FREE NETWORK
@freenetwork.bsky.social
The FREE Network is a joint policy research initiative by leading economic think tanks in Eastern Europe - SITE, BEROC, BICEPS, CenEA, ISET, and KSE Institute.
🚨 What if the key to saving lives in war isn’t persuasion? 🔎 Monica Pompeo from KSE Institute examines how to make evacuation messages more effective. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/11/26/s... #FreeNetwork #ukraine #kseinstitute
November 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
🚨 What if the key to saving lives in war isn’t persuasion? 🔎 Monica Pompeo from KSE Institute examines how to make evacuation messages more effective. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/11/26/s... #FreeNetwork #ukraine #kseinstitute
🛢️ What if tankers carrying Russian oil were permanently banned from EU ports? Johan Gars (Beijer Institute), Daniel Spiro (Uppsala University), & Henrik Wachtmeister (UU & @UISweden) argue this could reshape sanctions without raising oil prices freepolicybriefs.org/2025/11/24/t... #sanctions
November 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
🛢️ What if tankers carrying Russian oil were permanently banned from EU ports? Johan Gars (Beijer Institute), Daniel Spiro (Uppsala University), & Henrik Wachtmeister (UU & @UISweden) argue this could reshape sanctions without raising oil prices freepolicybriefs.org/2025/11/24/t... #sanctions
🌍 Can climate action deepen inequality or reduce it? 📌 Join the FREECE workshop on "The Economics of Inequality and the Environment" at the @sitestockholm.bsky.social 🔗 Register: www.hhs.se/en/about-us/... #FreeNetwork #SITE #FREECE #climatepolicy
November 24, 2025 at 8:42 AM
🌍 Can climate action deepen inequality or reduce it? 📌 Join the FREECE workshop on "The Economics of Inequality and the Environment" at the @sitestockholm.bsky.social 🔗 Register: www.hhs.se/en/about-us/... #FreeNetwork #SITE #FREECE #climatepolicy
🇪🇺 How did EU pre-accession funds help transform Poland’s infrastructure before 2004? 🔎 Michał Myck and Monika Oczkowska of CenEA examine the role of EU aid in shaping Poland’s path to membership. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/10/06/e... #EUEnlargement #Poland #Infrastructure #CenEA
November 19, 2025 at 12:43 PM
🇪🇺 How did EU pre-accession funds help transform Poland’s infrastructure before 2004? 🔎 Michał Myck and Monika Oczkowska of CenEA examine the role of EU aid in shaping Poland’s path to membership. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/10/06/e... #EUEnlargement #Poland #Infrastructure #CenEA
📉 What factors are driving Belarus’ slowdown in inflation? 🔎 BEROC’s research team presents a detailed analysis of food prices, monetary trends, and policy effects in its latest Quarterly Inflation Review. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/11/04/b... #FREEnetwork #BEROC #Belarus #inflation
November 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
📉 What factors are driving Belarus’ slowdown in inflation? 🔎 BEROC’s research team presents a detailed analysis of food prices, monetary trends, and policy effects in its latest Quarterly Inflation Review. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/11/04/b... #FREEnetwork #BEROC #Belarus #inflation
💶 Can indirect surveys truly reveal how much tax evasion occurs in Europe? 🔎 Andris Saulītis from Collegio Carlo Alberto and BICEPS finds that both direct and indirect questions can miss hidden income. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/11/10/t... #FREEnetwork #BICEPS #TaxEvasion
November 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
💶 Can indirect surveys truly reveal how much tax evasion occurs in Europe? 🔎 Andris Saulītis from Collegio Carlo Alberto and BICEPS finds that both direct and indirect questions can miss hidden income. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/11/10/t... #FREEnetwork #BICEPS #TaxEvasion
🤖 Which jobs will GenAI reshape first, and who is most exposed?🔎 Ana Burduli, Zauri Marakvelidze, and Giorgi Papava from ISET PI investigate the potential impact of GenAI on the Georgian labor market. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/10/27/g... #FreeNetwork #ISETPI #GenAI #LaborEconomics
November 5, 2025 at 9:48 AM
🤖 Which jobs will GenAI reshape first, and who is most exposed?🔎 Ana Burduli, Zauri Marakvelidze, and Giorgi Papava from ISET PI investigate the potential impact of GenAI on the Georgian labor market. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/10/27/g... #FreeNetwork #ISETPI #GenAI #LaborEconomics
📈📉 Is the ruble’s overvaluation cooling inflation or creating new risks? BEROC’s Q3 Belarus Economy Monitor explores how currency and controls shape price trends. 🔗 Read more: freepolicybriefs.org/2025/11/04/b... #BEROC #FREEnetwork #Belarus
November 4, 2025 at 11:30 AM
📈📉 Is the ruble’s overvaluation cooling inflation or creating new risks? BEROC’s Q3 Belarus Economy Monitor explores how currency and controls shape price trends. 🔗 Read more: freepolicybriefs.org/2025/11/04/b... #BEROC #FREEnetwork #Belarus
🇸🇪 🇺🇦 How well is Sweden integrating displaced Ukrainians? A new policy brief by Anna Anisimova and @lilleberlin.bsky.social of @sitestockholm.bsky.social and Kata Fredheim of SSE_Riga has been highlighted by the @ec.europa.eu DG for Migration and Home Affairs. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/10/31/d...
