Op-eds

Rebalancing the scales: The need for tariffs on Russian grain. (with Tatyana Deryugina and Wiktor Rajca) VoxEU, June 2024.

Ukraine is far from doomed. (with Tatyana Deryugina) Project Syndicate, April 2024.

Arctic protection is essential for tackling climate change. And it is impossible if the international law is not enforced (with Emilia Marshall and Ilona Sologoub). VoxUkraine, March 2024.

No, Russia is not winning (with Yuriy Gorodnichenko and Sophia Lao). Project Syndicate, March 2024.

Russian neo-colonialism: Promoting instability and state failure in Africa. (with Ilona Sologoub and Wiktor Rajca). Vox Ukraine, March 2024.

Western technology firms must stop supplying Russia’s war machine (with Yuriy Gorodnichenko and James Hodson). Project Syndicate, February 2024.

Talks can't end the Ukraine war, because Russia lies (with Tatyana Deryugina and Emilia Marshall). LA Times, December 2023.

Taking grip of Africa's critical resources: Foreign direct investment by China and Russia. (with Ilona Sologoub and Alisa He). Vox Ukraine, December 2023.

The cost of hesitation: The impact of Western military aid timing on Ukraine's battlefront (with Tatyana Deryugina and Alex Richter). VoxUkraine, November 2023.

Russia's defeat must be democracies' goal. (with Yuriy Gorodnichenko and Ilona Sologoub) Project Syndicate, October 2023.

Beyond mandated sanctions: Western firms' voluntary departure from Russia. (with Tetyana Balyuk) VoxEU, July 2023.

Russia's opposition leaders are irrelevant to Ukraine. (with James Hodson and Ilona Sologoub) Project Syndicate, March 2023.

Russia is using Western technology in the war against Ukraine. Here's how to stop it. (with Yuriy Gorodnichenko and James Hodson) LA Times, December 2022.

No more "Chicken Kiev" for Ukraine. (with Yuriy Gorodnichenko and Ilona Sologoub) Project Syndicate, December 2022.

What game theory can tell us about the war in Ukraine. (with David McAdams) LA Times, July 2022.

How to organize reconstruction aid for post-war Ukraine. (with Yuriy Gorodnichenko and Ilona Sologoub) Project Syndicate, July 2022.

Why more weapons will help Ukraine and Russia negotiate a lasting truce. LA Times, June 2022.

"Diplomatic solution": What do these words really mean? (with Yuriy Gorodnichenko and Ilona Sologoub) Vox Ukraine, June 2022.

What is driving Western firms to leave Russia? (with Tetyana Balyuk) Duke Financial Economics Center, FinReg Blog, June 2022.

Open letter to Noam Chomsky (and like-minded intellectuals) on the Russia-Ukraine war. (with Yuriy Gorodnichenko, Bohdan Kukharskyy, and Ilona Sologoub) Vox Ukraine, May 2022.

Putin wants Ukrainian land, not land with Ukrainian people. (with Tania Babina, Tetyana Balyuk, Yuriy Gorodnichenko, James Hodson, and Ilona Sologoub) Vox Ukraine, April 2022.

Stop imagining Putin's overthrow. Fantasies won't help Ukraine. (with Tania Babina, Tetyana Balyuk, Yuriy Gorodnichenko, and James Hodson) The Washington Post, March 2022.

The face of escalation: Putin has already escalated the war. Semantics won't stop him from going further. (with Tania Babina, Tetyana Balyuk, Yuriy Gorodnichenko, and James Hodson) Vox Ukraine, March 2022.

Live interviews

BBC Radio 4 Today. BBC (audio only), June 2024.

Wake Up to Money - Fed Reserves the Rate. BBC (audio only). June 2024.

AI innovation and the altering economic landscape. FOX KTVU, March 2024.

US mulls seizing $300 billion in frozen Russian assets for Ukraine. Deutsche Welle, January 2024.

Wake Up to Money - The Nation's Inflation. BBC (audio only), November 2023.

BBC Radio 4 Today. BBC (audio only), October 2023.

BBC Radio 4 Today. BBC (audio only), July 2023.

Wake Up to Money - The Fed's Rate Record. BBC (audio only), July 2023.

What does the Wagner rebellion mean for Russia's economy? DW Business Segment, June 2023.

Allies pledge billions for Ukraine's reconstruction. Deutsche Welle, June 2023.

