Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE)

🇵🇱 🇪🇺 What lessons does Poland’s experience with EU pre-accession funding hold for today’s candidates, including Moldova and Ukraine? Michal Myck and Monika Oczkowska of CenEA discuss how EU aid can drive transformation and affect public support for integration. 🔗 freepolicybriefs.org/2025/10/06/e...

📢 Call for Papers: 'The Economics of Inequality and the Environment'! @freenetwork.bsky.social and SITE invite submissions from economics, political science, and related fields.

⏳Deadline: 15 Oct (papers or extended abstracts).
💡Learn more and how to submit your paper: tr.ee/lw8ahh

Humanitarian demining is step one for Ukraine’s recovery - unlocking safety, jobs & investment. Join us on Oct 15, 2025, 09:30–12:00 CEST at the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) to discuss the economics, best practices & GAPD’s approach.

💡Learn more and register here: tr.ee/a6f8d9

📨Catch up with the latest SITE Newsletter.

– Ukraine’s recovery: beyond infrastructure
– New SNS analysis by Olle Folke (SITE) on why working-class voters are still overlooked in Sweden
– Torbjörn Becker on using frozen Russian assets for reconstruction
– Russia’s growing fuel crisis

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On Sep 30, Russia submitted its new state budget, behind the numbers was a battered war economy.
How did Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine shape its finances and daily life?

💡 @lilleberlin.bsky.social (Researcher, SITE) shared key insights (in Swe): www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/hur-...

Sanctions on Russia & Russian Economic Retaliation How are sanctions transforming Russia’s economy? SITE’s project Sanctions on Russia & Russian Economy offers comprehensive insights and up-to-date analysis.

❓Interested in how sanctions affect Russia and the Russian economy? Visit SITE’s new sanctions timeline and study repository: sanctionsrussia.org

Despite sanctions, SKF components worth hundreds of millions SEK have entered Russia since the war began — often via third countries. "These parts are critical to Russia's war industry," says @torbjornbecker.bsky.social, Director of SITE.

💡Learn more (in Swe): www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/Rz...

🇺🇦 How did Ukraine become the world’s 4th largest walnut producer while 95% of nuts come from private households? The KSE Institute’s Agrocenter unpacks this paradox. Read more: shorturl.at/HWrVD #FREEnetwork #Ukraine #KSEInstitute

Survey data collected weeks before Russia’s 2022 invasion reveals sharp divides in Ukraine—low trust in institutions in the East, but no broad rejection of liberal values. Key insights for EU reform + integration.

➡️ Read the full policy brief: www.hhs.se/en/about-us/...

Book talk: Sovjet – Som det verkligen var (Soviet – As It Really Was) The Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) are happy to welcome you to a book launch by economist Anders Åslund for his new book Sovjet – som det verkligen var (Soviet – As It Really Was). The event will be moderated by Torbjörn Becker. Photo of Anders Åslund.

📢📆 Join us at SSE on Oct 7 for the launch of @andersaslund.bsky.social new book "Sovjet – som det verkligen var". A unique insider take on the USSR’s final years. Moderated by SITE Director @torbjornbecker.bsky.social.

➡️ Learn more & join the event: www.hhs.se/en/about-us/...

🇺🇦 Do liberal values split along Ukraine’s East-West divide?
A new brief by Anders Olofsgård and Cecilia Smitt Meyer from @sitestockholm.bsky.social (SITE) reveals regional differences in attitudes toward democracy and the EU.
freepolicybriefs.org/2025/09/22/l...
#FREEnetwork #Ukraine #democracy

The ban on imports of russian LNG announced with the 19th sanctions package is very welcome! Here's what the situation looks like and what we should be on the lookout for ⬇️🧵

🚗 What does a 25% drop in new car sales in early 2025 signal about Russia’s economy? Cecilia Smitt Meyer of @sitestockholm.bsky.social examines shifting imports, domestic production, and rising financial risks. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/05/05/r... #Sanctions #Economics #FREEnetwork

The FREE Network retreat just wrapped up in Vilnius, Lithuania! A great opportunity for faculty and staff to connect, collaborate, and exchange ideas across institutions.

Follow @freenetwork.bsky.social to learn more about the joint initiative in the region. freepolicybriefs.org

Seminarium: EU:s ekonomiska roll i Ukraina YouTube video by EU-kommissionen i Sverige

📢 SITE Director Torbjörn Becker at EU Commission seminar: "The only fair way to fund Ukraine is by using frozen Russian assets." He lays out a legally sound path toward war reparations, and pushes back against critics of the plan. Watch the seminar (in Swedish): www.youtube.com/live/TdE7xiO...

