International trade experts

Trade wars, tariffs, and economic sanctions have fueled geopolitical tensions and impacted the flow of goods and services. Researchers at the Stockholm School of Economics can provide context and analysis to bring the global economic situation into perspective.

History of trade

Rikard Westerberg

Affiliated Researcher, Department of Marketing and Strategy; Director, Center for Statecraft and Strategic Communication

Areas of expertise:

  • Economic history, business history, history of economic ideas
  • Financial crises, tariffs, and trade wars
  • Economic policy, monetary policy, and fiscal policy

Email: Rikard.westerberg@hhs.se
Phone: +46 8 736 96 03; +46 70 958 69 57
Languages: English, Swedish

Trade deals

Erik Wetter

Assistant Professor, House of Innovation, Department of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology

Areas of expertise:

  • Trade deal tactics, with a focus on negotiation and conflict resolution in business, political, and diplomatic contexts

Email: erik.wetter@hhs.se
Phone: +46 70 893 88 37
Languages: English, Swedish

Trade law

Lars Henriksson

Professor, Center for Business Law

Areas of expertise:

  • Competition and antitrust law, EU law, international trade law, and regulated markets
  • Impact of EU competition law and the single market on trade relations, regulatory policy, and sectoral regulation
  • Pricing strategies, cross-border trade, and competition within the single market
  • Trade disputes, regulatory harmonization, market entry barriers, and public procurement law across EU member states

Email: Lars.Henriksson@hhs.se
Phone: +46 8 736 91 82
Languages: English, Swedish

Trade and supply chains

Constantin Blome

Professor, House of Innovation, Department of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology

Areas of expertise:

  • Supply chain risks and the causes and effects of supply chain shocks (e.g., COVID-19, geopolitical tensions, climate events)
  • Supply chain strategy and risk management
  • Trade policy implications for supply chains, procurement, and logistics

Email: constantin.blome@hhs.se
Phone: +46 72 076 23 10
Languages: English

Trade focusing on Russia, Ukraine, Eastern Europe

Torbjörn Becker

Director, Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE)

Areas of expertise:

  • International macroeconomics, economic crises, and transition economies (with a focus on Eastern Europe, Russia, and Ukraine)
  • Impact of war and sanctions on the economies of Russia and Ukraine

Email: Torbjorn.Becker@hhs.se
Phone: +46 8 736 96 76
Languages: English, Swedish

Anders Olofsgård

Associate Professor; Deputy Director, Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE)

Areas of expertise:

  • Economic and political consequences of Russia’s war against Ukraine, including the impact of trade sanctions on Russia’s economy

Email: anders.olofsgard@hhs.se
Phone: +46 70 385 90 97
Languages: English, Swedish

Maria Perrotta Berlin

Assistant Professor, Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE)

Areas of expertise:

  • Macroeconomics and geopolitics, with a focus on Eastern Europe and Russia’s war against Ukraine
  • Sanctions against Russia and Russian countermeasures; project lead for the digital resource portal www.sanctionsrussia.org

Email: Maria.Perrotta@hhs.se
Phone: +46 8 736 96 90
Languages: English, Swedish, Italian

Jesper Roine

Adjunct Professor, Department of Economics; Deputy Director, Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE)

Areas of expertise:

  • Economics and geopolitics focusing on Eastern Europe, Russia, and Belarus
  • The war in Ukraine and the effects of sanctions on Russia

Email: Jesper.Roine@hhs.se
Phone: +46 8 736 96 82
Languages: English, Swedish

Trade focusing on Japan

Patrik Ström

Director, European Institute of Japanese Studies

Areas of expertise:

  • Japan’s economy, politics, and business
  • Trade and industrial policies
  • Trade relations between Japan and the EU
  • East Asian trade collaborations

Email: Patrik.Strom@hhs.se
Phone: +46 8 736 93 23
Languages: English, Swedish