The (projected) cost of Russian aggression
The 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine marked an end to stability in Europe. This column analyses the economic effects for Ukraine, Russia, as well as
Publications
The future of the financial sector in Ukraine and the EU: policy discussions at the 9th NBU conference
On June 19-20, the National Bank of Ukraine organized a traditional conference discussing both economic research and policy issues. In this article, we summarize three policy discussions
Ukraine and Europe
Chapter 31 of the CEPR eBook The Economic Consequences of The Second Trump Administration: A Preliminary Assessment. The barbaric Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine has
Replacing foreign aid: A macroeconomic plan B for Ukraine (and Europe)
Ukraine is in a war of attrition that may continue for a long time. In the 2022 CEPR Rapid Policy Response “Macroeconomic Policies for Wartime
Three Years Into the Full-Scale War, Have Slavic (Russian) Studies Changed?
In 2023, we published two articles on Slavic studies in leading US universities, showing that their course offerings were severely skewed towards Russia both quantitatively (i.e., many
Europe Must Move Faster to Defend Itself
The European Union, having finally woken up to the Russian threat, recently announced a solid strategy for strengthening its defense capabilities and arming Ukraine. But
Plan B for Ukraine and Europe
Russia’s war on Europe is Europe’s most important problem. Why? Because under Russian occupation, no one cares about the environment, human rights, stable prices, or
Ukraine’s True Value
Ukraine’s immense industrial and human resources once helped make the Soviet Union a global power, and Russian President Vladimir Putin is counting on them to