Main fields of research

Main fields of research :

Open economy macroeconomics

• Monetary and exchange rate policy
• Factors and costs of inflation in Russia
• General issues of growth, trade and economic development

Public finance

• Analysis of the government budget and budget processes in Russia
• Public debt/asset management
• Pension and tax reforms in Russia
• Budget federalism and self management of municipalities

Financial system in Russia

• Efficiency analysis of the banking sector
• Analysis and monitoring of government regulation and supervision
• Financial markets and instruments

Corporate finance

• Real economy sectors and markets with special attention to the basic sectors of the Russian economy: oil, gas, metal, telecom and energy production.

Applied decision-making theory

• Principles of portfolio and risk management
• Financial engineering
• Project valuation
• Auction theory with application to oil and gas deposits distribution