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What’s going on with the banks right now?
2023-03-22
March saw a crisis in the banking industry that began with the collapse of two American lenders, Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, and then the Swiss giant, Credit Suisse. SHoF director, Bo...
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Researchers’ view: Household risks in times of financial stress
2023-03-13
Our researchers discuss how rising interest rates, high inflation, and low growth affect the financial health of households, and how the current economic climate may impact wealth inequality as a...
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Research Analyst Positions at the Swedish House of Finance
2023-03-06
The Swedish House of Finance at the Stockholm School of Economics is accepting applications for full-time research analyst positions. Candidates would ideally start working in September 2022 (earlier...
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Hans Dalborg Award 2023 goes to research on fintech entrepreneurship and high-turnover investment strategies
2023-02-27
Claire Ingram Bogusz and Ran Xing are this year’s recipient of the Hans Dalborg Award for excellence in research in financial economics.
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Our researchers' perspectives on rising business insolvencies
2023-02-17
Business insolvency is on the rise across Europe as companies are under economic pressure and have to start repaying state-backed loans that were introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic. We have...
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Using data to understand inequality
2023-02-08
Paolo Sodini is Professor of Finance at the Stockholm School of Economics. He is the director of the Institute for Microdata (MiDa), which promotes the dissemination and use of unaggregated,...
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SHoF tracks representation of female researchers in finance
2023-01-30
How gender-equal is higher education? The Swedish House of Finance launches the “Women in Finance Database” to facilitate fact-finding and induce action from academic institutions. In 2021, only 20%...
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Research into how the world’s largest carbon pricing market impacts firm behavior receives 5.1 million SEK grant
2023-01-24
SHoF’s Per Strömberg, Gustav Martinsson and Christian Thomann received the grant from the Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Foundation.
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The pace of change: how can investors generate the fastest environmental impact?
2023-01-12
Acquiring dirty firms to turn them green will create impact but buying companies that are already green—at a premium—may create impact more quickly, a new study shows.
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Interview: Opportunities and Challenges of ESG Investing with Laura Starks
2023-01-09
What are the considerations regarding environment, social and governance (ESG) investing? How do investors’ financial risk and return considerations (i.e., ESG value) stack up against their...
