No less than three research projects at the Department of Economics have recently been awarded research grants from the Swedish Research Council:
Being a victim of criminal offences is costly to both society and the victims themselves, who may suffer short and long-term consequences. However, there has been very little research on these consequences. In this project, the researchers have access to unique register and survey data on victimisation, and from this, they will assess the causal effect of victimisation on labour market outcomes, health, family formation etc. Also, the project will identify risk factors of victimisation, which is crucial in designing effective preventive policy tools.
Researchers: Nadine Ketel, Randi Hjalmarsson, Anna Bindler and Andreea Mitrut
Funding: 4.8 MSEK, 2018-2020
The aim of this project is to explore how climate change affects the political stability of states in the very long run. What is the role of variations in temperature and rainfall on countries' political and economic situations? For the first time in social sciences, researchers will use a unique geocoded database where the ups and downs of states are mapped. The results will be used in the models for how future global warming interacts with economic and political developments in the world.
Researchers: Ola Olsson and Laura Mayoural
Funding: 3.6 MSEK, 2018-2020
The recent increase in Swedish house prices has shown that the housing market has a large impact on the consumers' well being, the labour market and financial stability. Although a lot is known about the financial side of the housing market, this is not true for the process of how consumers buy and sell houses. This project aims at analysing the Swedish housing market by asking two specific questions: What is the impact of brokers on the sales price? What is the relationship between the asking price, sales price, and sales time?
Researcher: Aico van Vuuren
Funding: 2.7 MSEK, 2018-2020