Ph.D. Economics, University of Houston, 2006
MA Economics, The National University "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy" (Ukraine), 2000

Previous Research Experience

2005: Visiting Scholar; International Monetary Fund, Research Department; Washington, D.C.
2004: Summer Intern; International Monetary Fund, Asia & Pacic Department; Washington, D.C.
2000-2001: Research Associate; Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting and German Advisory Group to Ukrainian Government on Economic Reform (Kyiv, Ukraine)

Refereed Journals

"Why Doesn't Capital Flow From Rich To Poor Countries: An Empirical Investigation," with Laura Alfaro and Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan. The Review of Economics and Statistics, May 2008, vol. 90, iss. 2, pp. 347-368 

"Gains from Financial Integration in the European Union: Evidence for New and Old Members," with Yuliya Demyanyk. The Journal of International Money and Finance, March 2008, vol. 27, iss. 2, pp. 277-294


Book Chapters

"Capital Flows in a Globalized World: The Role of Policies and Institutions," with Laura Alfaro and Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan. In: S. Edwards (Ed.), Capital Controls and Capital Flows in Emerging Economies: Policies, Practices and Consequences: Proceedings of the NBER Conference. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago IL, 2007

"The Feasibility Of Monetary Targeting In Ukraine." In: von Cramon-Taubadel, S., Akimova, I. (Eds.), Fostering Sustainable Economic Growth in Ukraine. 2002. Physica-Verlag, Heidelberg


Policy

Gains from Risk-Sharing in the EU (with Yuliya Demyanyk), Beyond Transition, vol.18, iss.1, Jan-Mar 2007, World Bank.