Policy brief: Some recently discovered money laundering schemes have funnelled large amounts of illegal money from former soviet states through European banks. This note briefly describes the...

Policy brief: A common presumption in economics is that a carbon tax is regressive – that the tax disproportionately burdens low-income households. However, this presumption originates from early...

New policy brief by Torbjörn Becker, Director of the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics, provides an analysis on the depth of Russia’s oil dependence.

Accenture hosted an insightful theme lecture on the evolving landscape of loyalty programs.

Joel Ringbo from the Department of Marketing and Strategy/Center of Retailing will defend his licentiate dissertation "In Search of the Optimal Grocery Store Layout: Examining the Effect of Placement...

Dagens Arena writes about Amazon’s business model and also effects on the Swedish retail industry if the giant establish in Sweden. Parts of the article is based on Sara Rosengren’s recent seminar in...

Policy brief: The Belarus economy was already struggling to generate growth before both the corona pandemic and the political protests following the August presidential election. The lack of growth...

Sweden's government aims to build new nuclear reactors by 2045 to achieve net zero emissions. This policy brief, written by Julius Andersson (SITE), compares this plan to France's successful 1970s...

Rationing of medical resources is a critical issue in the COVID-19 pandemic. A new working paper analyzes the consequences of rationing medical resources through a reserve system.

Misum is the sustainability center of Stockholm School of Economics. Read here two very different reactions on today´s Nobel in Economics from the Misum researchers Max Jerneck, PhD, and Ranjula Bali...