Martina Kirchberger
Assistant professor of economics and CEPR Research Affiliate focusing on structural transformation and urban economics, contributing on procurement, labour-market flexibility, and 'investing-in-investing' for reconstruction.
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Feb 27, 2026 • 17min
S9 Ep15: What's next for Ukraine: Reconstruction
Andrii Parkhomenko, urban economist tracking Ukraine's housing and population shifts. Martina Kirchberger, economist on procurement, labour flexibility, and prep for big investment. Edward Glaeser, Harvard urban economist on city-scale rebuilding. They debate where to concentrate reconstruction, balancing planning with individual choice. They compare decentralised Tokyo-style rebuilding to centralised approaches and discuss procurement, labour supply, and sequencing challenges.
