SITE Events
Misum Open Seminar with Erik Berglof, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
1/26/2024, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Welcome to a Misum Open Seminar co-organized with the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) on "Nature as Infrastructure" with Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank's Chief Economist, Erik Berglof.
SITE Brown bag seminar | It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Superman! Using mass media to fight intolerance
1/16/2024, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Welcome to the first SITE Brown bag seminar of this year. We kick-off with Joseph F. Gomes, an assistant professor at the Economics School of Louvain. Prof. Gomes will present and discuss his working paper entitled "It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Superman! Using mass media to fight intolerance". Join the seminar to learn more!
Seminar | Nordic-Baltic response to geopolitical challenges in the region: Full-fledged support to Ukraine
12/18/2023, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
On 18th of December, 2023, the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE), the Embassy of Latvia and the Stockholm Free World Forum are hosting a seminar lecture featuring Latvia’s Foreign Minister Krišjānis Kariņš at the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE).
SITE 2023 Development Day conference | How to undermine the Russian war effort and support Ukraine
12/5/2023, 10:00 AM - 4:35 PM
Welcome to the Development Day conference organized by the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE). This year we will delve into how to take actions to reduce financing to the Russian war machine and to contain the Russian economy more generally while at the same time supporting Ukraine’s reconstruction and winning the information war.
Workshop | The economics of sustainable transport
12/1/2023, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
The Forum for Research on Eastern Europe: Climate and Environment (FREECE) together with the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) invites academics to join a one-day workshop session on the economics of sustainable transport at the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE).
Brown bag seminar | Pigovian income taxation
11/21/2023, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Welcome to the next SITE brown bag seminar! On 21 November, Prof. Lassi Ahlvik from University of Helsinki will present and discuss his working paper entitled "Pigovian income taxation" at SSE . In pursuit of equitable solutions for externalities, Prof, Ahlvik and co-authors propose a model linking income and Pigouvian taxes.
Brown bag seminar | Is this really kneaded? Identifying and eliminating potentially harmful forms of workplace control
10/31/2023, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Welcome to the next SITE brown bag seminar on 31st of October featuring Prof. Guido Friebel from Goethe University. Prof. Friebel will present his working paper entitled "Is this really kneaded? Identifying and eliminating potentially harmful forms of workplace control" at SSE.
Seminar | Fragmentation and commodity markets: Vulnerabilities and risks
10/20/2023, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
On 20th October 2023, the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) and the Department of Economics at SSE organize a seminar entitled “Fragmentation and Commodity Markets: Vulnerabilities and Risks” featuring Jorge Alvarez, from the World Economic Studies Division of the IMF's Research Department.
Academic Conference | Democratic backsliding and electoral autocracies
10/13/2023, 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
On 13 October, 2023, the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) and the Forum for Research on Media and Democracy in Eastern Europe (FROMDEE) is organising a one-day academic conference in Stockholm on “Democratic backsliding and electoral autocracies” with a keynote lecture by Arturas Rozenas.
Brown bag seminar | Does online fundraising increase charitable giving? A nationwide field experiment on Facebook
10/3/2023, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Welcome to the next SITE brown bag seminar! On 3 October, Dr. Maja Adena will be presenting her working paper entitled 'Does online fundraising increase charitable giving? A nationwide field experiment on Facebook' at SSE. Dr. Maja Adena together with co-author used a Facebook tool for a field experiment in Germany, revealing nuanced findings on donations and advertising.