The (re)location of Coworking Spaces in Ukraine During the Russian Invasion

A significant part of all firms tends to remain in the same location throughout their lives. Firm birth, death, and relocation are part of firm demography. Firm location, birth, and death are driven by several pull and push factors which also include exogenous shocks such as a foreign invasion. This paper aims to present and discuss the location of coworking spaces in Ukraine during the first year of the Russian Invasion. Several coworking spaces closed down in the Kyiv region, and others have opened in the western part of the country. The motivations driving the choice of location of three new coworking spaces in western areas are presented through interviews with the coworking spaces managers, and the role played by the coworking spaces community discussed.