Research in the spotlight
Explore the latest research from the Swedish House of Finance.
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Institutional Investors and Corporate Governance
2017-07-28
On 9 鈥 10 June, Swedish House of Finance hosted a conference on the theme 鈥淚nstitutional Investors and Corporate Governance鈥. The conference examined aspects such as activism, takeovers, competition,...
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Assessing Sustainability in Nordic Companies
2017-07-27
This summer, as well as in previous summers, a team of graduate students is based in the offices of the Swedish House of Finance. They are working diligently throughout the summer, under the guidance...
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Good for shareholders, bad for consumers 鈥 the rise of common ownership
2017-07-09
Does the increase in popularity of index funds mean less competition and higher product prices? Martin C. Schmalz, Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan, believes it does. On 8 June, he...
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From Swedish House of Finance to the Riksbank 鈥 PhD Jieying Li鈥檚 new journey
2017-05-19
Congratulations Jieying Li, recent PhD graduate who just started her new job as Economist at the Financial Stability Department at the Riksbank.
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鈥淪weden has to assert itself more in the EU鈥
2017-05-15
The timetable is set. But the transition period into a new set of frameworks for cooperation between the UK and the EU is causing nervousness, both in London鈥檚 financial district and in Sweden.
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Fintech is making Asset Management more competitive
2017-05-04
An industry under pressure. That was the conclusion at the seminar 鈥淚nvesting in a world with low expected returns: Implications for the Asset Management Industry鈥 with Luis Viceira, visiting from...
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Corporate bonds, credit ratings and the availability of credit in crises 鈥 meet professor Bo Becker
2017-05-03
The fun in finding things out 鈥 that鈥檚 what motivated professor Bo Becker to choose an academic career. His work offers lessons about what makes credit markets deep and resilient to crisis, and he has...
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Swedish household debt biggest threat to financial stability
2017-04-05
Longer interest rate periods are needed to stabilize household debts and the market needs a push if we want to change it, argued Martin Flodén at the seminar 鈥淒o households and banks take too big...
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PhD Fatemeh Hosseini, researcher in entrepreneurial finance, recruited by Tilburg University
2017-03-28
Fatemeh Hosseini, graduating PhD student and visiting scholar at Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, has been appointed assistant professor in Finance at Tilburg University, the Netherlands....
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Blockchain 鈥 disruptive technology or a hype?
2017-03-13
Blockchain 鈥 will it be the death of banks, or is it just a hype? Though that question can not yet be answered, one thing is for sure: the interest for blockchain is growing.
