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Completed: Network and net worth. A longitudinal study of women’s and men’s social networks in Swedish business education and their effect on career outcomes
Few women reach top positions in the corporate world, despite increased gender equality. This project examines gender differences in social networks at the Stockholm School of Economics.
The Nonidentity Problem
The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Summer 2019 edition), Zalta, E. (red.). https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/sum2019/entries/nonidentity-problem The nonidentity problem raises questions regardin
Per Krusell: The Role of Economic Analysis in Combatting Climate Change
Per Krusell, Professor of Economics at Stockholm University. Abstract The science is clear: Present global warming is caused by CO2 emissions from human activities. In order to avoid the big problems th
The choice of new private and benefit cars vs. climate and transportation policy in Sweden
Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 69, pp. 276-292, doi: 10.1016/j.trd.2019.02.008 Abstract Dedicated to show climate leadership, Sweden has committed to cut 70% of greenhouse-gas
Time to plan for the worst-case scenario
After two of the most damaging hurricanes in history affected the Gulf of Mexico just a few days apart, the impact of climate-induced catastrophes is finally getting some attention. However, in truth,
An award promoting Finnish academic texts within reach for Kirsti Jylhä
The Kone Foundation's Vuoden Tiedekynä is an annual award for an academic article that demonstrates exemplary use of the Finnish language. The aim of the award is to support and increase the appreciat
Of Malthus and Methuselah: does longevity treatment aggravate global catastrophic risks?
Physica Scripta 89 128005 (7pp) Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Abstract Global catastrophic risk is a term that refers to the risk of the occurrence of an event that kills at least millions of people
Climate policy in British Columbia: An unexpected journey
Frontiers in Climate 4 Abstract Since introducing a path-breaking carbon tax in 2008, the western Canadian province of British Columbia (BC) has attracted significant attention from climate policy schola
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.
Education and Research in Times of Population Ageing
The goals of growth and competitiveness as promoted by the European Union are discussed in the context of forecasts claiming the European population to be declining in size and growing increasingly ol