Bo Becker, professor at the Stockholm School of Economics since 2013, has been appointed to the Gösta Olson Chair in Financial Economics.

Anna Kinberg Batra, former Leader of the Moderate Party, will join the Center for Advanced Studies in Leadership starting March 1. Together with the Center’s researchers and partners, she will explore the demands imposed on leadership in turbulent times, in both the business and public sectors, and utilize her experience and knowledge in SSE’s various education programs.

Kim Elman and Sofie Åbyhammar have been awarded the Carl Silfvén Foundation SSE MBA scholarships 2018. The scholarships are given to the next generation of leaders to promote the competitiveness of Swedish-based business in an international market.

“Well-intended reforms may sow the seeds for the next financial crisis.” Marcus Opp is on a mission to capture economic trade-offs of financial regulation.

Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and robotics can perform an increasingly wider variety of jobs, and automation is no longer confined to routine tasks. Nevertheless, the automation potential for non-routine tasks seems to remain limited, especially for tasks involving autonomous mobility, creativity, problem solving, and complex communication.

Den 2 februari välkomnades studenter, alumner, personal och fakultet till Handelshögskolans aula för att lyssna till ett öppet samtal mellan f.d. partiledaren för Moderaterna och alumnen Anna Kinberg Batra och professor Ingalill Holmberg.

The Misum researchers Clara My Lernborg and Tina Sendlhofer got an article published in Journal of Cleaner Production, "Labour rights training 2.0: The digitalisation of knowledge for workers in global supply chains", available for downloading.

Misum´s Erik Wetter has been elected to join the board of the Partnership in Statistics for Development in the 21st Century (PARIS21).