Research

Top publications of the team

• Berggren, Niclas, Andreas Bergh and Therese Nilsson (2026). “Economic or Political Uncertainty in Early Life Reduces Later Tolerance.” Journal of Comparative Economics, forthcoming. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jce.2026.01.009
• Berggren, Niclas, Christian Bjørnskov and Alexandra Sandström (2026). “The Rule of Law Predicts Trust in Journalists.” Journal of Law and Economics, 69(2): 361–385. https://doi.org/10.1086/738360
• Cruzatti, John, Christian Bjørnskov, Andrea Sáenz de Viteri and Cristian Cruzatti (2024). “Geography, Development, and Power: Parliament Leaders and Local Clientelism.” World Development 182(October), 106706. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2024.106706
• Strobl, Martin, Andrea Sáenz de Viteri, Martin Rode and Christian Bjørnskov (2023). “Populism and Inequality: Does Reality Match the Populist Rhetoric?” Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 207(March), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2023.01.010

Selected research projects

• Berggren, Niclas. The Basis for Successful Integration – Evidence from the Economics of Culture, from the Czech Science Foundation (GA ČR), 2019–2021.
• Berggren, Niclas. Cultural Background, Labor-Market Outcomes and Firm Performance, from the Czech Science Foundation (GA ČR), 2022–2024.
• Hudík, Marek. Entrepreneurship and Institutional Change: The Case of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Collapse and the Creation of Czechoslovakia, from the Czech Science Foundation (GA ČR), 2022–2024.