🥚 What are the key challenges faced by businesses when starting a business in the poultry industry? 🇺🇦 Experts from the KSE Institute explore the barriers to starting and scaling businesses in the poultry industry. kse.ua/about-the-sc... #FREENetwork

🇷🇺 Russia’s oil revenues jumped $0.9B to $14.3B in July 2025, fueled by higher prices and an extra trading day. KSE Institute’s August report shows crude at $8.94B and refined products at $5.39B. The shadow fleet keeps the cash flowing. 🛢️ Full report: kse.ua/about-the-sc... #KSEInstitute #FREEnetwork

⚙️ Can Belarus sustain growth when state-owned enterprises dominate investment? Anatoly Kharitonchik of BEROC analyzes shifts in employment, exports, and trade since 2019. 🔗 freepolicybriefs.org/2025/06/16/b... #FREENetwork #BEROC #Belarus

🇸🇪 🇺🇦 How can Sweden turn policy uncertainty into an opportunity for displaced Ukrainians? Anna Anisimova & @lilleberlin.bsky.social of @sitestockholm.bsky.social and Kata Fredheim of #SSERiga and #BICEPS discuss how labor market access and civil society can help. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/04/07/s...

Vem får vi egentligen rösta på? | Torbjörn Nilsson KOMMENTAR. Du vet allt om primärvalen i New Hampshire och Iowa. Men inget om de som nu pågår i partierna i Sverige. Utbudet av politiker blir därefter.

As Sweden head toward the next election, it's worth asking: is the system truly representative? Read the article by @svenskadagbladet1.bsky.social (in Swedish): www.svd.se/a/4BM3OR/tor...

Why are workers underrepresented in Swedish politics—despite being half the electorate?

In a new SNS Analys report, SITE’s Olle Folke and co-author Johanna Rickne find that structural barriers—not lack of ambition—keep workers from power.

➡️ Read the report (in Swe): www.sns.se/artiklar/sns...

"Sanctions are biting—but not enough. 'Time is not on Russia’s side,' says SITE Director Torbjörn Becker in La Repubblica, urging stronger EU measures to make the war economically unsustainable for the Kremlin. Learn more (in Italian): www.repubblica.it/esteri/2025/...

📢 Discover SITE’s latest work on economic and policy developments with relevance for Eastern Europe and other transition countries.

📚 Explore our research articles, policy briefs, datasets, reports, and more: research.hhs.se/esploro/sear...

"Ukraine’s drone strikes are hitting Russia’s oil industry hard, causing fuel shortages and long queues. Oil revenues are critical for funding the war", says SITE Director Torbjörn Becker in the latest episode of Radiokorrespondenterna Ryssland.

📻 (in Swe): www.sverigesradio.se/avsnitt/sa-s...

🧊 As debate over seizing Russian assets continues, the question remains: can frozen funds be turned into Ukraine’s reconstruction fund? Anders Olofsgård of @sitestockholm.bsky.social outlines legal and economic options freepolicybriefs.org/2025/06/18/s... #FREENetwork #SITE #SanctionsRussia

📉 Russia’s budget is under strain: falling oil and gas revenues, a widening deficit, rising spending, and a slowing economy. How long can it continue? Explore the August #RussiaChartbook by KSE Institute 👉 kse.ua/about-the-sc... #FREENetwork #KSEInstitute

Rebuilding Ukraine is more than just bricks—it's about a rebuilding a modern, secure future. New research paper by @torbjornbecker.bsky.social, @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social, and Beatrice Weder di Mauro maps the path to a resilient, democratic Ukraine.

💡Learn more: www.hhs.se/en/about-us/...

✈️ Which industries stayed and which fled Russia after the invasion of Ukraine? Cecilia Smitt Meyer and Maiting Zhuang from @sitestockholm.bsky.social investigate market exits across sectors. 📘 Discover the insights. freepolicybriefs.org/2024/05/20/b... #FREENetwork #LeaveRussia #SITE

Russia is sliding into recession, says VEB (Russia's state development bank). As EU ministers met in Copenhagen to discuss a 19th sanctions package, Torbjörn Becker (SITE) argues: "I don’t see why we shouldn’t impose every sanction possible." Learn more (in Swe): www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/ryss...

💸 Since 2022, foreign companies have paid over $60B in taxes to Russia, fueling Putin’s war machine. A new report by B4Ukraine, KSE Institute & Squeezing Putin shows how international firms remain a major revenue source for the Kremlin. 📑 Full report: kse.ua/about-the-sc...