Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) conducts research on social policy, welfare, inequality and the labour market. Researchers are mainly economists and sociologists
The Social Policy Indicators (SPIN) database provides the foundations for new comparative and longitudinal research on causes and consequences of welfare states.
The unit for Labour Market and Employment Relations (AKPA) conducts education at the undergraduate level and provides a broad knowledge of labour market issues
A new study finds that immigrants are more likely to adapt to Swedish childbearing norms if they move to Sweden at a young age. This seems to be the case regardless of their gender or country of birth.
A new SOFI Working Paper in Labour Economics shows that algorithms, when used as support rather than as a replacement, can improve decision-making within child and family social services.