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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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28 August, 2015

Stefan Arora-Jonsson: What Competition Brings

Stefan Arora-Jonsson, Professor at the Department of Business Studies, Uppsala universitet ABSTRACTCompetition is a ubiquitous feature of modern society, perhaps more so now than ever before. While com

Stefan Jonsson, Professor at the Department of Business Studies, Uppsala universitet
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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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19 September, 2023

Ethics of Coordination

This is a hybrid workshop. If you wish to join, get in touch with Olle Torpman, [email protected] more information about the workshop, including abstracts, visitthe project website Agenda Wednesd10.00–11:45 Julia Nefsky: Expexted Utility, the Pond Analogy and Imperfect Duties13.30–14.30 Anne Schwenkenbecher: We-mode reasoning about our environmental obligations14.45–15.45 Vuko Andric: 

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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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15 May, 2013

Statistical Mechanics of Money, Income, Debt, and Energy Consumption

Victor Yakovenko, University of Maryland By analogy with the probability distribution of energy in statistical physics, I argue that the probability distribution of money in a closed economic system sh, Reviews of Modern Physics 81, 1703 (2009), New Journal of Physics 12, 075032 (2010).  This work is currently supported by the Institute for New Economic Thinking,

Victor Yakovenko, University of Maryland
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24 October, 2024

Conference: Philosophical Perspectives on Social Injustice

Location: Institute for Futures Studies, Holländargatan 13 in Stockholm If you plan to attend all or parts of the conference, please register by sending an e-mail to [email protected] Thursday Decem

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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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