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FIELDS OF CONCENTRATION
ALEXANDER MIHAILOV
Department of Economics, University of Reading
Whiteknights, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 6AA, United Kingdom
+44 (0)118 378 5371, a.mihailov@reading.ac.uk
http://www.reading.ac.uk/economics/about/staff/a-Mihailov.aspx
PRIMARY
SECONDARY
international macroeconomics and finance
monetary theory and policy
institution design, political economy and socioeconomic dynamics
heterogeneous information, learning and asset pricing
EMPLOYMENT
FULL-TIME
Sep 06 – present
Sep 03 – Aug 06
Jul 91 – Dec 96
Lecturer/Assistant Professor (permanent/tenured since Jun 10), Department of
Economics, University of Reading
Lecturer/Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Essex
Economist, Research Department, Bulgarian National Bank
VISITING OR PART-TIME
Oct – Nov 11 Erasmus Staff Mobility Visitor, HEC/DEEP, University of Lausanne
Sep 10 – Aug 12 Part-Time Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Warwick
Mar 10, Sep 10 Visiting Professor, EQUIPPE – Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences,
University of Lille 1
Aug 09
Visiting Researcher, CEPS/INSTEAD, Differdange, Luxembourg
Sep 05 – Aug 07 Part-Time Lecturer, Department of Economics, City University London
Aug 01, Oct 02, Feb 03 Part-Time Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant for occasional 2-week
central bankers’ courses at Study Centre Gerzensee, Swiss National Bank
Oct 94 – Jun 97 Part-Time Lecturer, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Sofia
University St. Kliment Ohridski
EDUCATION
Oct 98 – Aug 03
Oct 97 – Sep 98
PhD in Economics (awarded Jul 04), University of Lausanne (including
exams passed at the Swiss Doctoral Programme, Study Centre Gerzensee)
PhD Dissertation: The Exchange-Rate Regime and Trade: A New Open-
Economy Macroeconomics Perspective with Pass-Through Empirics
PhD Committee: Philippe Bacchetta (Advisor), Hans Genberg (External
Expert), Aude Pommeret (Internal Expert), Cédric Tille (External Expert)
MSc in Economics (awarded Oct 98), University of Lausanne (including
exams passed at the Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva)
MSc Dissertation: Financial Openness and Interest Rate Determination: An
Empirical Approach to Bulgaria
Advisor: Philippe Bacchetta; Expert: Jean Imbs
Oct 86 – Jun 91 Diploma (MSc equivalent) in International Economics (awarded Jul 91),
University of National and World Economy (UNWE), Sofia
Dissertation: International Payments among the East European Countries:
Current State and Prospects
Advisor: Milcho Stoimenov; Rapporteur: Yotko Yotov
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RESEARCH (statement and papers at my webpage: http://www.personal.reading.ac.uk/~les05am/)
ARTICLES IN REFEREED JOURNALS (in reverse chronological order of acceptance)
6. “Inflation Dynamics in the New EU Member States: How Relevant Are External Factors?”
with Fabio Rumler and Johann Scharler, Review of International Economics, Vol. 19, No. 1,
February 2011, 65-76
5. “Classifying Monetary Economics: Fields and Methods from Past to Future,” with Philip
Arestis, Journal of Economic Surveys, Vol. 25, No. 4, September 2011, 769-800
4. “The Small Open-Economy New Keynesian Phillips Curve: Empirical Evidence and Implied
Inflation Dynamics,” with Fabio Rumler and Johann Scharler, Open Economies Review, Vol.
