SITE Seminar | How has the war in Ukraine affected sentiments in Russia?

Welcome to the next SITE seminar! On 26 March, Prof. Olle Hammar from Linnaeus University will present his working paper entitled "How has the war in Ukraine affected sentiments in Russia?" at SSE and online via Zoom.

Start time: 2024-03-26 at 12:00

End time: 2024-03-26 at 13:00

Time zone: CET

Location: Room Ragnar at SSE

Working paper title: 'How has the war in Ukraine affected sentiments in Russia?'

By: Mikael Elinder, Oscar Erixson and Olle Hammar

Abstract

We investigate how the war in Ukraine has affected opinions and sentiments in Russia. Using survey data from Gallup World Poll and the Levada Center, we study the effects on political support for Putin, attitudes towards the West, subjective well-being, optimism about the future, and migration aspirations. Our main focus is on the effects of the full-scale invasion in February 2022 and the military mobilization of young men in September 2022. We also use data on Russian casualties to explore potential regional heterogeneity within Russia.

About the speaker

Olle Hammar is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics and Statistics at Linnaeus University. (Click on "Expand" to learn more)

He is also a researcher at the Institute for Futures Studies in Stockholm. Furthermore, he is also affiliated with IZA, IFN, UCFS, UCLS and UIL. Previously postdoctoral researcher at IFN and visiting scholar at UC Berkeley and Columbia University. PhD in economics from Uppsala University.

His research focuses on topics related to inequality, culture and migration:

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