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Host Olha Zadorozhna and James Hodson, CEO of the AI for Good Foundation, discuss the real economic value of U.S. aid to Ukraine: how much has been delivered, how it compares to EU aid, and who benefits.
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Working Paper No. 18: "Ukraine's Labor Market at War: Matching, Reallocation, and Firm Adjustment under Extreme Stress"
Authors: Tito Boeri, Giacomo Anastasia, and Oleksandr Zholud
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"My dog became terribly afraid of shelling, so I had to cover his ears with a scarf and stay up all night so that he would calmly huddle in the shelter.”
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Read the Project Syndicate op-ed by Econ4UA leadership Tatyana Deryugina, Anastassia Fedyk & Yuriy Gorodnichenko on how Ukraine's economy has defied the odds, and what it will take to keep it standing:
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New podcast episode!
Olha Zadorozhna talks with Econ4UA co-founder @=Tatyana Deryugina on measuring corruption via household data & public procurement.
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Working Paper No. 17: "Can Sanctions Deter Wars? The Russia-Ukraine Case": econ4ua.org/wp-content/u...
New model highlights that sanctions must be credible, advance, and war-contingent.
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Authors: Thierry Mayer, Isabelle Méjean, and Mathias Thoenig
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Virtual workshop: The Craft of Publishing in Economics!
@tderyugina.bsky.social and @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social (co-editors of AER) and Scott Kominers (co-editor of REStat) will share insights on publishing in top econ journals.
When? March 9, 2026.
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Read the VoxUkraine op-ed by @econ4ua.bsky.social leadership @tderyugina.bsky.social and Anastassia Fedyk on how Russia's losses in #Ukraine are weakening its grip on the Middle East, and why supporting Ukraine proves strategic beyond just Europe:
voxukraine.org/en/russia-s-...
Episode 2 of our podcast is here!
Host Olha Zadorozhna, economist @tderyugina.bsky.social, and head of Vox Ukraine @ilonasolohub.bsky.social discuss Berlin’s recent blackout, and what blackouts reveal about Europe’s energy systems and Ukraine’s resilience.
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Working Paper No. 16: "You Only Live Twice: Financial Inflows and Growth in a Westward-Facing Ukraine"
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🚨 Close friend of Andrew Kosenko, member of @econ4ua.bsky.social is a deputy commander of an engineering unit fighting in Kramatorsk. He urgently needs our help to purchase a vehicle after getting hit by a russian drone attack. 🚨
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“I wake up in the morning—there's no electricity, I come from work—there's none...Sometimes...in the early morning, so I'm lucky to wash my hair."
Svidok ("Witness") is Ukraine's largest archive of war testimonies, created by Econ4UA & the AI4Good Foundation.
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Listen to Policy Implications, a new podcast by Economists for Ukraine and Kozminsky University!
Episode 1: Olga Zadorozhna and Sasha Talavera, University of Birmingham Economics Professor, discuss how Russia's war reshaped Ukrainian science.
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Working Paper No. 15: "The European Union and the War in Ukraine: More Money, but Not More Europe"
EU response to Ukraine: coalitions of the willing drive military aid while Brussels provides financial support.
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Last week, Econ4UA and the AI4Good Foundation hosted @portnikov.bsky.social at UC Berkeley for an insightful talk followed by a lively Q&A!
All donations went towards vital medical support to Ukrainian defenders and critical aid to civilians left without power.
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"Our village has 220 residents, more than half of whom are pensioners… people have been coming to our village club, every day..., and working on nets for four hours."
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Join us at Vitaly Portnikov’s guest lecture! Mr. Portnikov will host a talk and a Q&A in support of Ukrainian defenders and civilians.
When? Wed., Feb 4, 4:00-5:00 PM
Where? Chou Hall, UC Berkeley
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“Just sit with me one last time in my bedroom…” A witness details her best friend parting with her beloved home, which was destroyed by missiles.
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Lie: In 1992, Russia signed and agreed to the Moscow Agreement, which established a ceasefire and ensured the territorial integrity of Georgia.
Truth: In 2008, Russia invaded Georgia and continues to occupy the regions of Tskhinvali and Abkhazia.
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Working Paper No. 14: “Refugees and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Ukrainians in Poland”
Impact of refugees: evidence from Ukrainian refugees shows spurring entrepreneurship.
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“People continue to bring flowers and toys to the places where people died. Parents go with their children to show what historical truth is.”
Svidok (“Witness”) is Ukraine’s largest archive of war testimonies, created by Econ4UA & the AI4Good Foundation.
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Lie: In 2015, Emilian Gebrev, an arms manufacturer supplying Ukraine, survived a poisoning attempt that Russia denied any role in.
Truth: Western officials found Gebrev was poisoned by the Russian GRU Unit 29155.
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Working Paper No. 13: “Estimating the economic impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict with nightlights data”
Night-light data: a novel assessment of war on Ukraine’s economy.
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Lie: Putin claimed that while Russia had a stockpile of cluster bombs, they have not been used.
Truth: Russian cluster munitions killed and wounded at least 890 Ukrainians in 2022 alone, the vast majority of whom were civilians.
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Read the VoxUkraine op-ed by Econ4UA leadership @tderyugina.bsky.social, Anastassia Fedyk, James Hodson, and @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social, which introduces a new approach to measuring corruption in public procurement, applying it to #Ukraine and the #EU:
voxukraine.org/en/more-ammu...
“I did not realize that right now at this moment dozens of peaceful people who were sleeping peacefully died,” a witness describes recent bombings.
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Lie: Putin insists that Russia had no intention of meddling in France’s 2017 election.
Truth: In 2017, candidate Marine Le Pen got nearly $13 million from a Kremlin-linked loan, and Macron’s campaign was hacked, likely by Russian government cyber actors.
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Econ4UA is helping Ukrainian Defenders from Kraken Special Forces procure a pick-up truck, an important piece of equipment vital for their survival. We have reached 40% of our goal. Please help us make it the rest of the way!
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Did you know that poor enforcement of sanctions results in Russia receiving millions of dollars of funding for the war in #Ukraine?
Econ4UA has published a comprehensive overview of current sanctions and suggestions to make them stronger!
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