Wed, 19 Mar 2025 14:02:54 +0000Economics/article/majority-swedes-are-open-boycotting-american-productsWed, 19 Mar 2025 14:02:54 +0000/article/majority-swedes-are-open-boycotting-american-productsAccording to a new study from �۶���Ƶ in Sweden, approximately one in five Swedes are already choosing not to buy American brands. The majority would consider boycotting American products such as Coca-Cola in favour of European or Swedish alternatives. /article/lund-university-retains-its-triple-crown-accreditationTue, 20 Aug 2024 09:54:21 +0000/article/lund-university-retains-its-triple-crown-accreditation�۶���Ƶ School of Economics and Management has now received its reaccreditation through both the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) and The Association of MBAs (AMBA). /article/alarmingly-low-financial-awareness-among-todays-youthMon, 15 Apr 2024 09:28:50 +0000/article/alarmingly-low-financial-awareness-among-todays-youthThe strong connection between financial problems and mental health issues is well known. A new study from �۶���Ƶ in Sweden shows that only one in five young adults could correctly answer three basic questions about inflation, interest rates and risk diversification. At the same time, they are getting more into debt. This, the researchers argue, is a worrying development./article/innovation-happens-edges-0Fri, 15 Sep 2023 08:42:44 +0000/article/innovation-happens-edges-0The UNEXPECTED event that took place 1 June in Lund gathered unique and diverse minds and organisations, that exemplifies the dynamism of human creativity. With limitless possibilities that emerge when we break down barriers, we can embrace the unexpected./article/lund-university-climbs-even-higher-financial-times-rankingWed, 13 Sep 2023 10:00:38 +0000/article/lund-university-climbs-even-higher-financial-times-ranking�۶���Ƶ School of Economics and Management has done it again! The school has been ranked #44 in the world in the Financial Times' prestigious annual ranking of 100 Master’s programmes in Management. This marks a climb of 13 spots compared with last year./article/new-innovation-platform-strengthens-cultural-and-creative-industriesTue, 30 May 2023 12:37:05 +0000/article/new-innovation-platform-strengthens-cultural-and-creative-industriesPartners from across Europe gather in Lund on 1-2 June to launch the new European policy platform, ekip. The platform, commissioned by the EU Commission, aims to develop policy recommendations to promote innovation within the cultural and creative industries./article/become-your-own-conductorWed, 05 Apr 2023 11:19:28 +0000/article/become-your-own-conductorMake yourself comfortable at home on the sofa and immerse yourself in a symphony orchestra’s magical take on Beethoven´s Fifth Symphony as if you were there inside the concert hall. Change camera angles, zoom, cuts, sound quality and access background information about the piece being played. Or chat with fellow members of the digital audience. /article/lund-university-sustainability-award-agenda-2030-goes-degrowth-economistWed, 29 Mar 2023 09:07:51 +0000/article/lund-university-sustainability-award-agenda-2030-goes-degrowth-economistDoes green growth exist? Can we achieve a sustainable society with a GDP that grows year after year? Not if you ask Timothée Parrique. He is the economist who defied all the good advice and chose to research degrowth. Now his thesis has been downloaded 27,000 times, and he is a sought-after lecturer worldwide. /article/new-innovation-policies-will-support-ecosystems-creativesWed, 08 Feb 2023 15:11:47 +0000/article/new-innovation-policies-will-support-ecosystems-creatives�۶���Ƶ and partners have been awarded a grant of € 6 million from the European Commission to develop innovation policies for the cultural and creative industries. New innovation policies are needed to support ecosystems in the sector with better access to funding and incubators so that more ideas can be realised. The ekip project starts 1 June./article/where-do-your-online-shopping-returns-end-bin-new-research-findsFri, 20 Jan 2023 09:28:17 +0000/article/where-do-your-online-shopping-returns-end-bin-new-research-findsFor e-commerce companies, it is cheaper to throw away returned items rather than selling them again. In a new study, researchers at �۶���Ƶ in Sweden interviewed members of the textile and electronics industries in Europe, hoping to better understand a problem that is snowballing, yet has been the subject of little research. /article/world-fire-how-do-we-adapt-hotter-planetThu, 27 Oct 2022 09:33:25 +0000/article/world-fire-how-do-we-adapt-hotter-planetResearchers around the globe agree: the Earth is getting warmer and warmer, extreme weather such as heatwaves and long droughts increase the risk of wildfires. The group Wildfires in the Anthropocene at the Pufendorf Institute connects researchers from across �۶���Ƶ who study fires from different perspectives: climate change, health, environmental security, fire safety and biodiversity./article/new-craft-trend-alternative-form-organising-workThu, 