Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics

🚨 Final Reminder! The deadline to submit your paper for the “How Does Gender Matter in the Economy?” conference is almost here! ⌛️Submit by August 31, 2024, for a chance to present in Stockholm on December 6, 2024.

The conference features four keynote speakers, each for a specific thematic area, and we invite submissions of papers in each of these areas, as listed below:

🟪 Labor market gender-gaps: Prof. Barbara Petrongolo, University of Oxford
🟪 Economic behaviors: Prof. Muriel Niederle, Stanford University
🟪 Gender gaps in politics: Prof. Manuel Bagues, University of Warwick
🟪 Violence against women: Prof. Jeffrey Grogger, University of Chicago

📝 Submission Details:

Call for papers | One-day conference on gender economics The Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) and the Forum for Research on Gender Economics in Eastern Europe (FROGEE) are pleased to invite submissions of papers for a one-day conference titled “How Does Gender Matter in the Economy?”, to be held in Stockholm, Sweden on December 6th, ...

🌾 Russia is known for periodically halting its grain exports to influence global wheat prices. https://freepolicybriefs.org/2024/03/11/russian-wheat-policies-georgia-trade-policies/

🔎 Salome Gelashvili and Elene Seturidze from ISET Policy Institute (ISET PI) analyze the impact of Russia’s most recent wheat policies on Georgia’s wheat market.

📚 Read more policy briefs on international trade and agriculture: https://freepolicybriefs.org/topics/international-trade/

💸 📉Russia is navigating a challenging economic landscape, striving to keep inflation under control while relying on subsidized mortgages to support the economy. However, this approach raises concerns about long-term sustainability.

Torbjörn Becker, Director of the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE), shared insights with Dagens Nyheter, cautioning that "it could create financial turmoil" once these measures are removed. The question remains: How will Russia manage this delicate balance as it faces potential economic turbulence?

🔎Learn more (in Swedish): https://www.dn.se/ekonomi/rysslands-ekonomi-ar-en-komplicerad-balansakt/

🇸🇪 Is Sweden's nuclear energy expansion the key to achieving net-zero emissions by 2045? https://freepolicybriefs.org/2024/04/15/sweden-nuclear-energy/

⚡️ Julius Andersson from the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) examines if this approach is environmentally and economically viable for Sweden's climate goals.

📚 Read more policy briefs on climate, energy, and the environment: https://freepolicybriefs.org/topics/climate/

🚨New report: The KSE Institute has unveiled a critical analysis of Russia's shadow fleet, revealing 86 core tankers evading sanctions and maintaining oil exports despite the G7 price cap. UAE and Turkish entities play a significant role in managing this fleet. The report calls for coalition governments to strengthen sanctions, targeting these vessels to tighten restrictions and curb Russia's war financing.

🔎 Read more:

New report reveals Russia’s core shadow fleet, calls for strengthened sanctions A new analysis by the KSE Institute reveals critical insights into Russia’s shadow fleet, urging coalition governments to take immediate action against vessels circumventing sanctions. The report, titled “The Core of Russia’s Shadow Fleet: Identifying Targets for Future Tanker Designations,.....

🚨 Reminder! 🚨 The deadline to submit your papers for the “How Does Gender Matter in the Economy?” conference is fast approaching! ⏰ Submit by August 31, 2024.

This one-day event in Stockholm on December 6, 2024, will feature keynotes from leading experts:

🟣Gender-gaps in the labor market: Prof. Barbara Petrongolo, University of Oxford

🟣Economic behaviors: Prof. Muriel Niederle, Stanford University

🟣Gender gaps in politics: Prof. Manuel Bagues, University of Warwick

🟣 Violence against women: Prof. Jeffrey Grogger, University of Chicago

📝 Submission Instructions: Submit a full paper, including all authors' names and the potential presenter, to [email protected] by August 31, 2024. Excellent extended abstracts are also welcome.

Don’t miss your chance to contribute to this important conversation!

⤵️Learn more:
https://www.hhs.se/en/research/institutes/site/News/call-for-papers-one-day-conference-on-gender-economics/

📚 Evidence suggests that sanctions, especially on 🇷🇺 energy exports, have greatly impacted Russia's macroeconomic stability.
https://freepolicybriefs.org/2024/03/14/sanctions-russia-war-ukraine/

Experts from Beijer Institute, Baltic International Centre for Economic Policy Studies, CREA, Kyiv School of Economics, Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics, and Uppsala University discuss sanctions on Russia.

Read more policy briefs on sanctions and energy: https://freepolicybriefs.org/topics/sanctions/

📢 Call for Papers: How Does Gender Matter in the Economy? 📢

The Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) and the Forum for Research on Gender Economics in Eastern Europe (FROGEE part of Forum for Research on Eastern Europe and Emerging Economies) invite submissions for a one-day conference in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 6, 2024.

