Erik Wetter is a new member of the Data-driven Technologies for the Social Sciences Group at CIVICA. As Assistant Professor at the House of Innovation at SSE, he has extensive experience of new data sources and technologies and is looking forward to contributing with this knowledge to the group.

On 8 June, 2023, the Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies (SCEEUS) and the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) in cooperation with the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) and IVA’s Business Executives Council organized a conference on Ukraine’s recovery and reconstruction held at IVA. Read the key takeaways from the conference to learn more!

Policies that support cleaner production technologies can lower climate change risks and environmental problems without hurting the economy in the long run. However, there is limited evidence on how these policies motivate companies to invest in these technologies. This Misum Academic Insight examines how taxes on emissions affect technology spending in highly polluting companies.

The Stockholm School of Economics is launching a new Faculty Fund with the aim of attracting and retaining research and teaching talent in Sweden. Alumni Ulrika and Staffan Bohman are the first to support the cause with a donation of 10 million SEK. 

Jan Wallander and Tom Hedelius Foundation and Tore Browaldh Foundation recognize the research in unraveling the impact of labor-market, media narratives, and personal traits on climate change perspectives.

How did people around the world respond to public health guidelines during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic? A study published in Scientific Data explores this by analyzing data from over 51,000 individuals across 69 countries. This research aims to understand the social and moral psychology behind public health behavior during the pandemic.

On Wednesday, June 14, the Center for Sports & Business organised a professor fika in the Heckscher-Ohlin room at the Stockholm School of Economics in order to celebrate Center Director Martin Carlsson-Wall's appointment as professor at the SSE, as well as introduce our new Jonas Persson Visiting Professor, Paolo Aversa.

Intimate professional interactions at work (that is interactions conducted in small teams with high level of trust) enhance employees' understanding and engagement with innovation. Published in Creativity and Innovation Management, this study explores how different types of intimacy affect the meaningfulness of innovation processes in organizations.

Don’t miss this summer’s high point – the Stockholm Pride Parade and the Academic Pride pre-parade event held at SSE on Saturday, August 5.

On June 13, members of the Center for Sports & Business at the Stockholm School of Economics were invited to the inauguration of the KTH Center for Sports Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology's newest research center.