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International trade experts

Trade wars, tariffs, and economic sanctions have fueled geopolitical tensions and impacted the flow of goods and services. Researchers at the ºÚÁÏÍø can provide context and analysis to bring the global economic situation into perspective.

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History of trade

Rikard Westerberg, affiliated researcher at the Department of Marketing and Strategy and Director at the Center for Statecraft and Strategic Communication 
 
Area of expertise: 

  • Economic history, business history, history of economic ideas. 
  • Financial crises, tariffs and trade wars. 
  • Economic policy, monetary policy, fiscal policy. 

Email: Rikard.westerberg@hhs.se 
Phone: +46 (0)8 736 96 03; +46 (0)70 958 6957 
Language: English, Swedish 

Trade deals and negotiations

, assistant professor at the House of Innovation, Department of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology   

  • Trade deal tactics, with a focus on negotiation and conflict resolution in business, political, and diplomatic contexts. 

Email: erik.wetter@hhs.se  
Phone: +46 (0)708 938 837  
Languages: English, Swedish   

Trade and supply chains

Constantin Blome, professor at the House of Innovation, Department of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology 

Area of expertise: 

  • Supply chain risks, causes and effects of supply chain shocks (e.g. COVID-19, geopolitical tensions, climate events) and how to build resilient supply chains. 
  • Supply chain strategy and risk management. 
  • Trade policy implications for supply chains, procurement, and logistics. 

Email: constantin.blome@hhs.se 
Phone: +46 (0)72 076 2310  
Languages: English

Trade focusing on Russia, Ukraine, Eastern Europe

Torbjörn Becker, Director of the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) 

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  • 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. 

Email: Torbjorn.Becker@hhs.se &²Ô²ú²õ±è;
Phone: +46 (0)8 736 96 76
Languages: English, Swedish 

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

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  • Economic and political consequences of Russia’s war against Ukraine, including impact on Russia’s economy from trade sanctions. 

Email: anders.olofsgard@hhs.se &²Ô²ú²õ±è;
Phone: +46 (0)70 385 90 97 &²Ô²ú²õ±è;
Languages: English, Swedish &²Ô²ú²õ±è;

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

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  • Macroeconomics and geopolitics with a focus on Eastern Europe and Russia’s war against Ukraine. &²Ô²ú²õ±è;
  • Sanctions against Russia and Russian countermeasures; project lead for the digital resource portal .  

Email: Maria.Perrotta@hhs.se &²Ô²ú²õ±è;
Phone: +46 (0)8 736 96 90 &²Ô²ú²õ±è;
Languages: English, Swedish, Italian &²Ô²ú²õ±è;

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

Area of expertise: &²Ô²ú²õ±è;

  • 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 &²Ô²ú²õ±è;
Phone: +46 (0)8 736 96 82 &²Ô²ú²õ±è;
Languages: English, Swedish