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Women in Power: Unpopular, unwilling or held back?

08 March 2020
Sweden is considered one of the most gender equal countries but the question remains whether there are still challenges when it comes to gender equality in Sweden. We interviewed Pamela Campa (Assistant Professor at SITE) where she shares her reflections on why there are still few women in power in Sweden.

Russia’s macroeconomy — a closer look at growth, investment, and uncertainty

28 June 2019
Working paper: This paper looks at economic growth and its fundamental determinants in Russia over the last decades. It starts by showing that, contrary to the views of some political commentators, growth is highly important for the popularity of president Putin.

Russia’s economy and regional spillovers

13 June 2019
Working paper: This paper looks at how the Russian economy has developed under the leadership of Putin and how it spills over to its neighbours in the CIS region.

Aid Motivation in Early and Mature Partnerships: Is there a difference?

29 November 2017
By Anders Olofsgård, Maria Perrotta and Emmanuel Frot

Whistleblower Rewards, False Reports, and Corporate Fraud

28 August 2017
by Giancarlo Spagnolo (with Paolo Buccirossi and Giovanni Immordino), SITE Working Paper

Leniency, Asymmetric Punishment and Corruption. Evidence from China

19 October 2015
by Maria Perrotta Berlin and Giancarlo Spagnolo (with Bei Qin), SITE Working paper

‘For the Love of the Republic’ Education, Secularism, and Empowerment

28 January 2015
by Erik Meyersson (with Selim Gulesci), Working paper

Islamic Rule and the Empowerment of the Poor and Pious

22 October 2013
by Erik Meyersson, published in the Econometrica

Aid Effectiveness in Times of Political Change: Lessons from the Post-Communist Transition

19 October 2013
by Anders Olofsgård and Maria Perrotta Berlin (with Emmanuel Frot), published in World Development

Petro Rents, Political Institutions, and Hidden Wealth: Evidence from Offshore Bank Accounts

19 August 2013
by Elena Paltseva (with Jørgen Juel Andersen, Niels Johannesen, and David Dreyer Lassen), published in the Journal of the European Economic Association