Yuriy Gorodnichenko @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social · 28/09/2026People are jumping out of windows... imagine your university or institute is hit like this... and then when you recover from this horror, work on helping 🇺🇦 072
Yuriy Gorodnichenko @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Today Russia hit the National Academy of Sciences and a Dobrobut hospital in #Kyiv... Barbaric, evil attacks 1115
Yuriy Gorodnichenko @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social · 27/09/2026School Math Olympiad in #Kyiv these days, held in a bomb shelter. Russia keeps attacking Ukrainian cities, so these kids solve geometry problems between pipes and ventilation ducts. Every solved problem is a small act of defiance. 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 03012
Reposted by Yuriy GorodnichenkoCentre for Economic Policy Research @cepr.org · 24/09/2026Watch the previous session that featured @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social. cepr.org/events/event...cepr.orgYuriy Gorodnichenko - Seminar 12 - Virtual Seminar on Monetary Economics (VSME) 031
Reposted by Yuriy GorodnichenkoCentre for Economic Policy Research @cepr.org · 21/09/2026The winter conference in December 2025 of the EP:PEGI brought together economists to discuss Ukraine's wartime economy and reconstruction. That work is now out on Oxford University Press (Vol. 41, Issue 125): ow.ly/ihla50ZKl9f 142
Yuriy Gorodnichenko @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Talked to @Nestle CEO Mr. Mark Schneider about the side effect of staying in RUS market. Unfortunately, he shows no understanding. Paying taxes to the budget of a terrorist country means killing defenseless children&mothers. Hope that Nestle will change its mind soon. Denys Shmyhal (UKR PM) 3/17/22 1141
Yuriy Gorodnichenko @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Putin signed a decree on the nationalization of the Russian assets of Auchan, Nestlé, and the former Leroy Merlin chain. Churchill: "[They] had to choose between war and shame. They chose shame. They will get war too."pravda.com.uaПутін конфіскував російські активи Auchan, Nestle та Leroy MerlinРосійський правитель Володимир Путін підписав указ про націоналізацію російських активів компаній Auchan, Nestle та колишньої мережі Leroy Merlin. 2213
Reposted by Yuriy GorodnichenkoMaksym Polyakov 🇺🇦🌻 @maksympolyakov.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Facts do not matter anymore 35013
Reposted by Yuriy GorodnichenkoVoxEU @ CEPR @voxeu.org · 14/09/2026Marvin Amann, @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social, & Oleksandr Talavera show that Ukrainian allocative productivity is down approx. 20% from its 2021 level by 2024, with roughly half of the wartime output loss attributable to misallocation rather than destruction. cepr.org/voxeu/column... #EconSky 062
Reposted by Yuriy GorodnichenkoMenzie Chinn @mchinn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026September (prelim) sentiment continues downward trend, as inflation expectations rise #EconSky econbrowser.com/archives/202... 063
Yuriy Gorodnichenko @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social · 07/09/2026New piece with @tderyugina.bsky.social and @ilonasolohub.bsky.social The main message is: Europe in 2025 is #Ukraine in 2014. Not investing in defense, thinking the war is local, letting RUS information space, believing that someone else will protect, trying to make a deal with Putin Big mistakesproject-syndicate.orgWill Europe Be as Unprepared as Ukraine Was?Tatyana Deryugina, Yuriy Gorodnichenko and Ilona Sologoub say that the main challenge is not merely to spend more, but to change entrenched habits of mind. 0134
Yuriy Gorodnichenko @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Trump does not support Ukraine either 000
Yuriy Gorodnichenko @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social · 31/08/2026For Europe: economic preparedness should go beyond defense budgets and strategic reserves. If half the cost of war is allocative, then pre-conflict investments in institutional flexibility and rapid reallocation capacity may yield extraordinary returns. 060
Yuriy Gorodnichenko @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Two implications for policy: For Ukraine: rebuilding isn't just about replacing destroyed capital. It's about reconnecting what remains — workers, firms, markets. That requires policy adjustment, not just funding. 180
Yuriy Gorodnichenko @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social · 31/08/2026War doesn't just destroy factories and kill people — it makes everything left standing less productive. New paper shows half of #Ukraine wartime output collapse comes from allocative TFP loss: resources are trapped in the wrong places. The hidden cost of war is misallocation. tinyurl.com/54w5chce 15617
Yuriy Gorodnichenko @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social · 24/08/2026August 24, 2026 #Ukraine's Independence Day 35 years of freedom 0245
Reposted by Yuriy GorodnichenkoAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 05/08/2026The experience of being chased by a murderous kamikaze drone, a flying machine that behaves as if it were alive, is not one that humans are equipped to understand: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comThe Dystopian Future Dawns in KhersonPutin’s human safari in Ukraine is the beginning of a grim new normal. 61964414
Reposted by Yuriy GorodnichenkoMaksym Polyakov 🇺🇦🌻 @maksympolyakov.bsky.social · 30/07/2026🔥🔥🔥 John Mearsheimer gets it wrong every time he opens his mouth! from www.facebook.com/bpitts.usa 96024
