Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) is a leading research and policy center on transition and development economic in low-and middle income countries, with a particular emphasis on transition in the former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern Europe. SITE's ambition is to serve as a bridge between the academic community and policy makers. To promote communication and the sharing of ideas SITE regularly organizes policy oriented conferences and seminars. Through SITE, policy makers, scholars as well as representatives of major international financial institutions get an avenue to present new findings and political initiatives to a wide audience from the Swedish government, private businesses, media, and academics as well as members of the international diplomatic circle in Stockholm.