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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.

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.