Distributional Policy

New research shows that boys and men, particularly those from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds, are facing growing challenges in education, employment, and health....

Despite the fact that patients are offered cheaper and equivalent alternatives when buying prescription drugs, through what is called generic substitution, some choose to reject such alternatives. This type of reluctance is often due to ignorance and leads to increased costs, according to David Granlund in a new SNS report.

Despite the fact that patients are offered cheaper and equivalent alternatives when buying prescription drugs, through what is called generic substitution, some choose to reject such alternatives. This type of reluctance is often due to ignorance and leads to increased costs, according to David Granlund in a new SNS report.

The risk of sexual harassment at work is greater for individuals belonging to the minority gender at their particular workplace. This discourages women from entering well-paid jobs in male-dominated workplaces, according to professors Olle Folke and Johanna Rickne in a new SNS report.

The risk of sexual harassment at work is greater for individuals belonging to the minority gender at their particular workplace. This discourages women from entering well-paid jobs in male-dominated workplaces, according to professors Olle Folke and Johanna Rickne in a new SNS report.

Short courses with a clear link to occupations and personal job-seeking assistance are needed to ensure that older and low-skilled people find new jobs after being made redundant, according to four economists in the SNS Economic Policy Council Report 2023.

Short courses with a clear link to occupations and personal job-seeking assistance are needed to ensure that older and low-skilled people find new jobs after being made redundant, according to four economists in the SNS Economic Policy Council Report 2023.

Swedish elderly care has undergone significant changes in recent years and is now being developed using new welfare technologies. But is this in line with what the elderly want? Without properly analyzing what the elderly want, this development risks reducing their quality of life, according to researchers Sara Olofsson and Ulf Persson in a new SNS report.

Swedish elderly care has undergone significant changes in recent years and is now being developed using new welfare technologies. But is this in line with what the elderly want? Without properly analyzing what the elderly want, this development risks reducing their quality of life, according to researchers Sara Olofsson and Ulf Persson in a new SNS report.

Forecasts indicate that renewable energy production must increase rapidly by 2050. However, even though many people welcome new solar and wind power projects, fewer want them in their own back yard. Overcoming such opposition will require reforming planning rules and making these kinds of projects more profitable for those living close by, argues Stephen Jarvis, Assistant Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science, in a new SNS report.