Published 14 June 2021 Photo: Ragnhild Haarstad, Stockholm City Museum Universal school lunch programs make students healthier, and increase their lifetime income by 3%, according to a unique study from Lund University in Sweden published in The Review of Economic Studies. Health disparities arise early in life and play a major role in economic outcomes among adults. Yet there are few studies on t

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/free-and-nutritious-school-lunches-help-create-richer-and-healthier-adults - 2025-03-14

Published 15 June 2021 Photo: Mostphotos An international group of clinicians and scientists from MIT and Lund University, among others, have analysed how individual genetic changes affect the heart muscle. The researchers have created a new computer tool that could help tailor treatments for heart patients with inherited heart disease. The study is published in NPJ Genomic Medicine. (TEXT: Agata

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/computer-method-help-predict-outcomes-heart-patients - 2025-03-14

Published 16 June 2021 The results were presented at a press conference in Lund Since 2005, the guidelines for the care of unconscious cardiac arrest patients have been to cool the body temperature down to 33 degrees Celsius. A large, randomised clinical trial led by Lund University and Region Skåne in Sweden has shown that this treatment does not improve survival. The study is published in the Ne

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/induced-hypothermia-after-cardiac-arrest-did-not-improve-survival - 2025-03-14

By anna [dot] lothman [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Löthman) - published 21 October 2023 ”The key question is to find a sustainable way for water supply and biodiversity restoration,” says Andrés Palacio. Photo: Center of Research and Innovations for Water, Sustainability and Circular Economy, AnfiBIO Sirculab, Colombia Andrés Palacio, Associate professor in Economic History at LUSEM, recently

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/empowering-rural-communities-under-climate-change-and-water-scarcity - 2025-03-14

By marie [dot] pihl [at] nek [dot] lu [dot] se (Marie Pihl) - published 29 February 2024 Arne Ryde Summer School 19 August – 22 August, 2024, at 10:00 – 15:00 at LUSEM. Instructor: Anthony Strittmatter, Ph.D. (UniDistance Switzerland and Amazon)Introductory, Ph.D.-level course in causal machine learning.No prior knowledge of machine learning is needed.Open for Ph.D. students, postdocs, and faculty

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/introduction-causal-machine-learning - 2025-03-14

By louise [dot] larsson [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Louise Larsson) - published 7 March 2022 When the restrictions lifted, Blerim was eager to step back into the classroom and meet the students. Photo: Louise Larsson Two years have passed since Swedish universities, LUSEM included, almost overnight went from campus to remote teaching. How did it go? We met up with Blerim Emruli, senior lecturer in

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/informatics-teacher-digital-education-learning-each-other-key - 2025-03-14

By marianne [dot] loor [at] fsi [dot] se (Marianne Loor) - published 17 December 2023 Happy prize winner! Rasmus Roth with the prize for the essay he wrote together with Mikko Ala Porkkunen. Photo: Marianne Loor. With the Öresund as a backdrop, at the top and far end of the Ångbåtsbron bridge in the beautiful new premises of the Chamber of Commerce of Southern Sweden in Malmö, the winners of the S

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/brilliant-ideas-sustainability-students-honored-sscen - 2025-03-14

By anna [dot] lothman [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Löthman) - published 5 March 2024 LUSEM is currently in the midst of ongoing accreditation efforts, with a particular emphasis on receiving the peer review team for evaluation. LUSEM is currently hosting the EQUIS peer review team for the next three days, 5 – 7 March. We extend a warm welcome to the team.The members of the peer review team are

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lusem-welcomes-equis-peer-review-team - 2025-03-14

By carla [dot] bohme [at] ics [dot] lu [dot] se (Carla Böhme) - published 8 April 2024 Konstantinos Mertzianis In 2009, Konstantinos graduated with a master's degree in information systems from the Department of Informatics at Lund University. We interviewed him about his successes in the labour market. Tell us about what you do today!“I work at Qlik, which is a software company specializing in bu

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/konstantinos-mertzianis-alumnus-msc-information-systems-2009 - 2025-03-14

Published 10 October 2022 When invited to the first ever Lund University Quality conference, Martina Oxling accepted. The conference is a good opportunity to tell people about one of the LUSEM flagships, the Change Maker Future Track. Meet Martina and learn more about the track, and her expectations and goals for the future. The Lund University Quality conference was given recently at the School o

