cultures of Trust and Institutions of Freedom”, financed by the John Templeton Foundation. The studies have been carried out and were presented by Niclas Berggren, Associate Professor of Economics at IFN, and Christian Bjørnskov, Professor of Economics at Aarhus University and affiliated with IFN