22, No. 2, April 2011, 317-337
3. “Flexible Rules cum Constrained Discretion: A New Consensus in Monetary Policy,” with
Philip Arestis, Economic Issues, Vol. 14, Part 2, September 2009, 27-54
2. “Exchange Rate Pass-Through to Prices in Macrodata: A Comparative Sensitivity Analysis,”
International Journal of Finance and Economics, Vol. 14, No. 4, October 2009, 346-377
1. “Operational Independence, Inflation Targeting and UK Monetary Policy,” Journal of Post
Keynesian Economics, Vol. 28, No. 3, Spring 2006, 395-421
PAPERS UNDER REVIEW
4. “The Grand Experiment of Communism: Discovering the Trade-off between Equality and
Efficiency,” with Etienne Farvaque and Alireza Naghavi
3. “Who Supports the ECB? Evidence from Eurobarometer Survey Data,” with Etienne
Farvaque and Azmat Hayat
2. “Do Real Balance Effects Invalidate the Taylor Principle in Closed and Open Economies?”
with Stephen McKnight, Economica, revise and resubmit
1. “Independence and Accountability of Monetary and Fiscal Policy Committees,” with Katrin
Ullrich, International Finance, revise and resubmit
OTHER COMPLETED / DISCUSSION PAPERS
7. “Predictive Performance of Fundamental Inflation Concepts: An Application to the Euro Area
and the US,” with Stephen McKnight, Kerry Patterson and Fabio Rumler (December 2012)
6. “Is Low Inflation Here to Stay? New Evidence on Public Inflation Aversion Determinants,”
with Etienne Farvaque (July 2012)
5. “Intergenerational Transmission of Inflation Aversion: Theory and Evidence,” with Etienne
Farvaque (August 2008, last revised January 2012)
4. “Re-examining the Importance of Trade Openness for Aggregate Instability,” with Stephen
McKnight (October 2007)
3. “Instrument Independence with Goal Dependence: Lessons from the Bank of England’s
Reaction Function” (October 2005 under different title, last revised August 2007)
2. “When and How Much Does a Peg Increase Trade? The Role of Trade Costs and Import
Demand Elasticity under Monetary Uncertainty” (October 2003)
1. “Effects of the Exchange-Rate Regime on Trade under Monetary Uncertainty: The Role of
Price Setting” (October 2003)
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PAPERS IN PROGRESS
5. “Limited Information, Financing Conditions and Sectoral Output Comovement,” with Johann
Scharler
4. “Intergenerational Transmission of Inflation Preferences and Monetary Institutions,” with
Etienne Farvaque
3. “Inertial Expectations and Yield Curve Dynamics: Some Implications for ‘Monetary
Guidance’,” with Jagjit Chadha and Alex Waters
2. “Expecting to Learn: Asset Prices and History Dependence,” with Jagjit Chadha
1. “The Exchange-Rate Regime and Trade: A New Open-Economy Macroeconomics
Perspective”
BOOKS
3. Money, Banking and Monetary Policy (in Bulgarian), with Tzvetan Mantchev and Ivan Iskrov,
“Banker” Private College and Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski Press, Sofia, 1998, 319 p.
2. Financial Policy in Bulgaria in the Transition Period to Market Economy (in Bulgarian,
translated in English), with Mariela Nenova, Nikolina Micheva and Tzvetan Mantchev,
Bulgarian National Bank, Sofia, 1997, 132 p.
1. Glossary of Macroeconomic and Banking Terms (in Bulgarian), with Tzvetan Mantchev,
“Banker” Private College and Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski Press, Sofia, 1996, 79 p.
BOOKS IN PROGRESS
1. Advanced International Macroeconomics and Finance, with Miguel León-Ledesma, MSclevel
book contracted with Oxford University Press, October 2008, to be published in 2013,
about 400 p.
CHAPTERS IN BOOKS
1. “Economic Aspects of Competition Law as Applied to Banking Activities” (in French), with
Jean-Christian Lambelet, in La nuova legge sui cartelli, Commissione ticinese per la
formazione permanente dei giuristi, Vol. 22, Lugano, 1999, 195-232
NON-REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
4. “The Triple-Parity Law,” with Jean-Christian Lambelet, in Analyses & prévisions, Créa
Institute of Applied Macroeconomics, University of Lausanne, April 2001; revised version as
Economics Discussion Papers 604, November 2005 (last revised June 2007), University of
Essex, Department of Economics.