November 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
🇸🇪 🇺🇦 How well is Sweden integrating displaced Ukrainians? A new policy brief by Anna Anisimova and @lilleberlin.bsky.social of @sitestockholm.bsky.social and Kata Fredheim of SSE_Riga has been highlighted by the @ec.europa.eu DG for Migration and Home Affairs. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/10/31/d...
🔎 How do income and local conditions shape happiness in old age? Ellam Kulati, Michał Myck, and Monika Oczkowska of the CenEA Research Institute uncover how better local services amplify income’s impact on well-being among seniors. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/10/13/i... #FREEnetwork #Poland
October 31, 2025 at 5:14 PM
🔎 How do income and local conditions shape happiness in old age? Ellam Kulati, Michał Myck, and Monika Oczkowska of the CenEA Research Institute uncover how better local services amplify income’s impact on well-being among seniors. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/10/13/i... #FREEnetwork #Poland
🌾 Can targeted rural investment change a country’s path to EU membership? Michał Myck and Monika Oczkowska of CenEA explore how Poland’s EU pre-accession funds shaped its infrastructure development. 🔗 freepolicybriefs.org/2025/10/06/e... #FREEnetwork #Poland #EU
October 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
🌾 Can targeted rural investment change a country’s path to EU membership? Michał Myck and Monika Oczkowska of CenEA explore how Poland’s EU pre-accession funds shaped its infrastructure development. 🔗 freepolicybriefs.org/2025/10/06/e... #FREEnetwork #Poland #EU
💻 Are women and urban workers more exposed to GenAI? 🇬🇪 Researchers from the ISET-PI explore how generative AI could reshape the Georgian labor market. 🔗 freepolicybriefs.org/2025/10/27/g... #FREENetwork #ISETPI #LaborEconomics
October 27, 2025 at 7:45 AM
💻 Are women and urban workers more exposed to GenAI? 🇬🇪 Researchers from the ISET-PI explore how generative AI could reshape the Georgian labor market. 🔗 freepolicybriefs.org/2025/10/27/g... #FREENetwork #ISETPI #LaborEconomics
🇺🇦 The Danish government is supporting the KSE Institute in establishing the Center for Geoeconomics and Resilience and the Sanctions Hub of Excellence. 📈 The Center will start by expanding KSE’s ongoing work on sanctions through the launch of the Sanctions Hub kse.ua/about-the-sc...
October 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
🇺🇦 The Danish government is supporting the KSE Institute in establishing the Center for Geoeconomics and Resilience and the Sanctions Hub of Excellence. 📈 The Center will start by expanding KSE’s ongoing work on sanctions through the launch of the Sanctions Hub kse.ua/about-the-sc...
