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A primer on the SIR model
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2020-04-30
Mathematical models are used to approximate epidemic outbreaks and try to predict their outcomes. In this popular Youtube lecture, Tom Britton, Professor in Mathematical Statistics and Dean of...
Social distancing before government intervention
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2020-05-04
Micro-data on mobility in the US show that individuals substantially reduced their exposure to others long before the introduction of restrictions on movement in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Retail Week 2021
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2021-03-01
The Retail Day becomes a whole week of events! This inspirational fair is open to all SSE students and where many of Sweden’s largest retailers will be present. "Well-being at the workplace" is this...
Vacancy: Event and Office manager at SITE
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2022-10-06
Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) is looking for an Event and Office Manager to join our team. Are you a service-oriented person that wants to work at a leading international research...
Alexandra Polivanova on political repressions in Russia and the work of Memorial
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2022-12-07
Alexandra Polivanova on political repressions in Russia and the work of Memorial, Russian civil society organization and Nobel Peace Prize winner.
Highlights from the SITE 2022 Development Day conference
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2022-12-15
On December 6, 2022, Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) hosted the annual Development Day, this year focusing on how to maintain and organize support for Ukraine. See photos and...
Konstantin Sonin: “Why did Putin invade Ukraine? A theory of degenerate autocracy”
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2022-12-16
On December 14, 2022, Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) invited Professor Konstantin Sonin, University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, for a seminar discussion about the...
Paying for the pandemic
Last updated
2020-05-06
TSE economists weigh in on the role of the ECB and financial markets for the financing of the Covid debt in Europe.
Flawed risk assessment and policy decisions
Last updated
2020-05-10
Humans are bad at assessing risk even in the best of times. During a pandemic – when the disease is unfamiliar, people are isolated and stressed, and the death toll is rising – our risk perception...
Counterproductive Incentives in the Business Compensation Scheme
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2020-05-11
The Norwegian government has designed a business compensation scheme to help firms avoid bankruptcies and keep operating during the corona crisis.