🇪🇺 After reducing its dependence on Russian gas, the EU now relies more on global LNG, making it vulnerable to disruptions such as the #HormuzCrisis. 📢 Chloé Le Coq and Elena Paltseva discuss the EU’s gas security and the fragility of its decarbonization: freepolicybriefs.org/2026/03/23/h...
🇺🇦 Ukrainian companies are invited to join the Business Fair at URC 2026. 📢 The Business Fair is an international platform for presenting Ukrainian projects to investors, financial institutions, and international partners. Register: me.gov.ua/News/Detail/...
⚡️ What would it mean for the Belarusian economy to break free from Russia’s energy grip? 🔎 Researchers from BEROC assess the consequences of the energy shock.
freepolicybriefs.org/2026/04/13/b... #FREEnetwork #Belarus #energy
🛢️ Could rising oil prices be strengthening the Kremlin’s hand? @torbjornbecker.bsky.social, Director of the @sitestockholm.bsky.social, explains the economic ripple effects of the Iran conflict. Watch (in Swedish): www.svtplay.se/video/j1qQVn... #FREEnetwork #EnergyMarkets #Russia
⛽️ How does rising income inequality fuel resistance to climate policy? 🔎 Julius Andersson from @sitestockholm.bsky.social (SITE) discusses income polarization and climate policy backlash. freepolicybriefs.org/2026/02/02/i... #FREECE #climate #environment #PolicyBrief #FreeNetwork
🌍 Could a Hormuz Strait blockade benefit some countries? 📢 In a recent comment, Daniel Spiro, Professor of Economics at Uppsala University, explains how Saudi Arabia can bypass Hormuz via pipelines. 🛢️ Export less oil, for higher prices and increased revenue. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Russia’s latest wartime fundraising moves point to growing financial strain. Putin has reportedly appealed to oligarchs for donations, while assets in occupied Ukraine are being auctioned off. “Further signs that Russia does not have infinite resources,” says Torbjörn Becker. ➡️ 🇸🇪: tr.ee/gvSX1C
⚓️ How would a Strait of Hormuz blockade affect oil producers and consumers? 🔎 Johan Gars (Beijer Institute), Daniel Spiro (Uppsala University), and Henrik Wachtmeister (UI & Uppsala) analyze the winners and losers of the Hormuz blockade.
freepolicybriefs.org/2026/03/20/h... #FREEnetwork #Oil
The Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) is pleased to welcome you to its 2026 SITE Energy Talk. This year’s edition will focus on the role of critical minerals in the green transition and the new geopolitical and economic dependencies emerging around them.
📢 Join us for SITE Energy Talk 2026: Critical Minerals and the New Geopolitics of the Green Transition. From Ukraine to Sweden, this seminar explores mineral supply chains, energy security, and industrial policy in the green transition. ➡️ Learn more and register here: www.hhs.se/en/about-us/...
🛢️ How could the US–Israel conflict with Iran boost Russia’s oil revenues despite sanctions? 🇺🇦 KSE Institute analysis shows the Middle East conflict is reshaping Russia’s oil revenue outlook. 🔗 kse.ua/about-the-sc...
#FREEnetwork #Sanctions #Russia #RussianOilTracker
🗳️ Can manipulated elections still influence public trust in authoritarian regimes? 🔎 Anastasiia Arbuzova from @sitestockholm.bsky.social examines whether improved perceptions of legitimacy can help explain why autocrats hold elections. freepolicybriefs.org/2026/02/23/d... #FREEnetwork #Russia
⚓️ What does the Hormuz shock reveal about Europe’s gas future? 🔎 Chloé Le Coq from CRED & SITE, and Elena Paltseva from @sitestockholm.bsky.social, discuss the Hormuz shock and the EU’s gas security and decarbonization fragility. freepolicybriefs.org/2026/03/23/h... #FreeNetwork #Energy
💥 How escalation in the Middle East could boost Russia’s energy exports and strengthen its ability to continue the war against Ukraine. 📌 KSE Institute has published a study, “Assessment of the Impact of the Iran War on Russia.” kse.ua/about-the-sc... #FREEnetwork
🚨 Why do women still carry most unpaid care work? 🔎 Researchers from AUA, BEROC, ISET-PI, BICEPS, CENEA, NES, and KSE unpack the drivers, consequences, and policy options behind the global gender gap in unpaid care. freepolicybriefs.org/2021/12/20/g... #gendergap #gender #genderpaygap #FreeNetwork
🔎 How does inequality shape economies beyond income gaps? 📢 Jesper Roine, Deputy Director at @sitestockholm.bsky.social, explains why wealth and asset ownership are now central to understanding modern economic outcomes. hhs.se/en/about-us/... #FreeNetwork #inequality #Youtube #Seminar
🛢️ What happens to global trade if the Strait of Hormuz is blocked? 🔎 Johan Gars from Beijer Institute, @danielspiro.bsky.social from Uppsala University, and Henrik Wachtmeister from Swedish Institute of International Affairs analyze the global ripple effects. freepolicybriefs.org/2026/03/20/h...