US: Price caps on Russian oil show effect. Deutsche Welle, May 2023.

BBC Radio 4 Today. BBC (audio only), May 2023.

Wake up to Money - Making the Rate Decision, BBC (audio only), May 2023.

BBC Radio 4 Today. BBC (audio only), May 2023.

Russian sanctions loopholes: Is Switzerland profiting from its 'neutrality'? Deutsche Welle, April 2023.

BBC Radio 4 Today. BBC (audio only), March 2023.

Hungary vetoes European aid package for Ukraine. Deutsche Welle, December 2022.

BBC World News. BBC, December 2022.

Russia's Gazprom announces immediate shutdown of Nord Stream 1 pipeline. Deutsche Welle, September 2022.

Will costly sanctions last as long as the war in Ukraine? Deutsche Welle, June 2022.

BBC Newsnight. BBC, June 2022.

Ukraine dominates Davos summit. Deutsche Welle, May 2022.

Ukraine's top diplomat urges the West to impose tougher sanctions on Russia. NewsNation, April 2022.

Bloomberg Markets: Triple Take. Bloomberg, March 2022.

Flashpoint Ukraine: Chernihiv pounded as Russian attacks continue. Voice of America (audio only), March 2022.

Reality Check. WURD Radio (audio only), March 2022.

The State of States' Sanctions on Russia. State Net Capitol Journal, Legislative Deep Dive Podcast (audio only), March 2022.

Other media

US Fed pencils in one interest rate cut this year. BBC, June 2024.

Professor Anastasia Fedyk: Americans want to invest in new technologies developed in Ukraine. Sestry.EU, June 2024.

Opinion: SJ's pro-AI development proposal "absolutely the right call." OpportunityNow, November 2023.

What difference do oligarchs condemning the war make for Putin's Russia? Euronews, August 2023.

Why Berkeley Haas' Flex MBA program is so popular. Poets & Quants, August 2023.

How Berkeley Haas professor Anastassia Fedyk has used economic expertise and AI-driven aid to help Ukraine. Berkeley Haas Magazine, July 2023.

Biggest losers of AI boom are knowledge workers, McKinsey says.  Bloomberg, June 2023.

Wage growth remains high, jobs are steady and inflation is falling, so why are people worried? States Newsroom, June 2023.

How AI adoption affects organizational structure. Charter, June 2023.

The Russians bet on System D. La Liberté  (in French), June 2023.

Divestment dilemmas in Russia: Business teaching case. Financial Times, May 2023.

Hundreds of banks are vulnerable to collapse. Here's the latest outlook. SF Chronicle, May 2023.

Could First Republic's collapse trigger a recession? Here's what experts say. SF Chronicle, March 2023.

US-led sanctions campaign weakened Russia's economy in first year of Ukraine war. Year 2 is about sealing the cracks. CNN, February 2023.

How is artificial intelligence shaping the audits of financial statements? Forbes, December 2022.

US, UK economists back Russian oil price cap in letter to Yellen. Reuters, October 2022.

How will Ukraine rebuild after the war? Start with frozen Russian assets, experts say. Global News, October 2022.

From a strategic point of view, it is best to assume that Moscow will do the worst. HVG (in Hungarian), September 2022.

European shipping firms 'making a mockery' of Russia sanctions as oil cargoes double. The Independent, June 2022.

Biden pledges drones, anti-aircraft systems to Ukraine's President in Russia War. FOX KTVU, March 2022.

Russia's attack: Ukraine war turns into a perilous global economic conflict. BerkeleyNews, March 2022.

The stock market is still weird from GameStop. Slate, August 2021.

How do career disruptions affect elite white-collar workers? Forbes, April 2021.

Do career disruptions matter for the top 5%? Marginal Revolution, April 2021.

Return on AI. ServiceNow Workflow, March 2021.

GameStop's stocks are the Internet's main character this week. Bustle, January 2021.

Reddit's revolution against hedge funds hits a sad, rigged reality. The Observer, January 2021.

All the ways the GameStop roller coaster could end. Slate, January 2021.

Investing in AI boosts firm growth--and increases market dominance, study finds. Berkeley Haas Magazine, October 2020.

Automation, COVID, and the future of work. Forbes, October 2020.

Does superior reading make better investors? Barron's, September 2016.

Hedge funds' information advantage: reading the news? CIO Magazine, August 2016.