Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE)
@sitestockholm.bsky.social
SITE is a leading research and policy center on economic development in low-and middle income countries, with a particular emphasis on transition in the former Soviet Union and Central- and Eastern Europe.
➡️ Learn more: https://linktr.ee/SITEStockholm
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📢 Discover SITE’s latest work on economic and policy developments with relevance for Eastern Europe and other transition countries.
📚 Explore our research articles, policy briefs, datasets, reports, and more: research.hhs.se/esploro/sear...
📚 Explore our research articles, policy briefs, datasets, reports, and more: research.hhs.se/esploro/sear...
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🛢️ What if tankers carrying Russian oil were permanently banned from EU ports? Johan Gars (Beijer Institute), Daniel Spiro (Uppsala University), & Henrik Wachtmeister (UU & @UISweden) argue this could reshape sanctions without raising oil prices freepolicybriefs.org/2025/11/24/t... #sanctions
November 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
🛢️ What if tankers carrying Russian oil were permanently banned from EU ports? Johan Gars (Beijer Institute), Daniel Spiro (Uppsala University), & Henrik Wachtmeister (UU & @UISweden) argue this could reshape sanctions without raising oil prices freepolicybriefs.org/2025/11/24/t... #sanctions
Last week on November 21, SITE & @sceeus-ui.bsky.social hosted a dialogue on why Ukraine continues to exceed global expectations. Speakers highlighted how culture, identity, and democratic conviction underpin Ukraine’s resilience nearly four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion. ➡️ tr.ee/2aiSQF
November 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Last week on November 21, SITE & @sceeus-ui.bsky.social hosted a dialogue on why Ukraine continues to exceed global expectations. Speakers highlighted how culture, identity, and democratic conviction underpin Ukraine’s resilience nearly four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion. ➡️ tr.ee/2aiSQF
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🌍 Can climate action deepen inequality or reduce it? 📌 Join the FREECE workshop on "The Economics of Inequality and the Environment" at the @sitestockholm.bsky.social 🔗 Register: www.hhs.se/en/about-us/... #FreeNetwork #SITE #FREECE #climatepolicy
November 24, 2025 at 8:42 AM
🌍 Can climate action deepen inequality or reduce it? 📌 Join the FREECE workshop on "The Economics of Inequality and the Environment" at the @sitestockholm.bsky.social 🔗 Register: www.hhs.se/en/about-us/... #FreeNetwork #SITE #FREECE #climatepolicy
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🇪🇺 How did EU pre-accession funds help transform Poland’s infrastructure before 2004? 🔎 Michał Myck and Monika Oczkowska of CenEA examine the role of EU aid in shaping Poland’s path to membership. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/10/06/e... #EUEnlargement #Poland #Infrastructure #CenEA
November 19, 2025 at 12:43 PM
🇪🇺 How did EU pre-accession funds help transform Poland’s infrastructure before 2004? 🔎 Michał Myck and Monika Oczkowska of CenEA examine the role of EU aid in shaping Poland’s path to membership. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/10/06/e... #EUEnlargement #Poland #Infrastructure #CenEA
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📉 What factors are driving Belarus’ slowdown in inflation? 🔎 BEROC’s research team presents a detailed analysis of food prices, monetary trends, and policy effects in its latest Quarterly Inflation Review. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/11/04/b... #FREEnetwork #BEROC #Belarus #inflation
November 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
📉 What factors are driving Belarus’ slowdown in inflation? 🔎 BEROC’s research team presents a detailed analysis of food prices, monetary trends, and policy effects in its latest Quarterly Inflation Review. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/11/04/b... #FREEnetwork #BEROC #Belarus #inflation
Latvia faces rising tensions over plans to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention. A new policy brief by Pamela Campa (SITE) & Kata Fredheim (SSE Riga) shows strong public support for protecting women from violence despite political pushback and polarization. 💡Learn more: tr.ee/CGulHv
November 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Latvia faces rising tensions over plans to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention. A new policy brief by Pamela Campa (SITE) & Kata Fredheim (SSE Riga) shows strong public support for protecting women from violence despite political pushback and polarization. 💡Learn more: tr.ee/CGulHv
How can research shape our understanding of Crimea?
Join SITE, Ukrainian partners & scholars for a vital discussion at SSE on Nov 26.
Evidence, identity & policy in focus.
🕐 13:00-15:00 CET
📍 Stockholm School of Economics
➡️ Learn more and register here: tr.ee/mik7lz
Join SITE, Ukrainian partners & scholars for a vital discussion at SSE on Nov 26.
Evidence, identity & policy in focus.
🕐 13:00-15:00 CET
📍 Stockholm School of Economics
➡️ Learn more and register here: tr.ee/mik7lz
November 18, 2025 at 2:33 PM
How can research shape our understanding of Crimea?