3. “Revised Créa Business Cycle Indicators” (in French), with Jean-Marc Natal, in Analyses &
prévisions, Créa Institute of Applied Macroeconomics, University of Lausanne, April 2000
2. “A Note on Switzerland's Economy: Did the Swiss Economy Really Stagnate in the 1990s,
and Is Switzerland Really All That Rich?”, with Jean-Christian Lambelet, in Analyses &
prévisions, Créa Institute of Applied Macroeconomics, University of Lausanne, April 1999
1. “The Currency Board and the Prospects for Growth of the Bulgarian Economy: On the
Importance of the Choice of an Exchange Ratio for the Lev”, with Tzvetan Mantchev, in
Monthly Bulletin, Bulgarian National Bank, Sofia, April 1997
EXTERNALLY-FUNDED AND/OR CONSULTANCY-RELATED PUBLICATIONS
5. The Importance of Switzerland, Geneva and Lausanne as Financial Centres (in French), with
Jean-Christian Lambelet, awarded and funded by the Geneva Financial Centre Foundation
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and the Banks Association of the Canton of Vaud, published by Créa Institute of Applied
Macroeconomics, University of Lausanne, December 2001
4. Casino Crans-Montana: Investigation on Economic Utility (in French), awarded and funded
by Groupe Divonne, Créa Institute of Applied Macroeconomics, University of Lausanne,
March 2001
3. Lagged Taxation on Financial Investments of Natural Persons in Emerging Small- and
Medium-Size Enterprises: An Attempt to Quantify the Principal Economic Effects for the
Canton of Vaud (in French, translated in German), awarded and funded by the Chamber of
Commerce and Industry of the Canton of Vaud, published by Créa Institute of Applied
Macroeconomics, University of Lausanne, December 1999
2. Bulgaria: Macroeconomic Report, Expandia Co. Ltd., Prague, September 1997
1. “Movement of Capital and Payments: Monetary and Financial Policies and Convertibility of
the Bulgarian Lev”, with Lubomir Christov, in the “white book” of expert recommendations
to the government on EU accession entitled Europe 2000: Bulgaria and the European Union,
awarded, funded and published by the Centre for the Study of Democracy, Sofia, August 1995
RESEARCH GRANTS
Jul 10–Jun 12 British Academy Small Research Grant, £6,650 over 2 years, as principal investigator
on Evaluating Methods of Forecasting Inflation for Policy-Based Decision Making,
with Kerry Patterson and Fabio Rumler
Jul 10–Sep 11 University of Reading Board for Research in the Social Sciences Pump-Priming Small
Grant, £1,300 over 15 months as principal investigator, on The Rise and Fall of
Communism: A Tale of Discovering the Equity-Efficiency Trade-Off
Aug 09
Research Visit at the CEPS/INSTEAD, Differdange, Luxembourg, co-funded by the
IRISS / European Commission 6th Framework Programme, ≈ €2,000 over 2 weeks as
co-investigator at par, on Intergenerational Transmission of Inflation Aversion:
Theory and Evidence, with Etienne Farvaque
DEPARTMENTAL DUTIES
TEACHING (evaluation and materials at my webpage: http://www.personal.reading.ac.uk/~les05am/)
FULL-TIME
Department of Economics, University of Reading
1. International Economics (Yr3), Sep 06 – present
2. International Money and Finance (MSc/PhD), Sep 07 – present
3. Intermediate Macroeconomics (Yr2), Sep 08 – Aug 10
4. Business and Management in Emerging Markets (MSc/PhD), Sep 07 – Aug 08
5. Economics for Managers (Yr1), Sep 06 – Aug 07 (class tutor)
Department of Economics, University of Essex
1. International Finance (MSc/PhD), Sep 04 – Aug 06
2. International Trade Institutions and Policy (Yr2), Sep 03 – Aug 06
3. Monetary Innovations and Central Banks (Yr2), Sep 03 – Aug 06
4. Economics of Transition (Yr3), with Alastair McAuley, Sep 03 – Aug 05
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VISITING OR PART-TIME
Department of Economics, University of Warwick (part-time)
