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    Information for students and staff about the coronavirus

    Information on the coronavirus in relation to Stockholm University's activities is updated continuously.

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    Risk of developing depression declined during the first Covid-19 lockdown in Denmark

    Fewer were in the risk zone for developing stress or depression in the weeks following the Danish lockdown compared to the weeks prior to lockdown. But challenges in everyday life increased for many.

    New study from Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI)
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    Children with less economic resources more often have poorer relationships with classmates

    Having less money or not being able to participate in activities that cost money is linked to an increased risk of a poor social situation at school. These are the results of a new dissertation from Stockholm University.

    New dissertation from Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI)
    Två syskon leker i skogen, de balanserar på en trädstam

    We follow our older siblings' choice of higher education

    In a new study from the Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) at Stockholm University Researchers have been able to isolate a direct effect, and measure how an older sibling's educational experience affects the choices of younger siblings.

    "Older siblings' experience impact individuals in all types of families"
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    A higher level of trade union membership speeds up adoption of family leave policies

    Societies where more workers are members of a trade union tend to get policies for family leave adopted faster than otherwise. These are the results of a new study.

    New study from the Swedish Institute for Social Research

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    SOFI researchers in the media

    • PODCAST: Matthew Lindquist, professor of economics at SOFI, discusses his new research on the health effects of prison, in the latest episode of the Probable Causation podcast.
    • "Economists: We need to track the virus". Erik Lindqvist, professor of economics at SOFI, has together with five other economists published a debate article at SvD Debatt (in Swedish).
    • Johannna Rickne and Olle Folke at SOFI have together with American and Japanese researchers published a study showing that women are exposed to sexual harassment at work even when they are in leadership positions, which got attention in both Swedish media such as SvD, DN and Aftonbladet, as well as international media like CBS News and The Independent.
    • The new SOFI study showing a dramatic increase of the risk of ending up in poverty for single persons without children has been noticed in several news media, among others Swedish Radio Vetenskapsradion, Göteborgs-Posten and TT Nyhetsbyrån.
    • "A woman who earns less than her partner or doesn’t work at all when they get married is significantly more likely to get divorced if her career suddenly takes off". The Quartz magazine writes about a study by our professor Johanna Rickne and Olle Folke at Uppsala University. Read the article here.

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