31 Mar 2022 10:22:56 +0000/article/new-craft-trend-alternative-form-organising-workPassion, creativity and community. That’s the essence of an ongoing craft trend, according to organisational researcher and homebrewer Stephan Schaefer. “Craft is a timeless form of work that has always been important for human development. But craft is not static. It adapts and develops to fit our modern times. This is an important message and something that companies can learn from,” he says./article/womens-work-home-then-and-nowThu, 10 Mar 2022 23:37:11 +0000/article/womens-work-home-then-and-nowIn many ways, Swedish industrialisation began in the home. Women spun, wove and sewed clothes for payment in between their daily agricultural tasks, food preparation and childcare. But didn’t all industrial production gradually move into the factories? ‟No, it didn’t. That is a common misconception,” says economic historian Malin Nilsson, who is researching paid home industry work./article/cultural-and-creative-business-concepts-need-specific-and-strategic-supportWed, 09 Feb 2022 13:28:32 +0000/article/cultural-and-creative-business-concepts-need-specific-and-strategic-supportDo you work in graphic design, are you passionate about games development, or do you design jewellery in your own business? The market for entrepreneurs with cultural and creative business concepts is growing in Sweden. However, many of these initiatives require tailored support to be able to develop and find clients and partnerships./article/lund-university-reaches-semifinals-prestigious-mba-competitionTue, 01 Feb 2022 10:15:44 +0000/article/lund-university-reaches-semifinals-prestigious-mba-competitionAs only the second team ever, the LU team made it to the semifinals and finished sixth in this year's John Molson MBA International Case Competition – the largest case competition of its kind./article/focus-sustainable-development-new-sida-course-africa-and-lundTue, 30 Nov 2021 09:20:25 +0000/article/focus-sustainable-development-new-sida-course-africa-and-lundMany developing countries are making progress, whereas others are stalling or falling behind. In the latter cases, transformation capacity needs to be reinforced to enable the countries to meet present and future societal challenges. In view of this, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) has now signed a four-year agreement with �۶���Ƶ in Sweden regarding commissioned education courses in innovation, transformation and resilience for sustainable development. The course provider will be the Department of Economic History. /article/glasgow-climate-summit-what-it-about-and-why-does-it-matterTue, 19 Oct 2021 09:15:51 +0000/article/glasgow-climate-summit-what-it-about-and-why-does-it-matterOn October 31st, representatives from across the globe will gather in Glasgow for two weeks to attend the UN climate change conference COP26. Expectations are high following last year's cancelled conference, and the IPCC report released in August. What can we expect from the meeting? Five Lund researchers give answers./article/lack-power-grids-sealed-fate-early-electric-carsWed, 13 Oct 2021 10:11:18 +0000/article/lack-power-grids-sealed-fate-early-electric-carsNew research from �۶���Ƶ shows that insufficient infrastructure was key in American car manufacturers choosing gasoline cars over electric cars in the early 20th century. If electricity grids had spread just 15 or 20 years earlier, a majority of producers would have likely opted for electric cars, according to the study published in Nature Energy. /article/more-swedes-had-covid-jab-when-they-were-paidThu, 07 Oct 2021 22:13:28 +0000/article/more-swedes-had-covid-jab-when-they-were-paidAn international study led by �۶���Ƶ in Sweden has revealed that a small reward of $24 increased the vaccination rate by 4 percent - from 72 to 76 percent. The study involved 8,286 Swedes, and is published in the journal Science. /article/circular-economy-not-panacea-many-had-hopedWed, 29 Sep 2021 09:25:48 +0000/article/circular-economy-not-panacea-many-had-hopedIn recent years, the circular economy has become a guiding principle in industrial and environmental policies. But how good is it really? The definition of a circular economy is unclear and lacks substance, according to a team of researchers from �۶���Ƶ and the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden. It risks becoming counterproductive, unless we stop referring to it as a panacea for all kinds of environmental problems./article/ten-postdocs-kick-excellence-programme-sustainable-developmentMon, 21 Jun 2021 11:02:22 +0000/article/ten-postdocs-kick-excellence-programme-sustainable-developmentThree research projects involving a total of 10 postdocs received a total of SEK 23.5 million in the first round of �۶���Ƶ’s research programme for excellence, focusing on Agenda 2030 and sustainable development. /article/free-and-nutritious-school-lunches-help-create-richer-and-healthier-adultsMon, 14 Jun 2021 08:37:45 +0000/article/free-and-nutritious-school-lunches-help-create-richer-and-healthier-adultsUniversal