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Exploring patient safety risk in an emergency ward for substance use through a mixed-method analysis by Svensson, Jakob

“…There is limited knowledge of how psychiatric patient safety measures can detect and understand risk as an emergent property within a healthcare system…”
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Eight Questions about Corruption by Svensson, Jakob

“…This paper will discuss eight frequently asked questions about public corruption: (1) What is corruption? (2) Which countries are the most corrupt? (3) What…”
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Are corruption and taxation really harmful to growth? Firm level evidence by Fisman, Raymond, Svensson, Jakob

“…Exploiting a unique data set containing information on the estimated bribe payments of Ugandan firms, we study the relationship between bribery payments, taxes…”
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Power to the People: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment on Community-Based Monitoring in Uganda by Björkman, Martina, Svensson, Jakob

“…This paper presents a randomized field experiment on community-based monitoring of public primary health care providers in Uganda. Through two rounds of…”
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LEMON TECHNOLOGIES AND ADOPTION: MEASUREMENT, THEORY, AND EVIDENCE FROM AGRICULTURAL MARKETS IN UGANDA by Bold, Tessa, Kaizzi, Kayuki C., Svensson, Jakob, Yanagizawa-Drott, David

“…To reduce poverty and food insecurity in Africa requires raising productivity in agriculture. Systematic use of fertilizer and hybrid seed is a pathway to…”
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COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy in low- and middle-income countries by Solís Arce, Julio S, Warren, Shana S, Meriggi, Niccolò F, Scacco, Alexandra, McMurry, Nina, Voors, Maarten, Syunyaev, Georgiy, Malik, Amyn Abdul, Aboutajdine, Samya, Adeojo, Opeyemi, Anigo, Deborah, Armand, Alex, Asad, Saher, Atyera, Martin, Augsburg, Britta, Awasthi, Manisha, Ayesiga, Gloria Eden, Bancalari, Antonella, Björkman Nyqvist, Martina, Borisova, Ekaterina, Bosancianu, Constantin Manuel, Cabra García, Magarita Rosa, Cheema, Ali, Collins, Elliott, Cuccaro, Filippo, Farooqi, Ahsan Zia, Fatima, Tatheer, Fracchia, Mattia, Galindo Soria, Mery Len, Guariso, Andrea, Hasanain, Ali, Jaramillo, Sofía, Kallon, Sellu, Kamwesigye, Anthony, Kharel, Arjun, Kreps, Sarah, Levine, Madison, Littman, Rebecca, Malik, Mohammad, Manirabaruta, Gisele, Mfura, Jean Léodomir Habarimana, Momoh, Fatoma, Mucauque, Alberto, Mussa, Imamo, Nsabimana, Jean Aime, Obara, Isaac, Otálora, María Juliana, Ouédraogo, Béchir Wendemi, Pare, Touba Bakary, Platas, Melina R, Polanco, Laura, Qureshi, Javaeria Ashraf, Raheem, Mariam, Ramakrishna, Vasudha, Rendrá, Ismail, Shah, Taimur, Shaked, Sarene Eyla, Shapiro, Jacob N, Svensson, Jakob, Tariq, Ahsan, Tchibozo, Achille Mignondo, Tiwana, Hamid Ali, Trivedi, Bhartendu, Vernot, Corey, Vicente, Pedro C, Weissinger, Laurin B, Zafar, Basit, Zhang, Baobao, Karlan, Dean, Callen, Michael, Teachout, Matthieu, Humphreys, Macartan, Mobarak, Ahmed Mushfiq, Omer, Saad B

“…Widespread acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines is crucial for achieving sufficient immunization coverage to end the global pandemic, yet few studies have…”
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Picturing the Party: Instagram and Party Campaigning in the 2014 Swedish Elections by Filimonov, Kirill, Russmann, Uta, Svensson, Jakob

“…This article explores Swedish parties’ activities on Instagram during the 2014 elections. Understanding party campaign communication as highly strategic, that…”
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Bribes, Lobbying, and Development by HARSTAD, BÅRD, SVENSSON, JAKOB

“…When faced with a regulatory constraint, firms can either comply, bribe the regulator to get around the rule, or lobby the government to relax it. We analyze…”
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Visualizing healthcare system variability and resilience: a longitudinal study of patient movements following discharge from a Swedish psychiatric clinic by Svensson, Jakob, Bergström, Johan

“…As healthcare becomes increasingly complex, new methods are needed to identify weaknesses in the system that could lead to increased risk. Traditionally, the…”
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The power of information in public services: Evidence from education in Uganda by Reinikka, Ritva, Svensson, Jakob

“…In this paper we argue that innovations in governance of social services are an effective way to improve outcomes such as attainment of universal primary…”
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Introduction to Visual Communication in the Age of Social Media: Conceptual, Theoretical and Methodological Challenges by Russmann, Uta, Svensson, Jakob

“…This thematic issue of Media and Communication focuses attention on the shift towards visual images on social media as well as the transformation of visual…”
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Perceptions of age in contemporary tech by Rosales, Andrea, Svensson, Jakob

“…This article attends to age stereotypes and ageism in contemporary tech. In academia, little attention has been devoted to this topic. Therefore, we intend to…”
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GETTING PRICES RIGHT: THE IMPACT OF THE MARKET INFORMATION SERVICE IN UGANDA by Svensson, Jakob, Yanagizawa, David

“…The Market Information Service project in Uganda collected data on prices for the main agricultural commodities in major market centers and disseminated the…”
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FIGHTING CORRUPTION TO IMPROVE SCHOOLING: EVIDENCE FROM A NEWSPAPER CAMPAIGN IN UGANDA by Reinikka, Ritva, Svensson, Jakob

“…What are the most effective ways to increase primary school enrollment and student learning? We argue that innovations in governance of social services may…”
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Understanding the current backlash against LGBTIQ+ rights through the lens of heteroactivism: A case study of the International Organization for the Family’s transnational norm diffusion on Twitter by Strand, Cecilia, Eriksson, Åsa, Svensson, Jakob

“…A new generation of transnational anti-gender actors are framing themselves as human rights champions and protectors of the rights of the “natural family”. To…”
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Patterns of mortality risk among patients with substance use disorder: an opportunity for proactive patient safety? by Svensson, Jakob, Bergström, Johan, Kåberg, Martin, Becker, Per

“…Patients with substance use disorder (SUD) suffer from excess mortality compared to the overall population. This study aims to identify patterns in death rates…”
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Studying Organizations on Instagram by Russmann, Uta, Svensson, Jakob

“…With the rise of social media platforms based on the sharing of pictures and videos, the question of how such platforms should be studied arises. Previous…”
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What is Data and What Can it be Used For? Key Questions in the Age of Burgeoning Data-essentialism by Svensson, Jakob, Poveda Guillen, Oriol

“…In this article we describe the rise of a data orthodoxy that we suggest to label ‘data-essentialism’. We question this data-essentialism by problematizing its…”
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When is foreign aid policy credible? Aid dependence and conditionality by Svensson, Jakob

“…Disbursements of foreign aid are guided (in part) by the needs of the poor. Anticipating this, recipients have little incentive to improve the welfare of the…”
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Polarizing Political Participation Frames in a Nordic Gay Community by Svensson, Jakob

“…This article is based on a research project studying political discussions in the Swedish LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-, Transsexual) community Qruiser. These…”
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