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Benjamin Hilgenstock
Head of Macroeconomic Research and Strategy at the Kyiv School of Economics Institute
Benjamin Hilgenstock has been the Head of Macroeconomic Research and Strategy at the Kyiv School of Economics Institute since December 2022, where he specialises in international sanctions on Russia, particularly in the areas of energy, trade, finance, and export controls. He also focuses on Ukraine’s reconstruction and recovery and related issues such as the possible confiscation of Russian sovereign assets. Mr Hilgenstock is an Associate Fellow at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) and a member of the International Working Group on Russian Sanctions. He has written extensively on the topic of sanctions, including enforcement challenges of the G7 oil price cap regime, as well as Russia’s continued access to western technology. Previously, Mr Hilgenstock worked for the Institute of International Finance in Washington, DC (2018-22), where he focused on the macroeconomic analysis of emerging markets, specifically those in Central and Eastern Europe, including Russia and Ukraine. Mr Hilgenstock also spent several years with the International Monetary Fund’s research department (2016-18), working on the publication of the World Economic Outlook.
Updated: March 11, 2025