๐บ๐ฆ Can Ukraineโs social system keep up as the workforce shrinks? ๐ ๐ Explore the prospects for Ukraineโs human capital in the full version of the Human Capital Chartbook by the KSE Institute: shorturl.at/IBsvF #Ukraine #kseinstitute #FreeNetwork #labourmarket
I just wrote a policy brief summarizing our research on how sexual harassment affects gender inequality in the labor market. We argue that discrimination in work conditions, such as sexual harassment, is a key reason why women work in workplaces and occupations with lower pay.
NAERE 2026 comes to Stockholm on June 11โ12 at SSE, hosted by SITE. Researchers and PhD students are invited to submit papers in environmental, resource, and energy economics by April 1, 2026. Keynote speaker: Hรฉlรจne Ollivier. Learn more: www.hhs.se/en/about-us/...
๐ How does sexual harassment shape womenโs careers and workplace equality? ๐ Olle Folke from @sitestockholm.bsky.social and Uppsala University explores evidence on discrimination and labor market outcomes. freepolicybriefs.org/2026/03/09/d... #FreeNetwork #frogee #gender
What impact does the Middle East war have on the Russian economy? @torbjornbecker.bsky.social from @sitestockholm.bsky.social joins Trygghetspodden to share insights on the economic impact and the bigger picture. Learn more in ep.219 (in Swedish): trygghetspodden.se
๐ถ Can survey design change what people admit about tax evasion? ๐ Andris Saulฤซtis from Collegio Carlo Alberto and BICEPS compares direct questions and โlist experimentsโ to measure tax evasion. ๐ freepolicybriefs.org/2025/11/10/t... #FREEnetwork #taxevasion #BICEPS #research
๐ Can Russia sustain spending as revenues weaken and growth slows? ๐ KSE Instituteโs new Russia Chartbook highlights mounting fiscal pressure as oil and gas revenues fall and inflation rises.
kse.ua/about-the-sc... #FreeNetwork #sanctions #kseinstitute #oiltracker
๐ข Why do authoritarian regimes bother holding elections if outcomes are often predictable? ๐ Anastasiia Arbuzova from @sitestockholm.bsky.social explores how turnout affects government legitimacy. freepolicybriefs.org/2026/02/23/d...
#FreeNetwork #russia #elections #Autocrats
๐บ How do algorithms shape news and politics? Join tomorrowโs SITE Seminar with Ruben Enikolopov on algorithmic gatekeeping in online news. www.hhs.se/en/about-us/... #FREEnetwork
๐ฑ Is income polarization fueling resistance to climate policy? Julius Andersson from @sitestockholm.bsky.social explores how shrinking middle-class income shares can drive backlash against carbon and fuel taxes. freepolicybriefs.org/2026/02/02/i... #FREEnetwork #ClimatePolicy #FREECE
Missed our Feb 12 seminar on Ukraineโs experience of information aggression? Read the key takeaways: why info threats are systemic risks, how trust is both target & defence, and why stateโcivil society + cross-border cooperation matter. โก๏ธ tr.ee/SIrwl3
๐ช๐บ Can EU accession serve as a strategic anchor for Ukraine and Moldova amid war and geopolitical pressure? Anastasiia Arbuzova & Anders Olofsgรฅrd from @sitestockholm.bsky.social examine economic preconditions, financing and human capital development. freepolicybriefs.org/2026/01/12/e... #FREEnetwork
Four years of Ukraine's resilience - and SITE's continued commitment. Thank you for standing with Ukraine. With respect, Torbjรถrn Becker Director, Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) Stockholm School of Economics
On Feb 24, 2026, marks 4 years since Russiaโs full-scale invasion. Ukraineโs courage and resilience endure. Supporting Ukraine isnโt only solidarity - itโs an investment in Europeโs security and stability. At SITE, weโll keep providing rigorous, policy-relevant analysis. More of SITE: tr.ee/SHAKnh
๐ What happens if Belarus slips into prolonged economic stagnation and its political-economic equilibrium shifts? ๐ Dzmitry Kruk (BEROC) explores this turning point and the role early external action could play. freepolicybriefs.org/2026/01/26/t... #FreeNetwork #belarus #Economicstagnation
Join us on March 5 (15:00โ16:15 CET) for a SITE Seminar with Ruben Enikolopov: 'Platform Power in News Aggregation'. New evidence from Yandex News on how algorithmic rankings shift attention, traffic & media incentives - before/after a liability law shock. โก๏ธ Learn more and how to join: tr.ee/xDhU2V
๐ What lessons can policymakers learn from the latest round of EUโRussia oil sanctions? Maria Perrotta Berlin from
@SITEStockholm and Chloรฉ Le Coq from Paris-Panthรฉon-Assas University CRED & SITE discuss the consequences of these measures. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/12/08/e... #FREEnetwork