school lunch programs make students healthier, and increase their lifetime income by 3%, according to a unique study from �۶���Ƶ in Sweden published in The Review of Economic Studies./article/may-day-how-electricity-brought-power-strikesWed, 28 Apr 2021 11:18:02 +0000/article/may-day-how-electricity-brought-power-strikesAreas in Sweden with early access to electricity at the start of the 1900s underwent rapid change. Electrification led to more strikes, but it was not those who were threatened by the new technology who protested. Instead, it was the professional groups who had acquired a stronger negotiating position – thanks to technological development, according to new research from �۶���Ƶ./article/lund-university-joins-top-global-business-schools-awarded-triple-crownWed, 03 Mar 2021 09:41:21 +0000/article/lund-university-joins-top-global-business-schools-awarded-triple-crown�۶���Ƶ School of Economics and Management has received its third accreditation through the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), and thereby joins the ranks of top business schools worldwide awarded a “Triple Crown”./article/mats-urde-wins-prestigious-teaching-excellence-awardFri, 05 Feb 2021 17:16:00 +0000/article/mats-urde-wins-prestigious-teaching-excellence-awardMats Urde, brand researcher at �۶���Ƶ School of Economics and Management, has been named Outstanding Case Teacher 2021. He has been a committed advocate of the case methodology throughout his professional life. Now, he is rewarded for his efforts. On “World Case Teaching Day” 5 February, he is named – as the first Swede – Outstanding Case Teacher./article/economic-historians-seeking-roots-south-africas-inequalityMon, 14 Dec 2020 10:02:27 +0000/article/economic-historians-seeking-roots-south-africas-inequalityIn a unique project, researchers from �۶���Ƶ in Sweden, together with universities in South Africa, the Netherlands and the USA, will for the first time systematise large amounts of historical data from the Dutch East India Company’s colonisation of South Africa. Their aim: to find out when and how colonial processes arose, and how they may have continued to impact young nations up to modern times./article/newly-launched-mooc-africas-developmentWed, 02 Dec 2020 12:26:22 +0000/article/newly-launched-mooc-africas-developmentIs Africa rising? That’s one of many questions covered in LUSEM’s newly launched open global online course (MOOC) – African development, from the past to the present. Taking on an economic history perspective of the continent, the course covers the past centuries – with an emphasis on the past hundred years./article/students-and-teachers-share-their-stories-distance-learning-due-covid-19Thu, 02 Apr 2020 11:44:33 +0000/article/students-and-teachers-share-their-stories-distance-learning-due-covid-19Better than expected, but not without its challenges, especially socially. That’s how a couple of our students and staff tell the story of how we went from campus education to distance learning methods in a matter of days./article/prize-pioneering-knowledge-africas-developmentMon, 27 Jan 2020 11:58:08 +0000/article/prize-pioneering-knowledge-africas-developmentHarvard professor Nathan Nunn, creative economist, is the 2020 recipient of the Jan Söderberg Family Prize in Economics and Management. Professor Nunn will receive the Prize on SEK 1 million in Lund, Sweden, and give a lecture on his research on 25 March./article/distrust-and-hope-characterise-innovation-collaborationsThu, 09 Jan 2020 13:18:20 +0000/article/distrust-and-hope-characterise-innovation-collaborationsDifferent views and values within an organisation can complicate collaborations with other organisations. However, leaders who are prepared for this may be more successful in navigating their way through the storm unscathed. This is discussed in a newly published article by researcher Anna Brattström in the prestigious Academy of Management Journal./article/what-attracts-people-endurance-runningWed, 30 Oct 2019 10:25:25 +0000/article/what-attracts-people-endurance-runningEndurance running is often seen as a welcome escape from everyday life. But extraordinary experiences, such as running ultra-marathons, are not untouched by the competitive nature of contemporary consumer culture, a new thesis from �۶���Ƶ in Sweden argues. The at times romanticized notion of experiencing complete freedom through running, co-exists with underlying motivating factors such as improving your personal brand and social image, the research shows./article/lund-university-school-economics-and-management-receives-double-accreditationWed, 21 Aug 2019 13:38:25 +0000/article/lund-university-school-economics-and-management-receives-double-accreditationThe �۶���Ƶ School of Economics and Management has been accredited for five years by both EQUIS and AMBA, placing the school in the top 1 per cent of business schools globally that hold both accreditations./article/how-sweden-went-least-democratic-welfare-stateFri, 14 Jun 2019 11:09:17 +0000/article/how-sweden-went-least-democratic-welfare-stateIn a new study, �۶���Ƶ economic historian Erik Bengtsson debunks the myth that Sweden was destined to become a social democratic country. Instead, he argues that it was actually against all odds, as Sweden in the early 1900s was one of the western world’s most unequal countries – and the least democratic in western Europe./article/super-fast-broadband-may-have-negative-side-effects-companiesMon, 27 May 2019 13:34:22 +0000/article/super-fast-broadband-may-have-negative-side-effects-companiesOptic fiber broadband expansion could be reducing companies’ performance and turnover, according to a new study from �۶���Ƶ in Sweden. The explanation proposed by the researchers is that the internet and smartphones are a distraction that reduces employee productivity, and blurs lines between personal and work-related internet use. The conclusion should be interpreted with caution, however: whereas the negative impact is strongly supported with statistics, the proposed explanation is a hypothesis that is only weakly supported./article/economist-focus-inequality-receives-new-swedish-prize-economics-and-managementMon, 14 Jan 2019 11:54:33 +0000/article/economist-focus-inequality-receives-new-swedish-prize-economics-and-managementProfessor Marianne Bertrand at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business is the first recipient of the Jan Söderberg Family Prize in Economics and Management. Professor Bertrand will receive the prize and hold a lecture on 12 March in Lund, Sweden./article/using-ai-improve-refugee-integrationWed, 03 Oct 2018 11:57:11 +0000/article/using-ai-improve-refugee-integrationUsing machine learning and optimisation to find refugees’ new homes can significantly improve their chances of finding work within three months, according to new research. /article/corporate-rebranding-gone-wrong-gap-logo-caseThu, 13 Sep 2018 09:12:05 +0000/article/corporate-rebranding-gone-wrong-gap-logo-caseIn 2010, GAP introduced a new logo, sparking an online backlash and ultimately resulting in the reintroduction of the old logo. A new study from �۶���Ƶ in Sweden argues that this was the first of many cases where brand creation has had to adjust to a complex, interactive, and sometimes unpredictable online environment./article/farm2forest-sustainable-agriculture-biobased-futureWed, 22 Aug 2018 22:00:00 +0000/article/farm2forest-sustainable-agriculture-biobased-futureResearch and society in close cooperation: that is the basis for Farm2Forest, a project aiming to produce evidence guiding Swedish and European agricultural and forestry policymaking. The idea is to combine economic and ecological data and models to evaluate different future scenarios for marginal agriculture in forest-dominated landscapes which, in terms of surface area, accounts for a significant proportion of Swedish agriculture. /article/eye-dust-stormWed, 22 Aug 2018 22:00:00 +0000/article/eye-dust-stormDust storms used to be a weather phenomenon associated with aridity and desert. This has now changed, and today they are occurring in places all over the Middle East, and more frequently than before. This peaked the interest of researcher Hossein Hashemi, who says that dust storms are one of the most pressing sustainability, economic, and health challenges currently facing the region./article/new-international-prize-lund-university-school-economics-and-managementTue, 26 Jun 2018 10:44:26 +0000/article/new-international-prize-lund-university-school-economics-and-managementA prize worth SEK 1 million for outstanding and groundbreaking research, and a full day dedicated to popular science and interdisciplinary lectures in economics. This is the result of the generous donation from the Jan and Åsa Söderberg family to the School of Economics and Management at �۶���Ƶ, Sweden./article/iceland-case-currency-board-euro-reserveTue, 05 Jun 2018 14:16:40 +0000/article/iceland-case-currency-board-euro-reserveIceland should abandon the flexible exchange rate of the króna as well as their present policy of inflation targeting – in favour of a currency board with a truly fixed exchange rate of the króna to the euro. The euro should be used as the reserve currency of Iceland. This recommendation is given in a new report, Lessons for Iceland from the monetary policy of Sweden, prepared for a commission set up by the Icelandic government on the future monetary system of Iceland./article/human-and-nature-symbiosisThu, 22 Feb 2018 23:00:00 +0000/article/human-and-nature-symbiosisIn recent years, ‘ecosystem services’ has become an increasingly common concept within the research community, as well as in municipalities, public authorities and industry. In simple terms, ecosystem services can be described as the benefits humans gain from nature’s ecosystems, for example regarding the food we eat, the air we breathe, purification of the water we drink, the bioenergy we use to heat our homes, the wood that is made into paper, houses and so on. The list is long and the value hard to estimate.