What are Lockdowns Good for?
2020-10-19
Research suggests that the only way to avoid the massive costs associated with the Covid-19 pandemic is through the timely development of a vaccine (and an optimally set lockdown policy until its arrival), or the successful implementation of a TTQ program that can effectively curtail community transmission.
IIES COVID Research published in BMJ Global Health
2020-09-24
In a new paper a team of researchers from IIES at Stockholm University, Aceso Global and Center for Global Development provide new predictions of the infection fatality rate (IFR) for COVID-19 for each country in the world.
COVID-19 Death Tolls Could Be Higher than Predicted
2020-08-31
New research shows that predicted death rates in developing countries could be as much as eight times higher than previously predicted by the WHO.
Flight shaming: how to spread the campaign that made Swedes give up flying for good
2020-07-28
Europe’s major airlines are likely to see their turnover drop by 50% in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, while European airports expect to welcome 700 million fewer passengers. It’s a brutal shock to a global industry, writes Avit K Bhowmik in a new article in The Conversation.
Why a 17% emissions drop does not mean we are addressing climate change
2020-05-22
The global COVID-19 quarantine has meant less air pollution in cities and clearer skies. But these relatively small and temporary changes should not be mistaken for the COVID-19 pandemic actually helping to fix climate change.
The art of working at home
2020-05-13
Working from home can be useful for being able to focus on certain tasks, however one runs the risk that work and non-work activities will merge together.
New mapping shows which cells SARS-CoV-2 can infect
2020-04-30
Scientists have identified which cells in the body that the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) can infect. The results could lead to better treatment of the virus.
The experts’ best book tips for corona times
2020-04-30
Are you tired of the world being limited? It doesn't have to be. Four literature experts from Stockholm University give their best book tips for the time of corona.
Stockholm University chemists in drive to meet hospital sanitiser shortage
2020-04-23
Just over 8,300 litres of newly produced hand sanitiser, plastic gloves, face masks and other disposable items in high demand have been assembled by chemists at Stockholm University to be delivered to hospitals to help meet current urgent healthcare needs in the current COVID-19 crisis.
Children's fears in the time of Covid-19
2020-04-23
At the present time many children see the future as frightening and very uncertain. Helena Hörnfeldt, Associate Professor of Ethnology, has recently completed a research project about children’s fears.
Large temporary increase in unemployment insurance optimal response to COVID-like recession
2021-03-03
New research from IIES Associate Professor, Kurt Mitman, and co-author, Assistant Professor Stanislav Rabinovich (UNC Chapel Hill) investigates whether, when and how to extend unemployment insurance (UI) in recessions.
"We saved our economy in Sweden. But too many people died."
2020-10-23
IIES Professor Lars Calmfors takes a critical stance in regard to the Swedish strategy to limit the spread of COVID-19, in American newspaper The Washington Post.
What are Lockdowns Good for?
2020-10-19
Research suggests that the only way to avoid the massive costs associated with the Covid-19 pandemic is through the timely development of a vaccine (and an optimally set lockdown policy until its arrival), or the successful implementation of a TTQ program that can effectively curtail community transmission.
IIES COVID Research published in BMJ Global Health
2020-09-24
In a new paper a team of researchers from IIES at Stockholm University, Aceso Global and Center for Global Development provide new predictions of the infection fatality rate (IFR) for COVID-19 for each country in the world.
COVID-19 Death Tolls Could Be Higher than Predicted
2020-08-31
New research shows that predicted death rates in developing countries could be as much as eight times higher than previously predicted by the WHO.
“Is humanity doomed because we can’t plan for the long term?”
2020-08-05
While the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic are still unclear, it is certain that they are a profound shock to the systems underpinning contemporary life.
Flight shaming: how to spread the campaign that made Swedes give up flying for good
2020-07-28
Europe’s major airlines are likely to see their turnover drop by 50% in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, while European airports expect to welcome 700 million fewer passengers. It’s a brutal shock to a global industry, writes Avit K Bhowmik in a new article in The Conversation.
It is not yet possible to compare the development of Covid-19 in different countries
2020-05-26
This is explained by Statistics Professor Dan Hedlin in an interview with Radio Sweden, commenting on "Sweden topped COVID-19 deaths per capita" headlines in different media.
Why a 17% emissions drop does not mean we are addressing climate change
2020-05-22
The global COVID-19 quarantine has meant less air pollution in cities and clearer skies. But these relatively small and temporary changes should not be mistaken for the COVID-19 pandemic actually helping to fix climate change.
The art of working at home
2020-05-13
Working from home can be useful for being able to focus on certain tasks, however one runs the risk that work and non-work activities will merge together.
Corona: MMK donates protective visors for Swedish hospitals
2020-05-05
3D printing process of protective visors
The 3D printing process of protective visors was conducted in Prof. Aji Mathew’s and Prof. Jiayin Yuan’s group.
New mapping shows which cells SARS-CoV-2 can infect
2020-04-30
Scientists have identified which cells in the body that the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) can infect. The results could lead to better treatment of the virus.
The experts’ best book tips for corona times
2020-04-30
Are you tired of the world being limited? It doesn't have to be. Four literature experts from Stockholm University give their best book tips for the time of corona.
Stockholm University chemists in drive to meet hospital sanitiser shortage
2020-04-23
Just over 8,300 litres of newly produced hand sanitiser, plastic gloves, face masks and other disposable items in high demand have been assembled by chemists at Stockholm University to be delivered to hospitals to help meet current urgent healthcare needs in the current COVID-19 crisis.
Children's fears in the time of Covid-19
2020-04-23
At the present time many children see the future as frightening and very uncertain. Helena Hörnfeldt, Associate Professor of Ethnology, has recently completed a research project about children’s fears.