Empowering Women through Targeted Conditional Cash Transfers

Targeting payments of a nationwide conditional cash transfer program to women increased household spending on food by empowering women and enhancing their decision-making power in the household.

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How do Interest Rate Changes by a Central Bank Affect the Economy?

Research by Mattias Almgren, José-Elías Gallegos, John Kramer and Ricardo Lima accepted for publication at the American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, finds that monetary policy has a stronger effect in countries with a higher share of people who are "liquidity constrained".

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How does Monetary Policy Affect the Real Economy?

Research by IIES Graduate Student Claire Thürwächter (with co-author Fédéric Holm-Hadulla, European Central Bank) accepted for publication in the European Economic Review.

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Information for students and staff about the new Coronavirus

COVID-19: Information for Students and Staff

Information on the coronavirus in relation to Stockholm University's activities is updated continuously.

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Faculty News

Arash Nekoei and Peter Nilsson awarded prize for research on the selection in unemployment insurance 2021-10-13 Arash and Peter (with co-authors) are awarded the Swedish Unemployment Insurance Fund's (Sveriges A-kassor) research prize.
Peter Nilsson appointed Associate Editor at the Economic Journal 2021-10-07 Peter's expertise lies within the fields of labor and health economics and he is looking forward to contribute to the journal.
Arash Nekoei appointed Associate Editor at the Economic Journal 2021-10-01 The appointment is a testament to Arash's expertise and influential work in labor economics.
Book release: Between Research and Politics 2021-10-06 IIES Professor Lars Calmfors has written a book filled with personal anecdotes and important thoughts on modern Swedish public policy and the researcher's role in the public debate.
Divya Dev successfully defends her thesis 2021-09-28 Read about Divya's thesis "Essays on Gender, Development and Political Economy", her plans for the future and how she experienced her defense.

IIES in the Media

New US Secretary of Treasury to impose stricter regulations of the financial sector
In an article in SvD Näringsliv, IIES Assistant Professor, Mitch Downey, provides commentary on the newly appointed US Secretary of Treasury, Janet Yellen, and the reforms she intends to put forward.
Joe Biden's special task force to strengthen US trade unions
In an interview in Arbetsvärlden, IIES Assistant Professor Mitch Downey clarifies how the election of Joe Biden as the next President of the United States, will be beneficial for the country's trade unions as well as the middle class.
"We saved our economy in Sweden. But too many people died."
IIES Professor Lars Calmfors takes a critical stance in regard to the Swedish strategy to limit the spread of COVID-19, in American newspaper The Washington Post.
An unemployed youth will suffer permanent "scarring"
There are more effective measures than the proposed reduction of employer contributions for young people, write IIES Professor Lars Calmfors and former IIES Graduate Student David Seim Swedish newspaper, Svenska Dagbladet (SvD).
Politically, economically and psychologically - how will Europe cope with new lockdowns?
IIES Professor Ingvild Almås has been interviewed by Swedish TV, SVT, on the economic effects of another lockdown in Europe.

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14 Oct Lauren Falcao Bergquist University of Michigan
19 Oct Anna Tompsett IIES
28 Oct Joshua Weiss IIES
11 Nov Gustavo De Souza IIES
16 Nov Rachael Meager LSE
18 Nov Hans-Joachim Voth University of Zurich
23 Nov Barbara Biasi Yale

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