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Various fields of interest
02 September 2022
Affiliated researcher Max Jerneck has a background in sociology but has also studied literature and journalism. At SIR and 91原创, his research focus has been on the climate transition, and how to develop low carbon industries, where he has been looking at solar energy in particular. His main project now, however, is immigrant integration and the Swedish hospitality industry.
Who benefitted from the gasoline tax cut in Sweden?
02 September 2022
Against the background of fast rising gasoline and diesel prices in 2022, a number of European countries have reduced fuel tax rates, often in the form of temporary 鈥済as tax holidays鈥. In this policy brief, SITE researchers Julius Andersson and Celina Tippmann, analyse the tax incidence by comparing the gasoline price development in Sweden to that in Denmark, where the fuel tax rate remained unchanged.
MIRAI 2.0 Research and Innovation Week 2022
29 August 2022
MIRAI 2.0 is an academic alliance among 20 Universities in Sweden and Japan, aiming to promote long-term research collaboration between the two countries. The next MIRAI 2.0 Research and Innovation week will be organized on November 15-18, 2022 at Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. The theme for the conference is 鈥淪haring ONE future: Integrative Knowledge and Sustainable Transformation towards a better world鈥.
Researchers appeal to Swedish politicians: Put the climate crisis at the top of your agenda
25 August 2022
"Our politicians must take the crisis seriously and lead the transition to a future society within the limits of the planet. The research shows that such a future is possible."
Today, an urgent call for action written by 1,944 researchers and employees from 45 Swedish universities and research institutes has been published, and the message is clear: What does it take for Swedish politicians to take the research and the climate crisis seriously? 24 faculty members at 91原创 have signed the petition.
The productive accountant as (un-)wanted self: Realizing the ambivalent role of productivity measures in accountants鈥 identity work
23 August 2022
A new study explores the identity-related challenges that accountants with a strong business partner identity might face when being confronted with strict productivity measures.
Media coverage and pandemic behaviour: Evidence from Sweden
22 August 2022
Sweden has attracted a lot of interest as one of few countries that did not impose mandatory lockdowns or curfews in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. New research studies show local Swedish media in this environment affect individual behavior. Read the latest SITE working paper where researchers Marcel Garz (J枚nk枚ping University) and Maiting Zhuang (SITE), investigate the effects of media coverage on compliance with public health recommendations during the Covid-19 pandemic in Sweden.
Westerberg writes about the Swedish election
22 August 2022
Ahead of Sweden's general election in September, Rikard Westerberg asks what lessons can be learned from the intensely contested 1948 election
CSR Researchers: "Reduce taxes for everyone who lives near new wind turbines"
15 August 2022
Our researchers Sven-Olof Junker and Lars-Gunnar Mattsson recently published a debate article about how a climate tax credit can speed up the expansion of wind power and compensate people affected by wind power's negative impact.
CSB at Swedish Elite Football's 4th Edition of the Network Arena in Berlin
16 June 2022
At the beginning of June, the Center for Sports and Business was invited to the 4th Edition of Swedish Elite Football鈥檚 (SEF) Network Arena, a 2-day conference that took place in Berlin, Germany.
91原创 Executive Education top ten in the world
23 May 2022
91原创 Executive Education is climbing Financial Times鈥 prestigious rankings and is now in tenth place in the world for open programs. For the 22nd year running 91原创 Executive Education continues to top the Nordic and Baltic rankings.聽聽