Jun 11, 2026
The WHO wants to limit contact between politicians and companies in the alcohol and food sectors, just as has already been done with the tobacco industry. Will this protect decision-making from undue influence, or does it risk excluding large parts of the business community from...
Jun 3, 2026
Sweden spends enormous resources on treating diseases once they have already occurred, but very little on keeping people healthy in the first place. The average Swede spends the last ten years of his or her life in poor health, and if we can reduce that time, there are huge...
Jun 22, 2025
In his latest report for EPHI, Jojje Olsson looks at how China has systematically penetrated European markets for electric cars, solar panels and batteries. Breaking the dependence on Russian energy raw materials was a painful process for the EU.
Jun 18, 2025
Just in time for midsummer, EPHI is releasing the report En sista runda (A final round), in which we review the background to Swedish alcohol policy. The aim of the report is to review the conceptual model that forms the basis for the state's monopoly on the sale of alcohol. The idea is based on the notion...
Dec 3, 2024
Jonas Grafström, a researcher at Ratio, the Swedish business research institute, has written a report on the collapse of the battery company Northvolt. Northvolt is not alone in being a failing battery company. There are other failing ventures in Europe. The EU...
Jul 2, 2024
Doctor Vincent Flink Amble-Naess has written a report for Ephi on obesity and medicines. Flink Amble-Naess notes that there is currently effective medical treatment for weight loss. The question is who should get it, how the treatment should be financed and how we... 
