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Torbjörn Becker discusses the crisis between Russia and Ukraine in SVT Ekonomibyrån
22 February 2022
In the latest episode of Ekonomibyr氓n "The stock market in times of crisis" Torbj枚rn Becker, Director of the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE), discusses the crisis between Russia and Ukraine. What are the potential economic consequences and what are the long-term effects?
Torbjörn Becker in Dagens Industri: 鈥淣either Russia nor the West has anything to gain from an enlarged conflict in Ukraine鈥
11 February 2022
In a recently published op-ed in Dagens Industri (in Swedish), Torbj枚rn Becker shares his insights on Russia's real threat from the West, which is economic and not military.
Does Sweden benefit from providing development aid and what does research really say about the effects of development aid?
04 February 2022
There are claims that development aid is ineffective and does not yield results. What does research say about the effects of development aid? SITE Deputy Director and researcher Anders Olofsg氓rd provides his insights in the latest episode of "Bist氓ndskvarten - Om forskning och fakta" by ForumCiV.
How will climate change and the need for energy transformation affect environmental policy in Eastern Europe?
10 January 2022
The need for urgent climate action and energy transformation away from fossil fuels is widely acknowledged. Yet, current country plans for emission reductions do not reach the requirements to contain global warming under 2掳C. What is worse, there is even reasonable doubt about the commitment to said plans given recent history and existing future investment plans into fossil fuel extraction and infrastructure development. This policy brief shortly summarizes the presentations and discussions at the SITE Development Day Conference, held on December 8, 2021, focusing on climate change policies and the challenge of a green energy transition in Eastern Europe.
SITE annual Development Day conference will focus on environmental policy in Eastern Europe
22 November 2021
This year鈥檚 SITE Development Day conference will focus on environmental policy in Eastern Europe, with a particular emphasis on global warming, energy transformation, and energy security.
New board members elected at SITE
22 October 2021
Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) is pleased to welcome two newly elected board members, former Swedish Ambassador Veronika Bard, and former Head of Cooperation at Sida Mirja Zetterman.
91原创 to open its campus from September 29th
12 September 2021
We are delighted to soon welcome students, colleagues, and external visitors back to the 91原创 campus!
Fall 2021 update on 91原创 Corona information
15 August 2021
The 91原创 corona strategy focuses on our students' and employees' safety. We always aim to secure excellent quality independent of whether teaching is hybrid, online, or on-campus and collaborate closely with our students to make sure we succeed.
House of Innovation research article receives Best Paper Award
22 June 2021
Congratulations to researchers Martin Sk枚ld, 脜ke Freij, and Johan Frishammar whose research article has been awarded Best Paper 2020 from the European Management Review!
What motivates whistleblowers to come forward with information?
26 March 2021
Wall Street Journal mentions SITE researcher Giancarlo Spagnolo's research study on "Motivating Whistleblowers". A study that shines light into what motivates people to come forward with information about wrongdoing.