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/change-maker-future-track-highlighted-quality-conference - 2025-03-14

Published 12 March 2024 Joakim Gullstrand is the new Dean of Lund University School of Economics and Management since January 2024. Photo: Charlotte Carlberg-Bärg “We aim to contribute to the broader dialogue between academia and industry, ensuring that our work remains relevant and impactful in addressing contemporary issues.” This is how Joakim Gullstrand, Professor of Economics and the new Dean

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lusems-new-dean-joakim-gullstrand-leadership-and-collaboration - 2025-03-14

Published 12 March 2024 Photo: Istock/Ekaterina79 We are happy to announce that Mars is our latest partnership company addition at Lund University School of Economics and Management. Very known for their chocolate bars, but what was more of a news flash for some of us  was the company’s strong stakes within pet food, owning brands like Royal Canin, Pedigree, Whiskas and also Ben’s Original rice an

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/welcome-mars - 2025-03-14

By talina [dot] sondershaus [at] nek [dot] lu [dot] se (Talina Sondershaus) - published 4 December 2023 Figure 1: Climate change attention index (WSJ)* and exposure to brown loans (Net Purchases)** In a recent research paper, Talina Sondershaus and her co-authors investigate how shadow banks, which are bank-like institutions that are only lightly regulated, behave in the context of climate change.

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/shadow-banks-and-climate-change-ally-or-obstacle - 2025-03-14

By mohammad [dot] sepahvand [at] nek [dot] lu [dot] se (Mohammad Sepahvand) - published 7 November 2023 A few days after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the former Dutch Ambassador to Ukraine told BBC that his parents-in-law did not dare to go to a refugee shelter because they were afraid to contract Covid-19. This vivid example links violence and forced displacement

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/how-does-violent-conflict-affect-spread-covid-19 - 2025-03-14

By marie [dot] pihl [at] nek [dot] lu [dot] se (Linn Mattisson) - published 1 September 2023 Continuity in healthcare can improve health outcomes of patients by ensuring that patient-specific information is not lost in translation between providers, and by improving the appropriate follow-up care. Yet, little is known about how patients cope with the sudden and permanent loss of a main provider in

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/closures-primary-care-practices-lead-reduction-doctor-visits - 2025-03-14

By devon [dot] spika [at] econ [dot] uzh [dot] ch (Devon Spika) - published 11 October 2023 Exercise is important, yet many people struggle to achieve their goals. Part of this struggle is due to a gap between intentions and goals. Commitment contracts can help people, particularly those with low self-control, close this gap. They involve making a pledge with oneself to meet a goal and imposing pe

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/put-bet-it-self-funded-commitment-contracts-get-people-gym - 2025-03-14

By maria [dot] johansson [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Johansson) - published 20 June 2018 Since his graduation from the master’s programme in Management in 2018, alumnus Glenn Lio has been on quite the adventure, from military training in Taiwan to rubbing elbows with business leaders in chambers of commerce. Personal reflection, the vivid student life and the importance of community are Glen

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/glenn-lio-alumnus-msc-management-2018 - 2025-03-14

By maria [dot] johansson [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Johansson) - published 25 June 2023 Working with people from many different backgrounds, cultures and nationalities is one of the biggest benefits from studying the bachelor's programme in Economy and Society, according to alumnus Felix Danielsson who graduated from the programme in 2023. As well as, doing something fun out of thesis writi

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/felix-danielsson-alumnus-bsc-economy-and-society-2023 - 2025-03-14

Published 26 March 2024 Martin Dribe. Archive photo from an interview about his research 2021. Photo: Louise Larsson Professor Martin Dribe is one of twelve researchers at Lund University who have been appointed Wallenberg Scholars. Martin Dribe is Professor of Economic History at Lund University School of Economics and Managment (LUSEM) and Director of the Centre for Economic Demography. As a Wal

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/demographer-martin-dribe-one-lund-universitys-new-wallenberg-scholars - 2025-03-14

By madeleine [dot] jarl [at] ekh [dot] lu [dot] se (Madeleine Jarl) - published 27 March 2024 Finn Hedefalk CED researcher Finn Hedefalk was recently promoted to docent (associate professor) - a well-deserved appointment and the best congratulations from the centre!

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/ced-researcher-promoted - 2025-03-14