On April 19th, 2023, the Center for Statecraft and Strategic Communication hosted a highly engaging event, "StratCom Lunch with Henrik Landerholm - A New Era of National Security." As Sweden's National Security Advisor, Mr. Landerholm provided valuable insights on building a National Security Council in today's complex world.

Increased media coverage of COVID-19 led to more individuals taking preventive measures such as hand washing, social distancing, and wearing masks, new research from the Stockholm School of Economics and Jönköping University shows. This highlights the important role that accurate and timely reporting plays in promoting public health measures during a pandemic.

H&M Retail Club had a workshop on sustainability and specifically a circular business model at their offices in Stockholm City.

Systembolaget held a theme lecture on the very current topic of AI, where they presented how they've worked with the technology for years and how it can help consumers make better choices.

In this brief SITE researchers, Anna Anisimova and Cecilia Smitt Meyer, present a short overview of some of the most important statistics on Russia’s economic performance no longer publicly available. They also discuss some alternative measures to track the Russian economy which can be used to provide more accurate assessments of the effect of sanctions and thus reduce the impact of Russia’s data warfare.

Fazer joins the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) and its Center for Retailing as a Retail Club Partner in the Retail Management program.

On Monday April 17, the Center for Sports & Business held a very successful event together with Art Initiative at the Stockholm School of Economics about professional wrestling, art and sport. The panel for the event included the professional wrestler Fabian Puregger (CEO Svensk Wrestling), the curator Ashik Zaman, the Center for Sports & Business's Lennart Asensio Nitz, as well as Art Initiative's Tinni Ernsjöö Rappe.

In this policy brief, researchers Marcel Garz (Jönköping University) and Maiting Zhuang (SITE) illustrate the media's power to affect behavioural change, using the Swedish experience during Covid-19 as an example.

Increasing life expectancy and a lower birth-rate means the world’s population is aging rapidly. But what retirement policies will have the best outcome for what countries? Listen to the latest episode of the podcast Sound Economy with Professor Johanna Wallenius to find out more.

Daniel Wolfenzon, the Stefan H. Robock Professor of Finance and Economics at Columbia Business School, will join Stockholm School of Economics House of Innovation as part of the Erling Persson Visiting Professor Program in May.