Carbon pricing has long been the recommended tool of economists for mitigating climate change. In 2019, over 5000 economists, including 28 Nobel Laureate Economists, co-signed statements urging US...

Why did COVID-19 hit the automotive sector so hard, and can a similar situation in the future be avoided?

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...

Essay by Maria Lind about Åsa Norberg & Jennie Sundén

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.

Journal articles 1987 - Forthcoming

Most reports on the labor-market effects of the first wave of COVID-19 have pointed to women, low-skilled workers and other vulnerable groups being more affected. Research on the topic shows a more...

This brief provides an overview of the discussion on the relative merits of grants and loans in the literature on foreign aid, including a short section on debt relief initiatives. These claims are...

We will be in New York City on January 20, 2026, and would love to meet you in person! Join us for this informal event to learn more about SSE, our program portfolio, application requirements, and...

We will be in New York City on January 20, 2026, and would love to meet you during an informal network mingle.