Join us for the next SITE Seminar! On November 3, 2025, we are joined by Pamela Campa (SITE). How can women's representation rise without quotas? Campa presents new evidence from Turkish municipal elections on how competition can reshape who parties put on the ballot.

Join us for the next SITE Seminar! On November 4, 2025, Mounir Karadja (Uppsala University) will present the study “Transnational Trauma: Mental Health Effects of War on Expatriates,” co-authored with Akib Khan, Linna Martén, and Jimena Romero Pinto. Using Swedish administrative data, the research reveals how the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine triggered a sharp increase in anxiety, insomnia, and later depression among Ukrainian migrants—highlighting the profound mental health toll of conflict even at a distance.

The Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) at the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) invite you to an event exploring how Ukraine’s citizens, academics, and industries have mobilized innovation in the face of war. The discussion will highlight how societal creativity and technological agility have shaped Ukraine’s defense - and what lessons this holds for Sweden and Europe in building resilient innovation ecosystems.

Join us for the next SITE Seminar! On November 11, 2025, we are joined by Professor Olle Folke (SITE) to discuss how the widely cited “child penalty” graph is interpreted - and misinterpreted.

Join us at the Stockholm School of Economics for the third HROMADA Conference, hosted by the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE). The conference gathers researchers, policymakers and practitioners to discuss Ukraine’s reconstruction and reform - covering governance, demographics and mobility, and energy transition and security.

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The Forum for Research on Eastern Europe: Climate and Environment (FREECE) together with the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) invites you to a one-day workshop on 'The Economics of Inequality and the Environment' at the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE).

Warm welcome to the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) annual Development Day Conference on December 5, 2025, as we continue the discussion of Ukraine's and Moldova's path towards European Union membership. The event will bring together high-level politicians, international experts, and representatives of the business sector for a series of panels and presentations designed to shed light on the crucial steps and strategies necessary for EU integration.