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G URGEN A SLANYAN
CERGE-EI, Politických vězňů 7, Prague 110 00, Czech Republic
[email protected]  (+420) 77 60 6804  http://home.cerge-ei.cz/gurgen
Education
PhD in Economics
CERGE-EI Prague, Czech Republic
2014
Thesis title:
‘Essays in Public Policies and Immigration Control’
Dissertation committee: Byeongju Jeong (chair), Radim Boháček, Randall K. Filer (CUNY)
Sergey Slobodyan, and Gérard Roland (UC Berkeley)
BS in Economics (with Honours)
Yerevan State University, Armenia
2003
Research Experience
Junior Researcher
Economics Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences
Sep 2008 onwards
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Research on Dynamic Public Finance
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Macroeconomic Forecasting for Emerging Economies (joint with OGResearch)
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Chinese Internal Migration Research (joint with IZA Bonn and Renmin University
Beijing, 2011-2013)
Research Fellow
Central Bank of Armenia
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Research on Political Economy and Development
Visiting Scholar
Economics Department, U of Pennsylvania
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Feb 2014 to Feb 2015
Sep 2008 to Dec 2008
Research on Illegal Migration
Research Assistant
CERGE-EI Prague
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Assistant to Cho Jung Hun (Reputation Games, 2006-2008)
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Assistant to Krešimir Žigić (Strategic Trade, 2005-2006)
Sep 2005 to Jul 2008
Teaching Experience
Adjunct Professor
Jan 2010 to Jan 2014
UPCES, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
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Undergraduate course `Economic Growth and Development in CE Europe’
Visiting Lecturer
Summer 2011, 2012
GSEM, Ural Federal University, Russia
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Graduate `Macro 3: Economic Fluctuations and Unemployment’
External Teacher
Sep 2007 to Jan 2011
University of Economics in Prague, Czech Republic
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Undergraduate Development Economics, Labour Economics, and Microeconomics
Teaching Assistant
2006, Summer 2008
CERGE-EI Prague, Czech Republic
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Graduate Macroeconomics 0, II & III (Prof Byeongju Jeong & Prof Michal Kejak)
Publications and submitted works
Aslanyan, G. (2014). The Migration Challenge for PAYG. Journal of Population Economics,
27, 1023-1038. doi: 10.1007/s00148-014-0516-x
Aslanyan, G. (2012). Immigration Control and Long-Run Population Welfare. CERGE-EI
Working Paper No. 453 (submitted)
Work in progress
Unfunded Public Pensions and Non-Selective Migration: Can They Coexist?
Limiting Internal Migration: Chinese Hukou system
Immigration and Social Security: Policies and Reforms
Melting Pot vs. Cultural Mosaic: Dynamic Public Finance Perspective
Economic Sanctions, Neighbouring Economies and Direction of Integration
Presentations
ADRES Doctoral Conference, Université Paris-Dauphine, Feb 2014; RES PP Meeting, UCL London,
Jan 2014; Armenian Economic Association Annual Meeting, Yerevan, Jun 2014 and Oct 2013;
Rijeka Faculty of Economics (invited), Croatia, Jul 2013; Annual Workshop on Research in Labor
Economics, CIER & IZA Bonn, Jul 2012; FIW Research Conference, Vienna, Apr 2012; Warsaw
International Economic Meeting, Poland, Jul 2011; Czech Economic Society Conference, Prague,
Nov 2010; Global Development Network Workshop, Prague, Aug 2009; Tartu University Doctoral
Summer School, Väimella, Estonia, Jul 2008; EVROPAEVM Economic Workshop, Prague, Oct 2007
Awards and Fellowships
Armen Alchian Award, Armenian Economic Association, 2014
EU FP7 Research Grant (EUMECH Project, €40000, team member), 2012 - 2013
Best Paper Additional Prize, Warsaw IEM, 2011
Graduate Teaching Fellowship, CERGE-EI, 2007 – 2012
Global Development Network (GDN) Research Grant, 2009
Student Mobility Grant, CERGE-EI Foundation, 2008
Performance Stipend, CERGE-EI, 2007/2008
World Bank Research Fellowship (Grant), 2006
Honours from the Rector, YSU, 2003
Skills
Languages
English (fluent), Russian (fluent), Czech (intermediate), Armenian (native)
Computer skills
Matlab, Stata, LaTeX, HTML
Personal
DoB: 26 May 1983, male, single
Last update: August 2014