Join SITE, Ukrainian partners & scholars for a vital discussion at SSE on Nov 26.
Evidence, identity & policy in focus.
🕐 13:00-15:00 CET
📍 Stockholm School of Economics
➡️ Learn more and register here: tr.ee/mik7lz
Join SITE, Ukrainian partners & scholars for a vital discussion at SSE on Nov 26.
Evidence, identity & policy in focus.
🕐 13:00-15:00 CET
📍 Stockholm School of Economics
➡️ Learn more and register here: tr.ee/mik7lz
Join us tomorrow, Nov 18, 12:00 CET for the next SITE Seminar with Shon Ferguson (SLU)! He’ll discuss how climate accounting frameworks shape incentives for agricultural GHG mitigation, focusing on vegetable oil markets & EU policy.
📍On-site at SSE & online.
💡Learn more: tr.ee/CSGZIz
📍On-site at SSE & online.
💡Learn more: tr.ee/CSGZIz
November 17, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Join us tomorrow, Nov 18, 12:00 CET for the next SITE Seminar with Shon Ferguson (SLU)! He’ll discuss how climate accounting frameworks shape incentives for agricultural GHG mitigation, focusing on vegetable oil markets & EU policy.
📍On-site at SSE & online.
💡Learn more: tr.ee/CSGZIz
📍On-site at SSE & online.
💡Learn more: tr.ee/CSGZIz
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🇱🇻 Why is Latvia set to become the first EU country to leave the Istanbul Convention? 📚 Pamela Campa of @sitestockholm.bsky.social and Kata Fredheim of BICEPS and SSE Riga explore the political, social, and geopolitical forces behind this decision. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/11/17/l... #FREEnetwork
Between Progress and Pushback: Latvia and the Istanbul Convention
Is Latvia’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention about gender or geopolitics?
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November 17, 2025 at 8:35 AM
🇱🇻 Why is Latvia set to become the first EU country to leave the Istanbul Convention? 📚 Pamela Campa of @sitestockholm.bsky.social and Kata Fredheim of BICEPS and SSE Riga explore the political, social, and geopolitical forces behind this decision. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/11/17/l... #FREEnetwork
Join Peter Pomerantsev & Volodymyr Yermolenko next week at the Stockholm School of Economics for a timely conversation on democracy, identity & Europe’s future.
🗓️ Nov 21 | 15:30-17:00 CET
💡 Learn more: tr.ee/v1ynTB
🤝 Co-organiser: @sceeus-ui.bsky.social
🗓️ Nov 21 | 15:30-17:00 CET
💡 Learn more: tr.ee/v1ynTB
🤝 Co-organiser: @sceeus-ui.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Join Peter Pomerantsev & Volodymyr Yermolenko next week at the Stockholm School of Economics for a timely conversation on democracy, identity & Europe’s future.
🗓️ Nov 21 | 15:30-17:00 CET
💡 Learn more: tr.ee/v1ynTB
🤝 Co-organiser: @sceeus-ui.bsky.social
🗓️ Nov 21 | 15:30-17:00 CET
💡 Learn more: tr.ee/v1ynTB
🤝 Co-organiser: @sceeus-ui.bsky.social
📢 Tomorrow: HROMADA Conference 2025 at SSE! Experts gather to discuss Ukraine’s sustainable future-governance, mobility & energy security.
📍In-person fully booked, but you can still join online!
🔗 Register here and see the full program: tr.ee/s5XSpx
📍In-person fully booked, but you can still join online!
🔗 Register here and see the full program: tr.ee/s5XSpx
November 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
📢 Tomorrow: HROMADA Conference 2025 at SSE! Experts gather to discuss Ukraine’s sustainable future-governance, mobility & energy security.
📍In-person fully booked, but you can still join online!
🔗 Register here and see the full program: tr.ee/s5XSpx
📍In-person fully booked, but you can still join online!
🔗 Register here and see the full program: tr.ee/s5XSpx
Join us today, Nov 11, for the next SITE Seminar with Prof. Olle Folke (SITE) on “Misunderstandings of the child penalty graph.” Explore how a widely cited figure is interpreted - and misinterpreted.
📍 SSE & Zoom | 🕛 12:00–13:00 CET
Register here to join online: hhs-se.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
📍 SSE & Zoom | 🕛 12:00–13:00 CET
Register here to join online: hhs-se.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 11, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Join us today, Nov 11, for the next SITE Seminar with Prof. Olle Folke (SITE) on “Misunderstandings of the child penalty graph.” Explore how a widely cited figure is interpreted - and misinterpreted.
