methodology
Studying mechanisms to strengthen causal inferences in quantitative research
Pp. 319 – 335 in J. M. Box-Steffensmeier, H. E. Brady and D. Collier (eds.) in The Oxford Handbook of Political Methodology. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Normative Formal Epistemology as Modelling
British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Abstract I argue that normative formal epistemology (NFE) is best understood as modelling, in the sense that this is the reconstruction of its methodology o
Courses & conferences
In order to offer more in-depth knowledge in research methodology and application the Institute organizes courses open to researchers and to people who use research in their work. In addition, we orga
Pension Systems and Pension Reform in an Aging Society
After having illustrated both theoretical and empirical sides of the debate on the ability of a pension system to fulfill its aim with an aging population, the paper makes two main claims: the debate
Completed: Improved health
With the help of big data and AI, children and young people in the risk zone for ill health can be identified for individually tailored efforts. The project is done in Angered.
We're All Behavioral Economists Now
Journal of Economic Methodology 26(3), 195-207 Abstract Behavioral economics has long defined itself in opposition to neoclassical economics, but recent developments suggest a synthesis may be on the hor

Joe Roussos
I am a researcher in philosophy at the Institute for Futures Studies. I did my PhD at the London School of Economics, with a thesis entitled Policymaking under scientific uncertainty. My research concer

Frida Bender
I am a climate scientist, and senior lecturer at the department of meteorology at Stockholm University. My research focuses on clouds and aerosols, and their interaction with each other and with the c

Erik Angner
I'm Professor of Practical Philosophy at Stockholm University, where I direct the PPE Program. As a result of serious mission creep, I hold two PhDs – one in Economics and one in History and Philosoph is due out with Penguin in early 2023. I am the author of two other books, (2007) and (3rd Ed., 2020), as well as multiple journal articles and book chapters on behavioral and experimental economics; the science and philosophy of happiness; and the history, philosophy, and methodology of contemporary economics.
The future of employment: How susceptible are jobs to computerisation?
Michael Osborne, Exeter College, Oxford. We examine how susceptible jobs are to computerisation. To assess this, we begin by implementing a novel methodology to estimate the probability of computerisat