1. International Monetary Economics (MSc/PhD), Sep 10 – Aug 12
Department of Economics, City University London (part-time)
1. Domestic and International Finance (Yr2), Sep 05 – Aug 07
Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski (part-time)
2. Monetary Economics (Yr3/MSc), with Tzvetan Mantchev, Sep 95 – Jun 97
1. Macroeconomics (Yr1), with Tzvetan Mantchev, Sep 95 – Jun 97
SUPERVISION
PhD students
Department of Economics, University of Reading
REGULAR
6. Harun Nasir (2012-), lead supervisor
5. Seyhan Aygul (2012-), lead supervisor
4. Pongnakorn Pochakorn (2011-), co-supervisor
3. Fahad Al-Humaidah (2011-), co-supervisor
2. Rikie Fasha (2008-), co-supervisor
1. Remmy Kampamba (2008-12), lead supervisor
VISITING
2. Nathaniel Urama (2012-13), Year 4 PhD student in Nigeria, local sole supervisor
1. Denis Vintu (2011-12), Year 2 PhD student in Romania, local co-supervisor
MSc/MA Department of Economics, University of Reading: 1 student in 2011-12, 2 in 2010-
(dissertation) 11, 2 in 2009-10, 2 in 2008-09, 2 in 2007-08
Department of Economics, University of Warwick 6 students in 2011-12, 5 in 2010-
11
MSc/MA Department of Economics, University of Reading: 5 students in 2011-12, 15 in 2010-
(project) 11, 20 in 2009-10
BSc/BA Department of Economics, University of Reading: 1 student in 2011-12 (deferred to
(dissertation) 2012-13)2 students in 2010-11, 1 in 2009-10, 1 in 2008-09
ADMINISTRATIVE ROLES
Department of Economics, University of Essex: 10 students in 2005-06, 7 in 2004-05,
8 in 2003-04
Department of Economics, University of Reading
Director of Post-Graduate Research Studies, 2011 – present
Member, Department of Economics Research Committee, 2011 – present
Research Seminar Organiser, 2009 – 2011
Member, PG Research Studies Committee, 2010 – present
Henley Business School RePEc Project Coordinator, 2007 – present
Member, University of Reading Institutional Repository Steering Group, 2009 – 2011
PG Senior Tutor, 2007 – 2009
Member, Henley Business School Research Committee, 2007 – 2008
Co-Chairman, PG Student – Staff Committee, 2006 – 2007
Department of Economics, University of Essex
Member, Management Committee for Information Management Systems, 2004 –
2006
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PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
SERVICE TO THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY
EDITOR (past) RePEc New Economic Papers Report on Central Banking, 2006-2012
GUEST EDITOR Review of International Economics, special issue on Money, Banking and Finance
in progress, with Jean-Bernard Chatelain and Nigar Hashimzade
REFEREE
REVIEWER
Australian Economic History Review
Brussels Economic Review / Cahiers Economiques de Bruxelles (2)
Bulletin of Economic Research
Contemporary Economic Policy
Ekonomia
Emerging Markets Finance and Trade (2)
Journal of Financial Stability
Journal of Macroeconomics (2)
Manchester School (2)
Oxford Economic Papers (2)
Review of Economics and Statistics
Review of International Economics
Scottish Journal of Political Economy
Thunderbird International Business Review
John Wiley & Sons
Oxford University Press
Palgrave Macmillan
Pearson Education
RAPPORTEUR Economic and Social Research Council (UK)
FELLOW €uro Area Business Cycle Network, since 2007
Higher Education Academy (UK), since 2006
MEMBER Bulgarian Macroeconomics Association, since 2004
Econometric Society, since 2003
European Economic Association, since 2003
Royal Economic Society, since 2005
(past) Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics, 2011-2012
(past) Eastern Economic Association (US), 2006-2009
PRESENTATIONS
INVITED CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP PRESENTER/SPEAKER
Nov 11 Journal of Economic Surveys 1st Virtual Conference on Communications with
Economists: Current and Future Trends held in conjunction with the journal’s 25th