📍 SSE & Zoom | 🕛 12:00–13:00 CET
Register here to join online: hhs-se.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
📍 SSE & Zoom | 🕛 12:00–13:00 CET
Register here to join online: hhs-se.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Highlights from our joint SITE–CfSR event “Innovation Under Fire” 🇺🇦 Experts discussed how wartime Ukraine turned civilian tech & research into defense innovation - and what Sweden & Europe can learn. ➡️ See more photos and learn more: tr.ee/jIfHuX
November 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Highlights from our joint SITE–CfSR event “Innovation Under Fire” 🇺🇦 Experts discussed how wartime Ukraine turned civilian tech & research into defense innovation - and what Sweden & Europe can learn. ➡️ See more photos and learn more: tr.ee/jIfHuX
How has Sweden’s approach to the EU Temporary Protection Directive shaped displaced Ukrainians’ integration? 🇸🇪🇺🇦
Maria Perrotta Berlin @lilleberlin.bsky.social, Anna Anisimova & Kata Fredheim explores key challenges and policy lessons.
💡Learn more: tr.ee/RRaaY6
Maria Perrotta Berlin @lilleberlin.bsky.social, Anna Anisimova & Kata Fredheim explores key challenges and policy lessons.
💡Learn more: tr.ee/RRaaY6
November 7, 2025 at 9:27 AM
How has Sweden’s approach to the EU Temporary Protection Directive shaped displaced Ukrainians’ integration? 🇸🇪🇺🇦
Maria Perrotta Berlin @lilleberlin.bsky.social, Anna Anisimova & Kata Fredheim explores key challenges and policy lessons.
💡Learn more: tr.ee/RRaaY6
Maria Perrotta Berlin @lilleberlin.bsky.social, Anna Anisimova & Kata Fredheim explores key challenges and policy lessons.
💡Learn more: tr.ee/RRaaY6
💌 Our October Newsletter is out! Catch up on what we’ve been up to during October: tr.ee/QcQ7Vi
November 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
💌 Our October Newsletter is out! Catch up on what we’ve been up to during October: tr.ee/QcQ7Vi
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🤖 Which jobs will GenAI reshape first, and who is most exposed?🔎 Ana Burduli, Zauri Marakvelidze, and Giorgi Papava from ISET PI investigate the potential impact of GenAI on the Georgian labor market. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/10/27/g... #FreeNetwork #ISETPI #GenAI #LaborEconomics
November 5, 2025 at 9:48 AM
🤖 Which jobs will GenAI reshape first, and who is most exposed?🔎 Ana Burduli, Zauri Marakvelidze, and Giorgi Papava from ISET PI investigate the potential impact of GenAI on the Georgian labor market. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/10/27/g... #FreeNetwork #ISETPI #GenAI #LaborEconomics
Just a few seats left! Join SITE & the Center for Security and Resilience at SSE for “Innovation under Fire” - exploring how Ukraine’s citizens, academics & industry drive innovation under crisis.
🗓️ Thursday, Nov 6, 2025 | 15:00 - 17:00 CET
🎟️ Register now 👉 tr.ee/AvyPbr
🗓️ Thursday, Nov 6, 2025 | 15:00 - 17:00 CET
🎟️ Register now 👉 tr.ee/AvyPbr
November 4, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Just a few seats left! Join SITE & the Center for Security and Resilience at SSE for “Innovation under Fire” - exploring how Ukraine’s citizens, academics & industry drive innovation under crisis.
🗓️ Thursday, Nov 6, 2025 | 15:00 - 17:00 CET
🎟️ Register now 👉 tr.ee/AvyPbr
🗓️ Thursday, Nov 6, 2025 | 15:00 - 17:00 CET
🎟️ Register now 👉 tr.ee/AvyPbr
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📈📉 Is the ruble’s overvaluation cooling inflation or creating new risks? BEROC’s Q3 Belarus Economy Monitor explores how currency and controls shape price trends. 🔗 Read more: freepolicybriefs.org/2025/11/04/b... #BEROC #FREEnetwork #Belarus
November 4, 2025 at 11:30 AM
📈📉 Is the ruble’s overvaluation cooling inflation or creating new risks? BEROC’s Q3 Belarus Economy Monitor explores how currency and controls shape price trends. 🔗 Read more: freepolicybriefs.org/2025/11/04/b... #BEROC #FREEnetwork #Belarus
Join SITE for a full-day conference exploring the next phase of EU integration for Ukraine and Moldova — and how Sweden and the EU can support their progress.
🌍 Despite war, reform continues. What lessons can be drawn? Learn more and register here: tr.ee/MUnWoF #SITEDevDay
🌍 Despite war, reform continues. What lessons can be drawn? Learn more and register here: tr.ee/MUnWoF #SITEDevDay
November 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Join SITE for a full-day conference exploring the next phase of EU integration for Ukraine and Moldova — and how Sweden and the EU can support their progress.
