On December 12, 2024, the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) hosted a public seminar featuring Professor Simon Johnson, co-recipient of the 2024 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. The event centered on international sanctions against Russia and strategies to curtail its capacity to wage war in Ukraine.

As per the grant awarded by STINT, MIRAI 2024-2026 is launching a call for seed funding to support promising research collaborative initiatives. The objective is to encourage further development of existing and new collaborations between MIRAI member universities based on innovative projects and new ideas.

Associate Professor Mark Voorneveld is awarded the SSE Corporate Partners' Pedagogical Award 2024 for his dedication to student success, passion for teaching and willingness to adapt.

Assistant Professor Jaakko Meriläinen is awarded the SSE Corporate Partner Research Award 2024 for his innovative work in political economics. President Lars Strannegård presented the award, which amounts to 100,000 SEK.

In the annual thesis competition organized by the Swedish Competition Authority, students from the Department of Economics at SSE were recognized for their work. The first prize in the economics category was awarded to Agnes Erlandsson and Erik Leiditz Thorsson for their thesis on declining firm markups in Sweden. Meanwhile, Marcus Hagman, also from the Department of Economics at SSE, received the second prize for his thesis on collusion and price transmission in the German retail gasoline market.

We are looking for a structured and creative Project Manager to our Stakeholder and Events Team, that will organize and execute events at the House of Innovation (HOI).

The first semester of the Management Diploma for Athletes (MDA) program at the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) has come to a close.

Last week, we gathered at the Center for Sports and Business for a workshop exploring how questions from the world of sports can be transformed into academic research topics in business and economics.

Christian Lindgren has been awarded the SSE MBA Corporate Partner Scholarship 2024. All candidates to the scholarship must be top-performing managers with an entrepreneurial spirit and a proven record of successful leadership. The recipient is expected to contribute to the Corporate Partner organization by bringing best practices, new tools and ideas into the business. They are encouraged to become leaders that work more effectively with a strategic and holistic understanding of their organization.

Erik Modig has been named one of the most significant figures in the marketing industry by the magazine Resumé. The list highlights individuals who have influenced and advanced the field through challenges such as the AI revolution, economic downturns, the COVID-19 pandemic, and a media landscape in flux.