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AI is watching. But who is watching AI?
AI is watching. A constantly growing number of programs, microphones and cameras, are collecting data about you. Data that will be used. Maybe not by a killer robot who thinks you are the enemy. But m
What insights can data visualization techniques generate?
Visualizing information is a way to communicate scientific results efficiently and in an appealing way. This is particularly important if scientists want to communicate their results not only to their
Educational institutions as mating markets: The case of Sweden
Juho Härkönen, Stockholm University Schools are considered efficient mating markets--that is, structured social settings in which partners meet--and feature prominently in explanations for patterns in
Using Register Data to Estimate Causal Effects of Interventions: An Ex Post Synthetic Control-Group Approach
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 45, pp.50-55. Abstract Aims:It is common in the context of evaluations that participants have not been selected on the basis of transparent participation criteria,
Household-distributed national accounts: New perspectives on the distribution of income and wealth in Sweden, 1930-2020
This project examines new perspectives on economic inequality in Sweden.
New report on the effects of projects financed by the European Social Fund
The European Social Fund (ESF) aims to be more successful in helping people to get a job than Arbetsförmedlingen. The Institute for Futures Studies has studied the results of a variety of projects and
Seminar on xenophobia now available on film
On the 25th of January we hosted the breakfast seminar "The enemy withing" at the Institute. The seminar was filmed by UR Samtiden and is now available on their website for some time. The seminar was i
Changes in social norms during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic across 43 countries
Nature Communications Abstract The emergence of COVID-19 dramatically changed social behavior across societies and contexts. Here we study whether social norms also changed. Specifically, we study this
Integration of youth in Sweden in a multidimensional perspective (SEMI)
How is the integration among youth developing? This project will study different dimensions of integration among 14-22-year-olds in Sweden.
Did the COVID-19 pandemic change our social norms?
As you might remember, a lot of our social behaviors changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how we perceived the behaviors of others. What was once deemed acceptable behavior became scrutinized, wi
