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AI och makten över besluten
Allt fler offentliga beslut fattas av algoritmer. Automatiserade processer kan numera till exempel avgöra vilken skola dina barnhamnar i, vad du ska få för vård och om du har rätt till bidrag eller in
Four decisions that actually matter for climate change
Did you take part in Earth Hour last month? On the 24th of March each year a big part of the earth’s population in the most energy consuming countries turn the lights off for one hour to stress the en
Experiences matter: A longitudinal study of individual-level sources of declining social trust in the United States.
Social Science Research 95 Abstract The US has experienced a substantial decline in social trust in recent decades. Surprisingly few studies analyze whether individual-level explanations can account for
When Birth Spacing Does and Does Not Matter for Child Survival: An International Comparison using the DHS
Demography journal Abstract A large body of research has found an association between short birth intervals and the risk of infant mortality in developing countries, but recent work on other perinatal o
Vito Peragine: Measuring inequality and welfare when some inequalities matter more than others
Venue: Institute for Futures Studies, Holländargatan 13 in Stockholm, or online. Research seminar with Vito Peragine, Professor of Economics at the University of Bari. His work spans the area of public
When employees matter: How employee resource groups and workforce liberalism jointly spur firms to support Pro-LGBTQ legislation
Journal of Business Research. Vol. 186 Abstract Employees are increasingly vocal about and attentive toward their organizations’ social policies and practices. Scholars have identified two main channels
Does educational attainment matter forattitudes toward immigrants in Chile? Assessingthe causality and generalizability of highereducation's so‐called “liberalizing effect” oneconomic and cultural threat
The British Journal of Sociology, vol. 75, issue 5 Abstract Despite a large literature consistently showing a relationship between higher levels of education and lower levels of ethnic prejudice, some pattaining
Hur mår demokratin? Intervju med filosofen Gustaf Arrhenius, VD för Institutet för Framtidsstudier
Det talas om hot mot demokratin, om misstro mot politiker, sjunkande valdeltagande, om klyftor mellan folket och den verkliga makten och om olika typer av korruption. Hur mår egentligen demokratin? På
Continuity and catastrophic risk
Economics & Philosophy Abstract Suppose that a decision-maker’s aim, under certainty, is to maximize some continuous value, such as lifetime income or continuous social welfare. Can such a decision-
Simon Karlsson
I hold a master's degree in psychology and a bachelor's degree in political science and psychology. At the Institute for Futures Studies, I work in the research group led by Pontus Strimling. My respons
