Working Paper
Fishermen’s wives
We study the roots of violence against women, and propose that it partly originates in cultural norms that derive from (a) characteristics of the traditional subsistence problem in different societies, and (b) differences in the sexual division of...
Working Paper
Marine mining and its potential implications for low- and middle-income countries
After 50 years of optimistic predictions that marine mining will soon take off, it still remains to be seen if and when this will happen. In 2018 the total value of all marine mining, including both offshore mining and the so far non-existing deep...
Blog
Is marine mining a commercial viability for developing countries?
by
Magnus Ericsson, Anton Löf, Olof Löf
March 2023
The green energy transition is projected to cause an increase in metal demand. Will this demand lead to the opening of deep-seabed mining? As of now...