🇺🇦 How are Ukrainian CSOs shaping advocacy across the Nordic-Baltic region? 📌 Anna Anisimova @sitestockholm.bsky.social and Alina Zubkovych of the Nordic Ukraine Forum map key actors, challenges, and opportunities for collaboration. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/09/29/m... #FreeNetwork #PolicyBrief
October 23, 2025 at 6:23 AM
🇺🇦 How are Ukrainian CSOs shaping advocacy across the Nordic-Baltic region? 📌 Anna Anisimova @sitestockholm.bsky.social and Alina Zubkovych of the Nordic Ukraine Forum map key actors, challenges, and opportunities for collaboration. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/09/29/m... #FreeNetwork #PolicyBrief
🛢️ Russia has lost $159B in oil export income since the full-scale invasion. Yet oil revenues could rebound if sanctions remain weak. Explore the latest Russian Oil Tracker report by the KSE Institute: kse.ua/about-the-sc... #FREEnetwork #KSEinstitute #RussianOilTracker
October 21, 2025 at 10:18 AM
🛢️ Russia has lost $159B in oil export income since the full-scale invasion. Yet oil revenues could rebound if sanctions remain weak. Explore the latest Russian Oil Tracker report by the KSE Institute: kse.ua/about-the-sc... #FREEnetwork #KSEinstitute #RussianOilTracker
📌 Can political competition, not quotas, boost women’s political representation? In Turkey, a Kurdish party’s gender equality stance pushed the ruling AKP to nominate more women, show Pamela Campa @sitestockholm.bsky.social & Perihan Saygin @uab.cat. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/10/20/w... #FREEnetwork
October 20, 2025 at 7:42 AM
📌 Can political competition, not quotas, boost women’s political representation? In Turkey, a Kurdish party’s gender equality stance pushed the ruling AKP to nominate more women, show Pamela Campa @sitestockholm.bsky.social & Perihan Saygin @uab.cat. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/10/20/w... #FREEnetwork
🇺🇦 What regional divides shaped Ukrainians’ belief in democracy before 2022? Anders Olofsgård and Cecilia Smitt Meyer of @sitestockholm.bsky.social unravel divides in values, trust, and EU attachment in their recent brief.
freepolicybriefs.org/2025/09/22/l... #FREEnetwork #Ukraine
freepolicybriefs.org/2025/09/22/l... #FREEnetwork #Ukraine
October 16, 2025 at 6:18 AM
🇺🇦 What regional divides shaped Ukrainians’ belief in democracy before 2022? Anders Olofsgård and Cecilia Smitt Meyer of @sitestockholm.bsky.social unravel divides in values, trust, and EU attachment in their recent brief.
freepolicybriefs.org/2025/09/22/l... #FREEnetwork #Ukraine
freepolicybriefs.org/2025/09/22/l... #FREEnetwork #Ukraine
🇵🇱 🇪🇺 What lessons does Poland’s experience with EU pre-accession funding hold for today’s candidates, including Moldova and Ukraine? Michal Myck and Monika Oczkowska of CenEA discuss how EU aid can drive transformation and affect public support for integration. 🔗 freepolicybriefs.org/2025/10/06/e...
October 6, 2025 at 12:11 PM
🇵🇱 🇪🇺 What lessons does Poland’s experience with EU pre-accession funding hold for today’s candidates, including Moldova and Ukraine? Michal Myck and Monika Oczkowska of CenEA discuss how EU aid can drive transformation and affect public support for integration. 🔗 freepolicybriefs.org/2025/10/06/e...
🇺🇦 How did Ukraine become the world’s 4th largest walnut producer while 95% of nuts come from private households? The KSE Institute’s Agrocenter unpacks this paradox. Read more: shorturl.at/HWrVD #FREEnetwork #Ukraine #KSEInstitute
September 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
🇺🇦 How did Ukraine become the world’s 4th largest walnut producer while 95% of nuts come from private households? The KSE Institute’s Agrocenter unpacks this paradox. Read more: shorturl.at/HWrVD #FREEnetwork #Ukraine #KSEInstitute
🇺🇦 Do liberal values split along Ukraine’s East-West divide?
A new brief by Anders Olofsgård and Cecilia Smitt Meyer from @sitestockholm.bsky.social (SITE) reveals regional differences in attitudes toward democracy and the EU.
freepolicybriefs.org/2025/09/22/l...
