International economic integration can promote growth in various ways. For instance, foreign direct investment (FDI) can foster growth by contributing to capital formation and by increasing productivity through spillovers of technology and other know-how.

Emissions of carbon dioxide lead to global warming, but science has not been able to say how much. In light of this uncertainty, John Hassler evaluates three options in choosing climate policy: i) wait and see, ii) hope for the best and iii) follow a precautionary principle.

The great migration of our public debates, from print through television to social media, has given opportunities for external influence on democratic discourse and an explosion of interest in information operations.

One of the most pressing questions for policy is how to promote and foster trust where it is absent and how to protect it where it is high. This paper presents some research-based conclusions and policy-recommendations that are relevant for addressing those questions.

What constitutional preconditions are needed to protect liberal democracy and the rule of law? As a response to the rising threat to liberal democracy, author Anna Jonsson Cornell discusses the concept of constitutional self-defense.

After more than one and a half years of the Covid-19 crisis and the school closures that followed around the world, concerns around decreases in learning growth and exacerbated inequalities are larger than ever. This policy paper analyses how the Covid-19 crisis has affected learning growth and pre-existing inequalities in student achievement.

The Covid-19 pandemic has made it clear that the labour market situation can change extremely rapidly when an unexpected exogenous shock hits the economy. It has become more important than ever for EU Member States to improve the functioning of their labour markets.

EU citizens' levels of trust in public institutions are at a low. In this paper, author Johan Quist argues for new arenas and approaches to successfully addressing societal problems in Europe.

In this policy brief, based on published and forthcoming studies, author Amir Rostami outlines the changing nature of crime in Sweden, with a focus on organised crime, specifically lethal violence and fraud.

Despite the perception that trust in media is declining in Europe, the latest research says otherwise. In this paper, author Jesper Strömbäck argues for the importance of understanding the actual trends in news media trust, in a time when liberal democracies are heavily tested.

Despite decades of work to ensure better and more evidence-based policy-making in the EU, progress has been slow, uneven and underwhelming. In this paper, author Mariell Juhlin argues for a new mission-oriented approach to ensure better regulatory outcomes.

The Covid crisis has shed light on the weaknesses of capitalism. In this paper, authors Philippe Aghion and Aymann Mhammedi argue in favour of a capitalist system that combines the innovative side of the US model and the inclusive and protective side of the “Danish” model.

Den liberala demokratin kan inte tas för given. Populism, desinformation och auktoritära idéer är bara några ingredienser i den farliga blandning som kan rasera det öppna samhälle som har frigjort och skyddat människor sedan andra världskrigets slut.

Andra utgåvan av Klimatinfo för alla är uppdaterad med de senaste fynden inom vår tids ödesfråga. Boken ska bidra till en mer faktabaserad klimatdebatt, ge dig bättre förståelse för din klimatpåverkan och konkreta exempel på vad privatpersonen, Sverige och världen kan göra för att klara klimatomställningen.

Internationellt sett har Sverige länge haft stor facklig anslutning, men vi sticker också ut vad gäller organisationsgradens fall de senaste decennierna. Vad beror detta på? Erbjuder facken inte längre sina medlemmar tillräckligt med nyttigheter? Går svenskarnas individualism ut över organisationsviljan? Eller behöver facken anpassa sig bättre till en förändrad arbetsmarknad?

The European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) is the world’s largest emissions trading system, measured in tonnes of carbon covered. Since the launch, the system has gone through several changes, and the EU will propose further reforms in 2021. In this publication, authors Milan Elkerbout and Lars Zetterberg detail the different mechanisms of the EU ETS and discuss the remaining challenges.

With diverging political wills in the EU on the topic of migration and asylum, it is crucial to intensify the work towards a sustainable asylum system that guarantees protection for those in need. In this new study by Fores and the European Liberal Forum, author Bernd Parusel elaborates on the core problems with the Common European Asylum System of today and sets out ways to move forward.

Digitaliseringen av handeln gör den mer effektiv och ökar tillväxten. Samtidigt känner konsumenter en oro över bristande transparens, vilket kan skada den tillit mellan handlare och kund som är central i en fungerande marknad. Hur ska vi få till en handel som är både nytänkande och tillitsfull?

Ethics, trustworthiness and human control are at the core of European guidance documents for artificial intelligence. But, as stated in the Coordination Plan on Artificial Intelligence, member states have been encouraged to develop their own national AI strategies built on the work done at the European level. This begs the question: how well is the European view of trustworthy AI echoed in national strategies and member state decision-making?

Common problems for national and regional policy interventions against carbon emissions include the free-riding problem and the risk of carbon leakage. In the publication, author Rikard Forslid discusses border carbon adjustments (BCAs) and climate clubs as policies to tackle these risks and to level the playing field for foreign and domestic firms within the EU market.