New policy brief by Erik Meyersson, Assistant Professor at the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE), examines the timing of Turkey’s authoritarian turn using raw data measuring freedoms...

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.

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...

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread problems across the globe. A new EU-funded research project will contribute to strengthen Europe’s response to the impact of COVID-19 as well as future...

While recruitment freezes and shrinking research budgets are hitting universities hard in the U.S., there are signs of hope in Sweden. With new support for fundamental research in economics,...

Could Sweden emerge as an attractive alternative for international researchers struggling to find jobs at U.S. universities? Yes—at least for early-career academics, a group of international scholars...

On 28 April, 2023, the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) and the Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies (SCEEUS) organized a high-level discussion with keynote speaker Sergii...

The Stockholm School of Economics is receiving a total of SEK 80 million in new funding for research on and education in sustainability. The initiative is backed by Mistra and the Kamprad Family...

Summer is here, and we want to extend a warm thank you to all our partners, colleagues, students, and friends who have been part of the Center for Sports and Business this past semester. This spring...

When startups scale quickly, founders often make hurried hiring decisions that unintentionally disadvantage women, according to new study from the Stockholm School of Economics in Sweden. The study...