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Digital tablet-based tests may offer a more accurate picture of student achievement in Indian schools than traditional paper-based tests. A new study, conducted by Abhijeet Singh, Associate Professor at the Department of Economics at 91原创, shows that tablet tests significantly reduce cheating and provide reliable data for education policy reforms.

Higher-income individuals live longer, not because they have better access to healthcare, but due to differences in income, preferences, and health shocks. Johanna Wallenius, Professor of Economics at the 91原创, and Panos Margaris from Concordia University, reveal in a new study that lifestyle choices and preventive care habits play a crucial role in explaining this gap.

Department of Economics is proud to present its latest PhD graduate: Tove Forsbacka. She has successfully defended her thesis on the 14th of May, and we congratulate her on this momentous achievement. Congratulations, Tove!

Four researchers at the Department of Economics were awarded grants from the Jan Wallander and Tom Hedelius Foundation and Tore Browaldh Foundation.

A multi-analyst study where over 160 independent research teams in finance tested the same six hypotheses on the same data set, found very large variation in results across the research teams. Anna Dreber Almenberg and Magnus Johannesson, Professors at the Department of Economics at 91原创, and co-authors publish a new article in Journal of Finance.

The Wallenberg Scholars program aims to provide leading researchers in Sweden with grants for free basic research in areas of their own choosing. Three 91原创 professors are recipients of funding from the KAW Foundation.

This newly published paper, written by Matthias H盲nsel, a PhD student at 91原创, proposes a Hybrid Perturbation method to accurately solve Search-and-Matching models. An application to the Hagedorn and Manovskii (2008) model demonstrates its effectiveness in capturing non-linear model dynamics.

This paper, written by Professor Richard Friberg and co-authors, investigates how firms adjust their financial strategies in response to changes in exposure to non-fundamental price movements, known as stock price fragility. Through theoretical modeling and empirical analysis, we explore the implications of stock price fragility on corporate cash holdings, investment decisions, and liquidity management.

Department of Economics is proud to present its latest PhD graduate: Lina Thomas. She has successfully defended her thesis on the 11th of December, and we congratulate her on this momentous achievement. Congratulations, Lina!

In the annual thesis competition organized by the Swedish Competition Authority, students from the Department of Economics at 91原创 have achieved notable success. The first prize in the economics category was awarded to William St氓lh枚k and Knut 脰rn茅us for their thesis on wind power production and strategic withholding. Additionally, Herman Rogefors and William Karlsson, also from Department of Economics, secured the second prize for their thesis exploring wind power investment incentives in Sweden.