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Becoming a business student: Negotiating identity and social contacts during the first three months of an elite business education
Institute for Futures Studies, working paper 2022:13, 23 pages. We know that informal networks explain differences in career success. Historical differences in business careers of men and women have fr
The College-to-Work Transition during the 1990s. Evidence from Sweden
This paper analyzes the time it takes for Swedish college graduates to start a full-time job that lasts for six month or more, the study period being 1991–1999. The results show that the risk of unemp
Researcher wanted for a study of Swedish voters
The Institute for Futures Studies is searching for a researcher for a research project on psychological and sociological differences between voters, depending on what party they would prefer to give t
Postdocs at the Institute for Futures Studies in Stockholm
The Institute for Future Studies is looking for three highly qualified postdocs to be part of an ambitious interdisciplinary research program on modeling social processes. The program is directed by P
Postdoc scholarship at the Institute for Futures Studies in Stockholm
The Institute for Futures Studies and the Swedish Institute, is looking for a highly qualified postdoc to be part of an ambitious interdisciplinary research network, the World Values Survey, based in S
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
Olli Kangas: Experimenting with “Basic Income” (BI) in Finland
Olli Kangas, Professor, Director of Governmental Relations, Social Insurance Institution, Kela, Finland ABSTRACT Changes in labour markets, too complex social security system, monetary disincentive prob
PostDoc wanted for research on valuing future lives
The Institute for Futures Studies is looking for a postdoc to be part of a research project on valuing future lives. The applicant needs to hold a PhD degree on a relevant philosophical topic when the (Philosophy).
Christian Munthe: The Price of Precaution
Christian Munthe, Professor of Practical Philosophy, University of Gothenburg and comments by Olle Häggström, Professor of Mathematical Statistics at Chalmers. "The Price of Precaution: Evaluating Acti
Revisiting the Cavity-method Threshold for Random 3-SAT
Journal Version Physical Review E 99 Abstract A detailed Monte Carlo study of the satisfiability threshold for random 3-SAT has been undertaken. In combination with a monotonicity assumption we find tha