Carbon pricing is widely viewed as the most efficient method for achieving emission reductions, but there is limited evidence demonstrating the actual impact of current carbon taxes or markets. In this new Academic Insight, Misum Postdoc Fellow Marion Leroutier looks at the case study of a carbon tax – the Carbon Price Support (CPS) on UK power emissions.

In May 2023, Misum together with the Beijer Institute and the British Embassy hosted a high-level event at the Stockholm School of Economics on recent developments in integrating biodiversity into business education and economic thinking.

The Misum Annual Report is out now with examples of sustainability research projects led by Misum affiliated researchers, often in collaboration with various stakeholders, as well as key moments from the 2022 outreach calendar.

Employers carry a great responsibility towards ensuring a safe and inclusive work environment for transgender persons. A new policy report by Misum affiliated researcher Enrico Fontana marks this year’s International Transgender Day of Visibility by discussing social and workplace challenges faced by the hijra ‘third gender’ community in Bangladesh, and opportunities for employers to create transgender inclusive workplaces.

Misum researchers investigate how suppliers can use accounting tools to influence their customers into making more sustainable purchasing decisions.

Misum Affiliates Enrico Fontana, Mette Morsing and their co-author Sanne Frandsen recently published their paper in the FT50 ranked Journal of Business Ethics.

During the summer (2022) Isak Axelson, who is currently in his third year of the BSc in Business & Economics, undertook an internship with the PRME Secretariat, part of the United Nations Global Compact in New York. During this short interview, Isak reflects on the experience, and his biggest takeaways.

This Nobel week, we revisit academic talks delivered by two notable Nobel Laureates at the Misum Forum, the flagship conference hosted by the Mistra Center for Sustainable Markets (Misum) at the Stockholm School of Economics.

Carl Bennet and the Marianne & Marcus Wallenberg Foundation join forces to sponsor a new professorship at the Stockholm School of Economics. This enables internationally acclaimed Martina Björkman Nyqvist to continue her important research on development economics and children’s health and education as the new Carl Bennet & Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Chair in Economics.

Abhijeet Singh, Associate Professor at the Department of Economics and Affiliated Researcher at Misum, has been awarded a Starting Grant from the European Research Council for a project studying social inclusion in private schools in India. His research project is one of only twelve in Sweden to receive the grant this year.