The Institute for Social Research (SOFI) at Stockholm University is a leading institute in research on social policy, welfare, inequality, and the labor market.With an interdisciplinary focus primarily encompassing economics and sociology, SOFI aims to contribute to a deeper understanding of the social and economic challenges societies face today.SOFI is home to The Unit for Labour Market and Employment Relations (AKPA), which conducts education on the undergraduate leven on labor market issues from perspectives of labor law, economics, and sociology.At SOFI, there are also several research groups:* Labor Economics (AME): In addition to research concerning labor market outcomes such as wages and employment, studies cover primary and higher education, health, taxes and income transfers, policy, crime and punishment, and equality.* Labor Market Regulation (AMR): Legal research on the regulation governing the labor market. This includes labor law, the rules that define the relationship between employers and employees, both individually and collectively.* Gender Analysis and Interdisciplinary Research Network, Stockholm (GAINS): An interdisciplinary research environment aimed at facilitating social science research on issues related to gender, labor market, health, education, and family relations.* Level of Living (LNU): Studies of individuals' living conditions, social stratification, and economic and social inequality.* Social Policy (SOCPOL): Investigating explanations for the development of the welfare state, as well as the effects of social policy on an individual and societal level,