Anniversary
May 11 Workshop on States and Economic Crises, Centre for Institutional Performance,
School of Politics, Economics and International Relations, University of Reading
Dec 10 3 rd Annual Cambridge-OxfOrd-London (COOL) Conference on Macroeconomics,
Birkbeck College, University of London
Apr 09 Workshop on Central Banking in the Twentieth Century, Centre for Institutional
Performance, School of Economics, University of Reading
Dec 08 Workshop on Sovereign and Public Debt and Default, World Economy and Finance
Programme, Economic and Social Research Council, University of Warwick,
Coventry, session on Institutions and Legal Issues
Dec 08 4th Annual International Conference of the Economic and Social Data Service, theme:
The Changing World, London
Sep 07 Conference on Does Central Bank Independence Still Matter?, Paolo Baffi Centre,
Bocconi University, Milan, session on Central Bank Independence: in Theory (joint
paper with Katrin Ullrich presented by co-author)
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Feb 06
Jul 05
32nd Annual Meetings of the Eastern Economic Association, Philadelphia, session on
Assessing and Comparing Monetary Policy Experiences: The Fed, the Bank of
England and the ECB
2nd Annual International Conference on Developments in Economic Theory and
Policy, Bilbao, session on Monetary Policy
INVITED SEMINAR PRESENTER/SPEAKER
Apr 12 Graduate Institute Geneva
Nov 11 University of Lausanne
Oct 11 University of Fribourg
Jun 11 University of Hull
Mar 08, Mar 10 University of Lille 1 (2)
Jan 08 University of Westminster
Jan 08 Brunel University
Nov 07 University of Linz
Apr 06 University of Reading
Mar 06 University of Stirling
Feb 06 Lancaster University
Apr 05 City University London
Apr 05 American University in Bulgaria
Jun 03 University of Essex
Jun 03 University of Neuchâtel
Oct 02 Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne
INVITED CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP DISCUSSANT/PANELLIST
Jun 10
Sep 07
Apr 04
Mar 96
ICMA Centre Panel Discussion on The Sovereign Debt Crisis: Economic and
Financial Issues – A Debate, University of Reading: Panellist Remarks entitled
“Greece, The Eurozone, the UK, the US: Macroparameters of a Global Debt Crisis”
Norges Bank Research Workshop on Monetary Policy Committees, Oslo: Comment
on Marcela Eslava, “Central Bankers in Government Appointed Committees”
Joint British Council – University of Essex Seminar on Capital Controls in Financial
Crises: The Malaysian Experience, University of Essex: Panellist Remarks entitled
“Capital Controls: The Malaysian Experience and Economics”
Conference on Turkey and Central and Eastern European Countries in Transition:
Comparative Study with a View to Future Membership to EU, Bilkent University,
Ankara: Comment on P. Nicholas Snowden, “Financial Aspects of Adjustment and
Transition towards EU Membership: Turkey and Eastern Europe”
INVITED CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP PARTICIPANT
Nov 11 NBER meetings on Political Economy and on Economics of Culture and Institutions,
Cambridge, MA
May 11 UK-Leg of Review of Economic Studies Tour May Meetings, London Business School
Sep 10 12 th €uro Area Business Cycle Network (€ABCN) Training School on Monetary-
Fiscal Policy Interactions, University of Amsterdam
May 10 Conference on Macro and Financial Economics, Brunel Macroeconomics Research
Centre and Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis in Social Sciences (QASS), Brunel
University, West London
May 10 UK-Leg of Review of Economic Studies Tour May Meetings, University of Warwick
Apr 10 Centre for Microdata Methods and Practice (CEMMAP) Workshop on Applied
Macroeconomics and Macroeconometrics, Institute for Fiscal Studies, London
Dec 09 2 nd Annual Cambridge-OxfOrd-London (COOL) Conference on Macroeconomics,
