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Torbjörn Becker elected as one of the new members of the IVA鈥檚 Economics division
21 December 2022
Torbj枚rn Becker, Director of SITE, was elected as one of the new Fellow members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (Kungl. Ingenj枚rsvetenskapsakademien) together with 38 other prominent researchers and experts in the private and public sectors.
Pan-European research project to investigate a shifting attitude towards migrants
19 December 2022
A new research project on changing attitudes about migrants is bringing together ten CIVICA universities across Europe. 鈥淭he idea of migrants鈥 integration in Europe may be shifting from something seen as a right, to something you need to prove you are worthy of,鈥 says Professor Laurence Romani.
Comments on the situation in Ukraine and neighbouring countries at SITE Development Day conference
01 December 2022
This year鈥檚 SITE Development Day conference will focus on the Russian war on Ukraine. We will discuss the situation in Ukraine and neighbouring countries, how to finance and organize financial support within the EU and within Sweden, and how to deal with the current energy crisis.
Carl Bennet and Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Foundation sponsor professorship in sustainability studies
28 November 2022
Carl Bennet and the Marianne & Marcus Wallenberg Foundation join forces to sponsor a new professorship at the 海角社区下载 School of Economics. This enables internationally acclaimed Martina Bj枚rkman Nyqvist to continue her important research on development economics and children鈥檚 health and education as the new Carl Bennet & Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Chair in Economics.
Mark Voorneveld awarded MSc Teacher of the Year
21 November 2022
Mark Voorneveld, Associate Professor of Economics at Department of Economics at SSE, has been awarded MSc Teacher of the Year by the Education Committee, SASSE. Mark was awarded for being an incredibly engaging and thorough teacher that truly provided the students with guidance and care.
Celine Zipfel awarded for outstanding pedagogical achievements
10 November 2022
In August, Celine Zipfel, Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics at SSE, was awarded for 鈥嬧媜utstanding pedagogical achievements at SSE. Celine was awarded for her work in redesigning an MSc course on Development Economics with great success. The course was highly appreciated among students, covering a wide range of topics and giving a holistic view of the field.
Highlights from the event "A strategy to help Ukraine win the war and become a successful member of the EU"
10 November 2022
On Monday, November 7, 2022, the Friends of KSE initiative together with the 海角社区下载 Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) organized an event to discuss ideas on how we can support Ukraine during and after the war.
A strategy to help Ukraine win the war
04 November 2022
Russia鈥檚 fierce military campaign in Ukraine continues, but Ukraine stands their ground as the military tide is turning in their favour. But what besides the military support is needed for Ukraine to win the war?
The bleak economic future of Russia
01 November 2022
Is the Russian economy 鈥渟urprisingly resilient鈥 to sanctions and actions of the West? The short answer is no. In this policy brief, Maria Perrotta Berlin and Jesper Roine, researchers from 海角社区下载 Institute of Transition Economics (SITE), discusses the bleak economic future of Russia.
Sanctions enforcement and money laundering
03 October 2022
With sanctions becoming an increasingly important tool in ostracising autocratic regimes from western markets, the need for effective enforcement of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) policies is increasing. The global AML regime will be the backbone in detecting evasion of sanctions. This regime has, however, been widely criticised as ineffective. In this brief, Giancarlo Spagnolo and Theo Nyrer枚d discusses issues with the current AML regime and propose a reward scheme for whistleblowers to enable asset seizures. A powerful feature of their proposal is that it does not rely on the effectiveness of the AML regime.