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17 October, 2008

Swedish Economic Growth and Education Since 1800

2008. Canadian Journal of Economics 41(1), February, 166-185.

Type of publication: Journal articles | David de la Croix, Thomas Lindh, Bo Malmberg
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02 February, 2018

Women's rights in democratic transitions: A global sequence analysis, 1900–2012.

European Journal of Political Research 56: 735–756. DOI: 10.1111/1475-6765.12201 Abstract What determines countries’ successful transition to democracy? This article explores the impact of granting civil

Type of publication: Journal articles | Lindenfors, Patrik , , Wang Y-T, Sundström A, Jansson F & Lindberg SI
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08 May, 2024
Fredrik Charpentier Ljungqvist: Impacts of past climate variability – lessons for the 21st century

Fredrik Charpentier Ljungqvist: Impacts of past climate variability – lessons for the 21st century

The talk summarizes key findings of state-of-the-art research on how climate variability and change have affected different aspects of human history in medieval and early modern Europe (c. 700–1815 CE

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31 January, 2023

Fredrik Charpentier Ljungqvist: Impacts of past climate variability – lessons for the 21st century

Place: Institute for Futures Studies, Holländargatan 13, Stockholm or onlineREGISTERResearch seminar with Fredrik Charpentier Ljungqvist, Professor of History.ABSTRACT The talk will start with summaris

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21 September, 2017
World Values Survey

World Values Survey

World Values Survey is a global research network studying trends in values all over the world. Their secretariat is located at the Institute for Futures Studies.

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19 March, 2020

The coronavirus, mortality and life expectancy

 A demographer calculates how the average life expectancy can be affected In Sweden, we now experience the first pandemic that occurs in a society with modern information technology, and it is also the

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04 July, 2016

Learning to play

In 2007, the Swedish gambling agency ran a simple gambling game called LIMBO. Gamblers were invited to stake 10 kronor on a number of their choice between 1 and 99,999. The person choosing the smalles

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29 June, 2018

Climate ethics and future generations

Workshop within the research project "Climate ethics and future generations", 27–29 September. Audience members admitted by invitation only. 1st Day – 27th September 8:45 – 9:15       Coffee/Breakfast 9.1

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12 September, 2023

Changing local customs: The long run impacts of Christian missions on female genital cutting in Africa

Journal of Development Economics 166 (2024) Abstract We investigate the long-run impacts of Christian missions on female genital cutting (FGC) in Africa. Our empirical analysis draws on historical data o

Type of publication: Journal articles | Isaksson, Ann-Sofie , , Congdon Fors, H. & A. Lindskog
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21 August, 2018

Kirsti Jylhä: Sweden Democrats’ voters. Who are they, where do they come from and where are they headed?

PhD, Psychology, Institute for Futures Studies.ABSTRACT In a few years, the Sweden Democrats has grown to become one of Sweden's largest parliamentary parties. However, much is still unknown about thei

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