Exeter College, University of Oxford
Jul 09 Conference on Macroeconomics: Theory and Applications, Brunel Macroeconomics
Research Centre, Brunel University, West London
May 09 Conference on Macroeconomics and Econometrics, Department of Economics,
University of Birmingham
Jun-Jul 08 Centre for European Policy Research / European Summer School in Economic Theory
(CEPR/ESSET), Study Centre Gerzensee
May 08 Conference on Monetary Policy, Department of Economics, University of
Birmingham
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Nov 07
Sep 07
Jul 07
Jun 07
Mar 07
Sep 06
Seminar on Money and Macro Models, Money Macro and Finance Research Group,
Bank of England, London
International Conference on Ten Years Bulgarian Currency Board and Challenges of
Euro Adoption, Open Society Institute & Bulgarian National Bank, Sofia
Workshop on Nonlinearities in Monetary Policy (Second Workshop), Non-Linear
Economics and Finance Research Community, ESRC, Brunel University, West
London
Workshop on Aspects of Growth and Macroeconomic Policy, Brunel University, West
London
Conference on Trading Strategies and Financial Market Inefficiency, Paul Woolley
Centre for Capital Market Dysfunctionality, Tanaka Business School, Imperial
College, London
Conference on Exchange Rate Intervention: Theory and Experience, Centre for
International Macroeconomics and Finance, University of Cambridge
CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP CO-ORGANISER
Dec 12
Jun 11
Apr 96
International Workshop on Modelling and Forecasting Inflation: Recent Approaches,
University of Reading, with Kerry Patterson and Fabio Rumler
28th Annual Symposium of the European Research Group in Monetary and Financial
Economics, University of Reading, with Nigar Hashimzade (and Co-Chair of the
Local Scientific Committee)
Conference on Monetary Policy in the Transition Period, Borovetz, with Tzvetan
Mantchev, proceedings published in a volume under the same title, Bulgarian
National Bank, 1997, 103 p.
CONFERENCE PAPERS AT ORGANISED AND/OR CHAIRED SESSIONS
Mar 12
Jun 11
Jun 10
Sep 07
Sep 06
Jun 06
May 05
Annual Conference of the Royal Economic Society, Cambridge, chair, session on
Institutions, Culture and Development
Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics Annual Meeting, Lucerne, focus theme:
New Developments in Political Economy, chair, session on Political Economy IV
27th Annual Symposium of the European Research Group in Monetary and Financial
Economics, Bordeaux, chair, session on Monetary Theory and Prices 2
39th Annual Conference of the Money Macro and Finance Research Group,
Birmingham, chair, session on Monetary Policy
38th Annual Conference of the Money Macro and Finance Research Group, York,
chair, session on Inflation Targeting
12th Annual International Conference on Computing in Economics and Finance,
Limassol, chair, session on Exchange Rate Modelling
4th Annual Conference of the European Economics and Finance Society, Coimbra,
organiser and chair, session on International Monetary Economics
CONTRIBUTED CONFERENCE PAPERS
Jun 12
Aug 11
Jul 11
Jun 11
Jun 11
Apr 11
Jul 10
Mar 10
Sep 09
Jul 09
Annual Meeting of the Society for Economic Dynamics, Limassol
65th Annual Econometric Society European Meeting, Oslo
20th Silvaplana Workshop on Political Economy, Pontresina (joint paper with Etienne
Farvaque and Alireza Naghavi presented by co-author)
45th Annual Conference of the Canadian Economic Association, Ottawa (joint paper
with Etienne Farvaque and Alireza Naghavi presented by co-author)
Annual Meeting of the Association of Public Economic Theory (APET), Indiana
University, Bloomington (joint paper with Etienne Farvaque and Alireza Naghavi
presented by co-author)
Annual Conference of the Royal Economic Society, Royal Holloway, University of
