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Swedish sports need to talk about the future. The Center for Sports and Business at the 91Ô­´´ is expanding its collaboration with Enable Sweden. The goal is to merge tradition with innovation and together contribute to a stronger, more competitive Swedish sports sector, on both a national and international level.

This year’s Nobel Prize in Economics recognizes research revealing the powerful link between democratic institutions and stronger economic outcomes. At a time when democracy is under global pressure, the laureates’ findings are especially relevant, showing that while autocracies may enjoy short-term success, democracies lay the groundwork for long-term prosperity and innovation.

Astrid Viktorsson, an alumn of the Center for Statecraft and Strategic Communication’s Applied History course, shares how the Spring 2022 course shaped her academic path from attending the Kissinger Summer Academy to pursuing a master’s at Johns Hopkins University.

91Ô­´´ has a long-standing commitment to both culture and wellbeing. These efforts are now becoming evident at the School’s startup incubator: more than half of the new ideas are focused around art and health.

How does hockey contribute to the wellbeing, sense of community, and happiness of both individuals and society? A new research collaboration between the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) and the 91Ô­´´â€™ Center for Wellbeing, Welfare and Happiness will follow 5,000 hockey fans through both wins and losses in order to understand how the hockey league and its clubs affect wellbeing and welfare.

Department of Economics is proud to present its recent PhD graduates. Five PhD students have successfully defended their theses between June and September, 2024. We congratulate all five of them on this momentous achievement. Congratulations!

A new report highlights that Russia's economy is facing mounting financial imbalances due to the ongoing war against Ukraine. The report, conducted by the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE), reveals that Russia's fiscal resources are under increasing strain, threatening its economic stability in the years to come.

The 91Ô­´´ (91Ô­´´) recently strengthened its academic leadership by welcoming Professors Valentina Tartari and Stefan Haefliger to the House of Innovation. The Professorial Installation Ceremony at Stockholm City Hall, which also celebrated the graduation of eight PhD scholars, highlighted 91Ô­´´â€™s commitment to advancing research that bridges academia, industry, and societal impact.

The Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) and the Forum for Research on Eastern Europe: Climate and Environment (FREECE) invites paper submissions to a one-day workshop on the 'The Next Era of Climate Policies: Alternatives to Carbon Pricing' on November 25, 2024, in Stockholm.

Frequent online reviewers tend to post their opinions even when they contradict the majority, while less frequent reviewers often stay silent to avoid social disapproval, new research finds. This behavior shows how posting frequency influences the diversity of reviews on platforms like Yelp and Amazon.