2007 Ph.D., Economics, City University of New York
1998 Doctoral Candidate, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Economics, Sofia, Bulgaria, Economics
1995 B.S. and M.S., University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria, Economics - “Holding Company Corporations – Specifics, Advantages, Internal Conflicts and Regulation”, Economic Thought Journal, 3 (2000), Institute of Economics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria.
- “Autonomy and Control as Underlying Principles of Holding Company Corporations”, Alternatives 4 (2000), University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Working papers
- “Capital Flows and Growth: A Survey of the Theoretical Models and the Empirical Evidence”, (2005) GC CUNY Unpublished Manuscript.
- “The effect of host country labor quality on Manufacturing and Service FDI inflows” (2007) GC CUNY Working paper.
- “Growth effects of sectoral distribution of cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) on host countries: a GMM estimation” (2008) GC CUNY Unpublished manuscript.
- “Effect of flat taxes on FDI: evidence from Eastern Europe.” (2008) (with Merih Uctum).
- “Determinants of location choices of Multinational Enterprises (MNEs)- is South-Eastern Europe different from other developing regions?” (2008) GC CUNY Working paper
Fellowships and Awards
Graduate Research Grant, GC CUNY, 2006
PSC/CUNY Tuition Award, Fall 2002
GC CUNY University Fellowship, Fall 1999
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Economics, Doctoral Fellowship 1996-1998
Presentations
Midwest Finance Association Conference (2008), San Antonio, TX
GC CUNY Seminar in Applied Economics (2007), New York, NY
Eastern Economic Association Conference (2007), New York, NY
GC CUNY Dissertation Workshop in International Macro and Finance (2006), New York, NY
GC CUNY Dissertation Workshop in International Macro and Finance (2005), New York, NY
Corporate Business Experience
Consultant for a project at Credit Suisse NY, May 2008- present
• Developed an index of intangible infrastructure investment. Teaching Experience
New York University, College of Arts and Science, Adjunct Lecturer Jan 2002 – Jan 2005:
• Instructor: Introductory Macroeconomics
• Teaching Assistant: Introductory Microeconomics; Intermediate Macro and Microeconomics, International Economics, Development Economics, Urban Economics, American Economic History, Tracking the US Economy.
City University of New York, Queens College, Adjunct Lecturer, August 1999 – June 2004
• Instructor: Introductory Macro and Microeconomics; Intermediate Macro and Microeconomics; Financial Markets.
Languages English, Bulgarian (native), Russian |