The conference features four keynote speakers, each for a specific thematic area, and we invite submissions of papers in each of these areas, as listed below:

🟣 Gender-gaps in the labor market in historical perspective, and the role of policies to close them
Keynote Speaker: Prof. Barbara Petrongolo, University of Oxford

🟣 Do women and men behave differently in economic situations?
Keynote Speaker: Prof. Muriel Niederle, Stanford University

🟣 Beyond the labor-market: Gender gaps in politics
Keynote Speaker: Prof. Manuel Bagues, University of Warwick

🟣 Beyond the labor market: Violence against women
Keynote Speaker: Prof. Jeffrey Grogger, University of Chicago

Join us in exploring these critical issues. We look forward to your contributions!

💡 Learn more and how to submit your paper: https://www.hhs.se/en/about-us/news/site-publications/2024/call-for-papers-one-day-conference-on-gender-economics/

🎉 On June 15, 2024, marks our 35th anniversary. From our humble beginnings in 1989 as Östekonomiska Institutet to becoming a globally recognized think tank, we have continuously evolved to drive economic research and policy development in transition economies.

Under the leadership of Anders Åslund, Carl B. Hamilton, Erik Berglöf, and Torbjörn Becker, SITE has been at the forefront of building institutions and fostering collaboration through the FREE Network. Our commitment to bridging the gap between academic research and policy-making remains steadfast, impacting others through our events, publications, and policy analysis.

💡 Learn more about our milestones throughout the years:

Milestones in economic research and institution building | SITE’s 35th Anniversary The Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) celebrates 35 years of pioneering economic research, institution building and policy analysis.

🔎 How can middle-income countries accelerate the process of creative destruction despite stiffening headwinds?

Panel discussion with:
📍 Norman Loayza, Director of the Global Indicators Group, the World Bank;
📍 Elina Scheja, Chief Economist, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida);
📍 Haishan Fu, Chief Statistician and Director for the Development Data Group of the World Bank;
📍 Indermit Gill, Senior Vice President of Development Economics and Chief Economist of the World Bank Group;
📍 Torbjörn Becker, Director of Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics and Chair of the Expert Group for Aid Studies;
🎤 Moderator: Mats Hårsmar, Deputy Managing Director,the Expert Group for Aid Studies.

Conference: Global Development and the Middle-Income Trap co-hosted with Sida - Styrelsen för Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbete, World Bank,, and EBA at the Stockholm School of Economics.

https://www.hhs.se/en/research/institutes/site/events/global-development-and-the-middle-income-trap/

📈 How can middle-income countries grow to high-income status?

📣 Indermit Gill, Chief Economist of the World Bank Group, discusses middle-income transitions, creative destruction, and making miracles in his keynote address: Global Development and the Middle-Income Trap at the conference co-hosted with the World Bank, Sida - Styrelsen för Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbete, and EBA.

Learn more: https://www.hhs.se/en/research/institutes/site/events/global-development-and-the-middle-income-trap/

What are the pathways for emerging market economies to avoid the 'middle-income trap'?

Torbjörn Becker, Director at Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics, opens the conference 'Global Development and the Middle-Income Trap,' co-hosted with the World Bank, Sida - Styrelsen för Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbete, and EBA.

Read more: https://www.hhs.se/en/research/institutes/site/events/global-development-and-the-middle-income-trap/

🌍 How can middle-income countries navigate the complexities of economic fragmentation, demographic shifts, and climate challenges to achieve sustainable growth?

📅 Join us on May 27th for a public knowledge event hosted by the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE), in collaboration with the Knowledge for Change Program of the Development Economics Vice Presidency at the World Bank, Expert Group For Aid Studies / EBA and Sida - Styrelsen för Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbete.

📈 Under the theme, "Global development and the middle-income trap," this event will delve deep into the challenges and opportunities faced by the 108 middle-income countries that are home to three-fourths of the global population and are responsible for nearly 40% of worldwide economic activity. Despite their significant contributions, these countries are grappling with slowed growth and the looming threat of the middle-income trap.

🔍 The discussion will explore how these nations can foster innovation and sustainability amidst economic fragmentation, demographic shifts, and pressing climate concerns. How can these economies balance creation, preservation, and destruction to enhance overall economic, social, and ecological efficiency?

🎤 The keynote address will be delivered by Indermit Gill, Senior Vice President of Development Economics and Chief Economist of the World Bank Group.

Panelists:
📣 Norman Loayza, Director of the Global Indicators Group, the World Bank
📣 Elina Scheja, Chief economist, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)
📣 Haishan Fu, Chief Statistician and Director for the Development Data Group of the World Bank

💡 ➡ Learn more and register here:

Global development and the middle-income trap On the 27th of May, the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) at the Stockholm School of Economics, the Knowledge for Change Program of the Development Economics Vice Presidency at the World Bank and other partners will host a public knowledge event that will explore critical questions....

🛜 Does broader access to social media foster female political representation in sub-Saharan Africa?

Sophie Hatte from ENS de Lyon and CERGIC discusses internet access and female political representation at the conference.

➡️ Learn more: https://www.hhs.se/en/research/institutes/site/events/fromdee-conference-2024/

📺 Did YouTube’s policy change on June 2nd lead to more election denial content being created and viewed elsewhere online?