🪫 How sanctions affect Russia’s war economy? 📉 At a recent seminar hosted by NUPI, @torbjornbecker.bsky.social Director of @sitestockholm.bsky.social, explained that sanctions against Russia are having a deeper impact than official figures suggest. www.hhs.se/en/about-us/... #FREEnetwork #sanctions
🗳️ Can manipulated elections still boost regime legitimacy? Anastasiia Arbuzova from @sitestockholm.bsky.social uses a survey experiment of Russian voters to examine whether improved perceptions of legitimacy help explain why autocrats hold elections. freepolicybriefs.org/2026/02/23/d... #FREEnetwork
AI is reshaping who gets hired, promoted, and displaced. Join SITE’s conference Gender gaps in the AI economy on 27 April 2026 at the Stockholm School of Economics to explore how research and policy can steer AI toward equality. Submit abstracts by March 27. ➡️ Learn more: tr.ee/YSc10E
📺 How do information attacks undermine democracies long before tanks appear? 🔎 Anna Anisimova @sitestockholm.bsky.social and Ksenia Rundin from CSSC examine how antagonistic information threats operate and what lessons they offer. freepolicybriefs.org/2026/03/16/a... #FreeNetwork #Ukraine
🇺🇦 Can Ukraine’s social system keep up as the workforce shrinks? 📌 🔗 Explore the prospects for Ukraine’s human capital in the full version of the Human Capital Chartbook by the KSE Institute: shorturl.at/IBsvF #Ukraine #kseinstitute #FreeNetwork #labourmarket
I just wrote a policy brief summarizing our research on how sexual harassment affects gender inequality in the labor market. We argue that discrimination in work conditions, such as sexual harassment, is a key reason why women work in workplaces and occupations with lower pay.
NAERE 2026 comes to Stockholm on June 11–12 at SSE, hosted by SITE. Researchers and PhD students are invited to submit papers in environmental, resource, and energy economics by April 1, 2026. Keynote speaker: Hélène Ollivier. Learn more: www.hhs.se/en/about-us/...
📌 How does sexual harassment shape women’s careers and workplace equality? 🔎 Olle Folke from @sitestockholm.bsky.social and Uppsala University explores evidence on discrimination and labor market outcomes. freepolicybriefs.org/2026/03/09/d... #FreeNetwork #frogee #gender
What impact does the Middle East war have on the Russian economy? @torbjornbecker.bsky.social from @sitestockholm.bsky.social joins Trygghetspodden to share insights on the economic impact and the bigger picture. Learn more in ep.219 (in Swedish): trygghetspodden.se
💶 Can survey design change what people admit about tax evasion? 🔎 Andris Saulītis from Collegio Carlo Alberto and BICEPS compares direct questions and “list experiments” to measure tax evasion. 🔗 freepolicybriefs.org/2025/11/10/t... #FREEnetwork #taxevasion #BICEPS #research
📉 Can Russia sustain spending as revenues weaken and growth slows? 🔎 KSE Institute’s new Russia Chartbook highlights mounting fiscal pressure as oil and gas revenues fall and inflation rises.
kse.ua/about-the-sc... #FreeNetwork #sanctions #kseinstitute #oiltracker
📢 Why do authoritarian regimes bother holding elections if outcomes are often predictable? 📘 Anastasiia Arbuzova from @sitestockholm.bsky.social explores how turnout affects government legitimacy. freepolicybriefs.org/2026/02/23/d...
#FreeNetwork #russia #elections #Autocrats
📺 How do algorithms shape news and politics? Join tomorrow’s SITE Seminar with Ruben Enikolopov on algorithmic gatekeeping in online news. www.hhs.se/en/about-us/... #FREEnetwork
🌱 Is income polarization fueling resistance to climate policy? Julius Andersson from @sitestockholm.bsky.social explores how shrinking middle-class income shares can drive backlash against carbon and fuel taxes. freepolicybriefs.org/2026/02/02/i... #FREEnetwork #ClimatePolicy #FREECE