Ruslan Aliyev

Updated May 2015

ADA University Phone: +994 4373235 (ext. 299) 11 Ahmadbay Aghaoglu Street Mobile: +994 55 206 6162 , , AZ1008 E-mail: raliyev (at) ada (dot) edu (dot) az Url: http://home.cerge-ei.cz/ruslan

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Macroeconomics, monetary economics, economic growth and development, modeling and forecasting methods, resource-rich countries

EDUCATION

09/2009 – present Ph.D. in Economics, submitted, degree expected: summer 2015 Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education – Economic Institute (CERGE-EI), Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic Dissertation Title: Essays on Monetary Policy Advisor: Professor Byeongju Jeong

09/2007 – 08/2009 M.A. in Economics CERGE-EI, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

09/2004 – 08/2006 Master degree in Finance and Credit, honors diploma Dissertation Title: The Role of Fiscal Policy in Utilization of Oil Revenues: Case of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan State Economic University, Baku, Azerbaijan

09/2000 – 08/2004 B.A. in Finance and Credit, honors diploma Azerbaijan State Economic University, Baku, Azerbaijan

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

02/2013 – present Research Fellow/Instructor School of Business, ADA University, Baku, Azerbaijan

09/2010 – 09/2014 Junior Researcher The Economics Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic CERGE-EI, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

01/2008 – 02/2011 Research Assistant Macroeconomic Forecasting Project CERGE-EI, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

09/2004 – 09/2007 Senior Economist, Leading Economist, Economist Monetary Policy Department The Central Bank of Azerbaijan Republic, Baku, Azerbaijan

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Spring 2015 Principles of Macroeconomics (undergraduate) ADA University, Baku, Azerbaijan

Spring 2015 Introduction to Data Analysis (undergraduate) ADA University, Baku, Azerbaijan

Spring 2015 Data Management (graduate) ADA University, Baku, Azerbaijan

Fall 2014 Development Economics (graduate) ADA University, Baku, Azerbaijan

Fall 2014 Introduction to Data Analysis (undergraduate) ADA University, Baku, Azerbaijan

Spring 2014 Principles of Macroeconomics (undergraduate) ADA University, Baku, Azerbaijan

Fall 2012 Development Economics (undergraduate) , Baku, Azerbaijan

Spring 2012 Macroeconomics (undergraduate) Special Talented Group, Azerbaijan State Economic University, Baku, Azerbaijan

Summer 2010 Macroeconomics (teaching assistant, graduate)

CERGE-EI, Prague, Czech Republic

PUBLICATIONS

“The Impact of Monetary Policy on Financing of Czech Firms”, with Dana Hajkova, revise and resubmit at Czech Journal of Economics and Finance

“Determinants of the Choice of Exchange Rate Regime in Resource-Rich Countries”, CERGE-EI WP 527, December 2014

“The Impact of Monetary Policy on Financing of Czech Firms”, with Dana Hajkova and Ivana Kubicova, Czech National Bank Working Paper Series 5, May 2014

“Notes on Monetary Policy Strategy in Azerbaijan”, Geostrategiya, No 5 (11), November 2012

“Monetary Policy in Resource-Rich Developing Economies”, CERGE-EI WP 466, August 2012

“Oil Factor: from the Context of Development and Well-being”, İqtisadiyyat, No 17 (459), 2007

WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS

February, 2015 Presentation: “Monetary Policy in Resource-Rich Developing Economies”, Delivering sustainable economic development in resource – rich countries, The British Council Researcher Links Workshop for Early Career Researchers, Baku, Azerbaijan

October, 2014 Presentation: “Determinants of the Choice of Exchange Rate Regime in Resource-Rich Countries”, 1st International Research Conference on “Macroeconomic Policies and Financial Stability Issues in Emerging Markets", Baku, Azerbaijan

August, 2011 Presentation: “Monetary Policy in Resource Rich Developing Economies”, 11th GDN Regional Research Competition Workshop, Prague, Czech Republic

May, 2007 Inflation Targeting at the CNB 1 week seminar, Czech National Bank, Prague, Czech Republic Page | 2

August, 2006 Issues in Exchange Rate Policy 1 week seminar, Joint Vienna Institute, International Monetary Fund, Vienna, Austria

February, 2006 Econometrics and Forecast 4 weeks seminar by Dr. John Cuddy, State Secretariat for Economic Affairs-SECO, Switzerland

October, 2006 Financial Programming 4 weeks seminar by Dr. Anna Lennblad, State Secretariat for Economic Affairs-SECO, Switzerland

October, 2005 Monetary Policy of the Central Banks 1 week round-table discussion, International Training Center, Central Bank of Russian Federation, Tula, Russia

October, 2005 Presentation: “Current Macroeconomic Situation and Features of Monetary Regulation in Azerbaijan”, International Training Center, Central Bank of Russian Federation, Tula, Russia

AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS

09/2013 – 09/2016 CERGE-EI Career Integration Fellowship

02/2012 – 05/2012 CERGE-EI Graduate Teaching Fellowship

11/2011 – 12/2011 Visiting Scholar School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, USA

03/2011 – 08/2011 Advanced Student Fellowship Macroeconomic Forecasting Project with the Institute for Democracy & Economic Analysis (IDEA)

01/2011 – 06/2012 11th Global Development Network Regional Research Competition “Monetary Policy in Resource-Rich Developing Economies” 09/2010 – 12/2014 Czech National Bank’s Call for Research Projects 2010 “The Impact of Monetary Policy on Financing of Czech Firms”

COMPUTER SKILLS

MATLAB, Mathematica, STATA, EViews, TSP, MS Office, LaTex

PERSONAL INTERESTS

Books and movies, mountain hiking, biking, volleyball

LANGUAGES

Azeri (native), English (fluent), Russian (fluent), Turkish (fluent), Czech (basic)

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