Jake Shapiro, Professor at Princeton University, discusses the cross-platform effects of re-platforming at the conference.

📋 Full conference program: https://www.hhs.se/en/research/institutes/site/events/fromdee-conference-2024/

🗞️ How can we curtail false news and amplify truth?

Ekaterina Zhuravskaya from the Paris School of Economics - PSE discusses the impact of several policies on both false and true news at the conference.

🔎 Read more about the conference: https://www.hhs.se/en/research/institutes/site/events/fromdee-conference-2024/

🗳️ What types of politicians benefit most from social media?

Juan S. Morales from Wilfrid Laurier University questions whether candidates who emphasize moral concerns on social media will benefit from its adoption at the conference.

Learn more: https://www.hhs.se/en/research/institutes/site/events/fromdee-conference-2024/

📣 Panel 2, "Social media and media literacy," at the conference features Inga Springe from Re:Baltica, Zhenqi Liu from Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School, Sonja Buchegger from KTH Royal Institute of Technology, and Maiting Zhuang from Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics.

Learn more: https://www.hhs.se/en/research/institutes/site/events/fromdee-conference-2024/

📣 Panel 1 "Russian disinformation campaigns" at the conference with:

🎤 Magnus Hjort, Swedish Psychological Defence Agency
🎤 Yelyzaveta Chekhovska, VoxUkraine Eng
🎤 Michael Rochlitz, University of Oxford
🎤 Jonathan Lehne, Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics

📖 Read more about the conference: https://www.hhs.se/en/research/institutes/site/events/fromdee-conference-2024/

📣 Keynote address "Online Political Influence and Misinformation" by Professor Jacob Shapiro from Princeton University held at the Stockholm School of Economics conference.

🔗 Learn more about the conference: https://www.hhs.se/en/research/institutes/site/events/fromdee-conference-2024/

🗞️ How do independent media affect regime support in an autocracy?

Michael Rochlitz from the University of Oxford sheds light on why informational autocrats seem to tolerate limited independent media at the conference.

➡️ Learn more: https://www.hhs.se/en/research/institutes/site/events/fromdee-conference-2024/

💨 What are the effects of the Russian misinformation?

Horacio Larreguy from ITAM and Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) discusses economic outcomes from the Russian misinformation campaigns during the COVID-19 pandemic at the conference.

Learn more: https://www.hhs.se/en/research/institutes/site/events/fromdee-conference-2024/

🔎 Can web search personalization, in the context of trending online news, contribute to political polarization?

Ulrich Matter from the University of St. Gallen talks about search engines, online news, and political polarization at the conference.

Learn more: https://www.hhs.se/en/research/institutes/site/events/fromdee-conference-2024/

🤖 How will AI bots affect online discussions on social media?

Elliott Ash, Professor at ETH Zürich, discusses how the presence of AI agents affects the production of information online and the willingness of users to engage at the conference.

Learn more about the conference: https://www.hhs.se/en/research/institutes/site/events/fromdee-conference-2024/

✂️ What is the gender gap in carbon footprint?

📌 Ondine Berland from the Universite Paris-Saclay discusses whether women exhibit stronger environmental concerns at the FREECE workshop at the Stockholm School of Economics.

📖 Read more: https://www.hhs.se/en/research/institutes/site/events/freece-workshop-2024/

🌱 Green technology has become increasingly important for reaching climate goals. But is green technology skill-biased?

📣 Maren Holthe Hedne from the Universitetet i Oslo (UiO) discusses the case of green technological change at the SITE FREECE workshop at the Stockholm School of Economics.

📖 Read more: https://www.hhs.se/en/research/institutes/site/events/freece-workshop-2024/

🖊️ How do signatories of climate coalitions determine their emission reduction levels and coalition formations?

🔎 Sareh Vosooghi from KU Leuven presents her paper "Mindset of policymakers matters: Cases of climate coalition formation" at the FREECE workshop at the Stockholm School of Economics.

📖 Learn more: https://hhs.se/en/research/institutes/site/events/freece-workshop-2024/

🧩 How do individual politics, activism, lobbying, and moral values affect green transition?

📣 Torsten Persson from Stockholm University and The London School of Economics and Political Science - LSE talks about the political economics of green transitions at the SITE FREECE workshop at the Stockholm School of Economics.

➡️ Learn more: https://www.hhs.se/en/research/institutes/site/events/freece-workshop-2024/

📗 What drives support for climate policies?

🔎 Prashant Garg from the Imperial College London tests whether major events serve as potential shocks to these opinions at the SITE FREECE workshop at the Stockholm School of Economics.

Learn more: https://www.hhs.se/.../site/events/freece-workshop-2024/

🗳️ What is the impact of climate protests on public awareness and electoral outcomes?

📣 Ranjana Sinha, from the Stockholm School of Economics, discusses whether climate-related protests are increasing climate change awareness among the general population and influencing citizens’ electoral voting decisions at the SITE FREECE workshop.

Learn more: https://www.hhs.se/en/research/institutes/site/events/freece-workshop-2024/