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2005KSE/EERC and the Stockholm Institute for Transition Economics founded the Kyiv Economic Institute (KEI).
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2015KEI becomes a separate department within the structure of the Kyiv School of Economics.
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2019KEI has been renamed to KSE Institute. In addition to the Center for Procurement Excellence, which has been operating since 2016, a Center for Public Finance and Governance Analysis and a Center for Food and Land Use Research have been established.
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2021KSE Institute has 13 research centers and 44 experts.
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2025100+ research and consulting projects, 100+ specialists, 10+ years of experience in developing and evaluating policies aimed at economic growth.
Our expertise
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Government engagement & policy relevance
Our research directly supports Ukraine’s government by filling critical gaps in policy capacity, responding to urgent needs, and providing expert recommendations on sanctions, economic policy, and recovery planning.
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Participation in the international discussion
Our reports on the shadow fleet, sanctions enforcement, and war damages have been cited by top officials, including the President of Ukraine, FCDO, at the testimonies in the US Congress, international organizations, as well as leading global media outlets.
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Strategic adaptability
From the first days of the full-scale invasion, we rapidly pivoted to address urgent needs-proving our ability to respond effectively in times of crisis.
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Institutional growth & expertise
Our team has expanded significantly, growing from 48 members in 2022 to 90 in 2024, strengthening our expertise and impact across key areas.
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Relevance for the global decision-making
We regularly brief international institutions, including the U.S. Congress, the German Bundestag, the European Commission, and major financial organizations, ensuring Ukraine’s voice is heard at the highest levels.
Key Achievements
Scaling up amid uncertainty
Our team expanded from 48 in 2022 to 100+ in 2025, even as many research institutions struggled with funding and talent retention.
Sanctions work under pressure
While enforcing sanctions became more politically complex, our reports on the shadow fleet and sanctions evasion directly shaped policies in the US, EU, and UK. Our research was cited by Financial Times, The Times, and The New York Times, and we launched official policy submissions to foreign governments-an entirely new tool for advocacy.
Tracking war damages with new methods
Despite destroyed infrastructure and limited on-the-ground access, we pioneered drone- based damage assessments, providing the most accurate data for reconstruction efforts. Our findings contributed to World Bank reports and Ukraine’s recovery planning.
Driving investment despite uncertainty
While businesses hesitated over investing in Ukraine, we published investment guides, financing handbooks, and project databases, helping structure real economic opportunities and policy engagement.
Training experts in a time of crisis
Even as war disrupted industries, we trained specialists from Kernel, Naftogaz, DTEK, and Ukrenergo in damage assessment and recovery-building Ukraine’s future capacity under extreme conditions.
Shaping global policy against disruptions
With shifting international priorities, we kept Ukraine on the agenda, briefing the US Congress, German Bundestag, US Treasury, EU Commission, IMF, and World Bank-ensuring continued financial and political support.
Government capacity building
Our projects include support to the Ukrainian Plan development and implementation and the investment direction (including the investments under the Ukraine Facility), support to the SME strategy development, Social and Education Policy and Healthcare, Agriculture Policy, Recovery and work with local communities, and European Integration.
These projects were supported by the European Union, the British government, the European Commission, USAID, the Government of Sweden, UNICEF, the Renaissance Foundation, the World Bank, and many others.