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09 March, 2016

The implications of learning across perceptually and strategically distinct situations

Synthese, 1-18. Abstract Game theory is a formal approach to behavior that focuses on the strategic aspect of situations. The game theoretic approach originates in economics but has been embraced by sch

Type of publication: Journal articles | Strimling, Pontus , , Cownden, D Eriksson, Kimmo , , Cownden, D
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28 January, 2009

The Effect of Parental Wealth on Tenure Choice: A study of Family Background and Young Adults' Housing Situation

The aim of this paper is to investigate whether parental wealth influences the tenure choice of young adults. Data from three birthcohorts that entered the housing market during different periods sugg

Type of publication: Working papers | Cecilia Enström Öst
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25 November, 2024

Agent-based social simulations for health crises response: utilising the everyday digital health perspective

Frontiers in Public Health Abstract There is increasing recognition of the role that artificial intelligence (AI) systems can play in managing health crises. One such approach, which allows for analysin

Type of publication: Journal articles | Tucker, Jason , & Fabian Lorig
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11 January, 2016
H. Orri Stefánsson

H. Orri Stefánsson

I am Professor of Practical Philosophy and Wallenberg Academy Fellow at Stockholm University, and Researcher at the Institute for Futures Studies. My current research mostly concerns how one should cho uncertainty, including situations where one suspects that the outcome of one’s actions (or inaction) could be catastrophic.

Professor, Practical Philosophy
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17 October, 2022

Putting costs and benefits of ordeals together

Economics and Philosophy 37 Abstract This paper addresses how to think about the permissibility of introducing deadweight costs (so-called ‘ordeals’) on candidate recipients of goods in order to attain b

Type of publication: Journal articles | Herlitz, Anders
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01 October, 2024

The global study of everyday norms - seminar with Kimmo Eriksson

Venue: Institute for Futures Studies, Holländargatan 13 in Stockholm, or online Society’s everyday norms specify which behaviors are socially acceptable in which situations. How similar or different are

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18 November, 2024
Kimmo Eriksson: The global study of everyday norms

Kimmo Eriksson: The global study of everyday norms

Society’s everyday norms specify which behaviors are socially acceptable in which situations. How similar or different are everyday norms in societies around the world—and why? To answer these questio

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26 February, 2019

Completed: Implementation of self-driving cars. Overview of challenges and opportunities regarding social and ethical aspects

The project aims to provide an overall analysis of the challenges and opportunities that the implementation of self-driving cars will bring, as well as a more detailed analysis of any of these problems.

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05 July, 2017
Magnus Bygren

Magnus Bygren

I am professor in Sociology at Department of Sociology, Stockholm University. My research currently aligns with three overlapping themes: (1) the existence and degrees of discrimination within differen

Professor, Sociology
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25 April, 2019
Stéphane Zuber

Stéphane Zuber

I am an economist at Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) in Paris and an associate professor at Paris School of Economics. I work on issues of intergenerational equity and climate poli

Research professor
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