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New reports from CGMS
28 December 2020
Two new reports by Markus Kallifatides and Truls Neubeck
Female entrepreneurs breaking social exclusion and building bridges: conversations with Alexandra Pascalidou
21 December 2020
Watch the conversations between Alexandra Pascalidou, author and journalists, and representatives from different sectors. The conversations go deep into the role of women in breaking social exclusion, dependency on welfare benefits and marginalization in Sweden.
Highlights from Development Day 2020: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Eastern Europe
21 December 2020
After having been relatively mildly affected in the first wave, Eastern Europe is currently in the midst of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic with much higher levels of infected and dead compared to the spring. This health crisis not only has economic consequences, but also has contributed to political instability in parts of the region. Learn more on the presentations and discussions held at the SITE Development Day conference 2020!
Female entrepreneurs breaking social exclusion and building bridges: conversations with Alexandra Pascalidou
19 December 2020
Watch the conversations between Alexandra Pascalidou, author and journalists, and representatives from different sectors. The conversations go deep into the role of women in breaking social exclusion, dependency on welfare benefits and marginalization in Sweden.
The SIR office closed for winter holidays
18 December 2020
Last call for papers for Nordic workshop on digital foundations of business, operations, strategy and innovation
17 December 2020
This third invitational hands-on and small-scale research paper workshop on digital foundations of business, operations, innovation and strategy will bring together a small group of researchers from information systems, computer science, operations management, innovation, and strategy. The call for papers closes on 18 December 2020 at 23:59 CET.
Martina Björkman Nyqvist winner of SSE Corporate Partners' Research Award 2020
17 December 2020
Associate Professor Martina Björkman Nyqvist has been awarded the SSE Corporate Partner Research Award 2020 for her groundbreaking work in development economics. Marie Ehrling, Chairman of Securitas, presented the award, which amounts to 100,000 SEK.
Dr. Ciara Sutton awarded with SSE Corporate Partners' Pedagogical Award
17 December 2020
This year's Corporate Partners' Pedagogical Award goes to Dr. Ciara Sutton for her significant accomplishments in pedagogy and student learning. Helena Saxon, CFO of Investor, presented the award, which amounts to 100,000 SEK.
MECON student awarded first prize in the Swedish Competition Authority’s thesis competition
16 December 2020
Filip Mellgren was awarded first prize in this year’s thesis competition at the Swedish Competition Authority in the business administration and economics category for his thesis “Tacit collusion with deep multi-agent reinforcement learning”.
6 million SEK to research on artificial intelligence
15 December 2020
Professor Per Andersson at the Stockholm School of Economics has been granted 6 million SEK in funding by the Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Foundation for a three-year research project on AI. The project will create a platform for developing knowledge about key challenges in the implementation of new AI solutions.