Research in the Spotlight
Explore SHoF research papers through concise and accessible summaries highlighting key findings and implications.
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How Firms Use Performance Pay to Mitigate “Promotion Risk”
2025-01-29
In today’s complex work environment shaped by AI, remote work, and shifting demographics, career advancement has become more uncertain. A recent study introduces the idea of “promotion risk”—the...
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Risky Business : How Job Insecurity Pushes Employees Towards Entrepreneurship
2024-12-02
A study of Sweden’s 2001 LIFO reform finds that reduced job security led to a 33% rise in entrepreneurship, without harming business performance.
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More Than Just a Pay Gap: Women Face Higher Risks from Company Downturns, Study Finds
2024-11-26
New research shows that women’s wages and job security are more vulnerable than men’s when firms face downturns, especially in smaller or male-led companies.
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The Growing Influence of ESG: A Double-Edged Sword for Organizational Sustainability
2024-10-09
New research shows that pro-social stakeholders do not always improve sustainability, especially when bottom-up ESG efforts create conflicts over organizational control.
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Passive Investing Is Reshaping the Stock Market—But Not Only for the Better
2024-10-07
New research shows that the rise of passive investing has made stock demand more inelastic, affecting market efficiency, volatility, liquidity, and price discovery.
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License to Call: Callable Bonds Mitigate Debt Overhang, Increase Corporate Flexibility
2024-09-17
Callable bonds, which issuers can repurchase before maturity, is an important tool of corporate financial management, according to an award-winning study by Swedish House of Finance’s Bo Becker,...
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Trade Credit: The “Glue” Holding Supply Chains Together
2024-08-19
New research shows how firms use trade credit to preserve customer relationships and stabilize supply chains during operational shocks.
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Banking Without Branches: The Hidden Costs of Digitalization
2024-06-17
New research shows that bank branch closures reduce credit access for local firms, leading to lower employment, sales, and working capital.
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Benefits of Homeownership: Insights from a Swedish Experiment
2024-01-30
A new study looks into a unique experiment in Sweden where renters were offered, then unexpectedly denied, the chance to buy their apartments. It offers a rare, data-driven glimpse into the true...
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Carbon Pricing Significantly Reduces Carbon Emissions: New Study
2024-01-16
New research using Swedish firm-level data shows that carbon pricing significantly reduced emissions, with 2015 emissions about 30% higher without the tax.