🌍 Despite war, reform continues. What lessons can be drawn? Learn more and register here: tr.ee/MUnWoF #SITEDevDay
🌍 Despite war, reform continues. What lessons can be drawn? Learn more and register here: tr.ee/MUnWoF #SITEDevDay
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🇸🇪 🇺🇦 How well is Sweden integrating displaced Ukrainians? A new policy brief by Anna Anisimova and @lilleberlin.bsky.social of @sitestockholm.bsky.social and Kata Fredheim of SSE_Riga has been highlighted by the @ec.europa.eu DG for Migration and Home Affairs. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/10/31/d...
November 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
🇸🇪 🇺🇦 How well is Sweden integrating displaced Ukrainians? A new policy brief by Anna Anisimova and @lilleberlin.bsky.social of @sitestockholm.bsky.social and Kata Fredheim of SSE_Riga has been highlighted by the @ec.europa.eu DG for Migration and Home Affairs. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/10/31/d...
What can Sweden & Europe learn from Ukraine’s wartime innovation? Join SITE at the Stockholm School of Economics on Nov 6 (15:00–17:00 CET) for “Innovation under fire” on how citizens, academia & industry fuel resilience in crisis.
👉 Learn more and register here for this special event: tr.ee/xRPDkf
👉 Learn more and register here for this special event: tr.ee/xRPDkf
October 30, 2025 at 10:07 AM
What can Sweden & Europe learn from Ukraine’s wartime innovation? Join SITE at the Stockholm School of Economics on Nov 6 (15:00–17:00 CET) for “Innovation under fire” on how citizens, academia & industry fuel resilience in crisis.
👉 Learn more and register here for this special event: tr.ee/xRPDkf
👉 Learn more and register here for this special event: tr.ee/xRPDkf
📢 Don’t miss the next SITE Seminar on Nov 4! Mounir Karadja presents: Transnational Trauma – a study on how the war in Ukraine impacted the mental health of Ukrainian migrants in Sweden.
🕛 12:00 -13:00 CET
📍SSE & Zoom
🔗 Learn more and how to join the seminar: tr.ee/TRlCAd
🕛 12:00 -13:00 CET
📍SSE & Zoom
🔗 Learn more and how to join the seminar: tr.ee/TRlCAd
October 29, 2025 at 9:48 AM
📢 Don’t miss the next SITE Seminar on Nov 4! Mounir Karadja presents: Transnational Trauma – a study on how the war in Ukraine impacted the mental health of Ukrainian migrants in Sweden.
🕛 12:00 -13:00 CET
📍SSE & Zoom
🔗 Learn more and how to join the seminar: tr.ee/TRlCAd
🕛 12:00 -13:00 CET
📍SSE & Zoom
🔗 Learn more and how to join the seminar: tr.ee/TRlCAd
Europe’s defence budgets are soaring - but are they aiming too high? SITE’s Jesper Roine shows that EU countries already get ~40% more military capability per dollar than the US, raising questions about NATO’s new spending goals.
💡Learn more (in Swe): tr.ee/di4B7c
💡Learn more (in Swe): tr.ee/di4B7c
October 28, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Europe’s defence budgets are soaring - but are they aiming too high? SITE’s Jesper Roine shows that EU countries already get ~40% more military capability per dollar than the US, raising questions about NATO’s new spending goals.
💡Learn more (in Swe): tr.ee/di4B7c
💡Learn more (in Swe): tr.ee/di4B7c
How can women’s representation increase without gender quotas? Join the next SITE Seminar with Pamela Campa (SITE) on Nov 3 for new evidence from Turkish elections.
📍At SSE & online via Zoom
⏰ 12:30 - 13:30 CET
💡Learn more and how to join the seminar: tr.ee/Fsoyn9
📍At SSE & online via Zoom
⏰ 12:30 - 13:30 CET
💡Learn more and how to join the seminar: tr.ee/Fsoyn9
October 27, 2025 at 1:36 PM
How can women’s representation increase without gender quotas? Join the next SITE Seminar with Pamela Campa (SITE) on Nov 3 for new evidence from Turkish elections.
📍At SSE & online via Zoom
⏰ 12:30 - 13:30 CET
💡Learn more and how to join the seminar: tr.ee/Fsoyn9
📍At SSE & online via Zoom
⏰ 12:30 - 13:30 CET
💡Learn more and how to join the seminar: tr.ee/Fsoyn9
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💻 Are women and urban workers more exposed to GenAI? 🇬🇪 Researchers from the ISET-PI explore how generative AI could reshape the Georgian labor market. 🔗 freepolicybriefs.org/2025/10/27/g... #FREENetwork #ISETPI #LaborEconomics
October 27, 2025 at 7:45 AM
💻 Are women and urban workers more exposed to GenAI? 🇬🇪 Researchers from the ISET-PI explore how generative AI could reshape the Georgian labor market. 🔗 freepolicybriefs.org/2025/10/27/g... #FREENetwork #ISETPI #LaborEconomics