Yuriy Gorodnichenko @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Got my copy of a new book by @gerardrolink.bsky.social A must read! 040
Yuriy Gorodnichenko @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social · 25/07/2026A new piece with @ilonasolohub.bsky.social The USSR perfected deploying "independent" voices to deliver Kremlin messages while appearing to challenge them. Melnichenko's Economist piece is the same playbook. The correct response to such "visions" is one word: nyet. #Ukrainekyivpost.comWhy The Economist Scoop Was a Polite Version of the Same Moscow ThreatThe storied British news journal merely flogged a standard Russian threat couched as a “wind of change.” 1166
Yuriy Gorodnichenko @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social · 21/07/2026FT editorial on EU sanctions on RUS "the price of short-term efforts to protect national interests could be to embolden RUS to fight on in pursuit of a victory that would have huge costs for Europe’s long-term security and prosperity." The lack of strategic thinking in some EU gov'ts is shockingft.comThe EU needs to hold together on Russia sanctionsCost of trying to protect domestic interests may be to embolden Moscow 02414
Reposted by Yuriy GorodnichenkoTatyana Deryugina @tderyugina.bsky.social · 25/06/2026I have a new policy brief on Russia's wartime economy (with Mariia Dzholos and Oleksii Shpanel-Yukhta. TL;DR: Russia can't sustain this war much longer without imposing substantial hardship on its population. Accompanying op-ed here: voxukraine.org/en/russia-s-...voxukraine.orgRussia’s War Economy Is Running Down. Europe Should Press HarderIn mid-July, European leaders will gather for another review of the Union's sanctions against Russia. It is therefore a fitting... 2219
Reposted by Yuriy GorodnichenkoAlina Poliakova 🇺🇦 @poliakova.bsky.social · 19/07/2026This is one of the two closest metro stations to my house, which is used like a shelter. Coincidence of yet another Russian attack. #UkrainianView 27740
Yuriy Gorodnichenko @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social · 15/07/2026A strong worded editorial from Financial Times Main message: the best people should be in the government This is always a good idea and especially so during an existential war #Ukraine www.ft.com/content/fd75...ft.comUkraine’s self-defeating reshuffleWartime leadership is not a popularity contest 0137
Reposted by Yuriy Gorodnichenkojeeanews.bsky.social @jeeanews.bsky.social · 14/07/2026How do firms form inflation expectations in a heterogeneous monetary union? Using novel euro area survey data, including an RCT, the paper shows that firms' beliefs are consistent with Bayesian updating, extrapolating from regional and national inflation to euro area expectations 041
Reposted by Yuriy Gorodnichenkojeeanews.bsky.social @jeeanews.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Forthcoming article "Firms’ Inflation Expectations in a Monetary Union" by Ursel Baumann, Annalisa Ferrando, Dimitris Georgarakos, @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social and @treinelt.bsky.social @eeanews.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jeea...doi.orgFirms’ Inflation Expectations in a Monetary UnionAbstract. Using data from the euro area SAFE, a novel survey of firms’ inflation expectations including a randomized controlled trial, we show that firms’ 163
Reposted by Yuriy GorodnichenkoIlona Solohub @ilonasolohub.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Everyone is amazed at the development of drone industry in Ukraine. Ukrainian firms are ready to share the experience and technologies, but Ukraine needs more "conventional" weapons such as missiles. Our op-ed with @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social www1.project-syndicate.org/commentary/h...www1.project-syndicate.orgInside Ukraine’s Game-Changing Drone IndustryYuriy Gorodnichenko, Viktor Koziuk and Ilona Sologoub examine the nuts and bolts of how the country has turned military necessity into world-leading technology. 0154
Yuriy Gorodnichenko @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Trump promised to finish the war in one day It has been 531 days since his inauguration and RU continues to destroy Kyiv and other cities in #Ukraine kyivindependent.com/russian-atta...kyivindependent.comMassive Russia attack hits apartment buildings in Kyiv, killing 8, injuring 34Russia launched a barrage of missiles and drones toward Kyiv overnight on July 6, hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of yet another large-scale attack targeting the capital. 082
Reposted by Yuriy GorodnichenkoOlhaZadorozhna @olhazadorozhna.bsky.social · 05/07/20261/3 New episode of #PolicyImplications with Jacob Kirkegaard. We discuss what Europe has actually built since 2022: the EU has become essential on money, sanctions, coordination, and long-term support for UA. But EU defence future increasingly runs through UA. Link: tinyurl.com/5hfs7u9p 253
Reposted by Yuriy GorodnichenkoIlona Solohub @ilonasolohub.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Ukraine is essential for Europe's security and development. @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social discusses this from economic and technological points of view. Please share: voxukraine.org/en/europe-20...voxukraine.orgEurope 2050: Geometries of Peace, Power, and ProsperityYears ago, California was the frontier of the “Wild West.” Today, it is the beating heart of innovation and the... 021