#FREEnetwork #Ukraine #democracy
A new brief by Anders Olofsgård and Cecilia Smitt Meyer from @sitestockholm.bsky.social (SITE) reveals regional differences in attitudes toward democracy and the EU.
freepolicybriefs.org/2025/09/22/l...
#FREEnetwork #Ukraine #democracy
September 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM
🇺🇦 Do liberal values split along Ukraine’s East-West divide?
A new brief by Anders Olofsgård and Cecilia Smitt Meyer from @sitestockholm.bsky.social (SITE) reveals regional differences in attitudes toward democracy and the EU.
freepolicybriefs.org/2025/09/22/l...
#FREEnetwork #Ukraine #democracy
A new brief by Anders Olofsgård and Cecilia Smitt Meyer from @sitestockholm.bsky.social (SITE) reveals regional differences in attitudes toward democracy and the EU.
freepolicybriefs.org/2025/09/22/l...
#FREEnetwork #Ukraine #democracy
🚗 What does a 25% drop in new car sales in early 2025 signal about Russia’s economy? Cecilia Smitt Meyer of @sitestockholm.bsky.social examines shifting imports, domestic production, and rising financial risks. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/05/05/r... #Sanctions #Economics #FREEnetwork
September 19, 2025 at 8:56 AM
🚗 What does a 25% drop in new car sales in early 2025 signal about Russia’s economy? Cecilia Smitt Meyer of @sitestockholm.bsky.social examines shifting imports, domestic production, and rising financial risks. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/05/05/r... #Sanctions #Economics #FREEnetwork
🥚 What are the key challenges faced by businesses when starting a business in the poultry industry? 🇺🇦 Experts from the KSE Institute explore the barriers to starting and scaling businesses in the poultry industry. kse.ua/about-the-sc... #FREENetwork
September 15, 2025 at 9:41 AM
🥚 What are the key challenges faced by businesses when starting a business in the poultry industry? 🇺🇦 Experts from the KSE Institute explore the barriers to starting and scaling businesses in the poultry industry. kse.ua/about-the-sc... #FREENetwork
🇷🇺 Russia’s oil revenues jumped $0.9B to $14.3B in July 2025, fueled by higher prices and an extra trading day. KSE Institute’s August report shows crude at $8.94B and refined products at $5.39B. The shadow fleet keeps the cash flowing. 🛢️ Full report: kse.ua/about-the-sc... #KSEInstitute #FREEnetwork
September 12, 2025 at 12:15 PM
🇷🇺 Russia’s oil revenues jumped $0.9B to $14.3B in July 2025, fueled by higher prices and an extra trading day. KSE Institute’s August report shows crude at $8.94B and refined products at $5.39B. The shadow fleet keeps the cash flowing. 🛢️ Full report: kse.ua/about-the-sc... #KSEInstitute #FREEnetwork
⚙️ Can Belarus sustain growth when state-owned enterprises dominate investment? Anatoly Kharitonchik of BEROC analyzes shifts in employment, exports, and trade since 2019. 🔗 freepolicybriefs.org/2025/06/16/b... #FREENetwork #BEROC #Belarus
September 12, 2025 at 7:24 AM
⚙️ Can Belarus sustain growth when state-owned enterprises dominate investment? Anatoly Kharitonchik of BEROC analyzes shifts in employment, exports, and trade since 2019. 🔗 freepolicybriefs.org/2025/06/16/b... #FREENetwork #BEROC #Belarus
🇸🇪 🇺🇦 How can Sweden turn policy uncertainty into an opportunity for displaced Ukrainians? Anna Anisimova & @lilleberlin.bsky.social of @sitestockholm.bsky.social and Kata Fredheim of #SSERiga and #BICEPS discuss how labor market access and civil society can help. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/04/07/s...
September 11, 2025 at 7:04 AM
🇸🇪 🇺🇦 How can Sweden turn policy uncertainty into an opportunity for displaced Ukrainians? Anna Anisimova & @lilleberlin.bsky.social of @sitestockholm.bsky.social and Kata Fredheim of #SSERiga and #BICEPS discuss how labor market access and civil society can help. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/04/07/s...