What are Lockdowns Good for?

Research suggests that the only way to avoid the massive costs associated with the Covid-19 pandemic is through the timely development of a vaccine (and an optimally set lockdown policy until its arrival), or the successful implementation of a TTQ program that can effectively curtail community transmission.

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Predicted COVID-19 fatality rates based on age, sex, comorbidities and health system capacity

IIES COVID Research published in BMJ Global Health

In a new paper a team of researchers from IIES at Stockholm University, Aceso Global and Center for Global Development provide new predictions of the infection fatality rate (IFR) for COVID-19 for each country in the world.

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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

Jonathan de Quidt new Research Affiliate at CEPR 2020-12-18 CEPR promote the work of young economists by providing research support and an appropriate environment within which to enter the international scene.
Successful thesis defense for Magnus Åhl 2020-12-16 On Monday 14 December, IIES Graduate Student, Magnus Åhl, successfully defended his thesis "Essays on Individual-Level Wage Stickiness and Forward Guidance".
Successful thesis defense for Selene Ghisolfi 2020-10-28 On Thursday 22 October, IIES graduate student Selene Ghisolfi successfully defended her thesis "Fairness, Technology Adoption, Water Sanitation and Pandemic Control: Six essays on four topics in Development Economics"
Ingvild Almås elected Member of the EEA Council 2020-10-26 As a council member, Ingvild will play an important part in strengthening the economic sciences in Europe.
Meet new Graduate Student Stefan Hinkelmann 2020-10-16 Stefan Hinkelmann first joined the IIES as a Visiting Graduate Student, but wanted to stay and was accepted as a Graduate Student in 2020.

IIES in the Media

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.
"There will come a time when every nation will stop and reflect on its future."
IIES Professor Torsten Persson has been interviewed in Swedish daily SvD on the Swedish Government's spending and the new budget they recently presented in an attempt to kick start the economy following the Corona crisis.

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Seminars & other Events

27 Jan Job Talk - Sebastian Ottinger UCLA
29 Jan Job Talk - Elisa Macchi University of Zurich
29 Jan IIES/SNS International Policy Talk Esteban Rossi-Hansberg, Princeton
02 Feb Job Talk - Masao Fukui MIT
03 Feb IIES/SNS International Policy Talk SNS Webinar

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