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Public Trust and Experience of Taking the NMT during the Full-Scale War: The Present and Future of the Entrance Exam
07 OCT 2026
A nationwide study of public trust in the National Multi-Subject Test (NMT) and the experience of taking it, based on surveys of 2,004 adults (KIIS), 1,002 eleventh-graders, 253 first-year students and 460 teachers. The NMT is supported by 51% of adults (65% among those aware of it), yet only 38% of eleventh-graders are confident their score will reflect their actual knowledge.
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Profile Upper Secondary Education Reform in Ukraine: The Experience of Pre-Pilot Academic Lyceums
07 OCT 2026
A study of the 30 pre-pilot academic lyceums that in September 2025 became the first to adopt the new model of profile upper secondary school, combining case studies of six ambassador lyceums with a survey of 990 students, teachers, parents and administrators. The new model is organisationally feasible, but students’ real choice of profiles and courses depends on each lyceum’s staffing, space and organisational resources.
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Russia Chartbook. September 2026
05 OCT 2026
The August Russia Chartbook by KSE Institute examines the continued decline in Russia’s oil export earnings amid lower export volumes, the growing federal budget deficit, and increasingly constrained financing options. At the same time, the macroeconomic outlook remains fragile amid rising inflation expectations and broader economic pressures.
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Fewer Bodies or Cheaper Bodies? What a New Wave of Russian Mobilization Would Do to the Wages of Those Who Stay Behind
01 OCT 2026
The study examines how a new wave of Russian mobilization could affect the labor market and the wages of workers who remain in the civilian economy. Using vacancy data, regional military payments, and casualty records, it assesses the military’s competition for low-skill labor, the wage effects of reduced labor supply, and the loss of income if contract recruitment is replaced by compulsory mobilization. The study finds that wage gains from labor scarcity would likely be far smaller than the loss of contract-related military payments.
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Assessing Russia’s War-Financing Capacity
30 SEP 2026
The study assesses Russia’s capacity to continue financing its war against Ukraine amid a widening federal budget deficit, depleted fiscal buffers, and growing pressure on the banking system. It examines the main financing channels — the National Wealth Fund, Treasury cash balances, and domestic borrowing — as well as future financing scenarios and measures to further constrain Russia’s war-financing capacity.
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An Overview of Financial Instruments for Businesses in Ukraine
24 SEP 2026
An overview of available financial instruments for businesses in Ukraine, including programs offered by international financial institutions, development finance institutions, and export credit agencies, as well as the role of the Ukraine Investment Framework in mobilizing and de-risking financing.
Study
Beyond Aid: Making Ukraine Defence Cooperation Work
22 SEP 2026
The study analyzes models of defence-industrial cooperation between Ukraine and its partners, including Build in Ukraine, Build with Ukraine, and the Drone Deal, business partnerships between Ukrainian and foreign companies, defence production financing, and key barriers to moving from individual agreements to systemic cooperation.
Review
Draft State Budget 2027: Priorities, Risks, and Opportunities
22 SEP 2026
Analysis of Ukraine’s Draft State Budget 2027 covering budget revenues, defense and security spending, the deficit and public debt, external financing needs, changes affecting local budgets, and key fiscal risks.
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Budget Barometer: August 2026
15 SEP 2026
A monthly review of the structure of revenue and expenditure in the State Budget, public debt, special funds and local budgets in Ukraine.
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Local Borrowing and Guarantees During the War: Analysis of Key Trends in 2021–2026
15 SEP 2026
Analysis of the dynamics, structure, and terms of local borrowing and guarantees in 2021–2026, including financing volumes and currency structure, key creditors, local debt burdens, and related risks. It also examines the recovery of the municipal borrowing market during the war and opportunities to attract financing through the Ukraine Investment Framework.
Report
On the Path to Scaling: Bottlenecks in the Development of Defense Startups
02 SEP 2026
The study analyzes the key barriers to the development and scaling of Ukrainian defense manufacturers – from testing and codification to financing, contracting, and the transition to serial production.
Chartbook
Russia Chartbook. August 2026
31 AUG 2026
The August Russia Chartbook by KSE Institute examines the continued decline in Russia’s oil export earnings amid lower export volumes, the growing federal budget deficit, and increasingly constrained financing options. At the same time, the macroeconomic outlook remains fragile amid rising inflation expectations and broader economic pressures.
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War & Reconstruction
Analysis related to the war in Ukraine and its consequences: estimates of war damage, recovery plans, and analysis of sanctions.
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Research on the state budget, public finance management, tax policy, and governance reforms. Corresponds to the activities of the Center of Public Finance & Governance (for example, the budget barometer can be included in this category).
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Research focuses on agricultural markets, land use, food security, and agricultural policy. The Center for Food and Land Use Research (KSE Agrocenter) will be responsible for this area.
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Covers energy policy, climate change economics, green transformation, and energy markets in wartime. Responsible for the Center for Energy and Climate Studies. This includes reports on damage to energy infrastructure as a result of Russian aggression (in addition to the War & Reconstruction topic).
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