Yuriy Gorodnichenko @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Op-ed with @ilonasolohub.bsky.social Every concession framed as “diplomacy” is a village burned. When Western leaders repeat RUS “newspeak,” they become its amplifiers. After 12 years of RUS aggression, #Ukraine doesn't need borrowed euphemisms from its partners. UKR needs more effective weapons.kyivpost.comNegotiations’ Are Traps – How Russia Tweaks Language to Deceive the WestEvery concession framed as “diplomacy” is a village burned. Every time Western leaders repeat Russian “newspeak,” they become its amplifiers. 0247
Reposted by Yuriy GorodnichenkoOlhaZadorozhna @olhazadorozhna.bsky.social · 15/06/2026🎧 Today, as RU launched another massive attack on Kyiv, I’m sharing an episode that feels especially timely. Link: tinyurl.com/4fbjbrvs 🎧 Listen as a podcast: 🟢 Spotify: shorturl.at/Ho3jh 🍎 Apple Podcasts: shorturl.at/gOlvb ▶️ YouTube Podcasts: shorturl.at/otJaq #EconSky #PoliSky #EconTwitter 1112
Yuriy Gorodnichenko @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Sec. Rubio congratulated the Russian people on Russia Day. US Gov. joined Iran, Belarus, N. Korea, etc. No European government or EU institution congratulated Sec. Blinken in 2022 on RUS day: "...the Kremlin is waging an unprovoked and unjustified war against a sovereign, neighboring state." 1105
Reposted by Yuriy GorodnichenkoGrand Continent @grandcontinent.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Le pays qui peut sauver l'Europe se trouve à l'Est. L'Ukraine pourrait devenir l'investissement le plus important que l’Union pourrait réaliser. La perspective de l'économiste @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social.legrandcontinent.euLe pays qui peut sauver l’Europe n’est pas celui auquel vous pensez | Le Grand ContinentL'Ukraine est en train de devenir notre Californie, l'investissement le plus important que l’Union pourrait réaliser est son élargissement. 1132
Yuriy Gorodnichenko @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social · 08/06/2026This is from Michigan: #inflation expectations increased quite a bit 121
Reposted by Yuriy GorodnichenkoEuan MacDonald @euanmacdonald.bsky.social · 03/06/2026SPIEF2026: Under a cloud. 3676
Yuriy Gorodnichenko @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Monthly losses of Russian vehicles and fuel tankers (Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of #Ukraine) A dramatic increase in recent months. Recent days were ~500/day Daily number for June 1, 2026: 517 At this rate, June will be well above 10,000 0156
Yuriy Gorodnichenko @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Kyiv this morning After a massive Russian attack 0274
Reposted by Yuriy GorodnichenkoNBER @nber.org · 31/05/2026Studying how information treatments affect corruption perceptions and prosocial behavior in Ukraine, from @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social, Ilona Sologoub, and Yuriy Fedyk www.nber.org/papers/w35251 062
Yuriy Gorodnichenko @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Olivier Blanchard on my #Ukriane chapter for #CEPR Europe 2050 project: "You may well start skeptical: Yes, first we need peace or something close. And UKR is not perfect. But read it with an open mind and change your mind, or at least move your prior. The opportunity is there." #UkrainianView 55030
Yuriy Gorodnichenko @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social · 28/05/2026cepr.org/publications...cepr.orgThe Wild East: Ukraine and the Remaking of EuropeIn the fourth paper in CEPR's Europe 2050 series, Yuriy Gorodnichenko (UC Berkeley) makes the case that Ukraine is not simply a country in need of Europe's help, it is the continent's most consequenti... 051
Yuriy Gorodnichenko @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social · 28/05/2026The opportunity before Europe — to anchor a dynamic, innovative, battle-proven, and fiercely motivated nation of forty million people firmly within its economic and security architecture — is one that history rarely offers a second time. 140
Yuriy Gorodnichenko @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Treating reconstruction as a burden to be minimized, or as a geopolitical obligation discharged through the smallest politically acceptable contribution, would be a strategic error of historic proportions. Without a strong Ukraine, there is no strong Europe. 110
Yuriy Gorodnichenko @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social · 28/05/2026The bond bw UKR and EU of mutual dependence — one in which Ukraine’s vitality, freedom, and integration into the European community are preconditions for Europe’s own security and prosperity, just as European support is a precondition for Ukraine’s survival and recovery. 110
Yuriy Gorodnichenko @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Ukraine will not only drive the EU’s future economy but will also safeguard it—protecting the Union’s eastern flank and ensuring food security for Europe and its neighbors. 110
Yuriy Gorodnichenko @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Fueled by a post-war reconstruction boom, battlefield-tested breakthroughs, and emerging technologies, Ukraine will leapfrog many stages of development. It is set to become a premier hub for IT, urban renewal, the green transition, biomedical research, and military tech. 120
Yuriy Gorodnichenko @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Great pleasure to contribute my chapter on #Ukraine to CEPR's Europe 2050 Years ago, #California was the frontier of the “Wild West.” Today, it is the beating heart of innovation and the new economy. In much the same way, Ukraine is poised to become the “Wild East” of the European Union (EU). 1206