Institution: University of London, London, UK
Date: present
Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained: PhD Economics (expected)

Institution: University of London, London, UK
Date: October 1994 – July 1995
Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained: MSc Economics

Institution: Central European University, Prague, Czech Republic
Date: August 1993 – August 1994
Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained: MA Economics

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Dates: September 2000 - present
Name and address of employer: National Institute for Economic Research
Bucharest Romania
Occupation/position held: Economist

LANGUAGE SKILLS
Mark 1 to 5 for competence

English: 5 (reading) - 5 (speaking) - 5 (writing)
French:  4 (reading) - 2 (speaking) - 1 (writing)

MEMBER OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES

Founding member of the GEA

COMPUTER SKILLS

Stata, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Gauss

PRESENT POSITION

Researcher at the Romanian National Institute of Economic Research

YEARS WITHIN THE COMPANY: 4 years

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

Participant as an economist in several research and operational projects in Eastern Europe, covering European integration, labour markets, privatization, macroeconomics and other aspects of the reform process.

SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE

Name of the project: CERGE-EI grant
Date: 01/2003- 06/2004
Brief description of the project: Modeling the Participation of Households and Firms in Formal and Informal Economic Activities

Name of the project: CERGE-EI grant
Date: 01/2005-12/2005
Brief description of the project: Impact of higher education reform on the labour market performance of youths in the Balkan countries.

Name of the project: European Union and EIR study
Date: 07/2002-09/2002
Brief description of the project: Impact analysis of the reduction in the social security contribution