Transformation of Ukraine’s Entrepreneurial Environment Under the Influence of War, Regional Asymmetry, Cluster Changes, and Sectoral Shifts
Ilyash O. I., Khaustova V. Y.

Ilyash, Olha I., and Khaustova, Viktoriia Ye. (2026) “Transformation of Ukraine’s Entrepreneurial Environment Under the Influence of War, Regional Asymmetry, Cluster Changes, and Sectoral Shifts.” The Problems of Economy 1:52–64.
https://doi.org/10.32983/2222-0712-2026-1-52-64

Section: Economics and national economy management

UDC 330.341.1(477)

Abstract:
The aim of the article is to provide a scientific and analytical substantiation of the key directions of the transformation of Ukraine’s entrepreneurial environment under conditions of full-scale war, taking into account regional asymmetry, cluster changes, and sectoral shifts, which allows outlining the prerequisites and limitations for the restoration of business activity during the wartime and postwar periods. The article is dedicated to the study of the transformation of entrepreneurial activity in Ukraine under the conditions of the full-scale war that began in 2022. It analyzes the impact of the war shock on the business environment through macroeconomic losses, destruction of the production and infrastructure base, disruption of logistics chains, mass business relocation, and the strengthening of territorial asymmetry in economic development. The features of the recovery of business activity in regional and sectoral dimensions have been studied, and structural shifts in entrepreneurship have been outlined, in particular the growth of the role of small and medium-sized businesses, the service sector, IT, and agro-processing amid the decline of capital-intensive and infrastructure-dependent industries. The importance of cluster initiatives in creating new points of economic growth in relatively safe regions and their role in enterprise cooperation and integration into European value chains has been substantiated. The impact of changed regulatory regimes and national anti-crisis measures on business conditions, as well as the adaptive and behavioral strategies of entrepreneurs in conditions of high uncertainty, has been analyzed. It is concluded that the further trajectory of the recovery of the entrepreneurial environment in Ukraine will be determined by the consistency of support policies, institutional capacity, and predictability of regulatory rules in the wartime and postwar periods.

Keywords: entrepreneurial environment, full-scale war, regions, regional asymmetry, regional economic development, clusters, sectoral shifts, small and medium-sized enterprises, institutional environment, educational environment, economic recovery, regulatory regim

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Ilyash Olha I. – Doctor of Sciences (Economics), Professor, Head of, Sector of Macroeconomic Analysis and Forecasting of the Department of Macroeconomic Policy and Regional Development, Research Centre for Industrial Problems of Development of NAS of Ukraine (2 floor 1-a Inzhenernyi Ln., Kharkіv, 61166, Ukraine)
Email: oliai@meta.ua
Khaustova Viktoriia Ye. – Doctor of Sciences (Economics), Professor, Director, Research Centre for Industrial Problems of Development of NAS of Ukraine (2 floor 1-a Inzhenernyi Ln., Kharkіv, 61166, Ukraine)
Email: v.khaust@gmail.com

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