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While foreign direct investments (FDI) are promoted as a vehicle for economic development their environmental consequences are less estab-lished. This study tests the hypotheses that 1) FDI led to environmental deg-radation in form of increased greenhouse gas emissions during Sub-Saharan Africa´s recent growth spurt but that 2) this impact was felt to a lesser extent in countries with a higher qua
2 juni 2026 12:10 till 13:15 | Seminarium A panel discussion in Lund and online. Topic: AI and democracyWhen: 2 June 12.10 to 13.15Where: LUX aula, Helgonavägen 3, Lund, Sverige. And online on zoomRegistrationAttend online: Sign up to attend online and/or receive the recording.Attend in-person: Sign up to join us in-person at LUX auditorium in Lund AbstractAI and digital technologies affect democr
https://www.lu.se/evenemang/ai-and-democracy-panel-discussion-lund-and-online - 2026-07-22
Im März 1847 erließ Papst Pius IX die Enzyklika „Praedecessores Nostros“, die die katholische Geistlichkeit weltweit aufrief, zur Linderung der großen irischen Hungersnot drei Tage der Gebete und Kollekten abzuhalten. Die Bischöfe, die diese Botschaft in den italienischen Staaten weiterführten, verfassten ihrerseits Appelle zur lokalen Durchführung des Triduums. Sie animierten die Gläubigen, dem B
2 juni 2026 12:15 till 13:15 | Seminarium AI and digital technologies affect democracy in many ways – through algorithms in social media, AI-generated information and disinformation, and the automated dissemination of political messages. In a series of seminars ahead of the Swedish election in 2026, AI Lund will present research that highlights how AI affects different aspects of democracy, but al
https://www.lu.se/evenemang/ai-and-democracy-panel-discussion-lund-university-experts - 2026-07-22
The study extends a previous investigation on the use of oral decongestants during pregnancy with another 1 000 women (1 017 infants) who reported the use of such drugs in early pregnancy and 1 125 women (1 145 infants) who had such drugs prescribed later in pregnancy. The results on the beneficial delivery outcome after late use of the drugs with a reduced rate of preterm birth and low birth weig
https://www.lu.se/evenemang/sandblomdagen-2025 - 2026-07-22
How sticky were wages during the Great Depression? Although classic accounts emphasise the importance of nominal rigidity in amplifying deflationary shocks, the evidence is limited. In this paper, I calculate the degree of nominal wage rigidity in the United Kingdom between the wars using new granular data covering millions of wages. I find that nominal wages changed infrequently but that wage cut
How sticky were wages during the Great Depression? Although classic accounts emphasize the importance of nominal rigidity in amplifying deflationary shocks, the evidence is limited. In this paper, I calculate the degree of nominal wage rigidity in the United Kingdom between the wars using new granular data covering millions of wages.I find that nominal wages were more flexible downwards than in mo
