Publications of the Research Unit Pensions and Sustainable Financial Markets

European banks are exposed to a substantial amount of risky sovereign debt. “Missing capital” in the banking system resulting from the zero-risk weight exemption for European sovereign debt amplifies the…

• Reluctance Towards E-Cars: High Costs Not the Only Barrier to E-Mobility
• Long-Run Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Social Inequality
• Disproportionate Purchase of High-Debt Country Bonds Even Before…

• Socially Responsible Behaviour Can Slow the Spread of the Coronavirus
• Innovative Companies Are More Resilient to Crises and Less Prone to Cut Employment
• Contact-Tracing App: Creating Incentives for Fast and…

• Coronavirus Pandemic Poses Threat to Existence of Many Businesses
• Lack of Qualified Personnel Becomes a Major Barrier to Innovation
• EU Acceptance Depends on Its Institutions
• Cyberattacks Threaten Company…

• Emerging Economies Catch up to Developed Countries in Terms of Competitiveness
• Equity as Profitable Old-Age Investment
• Gender Norms Influence Salary Information of Men and Women in Surveys
• European…

This study explores the interrelated roles of health and welfare state policies in the decision to take up disability insurance (DI) benefits due to work disability (WD), defined as the (partial) inability to…

We examine how the numeracy level of employees influences their on-the-job performance. Based on an administrative dataset of a retail bank we relate the performance of loan officers in a standardized math test…

We document increased old-age mortality rates among Swedish twin mothers compared to non-twin mothers. Results are based on administrative data on mortality for the years 1990 to 2010. We…