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Read the new @projectsyndicate.bsky.social op-ed by Econ4UA leadership Anastassia Fedyk, @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social, and @ilonasolohub.bsky.social on the most effective donor support for Ukraine: www2.project-syndicate.org/commentary/u...
29.10.2025 19:46 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1Working Paper No. 10: “Engineering Ukraine's Wirtschaftswunder”
Analyzing business dynamism, this paper proposes an economic transformation plan for Ukraine.
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“...Kherson was, is, and will be Ukrainian. And no force will change this.” A witness shares a heartfelt poem on Kherson’s City Day on Svidok.org.
Svidok (“Witness”) is Ukraine’s largest archive of war testimonies, created by Econ4UA & the AI for Good Foundation.
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Yesterday, Econ4UA co-founder Anastassia Fedyk was interviewed by DW News on the impact of the new EU and U.S. sanctions packages against Russia.
Watch the full interview (starting at minute 10:35):
Lie: Russia denied aiding separatists in eastern Ukraine prior to the full-scale invasion.
Truth: Russia largely created the separatist movement in eastern Ukraine, arming them and helping establish a puppet government.
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Working Paper No. 9: “Measuring Corruption From Household Income and Consumption Micro-Data: An International Perspective”
Analyzing household surveys, this paper proposes a measure of world-wide public sector corruption.
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Help #Ukrainian defenders on the front-line!
Kraken special forces are asking Econ4UA to help them procure a pick-up truck, an important piece of equipment vital for their survival. Any amount can make a difference.
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“You can't heat the room for children. It's getting dark quickly,” a witness says on Svidok.org, hosting details of Chernihiv's extended blackout.
Svidok (“Witness”) is Ukraine’s largest archive of war testimonies, created by Econ4UA & the AI for Good Foundation.
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Help empower Ukraine’s children: @AIForGood, with Econ4UA, has created education centers in front-line cities in #Ukraine where children are provided with quality education, despite Russian aggression.
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Did you know that poor enforcement of sanctions against Russia results in 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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Working Paper No. 8: “Shelter in Scholarship: Evidence From a Global Survey of Hosts for Displaced Ukrainian Scientists”
Revealed: True effectiveness of global scientific support.
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Russian sanctions: interesting investigation by @kyivindependent.com exposing the way Russian elites fight Western sanctions. The article features an interview by Econ4UA co-founder Anastassia Fedyk. #Ukraine
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“During that night, my neighbor and I said goodbye to our lives at least three times,” a witness details Lviv bombing on Svidok.org.
Svidok (“Witness”) is Ukraine’s largest archive of war testimonies, created by Econ4UA & the AI for Good Foundation.
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📊Working Paper No. 7: “What Drives Refugees’ Return After Conflict?”
Survey of 2,500+ Ukrainian refugees across 30 European countries: territorial integrity and security guarantees are key to return.
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❌Lie: In 2018, Russia denied any role in the attempted poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in England, which led to the death of a British woman.
✅Truth: The UK found that the attack was carried out by Russian GRU agents and likely approved at a senior level of the Russian state.
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“I heard a loud bang and started to run away from [the drone],” shares a survivor of a July attack on Poltava on Svidok.org.
Svidok (“Witness”) is Ukraine’s largest archive of war testimonies, created by Econ4UA & the AI for Good Foundation.
#UkrainianView
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Did you know that Economists for Ukraine has professional resources for economists at all stages of their careers?
Our e-book series “Thriving in Economics” is a crowdsourced collection of bite-sized advice from a diverse group of economists. All proceeds go to #Ukraine aid.
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🛜Sumy now has high-speed Wi-Fi for 72 hours during blackouts, thanks to the LifeNet project, implemented by Econ4UA and the AI for Good Foundation. We plan to expand the project to more front-line cities.
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📊Working Paper No.6
New paper by @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social and Vasudevan uses macroeconomic forecasts to estimate the cumulative costs of the Russian invasion for 29 countries. Soon after the attack, projected costs hit $2.44 trillion, with rising uncertainty and spillover effects.
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❌Lie: Putin justified the full-scale invasion by claiming Russia was fighting "neo-Nazis" in the Ukrainian government.
✅Truth: Ukraine’s government was democratically elected, its president is Jewish, and all far-right parties combined received only 2% of parliamentary votes.
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We’re honored to share that the popular Ukrainian band Antytila is an ambassador of the Svidok platform.
Frontman Taras Topolia contributed to Ukraine’s largest war diary, sharing a photo of a gift he received from his sons while serving in Kharkiv.
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📈Did you know that Economists for Ukraine has created a repository of research papers on #Ukraine and the Russian invasion? It includes categories such as finance, sanctions, trade, agriculture, energy, labor markets, and governance.
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❄️Russia targets the Ukrainian power grid during the winter, leaving civilians without heating amid freezing temperatures.
Each winter, Econ4UA and the AI for Good Foundation run winter shelters, send blankets and powerbanks, and provide other humanitarian aid in Ukrainian cities.
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📊Working Paper No.5
Russia uses a shadow fleet to skirt oil price caps. Modeling the expansion of this fleet, Cardoso, Salant, & @jxdaubanes.bsky.social analyze the impact of sanctions curbing Russian profits. Reducing the delay before implementation would do more damage.
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❌Lie: In 1994, Russia promised to respect the sovereignty and existing borders of Ukraine in exchange for the country giving up its nuclear weapons.
✅Truth: Russia annexed Crimea and invaded eastern Ukraine in 2014. It launched an unprovoked, full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
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“I am an orange cat from Izyum. I used to have a house, but it no longer exists.”
- Rescue story shared on Svidok.org. Svidok (“Witness”) is Ukraine’s largest archive of war testimonies, created by Econ4UA & the AI for Good Foundation.
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💼Did you know that Economists for Ukraine offers professional resources for economists?
In 2022, we ran a series of job market workshops featuring economists in both academia and industry. All recordings can be accessed after making a donation in support of Ukraine.
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🚑One week ago, Economists for Ukraine launched a fundraiser to send another 500 CAT-7 tourniquets to front-line defenders in Ukraine. We’re making strong progress—help us cross the finish line.
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📊Working Paper No.4
After Russia’s invasion, Ukraine’s central bank moved from a floating to a fixed exchange rate. Using an open-economy model with nominal rigidities and borrowing frictions, Oliver de Groot and Yevhenii Skok find the policy was optimal to avoid currency depreciation.
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❌Lie: Before the full-scale invasion, Putin said Russia was "patiently trying to come to an agreement… regarding the principles of equal and indivisible security.”
✅Truth: Russian diplomats made extreme demands that were "widely seen as poison-pill provisions meant to derail talks."
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