The Centre for Research on Economic Relations (CER) is a research centre based at the Faculty of Human Sciences at the Sundsvall campus, with a focus on business, economics and educational science.
The centre was established based on the initiative of a network of companies that set out to strengthen the cluster within banking, insurance and pensions in the Sundsvall region. When CER was formed in August 2008, two other vital industries for the region joined: real estate and accounting/auditing. CER’s work is based on the above-mentioned industries, which collectively create the unique character of the business community in the region. It is only natural that the origin story of the centre has left its mark on both the research conducted at CER and the general character of its activities.
Ever since the centre was established, CER has set out to be a research centre in the truest sense – i.e. something more than a traditional research centre – and to study economic relations while constantly striving for improvement in relevant areas. In addition to conducting near-industry research and publishing results in international scientific journals, CER strives to share research results with the surrounding community and contribute to regional growth. The centre’s mission also includes the development of close collaborations with strategic partners (inside and outside academia) regionally, nationally and internationally.
Tuesday 14 April 2026
CER affiliated employee Tarek Rana writes on the CER blog about how international collaboration has become a foundational pillar in an increasingly complex and interconnected world. His partnership with CER illustrates the benifits of such collaborations.
Tuesday 14 April 2026
Monday 13 April 2026
Since its inception in 2021, the collaboration with Associate Professor Tarek Rana at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, has developed into one of CER's most successful international exchange. He writes about this and the importance of international contacts in the CER blog.
Monday 13 April 2026
Thursday 9 April 2026
At the end of March, the Hans Dalborg Foundation for Banking and Finance Research invited previous recipients of the Hans Dalborg Award for Excellence in Research in Financial Economics to a seminar at Nordea's head office in Stockholm.
Thursday 9 April 2026
Wednesday 25 March 2026
The CER network's webinar on March 24 focused on a changing work environment. For many, work is becoming increasingly flexible when it comes to the office landscape itself. How does it affect the individual and the organization?
Wednesday 25 March 2026
Wednesday 7 January 2026
CER's PhD student Ammarah Tariq maps whether mandatory sustainability reporting increases EU companies' transparency regarding their sustainability work and the results are reported in the article "Mandatory Sustainability Reporting and the Disclosure-Performance Gap: Insights from the EU Directive"
Wednesday 7 January 2026
Friday 9 January 2026
CER's PhD student Dennis Hedback investigates whether machine learning can be used to automatically identify audit reports where the auditor warns that a company is at risk of not being able to continue its operations.
Friday 9 January 2026
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