On March 17th, Ruilin Huang successfully defended his doctoral dissertation, titled "Autonomy and Control in Post-Pandemic Distributed Work".

Sanctions are tightening the pressure on Russia’s war economy, even if official figures still suggest resilience. At a recent seminar hosted by the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), Torbjörn Becker, Director of the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE), argued that the real test is not whether sanctions end the war overnight, but how much they weaken the Kremlin’s ability to finance it.

March has been an active and inspiring month for CIVICA at SSE, marked by international collaboration, student engagement, and new opportunities.

We are looking for a highly motivated predoctoral research assistant to join our international research team. The research assistant will assist in research projects that study healthcare provision and the role of digitization. This is an exciting opportunity to shape new directions for the projects, work with novel microdata, and refine the skills needed for empirical research.

On the morning of March 17, researchers, investors, founders, students, and advisors gathered at the Stockholm School of Economics for a breakfast seminar on family offices and their role in supporting entrepreneurial firms. The event combined new academic research with a practitioner panel, drawing on the experience of active family office investors and family office-funded entrepreneurs.

Ukraine’s experience shows that modern conflict is not only about bombs and soldiers, but also about cyberattacks, disinformation, and efforts to weaken public trust. These threats are not costless to ignore. This new policy brief analysis, by Anna Anisimova (SITE) and Ksenia Rundin (CSSC) highlights that failing to address antagonistic information threats carries growing economic and governance costs. It argues that cyber and information resilience should be treated as essential public infrastructure, not as a secondary policy issue.

The textile and fashion industry is one of the most resource-intensive and globally interconnected sectors. This stakeholder report synthesises research, policy analysis and stakeholder dialogue from the project Institutional policy and business practice to support the implementation of a circular economy in the textile value chain.

We are now seeking a President to lead Stockholm School of Economics (SSE), one of Europe’s most highly regarded business schools. The role includes serving as the academic leader and chief representative of the School, guiding its continued development in an increasingly international and competitive academic environment.

As AI becomes an active participant in how organizations gather information and evaluate alternatives, new questions and challenges emerge. How do we involve AI in important decision-making? Should we do so at all? What happens if we let AI replace humans as primary decisionmakers? These questions brought researchers and tech builders together at the Stockholm School of Economics on March 13.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Arnberg Prize of SEK 195,000 to Tove Forsbacka for her PhD dissertation completed at SSE.