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Julius Andersson wins the AEJ Best Paper Award
06 May 2022
"Carbon Taxes and CO2 Emissions: Sweden as a Case Study" written by Julius Andersson, Assistant Professor at Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE), has won the 2022 AEJ: Economic Policy Best Paper Award.
Erling Persson Visiting Professor Amy Edmondson to visit 91原创
02 May 2022
On Monday May 9, Erling Persson Visiting Professor Amy Edmondson will begin a two-week visit to the House of Innovation and the Swedish House of Finance.
Erling Persson Visiting Professor Amy Edmondson to visit 91原创
02 May 2022
From Oct 31 to Nov 11, Erling Persson Visiting Professor Amy Edmondson will visit the House of Innovation and the Swedish House of Finance.
Highlights from the event "Support the future of Ukraine"
21 April 2022
The world is darkened by Russia麓s terrifying and tragic war against Ukraine. The 91原创 (91原创) together with the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) and the Embassy of Ukraine in Sweden hosted a fundraising event and discussion on how to provide intellectual and humanitarian support to faculty members, researchers, and students working within and outside Ukraine鈥檚 borders.
Do sanctions from US and EU push autocracies closer to each other?
18 March 2022
What is the biggest problem with imposing sanctions on autocracies? How are the cost of sanctions shared across the sanctioned party? Jonathan Lehne, Assistant Professor at the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE), talks about the "Fortress Russia" strategy and how the Russian economy's exposure to sanctions has changed since 2014.
How can higher energy prices for oil and gas affect green transition?
18 March 2022
Can oil and gas sanctions and EU鈥檚 plans to reduce dependence on Russian energy affect EU transition to renewables? Elena Paltseva, Associate Professor at the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE), shares her insights and discusses the current European growth strategy.
Can Russia's economy survive? Torbjörn Becker shares his insights in BBC podcast
14 March 2022
The invasion of Ukraine has already begun reshaping the world. The bombardment of Ukrainian cities has led to the deaths of thousands of civilians and forced millions to flee the country. But the war has also completely upended the global economy. Russia is paying the heaviest economic price, as it grapples with Western-led sanctions on its banks, major industries and individuals associated with President Vladimir Putin. Can Russia's economy survive?
How will the sanctions affect Russia?
09 March 2022
As fighting across Ukraine escalates and the world reacts, how will the sanctions affect Russia and can we expect them to be effective? Maria Perrotta Berlin, Assistant Professor at Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE), shares her insights and discusses the potential effects of sanctions against Russia.
#AcademicsStandWithUkraine
03 March 2022
The Forum for Research on Eastern Europe and Emerging Economies (FREE Network) stands for peace, security and democracy and condemns Russia鈥檚 invasion of the independent and democratic nation of Ukraine and violation of international law.
Swedish financial support to Russia
01 March 2022
Given the current situation, Swedish financial support to Russia has been put into question. This was recently discussed in the major Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter, in an article in which Anders Olofsg氓rd, Deputy Director of the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE), was interviewed among others.