Welfare
Research report Labour MarketA Swedish Patchwork. 50 Years of Parental Insurance
Last year, the Swedish parental leave insurance turned 50 – a cornerstone of Swedish family policy. A new SNS report highlights not...Five Decades of the Swedish Parental Leave Insurance: Increased Gender Equality while Income Equality Is Still Lagging Behind
Last year, the Swedish parental leave insurance turned 50 – a cornerstone of Swedish family policy. A new SNS report highlights not...
SNS Research Brief Health CareSNS Research Brief 106. Surviving Childhood: The Effects of Removing a Child from Home
Studies show that 2–6 percent of all children will at some point be placed in foster homes and other forms of out-of-home...
SNS Research Brief Health CareSNS Research Brief 105. The Right Pharmaceutical at the Right Price – The Significance of An Initial Generic Substitution
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.Unnecessary Costs When Patients Decline Cheaper Pharmaceuticals
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.Economists: Improve the student finance for transition and retraining program to reach the individuals who need it the most
The rules regarding the student finance for transition and retraining program need to be altered to ensure that the individuals with the greatest needs can engage in further training in order to improve their position in the labor market. According to two researchers in a new SNS report, this support should in particular be aimed at those at risk of becoming unemployed, such as individuals having been made redundant by their employer.
SNS Research Brief Labour MarketSNS Research Brief 104. Who Receives Student Finance for Transition and Retraining? An Empirical Study of the First Two Application Periods
The rules regarding the student finance for transition and retraining program need to be altered to ensure that the individuals with the greatest needs can engage in further training in order to improve their position in the labor market. According to two researchers in a new SNS report, this support should in particular be aimed at those at risk of becoming unemployed, such as individuals having been made redundant by their employer.Researchers: Regional higher education institutions result in more individuals from non-academic backgrounds going on to higher education
Regional higher education institutions (HEIs) were introduced in Sweden as a result of the 1977 higher education reform. This helped reduce the social bias in recruiting to higher education, according to four researchers in a new SNS report.
Research report EducationDemocratizing and Decentralizing Higher Education: Evaluating the Swedish Higher Education Expansion in 1977
When the higher education sector was expanded in the postwar period, Sweden chose a model in which higher education institutions (HEIs) were...- Seminar Democracy and society
IIES/SNS International Policy talks: Jens Ludwig – Can Behavioral Science Reduce Crime?
Early interventions are important to prevent the onset of criminal behavior. But how much is it possible to affect the choices an...