2024-12-05

Old aerial photos provide a new outlook on 20th century history

Aerial photos from 60 countries across the developing world are now becoming a gold mine for researchers in various fields. This is thanks to a research project in which a large and previously inaccessible archive is digitised and made freely available.

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2024-11-25

Department of Economics

Annika Alexius on Norway’s weak currency

The Norwegian krone has weakened significantly over the past ten years. Annika Alexius, a professor of economics at Stockholm University, gives an explanation of why in Dagens Nyheter.

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2024-11-05

Department of Economics

Jakob Beuschlein and Ossian Prane will be on the job market

PhD students Jakob Beuschlein and Ossian Prane are this year’s job market candidates from the Department of Economics at Stockholm University. Here they tell us about their papers and what happens next.

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2024-10-18

Department of Economics

Repayment flexibility in credit contracts boosts small firms

Lack of access to credit and insurance markets can prevent small-scale firms in low- and middle-income countries from making profitable investments. This is shown in a study in the Review of Economic Studies by Andreas Madestam, professor of economics, Stockholm University.

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