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The Complexity of Mental Integer Addition
in: Journal of Numerical Cognition, Volume 6 (1). AbstractAn important paradigm in modeling the complexity of mathematical tasks relies on computational complexity theory, in which complexity is measur
Democratic revolutions as institutional innovation diffusion: Rapid adoption and survival of democracy
Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Volume 80, Issue 8, October 2013, Pp. 1546–1556 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2013.02.002 Abstract Recent ‘democratic revolutions’ in Islamic countries
What calibrating variable-value population ethics suggests
Economics & Philosophy Abstract Variable-Value axiologies avoid Parfit’s Repugnant Conclusion while satisfying some weak instances of the Mere Addition principle. We apply calibration methods to two
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Board member Berit Högman County Governor
Our board member Berit Högman is the new County Governor in Västernorrland County, Sweden from April 16. Her appointment as County Governor and Head of the County Administrative Board in the province
Parfit and the economists: A contribution to the debate on the optimal population size
Revue de Métaphysique et de Morale, 102, 23-37 Abstract This paper presents Derek Parfit’s contribution to the debate on the optimal population size, as it has been developed by economists. Parfit’s des

Bo Rothstein: Why No Economic Democracy in Sweden: A Counterfactual Approach
Companies, that are owned and/or governed by their employees are on average performing better and have higher productivity than firms that are governed by outside capitalists/owners/investors and they
Articles in Framtider International edition 2008
The purpose of this edition is to describe the changes in the Swedish model in a broad sense, and discuss it with an eye to current dilemmas and future challenges. Contents End of Equality? The Welfare Joakim Palme, Johan Fritzell and Åke Bergmark
Articles in Framtider no. 3/2004 English edition
China's future, as well as our own, also has to do with everything from pollution in the wake of growth to the inferior status of women in society. This issue is about the changes in China. Contents A hTorbjörn Lodén
Articles in Framtider no. 2/2005 English edition
This issue is about unexpected futures in five separate areas: demography, medicine, the environment, superpowers and technology. Contents Is it harder to foresee the future nowadays?Arne Jernelöv ImaginArne Jernelöv