Welcome to the 30th Alumni Reunion for you who started at SSE in 1996!

Why do carbon and fuel taxes trigger political backlash? In a new policy brief, Julius Andersson (researcher at SITE) points to income polarization. As the middle class’s income share shrinks, the tax...

Authoritarian elections are often described as largely symbolic exercises: the outcome feels decided, yet leaders still spend huge effort staging voting day. A new policy brief analysis by Anastasiia...

Invited speaker: Inna Melnykovska, European Unvierstiy Instiute. More info TBA!

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Join us for the next SITE Seminar! On March 31, 2026, we welcome Pierre-Louis Vézina to discuss refugee entrepreneurship in Poland after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, examining firm...

Join us for the next SITE Seminar! On March 3, 2026, we welcome Julius Andersson to present a simple, policy-relevant formula linking the progressivity of indirect taxes to two sufficient statistics:...

Join us for the next SITE Seminar! On April 14, 2026, we welcome Nina Khairova to discuss how misinformation escalates into coordinated propaganda campaigns in digital environments, and what this...

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Join us for the next SITE Seminar! On March 5, 2026, we welcome Ruben Enikolopov to present new evidence on the market and political implications of algorithmic gatekeeping in online news. Using...