๐ฐ How much has Russiaโs full-scale invasion cost Ukraineโs economy? ๐ KSE Institute, in its latest report, estimates $1.7 trillion in lost revenue and $0.6 trillion in lost value added. This exceeds Ukraineโs 2021 GDP by more than threefold. kse.ua/about-the-sc... #FREEnetwork #Ukraine #Research
Russiaโs economy is under growing strain: falling oil revenues, a widening budget deficit, and sanctions that โdo bite.โ SITEโs Torbjรถrn Becker joins SRโs Radiokorrespondenterna Ryssland to unpack what this means for the war - and what comes next. Learn more (in Swe): tr.ee/0HqwZP
๐ข Why do autocrats care about election turnout? ๐ Anastasiia Arbuzova from the @sitestockholm.bsky.social explores how turnout affects government legitimacy. freepolicybriefs.org/2026/02/23/d... #FreeNetwork #russia #elections #Autocrats
๐ท๐บ๐ How much impact did sanctions have on Russiaโs oil-dependent economy in 2025? KSE Instituteโs year-end assessment breaks down the effects on oil revenues, fiscal stability, and macroeconomic trends. ๐ Read more: kse.ua/about-the-sc... #KSEInstitute #FREEnetwork #sanctions
๐ผ How has political repression reshaped Belarusian entrepreneurship in Europe? ๐ In the latest BEROC policy brief, researchers examine the rise of a dynamic Belarusian business diaspora and its policy implications for the EU. freepolicybriefs.org/2026/02/09/b... #FreeNetwork #BEROC
๐บ๐ฆ How does war reshape a nationโs mental health? ๐ Join the KSE Economic Seminar โMental Health During the Warโ with Maksym Obrizan, Associate Professor of Economics at the @kse_ua. ๐ February 24 | 13:00. Online via Zoom. www.linkedin.com/events/menta... #FREEnetwork
๐ Is Russiaโs expanding footprint in Africa delivering real gains or just grand ambitions? @lilleberlin.bsky.social of @sitestockholm.bsky.social and Lev Lvovskiy of BEROC examine Russiaโs evolving strategy on the continent. Read more: freepolicybriefs.org/2026/01/19/r... #FREEnetwork
Sweden has pledged SEK 114bn to Ukraine - its biggest modern commitment. At an EU Parliament seminar in Stockholm, SITE Director Torbjรถrn Becker @torbjornbecker.bsky.social highlighted Russiaโs war economy is under rising strain - and sustained EU/US support can be decisive. โก๏ธ tr.ee/Mm5eS9
Join our next SITE Seminar: Julius Andersson presents a simple formula linking indirect tax progressivity to income elasticity and inequality - with implications for carbon & excise taxes.
๐ Stockholm School of Economics + online
๐๏ธ March 3, 2026
โฐ 12:00โ13:00 CET
โก๏ธ Learn more: tr.ee/vlHzri
๐ What can Russiaโs struggling car market reveal about broader economic strain under sanctions? Cecilia Smitt Meyer of the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics digs into key trends. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/05/05/r... #RussiaEconomy #Sanctions #SanctionsImpact
From left: Torbjรถrn Becker, Rikard Westerberg, Ksenia Rundin, Natalia Mishyna, Mary Prokhorova, Liudmyla Lemrini, Anna Anisimova, James Pamment, Liubov Tsybulska, and Carlos Diaz Ruiz.
How costly is it for a democracy to ignore antagonistic information threats? On Feb 12 SITE, CSSC at SSE, and SUCC hosted a high-level discussion at SSE on the economic, political, and societal consequences of disinformation and hybrid information aggression. โก๏ธ Learn more: tr.ee/cT5Gag
๐ธ Are remittances just income, or a poverty safety net? Mariam Lobjanidze and Elene Seturidze from ISET_PI examine the role of remittances in keeping households above the poverty line. freepolicybriefs.org/2026/02/16/r... #FREEnetwork #ISETPI #remittances
๐จ What if the real political risk for climate policy lies in a shrinking middle class? ๐ In his latest policy brief, Julius Andersson from @sitestockholm.bsky.social discusses income polarization and climate policy backlash. freepolicybriefs.org/2026/02/02/i... #SITE #FREEnetwork #FREECE #climate
Maria Perrotta Berlin, Assistant Professor at SITE, contributed to the Sorbonne Alliance research initiative โEurope and the War in Ukraineโ - a joint project led by ESCP Business School, INALCO, and Paris Sorbonne Nouvelle examining the warโs consequences for Europe in geopolitical, geoeconomic, and business terms.
SITEโs Maria Perrotta Berlin @lilleberlin.bsky.social contributes to the Sorbonne Alliance series Europe and the War in Ukraine with a new policy paper on Russia sanctions - what worked, whatโs left, and how frozen Russian assets could help fund Ukraineโs defence & reconstruction. โก๏ธ tr.ee/5DPLl7