London, Egham
16th Annual International Conference on Computing in Economics and Finance,
London (joint paper with Jagjit Chadha presented by co-author)
Annual Conference of the Royal Economic Society, University of Surrey, Guildford
CICM Conference on 20 Years of Transition in Central and Eastern Europe: Money,
Banking and Financial Markets, London (joint paper with Fabio Rumler and Johann
Scharler presented by co-author)
18th Silvaplana Workshop on Political Economy, Pontresina
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Jun 09
May 09
Apr 09
Jun 08
Jun 08
Nov 07
Jun 07
Aug 06
May 06
Aug 05
Jun 05
Sep 04
Sep 04
Jun 04
Sep 03
Sep 03
May 03
May 03
Apr 03
ECOFI International Conference on Economics and Finance, Geneva (joint paper
with Katrin Ullrich presented by co-author)
26th Annual Symposium of the European Research Group in Monetary and Financial
Economics, Orleans
43rd Annual Conference of the Canadian Economic Association, Toronto (joint paper
with Etienne Farvaque presented by co-author)
Annual Meeting of the European Public Choice Society, Athens
25th Annual Symposium of the European Research Group in Monetary and Financial
Economics, Luxembourg
2nd International Conference on Small Open Economies in a Globalized World,
Waterloo, Ontario (joint paper with Fabio Rumler and Johann Scharler presented by
co-author)
Annual Meeting of the Association of Southern European Economic Theorists, Padua
24th Annual Symposium of the European Research Group in Monetary and Financial
Economics, Rennes
61st Annual Econometric Society European Meeting, Vienna
10th Annual International Conference on Macroeconomic Analysis and International
Finance, Rethymno
20th Annual Congress of the European Economic Association, Amsterdam
22nd Annual Symposium of the European Research Group in Monetary and Financial
Economics, Strasbourg
6th Annual Conference of the European Trade Study Group, Nottingham
36th Annual Conference of the Money, Macro & Finance Research Group, London
21st Annual Symposium of the European Research Group in Monetary and Financial
Economics, Nice
5th Annual Conference of the European Trade Study Group, Madrid
35th Annual Conference of the Money, Macro & Finance Research Group,
Cambridge
1st PhD Students Conference on Research in Economics: Methodology, Coherence,
Effectiveness, Siena
2nd Annual Conference of the European Economics and Finance Society, Bologna
17th Annual Conference of the Irish Economic Association, Limerick
SCHOLARSHIPS, PRIZES AND AWARDS
Mar 12 University of Reading Award for Outstanding Contributions (in particular, for
organising a major international annual conference in June 2011), £500
Jul 09 Royal Economic Society Conference Grant, £150, on Intergenerational Transmission
of Inflation Aversion: Theory and Evidence, 18th Silvaplana Workshop on Political
Economy, Pontresina
Jun 09 University of Reading Award for Outstanding Contributions to Teaching and
Learning in Academic Year 2008–2009 (Experienced Staff Category), £500
Sep 01–Aug 03 University of Lausanne graduate teaching assistantship for PhD studies
Sep 98–Aug 01 University of Lausanne graduate research fellowship for PhD studies
Oct 97–Jul 98 University of Lausanne teaching assistantship for MSc studies
Oct 87–Jun 89 University of National and World Economy Sofia studentship for UG studies
Jul 84 Silver medal upon graduation for excellence in studies (1979–1984), Sofia English
Language Lyceum
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Born on 22 August 1965 in Sofia, Bulgaria
Married since 28 May 1989, two grown up children
Military service (obligatory): 1 October 1984 – 30 September 1986, Bulgarian Army
Languages: Bulgarian (native), English (fluent), French (used to be fluent), Russian (used to be fluent)
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