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  • Covid-19 mortality not dependent on residential areas


    The results of a recently published study show that the risk of dying from Covid-19 was not dependent on the type of area an individual lived in. A new study from Jönköping International Business School (JIBS) at Jönköping University, conducted using extensive microdata from the Swedish Central Bureau of Statistics (SCB) and death registers from the National Board of Health and Welfare, questions the link between Covid-19 mortality and so-called socioeconomically deprived areas in Sweden .

  • Top three in the world for twenty years


    Jönköping International Business School (JIBS) at Jönköping University has been ranked among the top three in the world for twenty years in the field of family business and ownership research. Research in this area is primarily conducted today at the Centre for Family Entrepreneurship and Ownership (CeFEO), founded in 2005.

  • New interdisciplinary research network on the elderly and ageing


    At Jönköping University, a new network called GeroNet (Gerontology Network) was launched in autumn 2023. The aim of GeroNet is to disseminate and discuss research conducted in the field of the elderly and ageing across all schools at Jönköping University (JU), as well as to initiate new collaborative research projects.

  • Recap of JU’s research for 2023


    Now that more than a month of the new year has passed, it's high time to reflect on last year’s research output. Exciting and multifaceted research and research-related activities have been conducted at Jönköping University (JU) and the four schools during 2023. Here are some examples.

  • The second-highest number of doctoral theses in Sweden on entrepreneurship


    In a recent study by ESBRI examining which Swedish higher educational institutions have delivered the most dissertations in innovation and entrepreneurship research over the past four years, Jönköping International Business School (JIBS), Jönköping University, takes second place.