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Russia, Ukraine and Eastern Europe experts

Looking for an expert on the war in Ukraine, sanctions against Russia or European energy security? Researchers at the ºÚÁÏÍø study economic and political developments in the Eastern European region.

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, researcher at the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics 

Area of expertise:  

  • Role of women in economic development and reconstruction efforts, particularly in post-conflict settings. 

Email: Anna.Anisimova@hhs.se  
Phone: +46 (0)8 736 96 85  
Language: English, Swedish, Ukrainian, Russian  

Torbjörn Becker, Director of the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics

Area of expertise:  

  • International macroeconomics, economic crises and transition economies, with a focus on Eastern Europe, Russia and Ukraine. 
  • The impact of war and sanctions on the economies of Russia and Ukraine. 
  • Macroeconomic policy, fiscal management and financial markets with a focus on Eastern Europe and Russia. 

Email: Torbjorn.Becker@hhs.se  
Phone: +46 (0)8 736 96 76
Languages: English, Swedish 

Chloé Le Coq, research fellow at the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics and Professor of Economics at Univ. Paris Panthéon-Assas  

Area of expertise:  

  • Energy security: EU-Russia energy relations, gas supply diversification, and the impact of geopolitical tensions on European energy markets.  

Email: chloe.lecoq@hhs.se   
Languages: English, French  

Anders Olofsgård, associate professor and Deputy Director at the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics

Area of expertise:  

  • Political economy of Eastern Europe, including Ukraine and Russia. 
  • Economic and political consequences of Russia’s war against Ukraine. 
  • Effectiveness of foreign aid policy.  

Email: anders.olofsgard@hhs.se  
Phone: +46 (0)70 385 90 97  
Languages: English, Swedish  

Maria Perrotta Berlin, assistant professor at the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics

Area of expertise:   

  • Macroeconomics and geopolitics with a focus on Eastern Europe and Russia’s war against Ukraine.  
  • Sanctions against Russia and Russian countermeasures; project lead for the digital resource portal  
  • Research related to gender issues, including domestic violence legislation, economic and social consequences of gender attitudes, and gender dimensions in post-war rebuilding, with a focus on Eastern Europe and Ukraine.  

Email: Maria.Perrotta@hhs.se  
Phone: +46 (0)8 736 96 90  
Languages: English, Swedish, Italian  

Jesper Roine, adjunct professor at the Department of Economics, Deputy Director at Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics 

Area of expertise:  

  • Economics and geopolitics focusing on Eastern Europe, Russia and Belarus. 
  • The war in Ukraine and effects of sanctions on Russia.  

Email: Jesper.Roine@hhs.se  
Phone: +46 (0)8 736 96 82  
Languages: English, Swedish

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Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics